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 Karen AldenConsultant, • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Karen has twenty years of business experience, primarily in the areas of marketing and strategic planning. She spent many years in the cable television industry, holding senior executive positions at the Walt Disney Company, Fox Television, the Home Shopping Network, and USA Networks. Her most recent full-time position was as CEO of Dr. McDougall's Right Foods, Inc. Karen is currently contributing her management and marketing experience in the non-profit realm. She is a member of the Steering Committee for Harvard Business School's Community Partners Program, which provides pro bono consulting to Bay Area non-profits. She also serves on the board of directors of Hope Street Group, a bipartisan organization that develops policies that enhance economic opportunity. Karen has served on local boards or provided consulting services to a variety of Bay Area organizations, including the following: - Peninsula Symphony Orchestra - E3--Education, Excellence and Equity - Redwood City Police Activities League - Destiny Arts Center - Center for Youth - Peninsula Bridge Program Karen graduated with a BA from Boston College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She is currently working toward a Certificate in Early Childhood Education and has completed numerous courses in non-profit management and grant writing. Return to top  Jennifer AnastasoffCo-Founder & CEO, Fuse Corps • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jennifer is a co-founder of Fuse Corps and founding CEO. She has significant experience engaging the corporate sector in pro-bono projects in particular in education. Prior to starting Fuse Corps, Jennifer served as founding CEO of EnCorps and founded BuildingBlocks International, in both cases she engaged top corporate professionals in pro-bono projects as well as in education. Her prior work includes teaching through Teach for America and serving as an analyst in the California Legislature. She has spoken and presented papers at Harvard University and its Business School, the University of California at Berkeley, and the Comparative International Education Society Conference. Jennifer has a Masters in Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she received the prestigious Public Service Fellowship. She also has a Bachelors degree from the University of California, Irvine in Cultural Anthropology and Political Science. She has been known to karaoke at least once a year, read voraciously, and laugh often. Return to top  Mike AndersFounding Partner, Iconiq Capital • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Michael Anders is a founding partner of Iconiq Capital, a global multifamily office based in San Francisco. Prior to his current role, he worked at Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity Investments and Societe Generale (in Paris and London). He received his B.A./B.S. in Political Science and Communication Studies from the University of Rhode Island, as well as a certificate in International Economics from Columbia University. He lives in San Francisco, CA with his wife Delphine, and their three children, Lella, Romeo and Luna. Return to top  Denise AptekarDirector, PayPal • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Denise is the Director of Risk Management Strategy at PayPal. Her past roles at PayPal were in content and product management, the latest one being the Director of Product Management for Consumer Protections and Risk Management. Denise led PayPal's early efforts to allow consumers to use their bank accounts to fund online payments. She was responsible for building the bank funded payment model, as well as an accompanying patented risk model that assesses the risk of instant online bank payments. She also was part of the team that designed a patented system for building an online dispute resolution system that allows buyers and sellers to work out their transaction related complaints directly with one another. Prior to PayPal, Denise worked on PlanetWeb's parental control software which enabled parents to limit what websites their children could access online. Previously she was the Content Manager for eDaycare.com, a start up whose goal was to place webcams in daycare centers so that parents could watch their children remotely during the day. Denise is active in a range of volunteer and philanthropic activities. She completed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Leadership Development Program, has interned with Senator Barbara Boxer and at the American Jewish Committee's National Office in Washington, D.C. and is a member of the San Francisco Jewish Community Endowment Fund's Young Funders' Forum. Denise enjoys participating in intellectual and political discourse, hiking and traveling. Denise earned her B.A. from Stanford University in Political Science. Return to top  Timothy ArnoldChief Auditor, Visa Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Tim joined Visa as Chief Auditor in February 2008, and is responsible for leading the Global Internal Audit and Forensic Investigations teams. He reports directly to the Board of Visa Inc., and is an active participant on Visa's Executive Management Committee, Corporate Risk Committee, Ethics & Compliance Committee, and Enterprise Risk Management Leadership Team. Prior to Visa, Tim was Senior Vice President at State Street Corporation in Boston; Head of Enterprise Risk Management and Sarbanes Oxley Compliance at Washington Mutual's Card Services Division in San Francisco; and Senior Vice President with American Express Company in New York. Tim began his career with Fleet Bank in Boston (now Bank of America) after receiving a B.A. in Economics from Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. Tim is a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Financial Services Auditor, and is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Association of Fraud Auditors, and the Commonwealth Club of California. Return to top  Adam Bad WoundMajor Gifts Associate, California Academy of Sciences • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Adam is a development professional and sociologist of philanthropy and civil society. He works as Major Gifts Associate at the California Academy of Sciences, a world-class scientific and cultural institution in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Certified in research administration at Stanford University, Adam previously served the Haas Center for Public Service and Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Adam is active on numerous nonprofit boards and community organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and served on the advisory board of the Third Millennium Philanthropy and Leadership Initiative at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. He currently serves on the steering committee of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Bay Area Chapter. Adam holds a B.A. with double majors in multicultural studies and religion from St. Olaf College; M.A. in education from Columbia University; M.A. in education policy and M.A. in sociology from Stanford University. Return to top  Deborah BarronAttorney, Farella Braun + Martel • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Deborah Barron is an associate in Farella Braun + Martel's Business Litigation and Employment practice groups. Ms. Barron represents clients in a variety of complex civil litigation in state and federal court. Prior to joining Farella Braun + Martel, she clerked for the Honorable Ronald Gilman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She also served as an extern for the Honorable Susan Illston of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Return to top  Hannah BascomMBA Leadership Program Associate, PG&E • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Hannah Bascom is currently in a leadership rotational program at Pacific Gas & Electric Program. Her first rotation has been in the Customer Energy Solutions Group where she manages PG&E's low income program as well as the governance process for PG&E's energy efficiency products. Hannah graduated in 2010 from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, where she concentrated in Strategy, Economics, General Management and Entrepreneurship. Prior to business school, Hannah worked at two nonprofits in Boston. First at Citizen Schools, a leading national educational reform organization, where she ran a Master's Program for the organization's Fellowship. Afterwards, Hannah spent a year managing an entrepreneurship program at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, which promotes economic development in cities through private sector engagement. Hannah grew up in Sunapee New Hampshire, which has 2,500 people and one stop light. Ironically, she concentrated in Urban Studies at Brown University, where she graduated in 2005 with a BA with Honors. Return to top  Matt BauerPresident, BetterWorld Telecom • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Matt has worked to improve communities in the U.S. and abroad in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors for more than 20 years. Before co-founding BetterWorld Telecom in 2002, Matt served in a series of leadership roles in the telecommunications and power industries, including the AES Corporation, NETtel Communications and Valucom. He has helped to start or significantly grow a number of non-profits over the past 10 years including the Charleston, SC-based Lowcountry Local First, the Sitar Center for Children and the Arts in Washington, DC, and Atlanta-based True Colors Theatre Company. Matt is a member of the Social Venture Network and on the board of directors for the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, GreenNonprofits, the Noisette Foundation, and the Charleston Regional Alliance for the Arts. He holds a BA in Telecommunications from Indiana University, an MBA from The George Washington University and has completed executive coursework at MIT. Matt is co-editor and co-author of the upcoming Green Non-Profits Handbook, to be published by Wiley & Sons in late 2009, and speaks often on the topic of sustainability in the telecommunications industry and local living economies, most recently at the 2009 CTIA Green Telecom Summit, the Atlanta GreenBusinessWorks Expo, and the Association for Enterprise Opportunity Regional Flavor Cluster Conference. Return to top  Brad BealManager, AT&T • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Brad Beal is a Digital Work Group Manager for AT&T. In this role, he manages a team of field technicians that install and maintain digital loop electronics equipment in the Bay Area. This position is Brad's first rotation in AT&T's post MBA Leadership Development Program, which is focused on management and designed to give participants exposure to different AT&T business units. Prior to his current role, Brad was a member of the full time MBA program at the USC Marshall School of Business. While at USC, Brad served on the board of Challenge for Charity, the school's largest charitable student organization, and helped drive record student involvement in terms of volunteer hours and money raised. Brad also served as a mentor and career coach for the Class of 2012. Brad has worked in consumer marketing for AT&T Interactive in Los Angeles and in advertising in New York City and London, supporting clients that included History Channel, Smart Balance, and McCormick Spices. Brad received his B.A. in History from Colgate University. Return to top  Josh BeckerGeneral Partner, New Cycle Capital • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Josh has a long history as a business entrepreneur and a social entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and General Partner of New Cycle Capital, an early stage venture capital firm working with entrepreneurs who want to want to change the world. New Cycle's investments include OPower, Renewable Funding, PeoplePower, GoalSpring, Saber es Poder, and Terrapass. Josh is a National leader in clean energy policy as well as clean energy investing. He is a co-founder of both Cleantech for Obama and the Clean Economy Network (www.cleaneconomy.net). Previously he was at Redpoint Ventures, DCM, McKinsey & Co, Netscape, and Agile Software. He was the 2nd employee at EarthWeb, which went public in 1998. In 2000 Josh founded Full Circle Fund and continues to serve as Board Chair. He was recently a project lead in building GreenCitiesCalifornia.org. For the last six years he has been on the Board of Full Circle Fund grantee, One Economy (www.one.economy.com), and is Treasurer of the Board of Trustees for the University of California at Merced. He has a MBA and JD from Stanford and serves on the Advisory Board for the Stanford Business School Fund. Return to top  Sophia BelloliAssociate Attorney, Hanson Bridgett LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Sophia Belloli practices water law, environmental law, land use law and litigation at Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco. Sophia advises public and private clients on water issues and environmental and CEQA/NEPA compliance. She is experienced in water quality and hazardous substance litigation, as well as water rights disputes and water transfers. Sophia received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2005, her B.A. from UCLA in 2002, and is a member of the State Bar of California. Sophia is active in pro bono legal activities in San Francisco, including the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights' Asylum Project, through which she provides legal representation to indigent refugees. Sophia is also a member of the Junior League of San Francisco. Sophia has taught legal writing and research to first-year law students at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and contributed articles to Argent Communications Group's California Water Law & Policy Reporter. As a law student, Sophia externed with the Honorable A. Wallace Tashima, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Pasadena, California. Return to top Nicole Bien Ph.D. Candidate, University of Sydney • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Nicole currently conducts comparative research on summative and formative assessment data use and its impact on student achievement in the U.S. and in Australia through the University of Sydney. Her other research interest focuses on inclusive education. Nicole's Ph.D. research interest combines her business experience, and passion for educating disadvantaged student population, which began with her non-profit involvement as a school tutor, board, advisory and executive committee member with the Mountain View/Los Altos school district, Fresh Lifeline for Youth, and Resource Area for Teachers. Prior to immersing herself in academic research, Nicole spent over a decade managing brand and product marketing, market research and operations for multinational companies. She created and launched multiple industry-leading behavioral targeting products that brought in new and profitable revenue streams. She also launched Y! Local, Y! Answer and Y! Translator globally. At General Motors, she launched a brand campaign for the first American auto joint venture in China. Leveraging the strong brand equity that Nicole helped build, and guided by the market insights of her team, GM built China's first domestic luxury vehicle along with a global car for the neighboring emerging markets, a major revenue contribution to GM's overall business today. Nicole holds a MA in Education from the University of Sydney, MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Yale University. Return to top Radha Blackman Executive Director, The HAND Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Radha Blackman is the Executive Director of The HAND Foundation, a private foundation focused on economic development and the field of philanthropy. Previously she was the Director of Development at PARSA Community Foundation. Radha's experience includes working as a program associate in the external affairs department at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. She also served as the Director of Administration at the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN), where she helped launch iEARN's programs in South Asia and the Middle East. She was a Fulbright scholar in Bulgaria where she conducted research in civic education. Radha earned an M.A. in International Educational Development from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a B.A. from Smith College in Asian History. Return to top  Mikhal BouganimPrincipal, Compass Financial Communications, Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Mikhal is a strategic communications/investor relations consultant who develops targeted communications that improve valuation and expand shareholder support. She founded her own firm in 2000 after working at two top NY-based agencies, Dun & Bradstreet, the Consulate General of Israel in Boston. She graduated from Brandeis and studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She currently serves as a mentor for Endeavor, a non-profit organization supporting entrepreneurs in developing markets. Return to top  Anne Boyd RabkinIndependent Consultant, Boyd Rabkin Consulting • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Anne Boyd Rabkin has worked in the nonprofit sector for a decade, executing communications, advocacy and evaluation strategies for public health and environmental nonprofits. She currently runs Boyd Rabkin Consulting. Anne was previously at Resource Media, a nonprofit communications consulting firm, where promoted news coverage on energy and climate science and helps journalists localize the story about global warming. At PATH, a global health organization, Anne worked on the Reproductive Health and Children's Vaccines Programs. Her work has resulted in articles in leading news outlets, such as The New York Times and Science magazine, a variety of publications, and increased awareness among policymakers, physicians and community leaders about health policy issues ranging from cervical cancer prevention to the Rotavirus vaccine. Anne's global health experience includes consulting for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and working at the Population Reference Bureau in Washington, DC. Before PATH, Anne worked on the evaluation of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Library Program, assessing the impact of public access computing on low-income communities. Anne holds a Master's in Public Administration from the University of Washington and a B.A. in Sociology, Phi Beta Kappa, from the Pennsylvania State University. Return to top  Michelle BranchAttorney & Founder, Branch Law Group • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Michelle Branch's interests straddle the academic, business and art worlds. Close to completing a Ph.D. in history at UC Berkeley, her dissertation examines the social implications of consumption practices--particularly eating--in the nineteenth-century U.S. On the business side, she runs a boutique law practice specializing in venture-backed and IP transactions. Having trained for several years as an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Michelle served as interim general counsel for the publicly traded company, Media Arts Group, Inc. and the senior corporate associate for Google Inc. Involved in the contemporary art scene, Michelle advises the Alvin Baltrop Trust, based in New York City. Michelle holds undergraduate and law degrees from Stanford University. Return to top  Annette BrintonPrincipal, Wealth Manager, Waypoint Wealth Partners • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Annette is a principal at Waypoint Wealth Partners, a wealth management firm in San Francisco. Prior to co-founding Waypoint Wealth Partners, Annette had her own firm and worked as a Client Advisor for two independent wealth management firms in the Bay Area. Annette is a CFP and a CPA and has over 17 years of experience as a finance professional. She started her career at Ernst & Young in 1991 and spent over 10 years in corporate finance and operations. She has worked extensively in 22 countries around the world including a year living in Hong Kong and three years in London. Annette holds a BA in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and earned a graduate certificate from the UC Berkeley Personal Financial Planning Program. She is an active member of the Financial Planning Association and strong supporter of Women's Initiative and Junior Achievement. Annette lives in San Francisco with her husband Adrian and is an avid traveler and enjoys cycling, snowboarding, cooking and entertaining in her free time. Return to top Stephen Brooks VP, Charitable Planning Consultant, Fidelity Charitable • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Stephen Brooks is a vice president and a charitable planning consultant for Fidelity Charitable, a national donor advised fund program and a leader in providing charitable solutions to financial advisors and their clients, helping them to achieve their philanthropic goals. Mr. Brooks came to Fidelity Charitable with many years of sales experience in the financial services industry. In his former position, he was in intermediary sales at Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Inc. Prior to that, he held several sales and sales management roles at Merrill Lynch, Wachovia Securities and Arthur Andersen. Mr. Brooks received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and an MBA degree from Colorado State University. Return to top Jordan Brophy-Hilton Director, Program Engagement, New Teacher Center • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jordan is the Director of Program Engagement for the New Teacher Center, a national non profit dedicated to accelerating the effectiveness of new teachers. Prior to joining NTC, Jordan worked as an administrator in the Curriculum and Assessment department for the Chicago Public Schools, and taught first grade as a Teach for America corps member. At NTC, Jordan directs the expanding pipeline of NTC clients, working directly with state and district superintendents and other leadership to implement the NTC approach to new teacher support. Jordan also oversees RFP, contract and grant efforts for new client partnerships. Jordan has a BS from Syracuse University and a Masters in Education from Harvard University. Return to top  Lucy BurnsMarketing Analyst, Oodle, Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Lucy Burns, originally from Colorado, lived on the east coast for 5 years, before settling in San Francisco. She received a degree in Mathematics and Spanish from Skidmore College where she was actively involved in on campus activism and the Spanish society. Since moving to the bay area Lucy has worked in both Analytics and Marketing at Oodle Inc. a social classifieds start up. In her free time she enjoys writing, learning new languages, hiking in the bay area and playing Ultimate Frisbee. Return to top  Andrew ByrnesPartner, Covington & Burling, LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Andrew Byrnes is a partner at Covington & Burling, a global full-service law firm. He has represented some of America's most innovative companies and individuals in the software, semiconductor, telecommunications and internet sectors, in patent and complex commercial disputes, and in intellectual property transactions. In addition, he has represented pro bono a Chinese asylum applicant and an elderly victim of a predatory lender, among others. Andrew is also active in charitable causes. He is a Director of the Commonweal Institute, a non-profit progressive think tank, and emcees the Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc. annual educational conference. In addition, he served on Redwood City's Housing & Human Concerns Committee. Recently, Andrew traveled to rural Cameroon to build houses with a Habitat for Humanity Global Village team. Andrew has been active in Democratic Party politics since he was 12 years old. Most recently, Andrew served as Chair of the San Mateo County Democratic Party. Andrew received his B.A., with honors and distinction, in political science from Stanford University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School magna cum laude. Return to top  Eva Camp• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Eva serves on the Board of Full Circle Fund. A mother of three children, she dedicates her time to improving education. She currently leads the Parents Association with over 600 volunteers and serves on the Board of Trustees at Head-Royce, her children's school. She also serves on the Board of National Equity Project (formerly BAYCES), which coaches people to become the leaders who deliver on the promise of a quality education for every child in America. Eva worked for more than 10 years at Microsoft, marketing some of the company's most successful products, including Word, Office and consumer titles. Her last role there was Director of Market Planning and Analysis for Microsoft's line of home products. Other highlights at Microsoft include helping lead the turnaround in the company's Japanese application software business during a 3 year stint in Microsoft's Far East region and leading the first worldwide launch of Microsoft Office in over 25 languages. Prior to Microsoft, she worked in product management at Proctor & Gamble. Eva has a BA from Harvard University. Return to top  Jeff Camp• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jeff Camp grew up in California, attending public schools in the Bay Area. During high school he developed an interest in education policy as an active member of the California Association of Student Councils. He earned his BA at Harvard in East Asian Studies, where he studied Japanese. He worked for 12 years at Microsoft in Redmond and Tokyo in roles in marketing, product leadership, and general management. Since moving to the Bay Area in 2001, Jeff has been a very active member of Full Circle Fund's Education Circle, which he now chairs. He is the lead author of the Education Impact Guide, a summary of competing strategies for improving education in California. Jeff is a frequent speaker and writer on education issues. He served on the California Governor's Committee on Education Excellence, and was a reviewer for the Race to the Top competition. Return to top  Michelle CarreonBuyer Merchandising Administrative Assistant, Levi Strauss & Co. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Growing up on the border of Texas and Mexico, Michelle's involvement in social work on both sides of the border developed into a passion for travel and economic issues. After receiving her BA from Loyola University Chicago she traveled for four months visiting 10 countries in 2 continents. On her return to the States she pursued a career in small business development as a Marketing Consultant for a national franchise (BAB, Inc.) of "Mom-and-Pop" cafés focusing on grassroots efforts for four years. She continued to assist sole proprietors in the massage industry by providing marketing tools and services in the role of Retention Manager for the largest non-profit association of massage therapists (AMTA) in the country before moving to San Francisco in 2009. She has continued to pursue her passion in small businesses development and economic opportunity by coaching and consulting small business owners nationally while contracting for CB Richard Ellis Property Management and volunteering with The Volunteer Center of San Francisco. Return to top  Margret CarusoPartner, Quinn Emanuel • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Margret Caruso is a partner in the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, which she joined in 2002 in its New York Office. Margret moved to Quinn's Silicon Valley Office in 2005. where she focuses on trial and appellate work, primarily in intellectual property fields. Margret has litigated significant copyright, trademark, and false advertising matters, including the use of and "theft of ideas" copyright cases involving television shows and films. Margret has a B.A. from Boston University in Politics and Public Policy and a J.D. from Cornell Law School. Return to top  Charles CatalanoBoard Member, Ravenswood Education Foundation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Charles is Vice President of Real Estate Investment Partners, Inc. (REIP), a real estate investment and management company with expertise across a range of property types, including office/medical office buildings, commercial centers, apartments, and investment/development land. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Charles has responsibilities that include supervising property management, acquisitions and company planning. Prior to joining REIP in 2008, he designed and managed leadership programs as a consultant, as senior director of executive development at Gap Inc., and as director program development in Executive Education at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Charles holds a BA from Stanford University, an MFA from UCLA, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. He is a founding board member of the Ravenswood Education Foundation supporting public schools in East Palo Alto. Return to top  Corrina ChowSr Manager, Enterprise Merchant Services, PayPal • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Return to top  Katie ColendichAttorney, O'Melveny & Myers LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Katie is a transactional attorney with O'Melveny & Myers LLP in San Francisco. Her practice focuses on representing issuers and investment banks in registered offerings and private placements of debt and equity. Katie also advises corporations on securities law compliance, disclosure issues and corporate governance matters. Katie received her B.A. in English and her B.S. in political science from Santa Clara University, with honors, and a J.D. from the University of Washington, School of Law. Katie is on the board of directors of TMC Development Working Solutions and a supporter of Spark and the International Museum of Women. In her free time, Katie enjoys tennis, traveling, classical guitar, running and learning new languages. Return to top  Paul CollinsExecutive Director, College Summit • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education With a B.A. from Duke University (1986), and an M.A. in Organizational Development and Transformation from the California Institute of Integral Studies (2000), Collins brings to College Summit a variety of experience in the public and private sectors. Collins spent 12 years working as Assistant Vice President and Relationship Manager at ChaseMellon Shareholder Services. Prior to his work at ChaseMellon, Collins served as a Crisis Intervention Teacher with the New York City Board of Education. Return to top  Amy CurrinProgram Officer, The HALO Trust • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Amy currently works in fundraising and development for The HALO Trust, the world's leading humanitarian landmine clearance organization. She spent her first few weeks at HALO learning to demine in Sri Lanka and also spent time learning Explosive Ordnance Disposal in Angola. Prior to joining HALO, she worked in London in a Business Development role for Marie Curie Cancer Care, one of the UK's largest charities. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in Communication (hons) from the University of Cincinnati. Return to top Joneil Custodio Consultant, Vlaire Group • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Joneil has 16 years of business consulting experience, primarily in the areas of strategic leadership, sales, marketing and customer relationship management (CRM). In various roles from strategic architect, IT Director and regional Diversity manager he has delivered CRM processes and solutions for notable companies including the Boeing Company, the Revere Group, and Prudential. Passionate about engaged philanthropy and collective impact initiatives in the education and environmental sector, he has served as a Seattle-based SVP partner. Currently, he serves as an Account Director for the Taproot Foundation and serves on the board of Groundwire and the National Association of Asian American Professionals. Joneil has founded Vlaire Consulting, an Oakland-based social enterprise committed to providing work based learning opportunities for students of color. Joneil graduated with a BA from Gonzaga University and a Masters in Software Engineering from Seattle University. Return to top  Carolyn DaviesConsultant, Rocketship Education • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Carolyn Davies is a member of The Boston Consulting Group's Education and Global Health practices. She has worked and volunteered in education organizations and nonprofits across the globe, including spending a summer with the United Nations Development Programme's Growing Sustainable Business initiative in Moldova. She holds a BA in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Harvard University, and joint MBA and MA in Education degrees from Stanford University, where she served as co-president of the Graduate School of Business Student Association. Carolyn enjoys modern fiction, board games, dance, triathlons, and spending time at the restaurants and dive bars in San Francisco's Mission District, where she calls home. Return to top  Kate DeYoeNon-Profit Program Consultant, • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Kate had an 8-year career as a business consultant, most recently at Deloitte & Touche. She has diverse experience; quantifying economic damages in litigation matters associated with business disputes, quantifying lost profits after the temporary cessation of business or business units, and providing economics consulting regarding the intercompany transactions of multinational corporations. Kate transitioned to the non-profit sector to focus on poverty alleviation, and has served as a consultant to numerous organizations focused on homelessness, affordable housing, asset building and microenterprise. Kate sits on the board of directors of BOSS (Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency), is a member of the Grantmaking Committee of the Berkeley Community Fund, and is a graduate of Leadership Berkeley. She earned a BS in Business Administration from Bucknell University. She enjoys an eclectic mix of music, skiing AND snowboarding, cycling, and rock climbing. Return to top  Margae DiamondVice President of Business Development, Schwab Charitable Fund • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Margae joined Schwab Charitable, a national donor-advised fund, a few months after its inception to lead business development efforts. Now in its 12th year the fund has grown to be the second largest donor advised fund taking in over $6 billion in contributions. Prior to Schwab Charitable, she spent ten years helping guide nonprofit organizations with their development and fundraising strategies. She is also a certified consultant with 21/64, a division of The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies in New York, specializing in next generation and multi-generational strategic philanthropy. In 2007 she joined a Traveling Giving Circle that spent 14 days with grassroots in NGOs in Kibura, the largest slum on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. She's excited to once again be part of a giving circle. Margae received a BA from the University of Vermont and has completed graduate coursework at Stanford. Return to top  Harrison DillonPresident & Chief Technology Officer, Solazyme, Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Harrison Dillon is the President, Chief Technology Officer, and co-founder of Solazyme. Dr. Dillon is a pioneer and thought leader in the renewables field. From garage startup to a sector leader, Dr. Dillon has guided the company's renewable oil production technology development through numerous phases. In 2010 and 2011 Dr. Dillon was the highest ranked scientist in Biofuels Digest's "Top 100 People to Know in Bioenergy." He is an inventor on over 30 of Solazyme's patents and patent applications. Dr. Dillon holds a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Utah and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law. Dr. Dillon managed the biotechnology patent portfolio of the University of Utah and was an Associate in the Biotechnology Group at Townsend and Townsend and Crew. Dr. Dillon has authored articles in scientific, business, and legal journals. Return to top  Stephen DodsonPresident, Bretton Fund • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Stephen Dodson is the President of Bretton Fund. Prior to that he was President of Parnassus Investments, an investment management firm in San Francisco. He started at Parnassus Investments in 2002 and has worked in a number of areas within the firm, including investment research, shareholder services, technology and compliance. Before Parnassus, he worked for the venture capital group of Advent International, a private equity firm. Stephen covered the software and communication sectors, identifying early-stage companies for venture investment. Previously, he worked in the investment banking group of Morgan Stanley in New York and Menlo Park. He has a BS in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco. He serves on the National Advisory Council of UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies and the Board of Directors of Full Circle Fund. Return to top  Nick DriverTeam Member, Educate Our State • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education As the Vice President of School Development and Outreach for the California Charter Schools Association's Northern California Region, Nick provides an array of services for existing charter schools and supports charter developers who are interested in opening up new charter schools in the Bay Area and Northern California coastal regions. Nick earned a Bachelor's Degree in Asian Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, and speaks fluent Mandarin. He brings a diverse background in journalism, international affairs, and education activism to his charter school work. He supports 200 schools in the northern half of the state, and his local advocacy and support for charters has led to the creation of more than 100 new charter public schools during his tenure, while supporting existing charter schools to grow stronger and to focus on increasing student achievement. Nick continues to be involved in local education reform efforts. He has served on San Francisco Unified Board of Education's Parent Advisory Council, and assisted PAC becoming voting members of the SF Board of Education. Nick has spent a significant part of his career working in China, first as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Examiner, and United Press International, and then running two political and economic research firms. Return to top  Penny DyerCEO, Curriculum Design Institute • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Penny Dyer is currently the CEO of Curriculum Design Institute, a curriculum and instructional development company, in business since 1996. She recently served as director of professional development and implementation for Edgenuity, an educational software and service company that provides an on-demand, instructional analytic system to enable K-12 districts systematic integration of curriculum, instruction, and assessment that predictably increases student achievement. She was Chair of the Education Department at JFK University. She has worked in the field of education since 1972 and has been actively involved in professional development programs for teachers since 1976. She taught at the K-12 levels as an English teacher and Reading/Language Specialist, worked as a school district administrator, and taught at the university level for the CSU, UC, and private schools. Dr. Dyer worked delivered and designed professional development programs for educational textbook and software publishers as well as for technology hardware companies (e.g., Apple Computer, Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin) and for numerous school districts throughout the United States. She directed the CDI staff for over 11 years and understands the group's capabilities and productivity levels. She is President of ITTT, a non-profit, 401c3 organization focused on obtaining and evaluating grant projects for schools. Recently with CDI and ITTT, she completed a successful technology enhancement project at Lodi Unified School District funded through a $800,000. two-year Enhancing Education through Technology State Department of Education Grant that she and her staff secured and directed. Return to top Aimee Epstein Site Development, Recurrent Energy • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Aimee Epstein assists with the procurement of environmental entitlements and discretionary permits for Recurrent Energy, a leading distributed generation solar developer. She is a primary company liaison with biological and agricultural resource experts and is responsible for the creation of effective mitigation for potential project impacts through collaboration with scientists, consultants, and government agency representatives. Prior to Recurrent Energy, Aimee worked as an environmental consultant and contributed to the assessment of renewable energy facilities and transmission infrastructure per the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. In additional to renewable energy, Aimee is deeply interested in clean transportation alternatives, environmental education and outreach, and the advancement of educational opportunities for children with developmental delays and learning differences. Aimee holds a M.S. and B.S. in Earth Systems, an interdisciplinary program in environmental science, from Stanford University. Return to top  Sid EspinosaDirector of Citizenship, Microsoft Corporation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Sid Espinosa is the Mayor of Palo Alto, CA, where he has been a leader in establishing public-private partnerships and creating bridges between businesses, non-profits, government agencies and the community. He previously served as the Vice-Mayor of Palo Alto. He has a long history in politics and public policy, with service in the Clinton White House, the Justice Department as an advisor to U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, and a U.S. Ambassador's office. Sid is also a widely recognized expert in philanthropy and corporate social responsibility, having previously served as the Director of Global Philanthropy for Hewlett-Packard and as the current Director of Citizenship for Microsoft. In these and other roles, he has created strategic programs to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in non-profits and schools on every continent around the world. Sid serves on numerous nonprofit, business, and industry association boards, and he holds degrees from Wesleyan University (where he is on the board of trustees) and Harvard University. Return to top  Casey FarmerOperations Manager, GO Public Schools • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Casey joined the Rogers Family Foundation in the spring of 2010. Previously, Casey was the School Manager at Leadership Public Schools College Park. As a Teach For America Corps Member, she taught Special Day Classes to high school students with learning disabilities Youth Empowerment School (YES) in East Oakland. During her tenure as a special educator, she acquired a passion for special education law which she continues to use today as an advocate for special needs students. For her Master's in Education, she evaluated the need for advocacy amongst low-income families of special needs students. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of San Francisco where she studied Sociology and Public Service and served as student body President. Beyond education policy, she enjoys sports, being outdoors, cooking, reading, and volunteering on political campaigns. Casey lives in North Oakland. Return to top Matt Finick VP of Finance, ROBLOX • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Currently I am serving on two advisory boards and consulting for new media startups in the Bay Area. Prior to moving back to the Bay Area in late-2009, I served in various senior finance/operations roles at Marvel Entertainment for the last six years. Prior to joining Marvel, I was a senior research analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners, covering the Internet and leisure products. Return to top  Nathan FisherExecutive Communication & Change Management, McKesson • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Nathan joined Full Circle Fund with a background in public education and organizational development. Currently he is working at McKesson in executive communication and change management. Nathan has an MA in Teaching from Brown and an MBA from Stanford, and has a passion for improving education through small schools. He is equally passionate about the Red Sox. Return to top Jennifer Forster • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Jennifer Forster is currently working as an independent consultant and advisor to private equity funds in the Bay area. Prior to this role, she worked for Generation Investment Management in London, an investment management firm founded by Al Gore and focused on sustainable, long-term capital allocation. Prior to Generation, Jennifer was a Vice President at Summit Partners - a growth equity fund based in Palo Alto. She has also worked at the Walt Disney Company and started her career at Goldman Sachs in New York. Jennifer attended Middlebury College and holds an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Return to top  Michael FrostVice President, CBRE • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Michael Frost is an avid fisherman, environmentalist, and expert in high performance buildings. He works in brokerage for CBRE, representing tenants and landlords in lease and sale transactions. Michael was the first LEED AP broker in the entire Bay Area region and promotes sustainability in the built environment in his brokerage career. He serves on the executive committee of the CBRE Sustainability Practice Group. This specialty practice leads the industry and the CBRE enterprise in making real estate decisions that maximize profit, benefit environmental and human health, and minimize environmental impact. Michael works in the CBRE, Palo Alto office and represents tenants in the Bay Area and other markets around the country. Return to top  Kirsten GreenManaging Partner, Forerunner Ventures LLC • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Kirsten is the founder of Forerunner Ventures, an early stage investment firm focused on partnering with technology enabled consumer companies. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Serena & Lily, Inc. and OhSo Clean, Inc., two of Forerunner's portfolio companies. Prior to Forerunner Ventures, Kirsten worked at Montgomery/Banc of America Securities where she held positions as an equity research analyst covering the Specialty Retail sector and later joined an internal team managing a $600+ million portfolio, where she was the lead consumer-focused investment professional. In addition to her work with Full Circe Fund, Kirsten is an advisory board member of Spark, a San Francisco based non-profit organization focused on supporting Grassroots Women's Organizations around the globe. She graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Business Economics, and holds a CPA license and a CFA certification. Return to top Gary Groff VP- Relationship Manager, New Resource Bank • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment In addition to having more than 12 years of banking experience, Gary has commitment to socially responsible banking and community service. Gary is currently a Vice President and Relationship Manager for New Resource Bank. He currently serves on the board of directors for San Francisco Baykeeper and SFMade, and he is an advisor for Pacific Community Ventures and Sustainable Surf. An active outdoorsman, Gary enjoys surfing the cold waters of Northern California. Return to top  Adam GrossPrincipal, cloudconnect.com • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Adam Gross is an investor in technology startups, including Heroku, GetSatisfaction and Patheon. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Dropbox. Gross also spent seven years at salesforce.com as Vice President of Platform and Developer Marketing, where he helped grow the company from early-stage to over $1b in revenue. Previously, Gross co-founded Personify, a web analytics company, and did telecommunications policy consulting at Stanford Research Institute. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Gross held internships at the World Bank and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Return to top  Cassie GruensteinPresident, Cassie Gruenstein Consulting • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Cassie is President of Cassie Gruenstein Consulting, helping entrepreneurial leaders build revenue and recognition for transformative social and environmental ventures. Her social sector clients include inspirational start-ups and prominent organizations seeking to strengthen their ties to investors. Cassie is Co-Creator and Lead Strategist for The Digging Deep Campaign, where consumers curious about the fair food movement learn the basics through first-person accounts from peers. Previously, she led development and communications for Audubon Canyon Ranch, a first mover in the 1960's citizen-led movement to protect the Bay Area's natural heritage and California's watersheds. Cassie is a graduate of Pomona College, the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership's Emerging Leaders Program, and the Alemany Farm's Horticultural Apprentice Program. She loves cooking, exploring eats around the world, hiking, dancing, bird watching, running, and gardening. Return to top  Pamela HawleyFounder and CEO, UniversalGiving • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Pamela Hawley is the founder and CEO of UniversalGiving (www.UniversalGiving.org), a social entrepreneurship nonprofit which helps people give and volunteer with the top-performing projects all over the world. UniversalGiving Corporate is a customized version for Fortune 500 companies, which leads their CSR strategy and NGO Vetting. UniversalGiving's vision is to "create a world where giving and volunteering is a natural part of everyday life." Pamela is a winner of the Jefferson Award and was profiled on CBS (http://cbs5.com/video/?id=56678) and BusinessWeek (http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/dec2008/ca20081224_387821.htm). She has traveled in more than 25 countries, volunteering in microfinance in India, with the handicapped in Cambodia, and in the earthquake crisis in El Salvador. She was also a co-founder of VolunteerMatch, and an avid "Dukie." On the side, she loves improv, performing at Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade, Second City, and BATS. Number one in her life is family, and one of her greatest joys is taking care of her nephews and niece. Return to top  Asiff HirjiSenior Director, TPG Capital LP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Return to top  Catherine Hutton MarkwellCEO/ Executive Director, BizWorld Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Catherine Hutton is the CEO and Executive Director of the BizWorld Foundation, an education non-profit that promotes entrepreneurship, business and financial education for youth. Catherine's finance career started as financial advisor for PaineWebber then Smith Barney. Before her move to the nonprofit section she was an investment banker at Fortrend International in San Francisco. She has served on the board of Financial Women's Association of San Francisco (Chair, Financial Woman of the Year event) and chaired various fundraising committees for the Junior League of San Francisco. Currently she is serving as a board director for the Futures Leaders Institute, Oakland, CA. She holds a Director's Certification from Anderson School of Business. Catherine has worked with numerous corporate foundations and has been doing philanthropic work since early in her career. She attended University of California at Santa Barbara. Return to top  Kim JacobsonCo-Founder, Junyo • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Kim brings expertise in developing and marketing integrated communication software and services for industry pioneers such as Excite@Home, Macromedia and Palm Computing. At Macromedia, she managed the launch of the Flash 2004 product line to 500 million users and one million developers worldwide. Prior to Macromedia, she managed the broadband communications products for Excite@Home, servicing 27 cable broadband providers and 17 million web customers worldwide. Her entrepreneurial interests led her to help launch two growing software start-ups, MailFrontier and ePochrates. Jacobson holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, an MA in Education in Learning, Design, Technology from Stanford Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Return to top  Mark JacobsteinVP, Product Management, Qualcomm iSkoot, Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Mark is VP of Product Management at Qualcomm iSkoot, Inc. iSkoot brings leading web services like Facebook, Twitter and Skype to mobile handsets around the world, delivering rich consumer experiences with minimal impact on operator networks. Prior to that, he was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Charles River Ventures. He also served as the EVP at Silicon Valley-based loopt, Inc., a ground-breaking social mapping startup backed by Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates. Before joining loopt, Jacobstein was the founding President for Digital Chocolate, one of the world's largest publishers of mobile games, which raised more than $20M in venture capital from Sequoia Capital, KPCB, and Sutter Hill. He was also the CEO and founder of Small World Sports, the world's first online fantasy sports business, where he raised more than $20M from Flatiron Ventures, SCP, CCP and NBC before selling the business to Paul Allen's The Sporting News. In addition, Jacobstein co-founded Small World Software, an Internet technology consultancy, which he sold to iXL in 1998. He then served as the SVP of sales and business development for iXL's New York office before its 1999 IPO. Jacobstein studied Computer Science at Harvard University and began his career as a software developer at Bloomberg L.P. Return to top Lucy Johns Analyst, Dodge & Cox • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Lucy Johns works at Dodge & Cox, Investment Mangers, focusing on corporate bond trading and research. She previously worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York and Senior Product Manager at NBCi. She holds a B.A. from Williams College and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management. Return to top  Jennifer JohnsonPrincipal, 454 Marketing • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jennifer has over 18 years experience in market strategy, product marketing, marketing communications, and business development -- in both venture-backed start-ups and public companies. In her consulting practice over the last eight years, Jennifer has served in interim marketing executive positions for key clients such as: Agile Software (now Oracle), the Apollo Group (University of Phoenix), Instill (now ItradeNetwork), Genius.com, Global Healthcare Exchange, Neoforma, Commerce One, Solidcore (now McAfee), Voltage Security and YouSendIt. Her unique focus is leading strategic projects for companies who are in transition -- whether that involves implementing new marketing processes, launching a new product, transitioning from a service to a product company, or entering new markets. Jennifer uniquely focuses on establishing solid marketing positioning and messaging to support outbound marketing campaigns and field enablement. Jennifer provides executive teams with the leadership and extra muscle needed to deliver on their key initiatives. Prior to her consulting role, Jennifer has held various management positions at Sybase, Versata and other emerging technology organizations. She is an accomplished industry speaker and has been published in leading trade publications. She holds a B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a concentration in Asian economics and politics from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. P90X-er, novice gardener, and board member for the Burlingame Community for Education Foundation, Jennifer really devotes the majority of her time trying to raise three happy, well-adjusted little citizens and to manage her husband's unrelenting home "improvement" efforts. Success on most of these non-work ambitions can prove to be rather spotty like the interminable remodel she is currently enduring, but she did get two zucchinis, a bed of strawberries and some cherry tomatoes to produce before the Burlingame vermin could make off with them. Oh? and the kids seem to be doing just fine. Return to top  Jenny JordanEducation Pioneers Fellow, Aspire Public Schools • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jenny moved to the Bay Area this summer to join Aspire Public Schools as an Education Pioneers Fellow. Aspire runs 34 high-performing charter schools throughout CA, and Jenny supports communications and fundraising efforts. Previously, she served as the Director of External Affairs at Boston's Brooke Charter Schools, the top-performing K-8 public schools in the entire state of MA. She also worked as an Associate Consultant at The Bridgespan Group, where she provided strategy advising to nonprofits and foundations. She graduated from Harvard College with a magna cum laude degree in English Literature. She's excited to be living out on the West Coast for the first time, and is very much looking forward to her first winter here after seven years in snowy, snowy New England. Return to top  Robin JoyVice President of Online & Mobile, DocuSign • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Robin is Vice President of Online and Mobile at DocuSign, the global standard for electronic signatures and transaction management. Robin is responsible for growing DocuSign's Web revenue, driving online customer acquisition, and leading mobile marketing. Robin has executive experience in marketing, strategy, and general management for top-tier start-ups and Fortune 1000 companies. She's worked across a broad spectrum of technology and consumer-focused companies, including Caring.com, Intuit, Digeo (formerly Moxi Digital), AltaVista, Odwalla, Clorox, and Mercer Management Consulting. Robin holds a B.A. from Dartmouth, an M.A. with honors from the University of Melbourne, and an M.B.A. from Stanford. Return to top  Brian KaplanVice President of Development, New Teacher Center • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Brian Kaplan is the Vice President of Development at New Teacher Center (NTC), a national non-profit raising the effectiveness of new teachers across America. Prior to NTC, Brian served as Vice President, Development and Marketing at the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. Prior SVEF, Brian worked in the Office of Development at Stanford University where he oversaw the gift processing function. Prior to Stanford, Brian held management positions at several high tech companies including Octel and Nuance Communications before founding his own consulting practice. His personal interests include coaching AYSO soccer, biking, studying history, and volunteering. Brian lives in Palo Alto with his wife, Stephanie, and two children. He loves camping with his family and completed the Outward Bound backpacking program in Utah. Brian holds an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at Berkeley and an MA Ed. from Stanford University. In addition, he is a trained facilitator in inter-personal dynamics from the Stanford GSB. Return to top  Gail KaufmanDeputy Director, Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Berkeley • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Gail Kaufman is Deputy Director, at UC Berkeley's Center for Educational Partnerships and Director of UCB?s School/University Partnerships Program. Since 1998 she has emphasized developing a more coordinated approach to UCB's work with K-14. Her programs emphasize increasing college access and success for low-income students through developing web-based curriculum and resources for educators, families and communities and reach approximately 26,000 students each year in districts and schools throughout California. Prior to her position at UC Berkeley, Ms. Kaufman was the Director of Communications and Public Education for San Francisco Unified School District and for 15 years the Associate Director of Equal Rights Advocates, a national public interest law firm specializing in sex and race discrimination. She is an activist in the women's health movement through her close connection to Breast Cancer Action, and has a long history of activism in women's reproductive health. Her most recent accomplishment is the founding of CAL Prep, a public charter school, and partnership between UCB and Aspire Public Schools. The school just graduated its inaugural senior class and all of its graduates were accepted into four year colleges! Return to top  Leslie KeilAttorney, Hanson Bridgett LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Leslie is a business attorney with Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco, whose practice focuses on corporate law and business transactions, including corporate formation, private equity and debt financing, contracts, M & A, intellectual property licenses, and investments funds, as well as commercial real estate acquisition, sale, financing, and leasing. Leslie is a member of the National Ski Patrol and volunteers with the Tahoe Backcountry Ski Patrol in Truckee. Return to top  Nakeyshia Kendall• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Nakeyshia Kendall comes to Full Circle Fund with a background in investment banking and institutional investment consulting. She has been involved with a number of non-profit organizations, including Community Impact at Columbia University, Girls on the Run and the Toigo Foundation. Nakeyshia has earned a BA from Columbia College and an MBA from the Wharton School. Return to top  Salem KimbleManager, Online Strategies, BetterWorld Telecom • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Salem Kimble is Manager of Online Strategies for BetterWorld Telecom, a nationwide, sustainable telecom carrier serving nonprofits and mission-driven businesses. She is the primary company liaison with TechSoup Global, a nonprofit donations organization and works to make telecom accessible and understandable to the nonprofit community. She also manages BetterWorld's web and social media, as well supporting key partnerships and BetterWorld community events. She previously served as Operations Manager for Bay Area Green Tours, designing business processes, managing volunteers and coordinating tours of sustainable businesses in the Bay Area. Salem also served as Manager for the Sustainable Enterprise Cluster, a project of the Institute for Environmental Entrepreneurship. Salem is a Founding Member and Secretary for HubMasters, Hub SoMa's Toastmasters Club. She is also a member of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. She writes frequently as a guest blogger for TechSoup Global on telecom and nonprofits. She has self-produced two albums of original music, "So Perfect" and "Moving On." She holds a BA in Global Studies from UC Santa Barbara. Return to top  Gabrielle Kivitz• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Gabrielle has more than 10 years experience on Wall Street as a senior equity analyst, and has been recognized as a Wall Street Journal All-Star Analyst for her stock-picking achievements. She started her finance career as an investment banker, focusing primarily on high-growth companies. She has worked closely with management of companies ranging in size from startup to more than $20 billion in revenue, evaluating competitive position, business strategy, growth opportunities, challenges, financial position and outlook. Her investment banking experience includes execution of IPOs, follow-on public equity offerings and mergers & acquisitions. As a senior equity analyst, Gabrielle was also regularly interviewed as a featured expert on CNBC TV and was often quoted in leading print publications. Gabrielle serves on numerous philanthropic boards and committees for education, scientific, health-related and arts organizations, and has also received recognition for her fundraising achievements. Return to top  Joe KleinschmidtVP of Cloud Products, Telligent • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Joe VP of Cloud Products at Telligent, an enterprise social networking software company. He was previously the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Leverage Software, a social networking software startup acquired by Telligent, which helped companies improve communication and collaboration. He is passionate about product innovation and over his career he has helped develop a variety of successful software products for both small start-ups and larger organizations such as Lucent and Macromedia. Joe holds a B.A. from Northwestern University. Return to top  Victoria LaviDirector, Demand Generation, Axway • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Victoria is a native Texan and graduate of the University of Texas Business School. She has worked in Marketing for high tech start-ups in the Silicon Valley since 1990; including SuperMac, Netscape and ActivCard. Most recently she founded Bay Area Relief of California, a grassroots organization that mobilized volunteers and collected, sorted and distributed over 2,000 boxes of relief supplies to victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Pakistan earthquake. Over the last 18 years Victoria has volunteered for numerous projects around the world, including Hands On San Francisco, project leader and volunteer coordinator; Honduran Emergency Relief (San Francisco), fundraising, volunteer coordinator; Nelson Mandela Reconstruction and Development Programme (Johannesburg, South Africa), worked with corporations to bring basic services to local townships; Red Cross Emergency Shelter Manager, Hurricane Gilbert (San Antonio, Texas), San Francisco Earthquake (Marina Shelter), Oakland Fire; International Visitors Center (San Francisco), Volunteer Diplomatic Core; Year of the Jewish Woman Conference (London, England); Queen Elizabeth Conference Center, coordinator of programs for more than 10,000 participants. Return to top  James Lee• Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education James Lee was most recently Vice President Programs at The BizWorld Foundation, whose mission is to challenge and engage children across the cultural and economic spectrum through experiential learning programs that teach the basics of business, entrepreneurship, and money management while promoting teamwork and leadership in the classroom. Prior to joining BizWorld, James was with The Junior Statesmen Foundation, a $6 million national nonpartisan nonprofit which teaches an experiential civic engagement curriculum to high school students, where he served as a board member, Program Director and also Director of Alumni Relations and Development. During his tenure, James expanded educational programs and built alliances in California and nationwide, directed residential summer academic programs at Stanford, UCLA, and USC, organized large conventions of students focused on current affairs, supported extracurricular civic engagement at hundreds of schools, and helped raise millions of dollars to support experiential education from individuals, corporations, philanthropic organizations, and through earned income revenue. In addition to wide-ranging non-profit board and consultant roles, James ran a multi-million dollar antique import and retail business for many years in the San Francisco area and worked for McKinsey & Company as a strategy consultant to Fortune 500 companies in their San Francisco office, specializing in financial services clients. He also worked in Tokyo for Nikko Securities in their corporate planning department and for Citibank Private Banking in New York City. He currently serves as the Chair of the Development Committee for the board of the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center. James grew up in California and is a graduate of Princeton University, where he was a Politics major and wrote his senior thesis on bank deregulation. James is also the past president of the Princeton Club of Northern California and served as chair of the national Alumni Council Committee on Regional Associations. James lives in Oakland with his wife Annie and is very excited to participate in Full Circle Fund. Return to top  Jared LeidermanDirector of Finance and Administration, Juma Ventures • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jared Leiderman is currently Director of Finance and Administration at Juma Ventures. He has worked in the social sector throughout his career. Jared previously managed financial strategies across New Teacher Center, and led the development of a system to track the growth of new teachers. Jared worked for economic development, conflict management, and education reform with numerous organizations including USAID in Northern Uganda, the Jordanian Parliament, and the International Criminal Court. He has been a mediator for over a decade and has taught workshops on negotiation and communication at Harvard University, Northwestern University, and the U.S. Naval Academy. Jared has an MBA from Harvard Business School where he received a George Foundation Fellowship in Public Leadership, and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where he received a Reynolds Foundation Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship. He received his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College. Return to top  Amy Lesnick• Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Amy Lesnick holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has over 20 years of leadership experience in business and nonprofits. At Netscape, she was a member of the core team that launched Netcenter, one of the first web portals, and oversaw the company's web-based email service. She has also worked at McKinsey & Company and American Airlines and has held executive management positions at several smaller start-ups. In 2003, Ms. Lesnick decided to apply her business experience full time to serving the community. She began this journey at The Foundation Incubator in Palo Alto where she redefined the organization's strategy and developed new models for growth and partnership. Later, as Vice President of Resource Development at the United Way of the Bay Area, she spent two years working with some of the Bay Area's largest companies to develop their corporate philanthropy programs and to increase employee community involvement. During Ms. Lesnick's tenure, her team raised over $35 million dollars annually for local communities. Ms. Lesnick joined Full Circle Fund as Executive Director in 2005 and until 2011 led the organization through a high-growth period. Founded in 2000, Bay Area-based Full Circle Fund is an innovative organization fostering the next generation of community leaders and driving lasting social change. Its members leverage their time, money, skills and social networks to identify and help scale programs with the potential to create positive, lasting shifts in the areas of environment, education, technology, and global economic opportunity. An avid explorer, Ms. Lesnick has traveled to more than 75 countries and hiked mountains around the globe, including Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mt. Rinjani in Indonesia, the Inca Trail in Peru, Patagonia, Mongolia, and the Everest region of Nepal. She has volunteered with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, HandsOn Bay Area, the Junior League, serves on the Steering Committee for the Jefferson Awards and the National Conference for Volunteering and Service. Ms. Lesnick was honored in 2008 and 2009 as one of the "Bay Area's Most Influential Women in Business by the San Francisco Business Times, and in 2010 was inducted into their Forever Influential Honor Roll. She also serves on the Advisory Board of Virgance.com, and on Grameen America's Leadership Council. Return to top  Evan LurieWealth Counsel, LPL Financial • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Evan Lurie is a financial advisor in the Bay Area with a 20+ year history of philanthropic involvement. He has been instrumental promoting national organizations dedicated to eliminating hunger (Mazon), fostering education and achievement (Camp SWIFT in Prescott, AZ), and eliminating inequality gaps in early childhood education (Holy Family Day Home in San Francisco). He has worked both on Capitol Hill and the House of Commons, and for Sutro & Co, Montgomery Securities, Hambricht and Quist, and Charles Schwab. He currently resides in Palo Alto with his two children and is active in local zoning, traffic planning, and infrastructure issues. Evan holds a Bachelors in Cultural Anthropology from Stanford University. Return to top  Steven LurieGeneral Manager, Game Studio, Zynga • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Steven Lurie is General Manager of the Mobile group at Zynga, Inc, the leading social gaming company, where he is responsible for launching games on the iPhone and other mobile platforms. Before joining Zynga, Steven worked at MHS Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund in San Francisco that is backed by leading entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Previously, Steven was CEO of Advice Company, which operates several leading Web sites, including FreeAdvice.com, the most visited legal and insurance information advice site for consumers, as well as AttorneyPages.com, a national directory of qualified attorneys. Before then, Steven worked at several venture-backed start-ups in executive roles and in venture capital at Saints Capital. Start-up experience includes Ingenio, where Steven was an early executive and part of the original management team in 1999. Funded by Benchmark Capital, Ingenio pioneered the pay-per-call advertising model and built a successful ad network that was acquired by AT&T's YellowPages.com in 2008. Holding a variety of management jobs in product, marketing, and operations, Steven helped take the start-up from launch to approximately $35 million in annual revenues and net income profitability. Steven holds one US patent and has seven pending patents from his leadership of Ingenio's product team. Prior to Ingenio, Steven held a variety of management roles at Microsoft from 1993-1999. Starting out as the first marketing manager in the newly formed Online Services group, he led a variety of marketing, product planning, business development and business planning teams in the Server Applications and Developer Tools divisions. In these roles, Steven was twice awarded the top product management rating at Microsoft and led the team that amassed the best win/loss record for technical reviews in his division. In addition to having served on a number of local community boards, Steven also served as a mentor for the triathlon team for Team in Training. Steven received his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and his Bachelor of Arts with Distinction and Departmental Honors from Stanford University. Return to top  Tanya MarstonMarketing Program Manager, Wells Fargo Family Wealth Group • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Tanya Clark Marston is passionate about finding and implementing entrepreneurial solutions to help nonprofits achieve scale and maximize their impact. Currently, she works for Wells Fargo as a Marketing Program Manager for their Family Wealth Group. She worked with The San Francisco Foundation for over three years as a Program Consultant on strategic planning, public/private partnership initiatives, and business development strategies. Before consulting to the Foundation, Tanya did grantmaking and worked on a number of special projects including co-authoring a national report on Race and Economic Development. Prior to her work in philanthropy, Tanya was the Assistant Director of Extended Education at California College of the Arts, where she was responsible for program, marketing, and budget management. She has served on the Bay Area Advisory Board of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) and is currently a Board Member and Fundraising Chair of Streetside Stories, a literacy arts nonprofit working with underserved youth. While in business school at the University of California, Davis, Tanya was the Director of Community Outreach for the Davis Net Impact Club and managed the Board Fellows Program, a program that connects MBA students to nonprofit boards. A native of Allentown, PA, Tanya holds a bachelors in American Studies from Trinity College, Hartford, CT. Return to top  Trina MartynowiczCleanTech and Emerging Technologies Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Trina Martynowicz's diverse professional background spans a wide range of environmental professions, including environmental science, policy, and engineering. Such efforts include promoting clean technologies to further reduce air emissions, overseeing air emission controls for highly emitting sources, creating national policy in cleaning up highly contaminated sites, and removing harmful pesticides from the U.S. market. She currently works at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in San Francisco in the Clean Energy and Climate Change Office overseeing a national partnership between Federal, state, and local governments and private industries to enhance and expedite innovative clean technologies aimed to reduce regional air pollutants and greenhouse gases in California's worst air quality areas. In addition, she works in the transportation sector with the West Coast Collaborative, a voluntary public-private partnership to reduce diesel fuel use though various tools and partnerships. Trina previous professional experiences include working at the EPA in Washington DC to set regulation and guidance to cleanup the nation's most contaminated Federal properties. Her efforts also led to the creation of unprecedented national policies to minimize adverse environmental impacts of pollution to Native American Indians and environmental justice communities. In additional to her activities with Full Circle Fund, Trina serves on the Board of the Young Professionals in Energy, a non-profit that provides a forum for education, networking and career development for professionals in the energy industry throughout the Bay Area. As a California native, Trina received Bachelors degrees in Environmental Science and Politics from the University of California at Santa Cruz and as a lover of the Big Apple, received a Masters degree in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University. Return to top  Aaron McDanielSr. Director - Business Development & Global Strategy, AT&T • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Aaron McDaniel is currently the Senior Director of Business Development & Global Strategy at AT&T. He was previously a Regional Sales Manager for AT&T in San Francisco. Through his career, Aaron has held numerous management positions in various business functions from customer care to project management and analysis to field operations. He is part of AT&T's Diamond Club, recognized being part of the Top 1% of sales leaders worldwide. Aaron is the co-founder of the Jill Wakeman Foundation for Equality, a non-profit organization focused on helping further equality in all aspects of society. Aaron earned a B.S. in Business Administration from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business where he also taught the course, "Leadership & Organizational Dynamics" through the DECAL program. Aaron is a mentor for the Global Social Venture Competition, assisting entrepreneurs with the creation of businesses that bring about positive sustainable social change. Aaron is an avid international traveler and currently resides in San Francisco. Return to top  Wendy MilletDirector, Pacific Salmon Ecosystems Program, The Nature Conservancy • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Wendy is Director of The Nature Conservancy's Pacific Salmon Ecosystems Program. Before joining The Nature Conservancy in 1999, she was Executive Director of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. She also worked at The Conservation Fund, the Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment, the California Resources Agency, and U.S. Forest Capital. Wendy serves on the board of the California Council of Land Trusts and the Advisory Board for Save the Redwoods League. She was past co-chair of the Silicon Valley Chapter of Net Impact, a network of leaders committed to using business to create sustainable solutions. Outside of her conservation career, she is founding partner of Gallop Ventures LLC a leadership and coaching business that offers equine-guided programs to individuals, teams, families, and corporations. In addition, she serves on the advisory board of The Flag Foundation and Personal Ponies, two nonprofit organizations dedicated to enhancing the partnership between humans and horses. She holds an A.B. in English and American Literature from Harvard and completed graduate work in Urban and Environmental Planning at University of Virginia, Geography at UCLA, and Resource Economics at University of Washington. Return to top  Christopher Mondini• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Christopher Mondini is an independent consultant, multilingual economist and former US diplomat, working to help companies address the regulatory, political and cultural challenges of their cross border ventures. In prior roles, he worked as a Senior Manager with the Silicon Valley practice of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, conducting investigations for clients facing fraud or corruption allegations overseas. His recent project destinations have included Brazil, China, Ethiopia, and Senegal. Since moving to San Francisco in 2006, Christopher has been active in a number of civil rights and service organizations. Foremost among these has been Lambda Legal. Christopher was a founding member of Deloitte's Corporate Responsibility Advisory Board and also served as Deloitte's representative to the United Nations Global Compact and World Economic Forum working groups on corruption. He is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service '88 and Johns Hopkins (SAIS) '91. Return to top Shannon Nessier Attorney, Hanson Bridgett LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Shannon focuses on representing Hanson Bridgett's litigation clients. Her work concerns the defense of product manufacturers and suppliers in personal injury litigation, as well as defense in Toxic Tort claims. In addition, she has worked on matters involving warning label litigation and Proposition 65 claims. On top of her litigation experience, she advises firm clients on their obligations to Medicare for medical expense reimbursement and assists in the drafting of settlement language in compliance with federal regulations. While attending the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Shannon served as the executive articles editor for the Hastings Law Journal, interned for the Honorable Katherine Feinstein and volunteered at the San Francisco Superior Court's self-help ACCESS Center. Prior to joining Hanson Bridgett, Shannon taught, coached and coordinated service programs for Bellarmine College Preparatory High School in San Jose. She was awarded the 2005 Educator of the Year by San Jose Magazine. Return to top  Joshua NeubertExecutive Director, Conrad Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Mr. Joshua Neubert a passionate leader in non-profit management with over 8 years of experience in various not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Neubert currently serves as the Executive Director of the Conrad Foundation overseeing the Spirit of Innovation Awards program - a challenge to high school students to design innovative products using science, technology, and entrepreneurship. Mr. Neubert worked with the X PRIZE Foundation as the Manager of New Mexico State Affairs. During his three years at the X PRIZE, he oversaw a team of 500 volunteers and organized the educational programs of the X PRIZE Cup event gathering over 12,000 K-12 students for various educational aerospace experiences. Mr. Neubert received his Bachelor and Master degrees in Planetary Science from MIT in 2003 and 2004. In 2001, during his time at university, he took on his first non-profit role, leading the "Students for the Exploration and Development of Space." After leaving Boston, Mr. Neubert continued his career as a research scientist studying lunar resource utilization at the University of Hawaii. Mr. Neubert now dedicates his time and effort to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to reach their fullest potential and create the great solutions that are shaping our future. Return to top  Dee Dee NguyenSr. Philanthropic Advisor, Marin Community Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Dee Dee Nguyen is the Sr. Philanthropic Advisor for the Marin Community Foundation. She develops relevant programming to engage and inform a diverse community of donors to promote philanthropy. Formerly, she was with Changemakers to promote social justice philanthropy for community-, ethnic- and tribal-based funds and was a Multicultural Fellow at The San Francisco Foundation. She currently serves on the Steering Committee of the Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP), Northern California Chapter and is Co-Founder of the AAPIP's Bay Area Lunar Giving Circle. Return to top  Melanie NutterDirector of the San Francisco Department of Environment, City and County of San Francisco • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Melanie Nutter is an elected member of the San Francisco Democratic Party and serves as the party's fundraising Vice-Chair. She is also the Deputy District Director for House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. Prior to this position, she was the Executive Director of the San Francisco Democratic Party from 2003-2005 and was the Principal of Nutter Consulting, a San Francisco-based consulting firm that helps nonprofits and political organizations to raise funds, organize events, manage campaigns and recruit new supporters. Melanie has over fourteen years experience in nonprofit fundraising, events management, grassroots organizing and media relations. As a Principal for Nutter Consulting, she consulted for many organizations including Music for America and SEIU Local 250. In 2002, she worked as the Canvass Director for the San Francisco Democratic Party's SF Vote Project and oversaw two assistant directors and 80 paid staff on Election Day. Before launching her own consulting practice, she was a Senior Consultant at Donordigital where she assisted nonprofits and political candidates in creating online fundraising and marketing campaigns. Melanie also spent two years helping nonprofits and political campaigns with their Internet strategies at 4Charity.com. Prior to her work in online fundraising and marketing, she spent 6 years as a grassroots political organizer with Greenbelt Alliance, the Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG) and Green Corps. She holds a B.S. degree in Communications and Environmental Studies from Northwestern University. Melanie currently serves as Democracy Action's Communications and Framing Co-Chair, as SF Women's Political Committee's (SFWPC) Vice President and as a Board Member of the Richmond District Democratic Club. Return to top  Kelly OliverChief of Staff, Northwest, Microsoft Corporation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Kelly Oliver is the Chief of Staff for Northwest District at Microsoft. Kelly is responsible for software licensing, customer and partner satisfaction, and operational excellence across the enterprise segment in Northern California, Washington, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho. Previously at Microsoft, Kelly was a sales manager for Midwest District in Chicago responsible for driving revenue, value and growth during industry contraction with enterprise manufacturing customers. Prior to her sales leadership, Kelly was the Central Region Manager for the Developer Evangelism organization and Midwest District Premier Support Services manager. Prior to Microsoft, Kelly spent several years as a consultant with James Martin & Company and Oracle. She graduated with dual business degrees in International Business and Spanish and an MBA with concentration in Management Information Systems. Kelly and her husband, David, live in San Francisco with their yellow Labrador, Ridge. In her spare time, Kelly enjoys rooting for the Chicago Bears & Cubs, running marathons and cycling. Return to top  Jack OswaldCEO, SynGest Inc • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Jack Oswald is CEO of SynGest Inc. and a nationally-recognized entrepreneur focused on commercializing and deploying clean energy solutions. His current focus is at the intersection of energy and agriculture a.k.a."The Three Fs: Food, Fertilizer and Fuel". SynGest is committed to the commercialization of a novel process to convert non-food biomass (e.g. corn cobs, wood chips, etc.) into highly valuable nitrogen fertilizer (NH3) and other advanced renewable biofuels. Jack has been developing a National Clean Energy Strategy: "Clean Energy 2.0, Energy Abundance or Bust". To that end he was a contributing member during the campaign to President Obama's Energy and Environment Policy Advisory Group and was on the steering committee for Clean Tech For Obama (CT4O). He was also a member of the steering committee and has been elected to the board of the Clean Economy Network (CEN) (www.cleaneconomy.net). He is also serving as a Special Delegate to the U.S.-China Clean Energy Forum, an organization focused on large scale clean energy collaboration between the U.S. and China. Jack is also a member of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2 - www.e2.org) DC Advocacy Strike Team. As a member of the Full Circle Fund (www.fullcirclefund.org, hands-on philanthropy) Jack co-led with Josh Becker a team to create the Green Cities California (www.greencitiescalifornia.org) web repository for sharing municipal best practices in sustainability. Jack is also an avid pilot holding Commercial, Multi-engine and Instrument Certificates. Return to top  Braden PenhoetExecutive Director, Innovation Policy & Law, Berkeley Energy and Climate Institute • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Braden Penhoet is the first Executive Director, (for Innovation Policy & Law) at the newly created Berkeley Energy and Climate Institute ("BECI"). BECI is a facilitator and promoter, of strategic planning, collaborations and external relations. He has practiced corporate and securities law at major law firms, and international environmental law and policy at the Center for International Environmental Law in Washington, D.C. He also has served as a strategic consultant to nonprofit, government and startup company enterprises. Braden holds degrees from Stanford University, the UCLA School of Law, and UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Braden is Co-Chair of the Energy and Environment Circle. Return to top  Scott PofcherSenior Vice President, Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Scott is a Senior Vice President on a Private Wealth Management team at Morgan Stanley. Clients include multigenerational families, business owners, founders of venture capital and private equity firms and private foundations. The Private Wealth Management group specializes in providing investors with custom-tailored financial solutions and a level of sophistication and access typically offered only to large corporations and financial institutions. Previously, Scott was in similar roles at UBS Financial Services and Merrill Lynch. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Scott created online financial businesses and software for Intuit and served in management positions at several public technology companies. Scott holds a B.A. from Amherst College with honors and an M.B.A from Kellogg at Northwestern University, where he was an F.C. Austin Scholar. Scott is an avid golfer, runner and photographer and stays busy running after two young daughters. He has been active in development both for Amherst and his daughters' schools. Return to top  Jeff PollockPresident, Co-Founder, Heart of Silicon Valley • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Jeff is the Vice President of Real Estate at the Pollock Financial Group. He has evolved from the insurance side of the company and works closely with Jim Pollock and Lincoln Westcott in finding and developing new real estate projects, including securing entitlements to build. Jeff is also responsible for establishing and leading marketing efforts for PFG and improving its overall effectiveness and impact on the community. Jeff holds Life,, Series 6 and 63 licenses and has a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Pollock founded the Heart of Silicon Valley (www.hosv.org) whose mission is to encourage, empower and engage people with a passion for worthy causes through the sharing of music and community. He works with other noted philanthropists in the area including Sheri and Lisa Sobrato. Jeff is an active songwriter/producer with publishing deals and active memberships at ASCAP and West Coast Songwriters Association. Return to top Melissa Powar Attorney, Powar Growth Management • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education I am a Bay Area native, recently returned from a six year stint in Boston. In addition to volunteer commitments with Mid-Peninsula High School and Amherst College, I run an employment law firm, Powar Growth Management, that helps emerging companies manage and structure their human capital. I graduated with BA degree in American Studies from Amherst College and received my JD from The University of Chicago Law School. I began my legal career at Silicon Valley Gunderson, Dettmer, working with emerging and public companies in managing their human capital. I then became General Counsel of iDrive.com before moving to the East Coast to help spearhead Seyfarth Shaw's emerging companies group. While in Boston, I attended Lesley University, obtained a Master's in Middle School Education, and taught for several years in the independent school system. I have a life-long commitment to philanthropy, volunteerism, and education, and have spent time helping a diverse set of organizations, from the Actor's Shakespeare Project to 826 Valencia. Return to top  Margi PowerGoverning Board Member, Hillsborough School District • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Margi grew up in San Francisco, attended Bowdoin College in Maine, and was a charter corps member with Teach For America in 1990. After teaching, she obtained a Master's in Education Policy from Stanford and subsequently worked at The Learning Company creating educational software and online homework tools before following a boss to eProNet, a career development software start-up. She retired from work in 2000 to stay home with her two children who are now in fifth and eighth grades. Since 2000, Margi has been actively volunteering in her children's schools, heading up the Hillsborough Schools Foundation and chairing strategic planning committees for both the Foundation and the Junior League of San Francisco. She completed the Leadership Program for San Mateo/Hillsborough/Burlingame/Foster City in 2005. Currently, she serves on the San Mateo Public Library Foundation Board, is a grade level advisor for National Charity League, and serves on her middle school parent group board. Margi is also busy campaigning as a candidate for the Hillsborough City School Board (the election is November 8th). Return to top  Gopika PrabhuCo-Founder, Chief Creative Officer, Elefint Designs • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Gopika Prabhu is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Elefint Designs, a design studio that works with good causes. She founded Elefint on the premise that people and organizations doing well in the world deserve great design. Gopika has a keen interest in how design can solve complex problems, thereby making our life easier, more impactful and beautiful. With seven years of industry experience, she has worked with both small and large organizations including the Clinton Global Initiative, Tufts University and Architecture for Humanity. An east coast girl by heart, Gopika spent the majority of her life in Baltimore, ventured south to Washington DC where she graduated from the George Washington University, and has since traveled to places like India, Africa, and Europe to enjoy time away from the computer. Return to top  Elizabeth RamirezProgram Coordinator, Levi Strauss Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Elizabeth's career has focused on international philanthropy, with specific interest in the role of private funding in development. She is currently Coordinator for the Levi Strauss Foundation. In this role, Elizabeth supports the Foundation's international grant making in four areas: confronting HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination, advancing worker rights in the apparel industry, helping low-income people save and invest in their futures, and advancing social justice. She began her career in Washington, DC at a foundation supporting the United Nations and its causes. She serves on the Steering Committee of the Bay Area chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy. Elizabeth graduated magna cum laude from George Washington University-Elliott School of International Affairs with concentrations in Conflict & Security and Latin American Studies. She is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Brazil. Return to top  Susan ReevePrincipal, Lion Fish Consulting • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Susan Reeve is the Principal of Lionfish Consulting and the co-founder of Global Alert, an online tool to minimize plastic pollution to the ocean. Prior to establishing Lionfish Consulting, she led programs that while all different in scope, share common threads of sustainability, creativity, adventure, and a global ecological perspective. As the Director of the Explorers Program and Special Projects for National Geographic, Susan contributed to program growth and development for 13 years. From 1998 to 2001, Susan served as the National Geographic project lead to the Sustainable Seas Expeditions, a five-year, 10 million-dollar joint venture between the National Geographic Society and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that used innovative submersible technology for deep-water exploration to enhance public education in the National Marine Sanctuaries. In 2004 Susan created the NG Emerging Explorers Program, an annual awards program that spotlights uniquely gifted, inspiring and visionary individuals at the start of their careers; it also recognizes the next generation of storytellers. In 2007, Susan developed the NG Explorers Symposium, an annual conference featuring top explorers from around the world. From September 2008 through January 2010 Susan worked with Great Plains Conservation in the Masai Mara in Kenya to establish an 80,000 acre wildlife conservancy called Mara North, an innovative partnership between the Maasai landowners and a consortium of tour companies to sustain wildlife, improve livelihoods and develop a high quality tourism destination. Susan holds a BA in Mass Communications from Pennsylvania State University and an Executive MBA in Sustainable Management from the Presidio Graduate School. She is an outdoor enthusiast, traveler, and photographer. Return to top  Stephanie RicoVP, Environmental Affairs, Wells Fargo • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Stephanie Rico is vice president of Environmental Affairs at Wells Fargo & Co., a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company. In this role she is responsible for communicating the company's environmental initiatives externally, leading efforts to establish banking products that help customers align their values with their financial activities, accounting for the company's carbon footprint, as well as overseeing environmental grant programs. Prior to Wells Fargo, she served as the national contributions manager for Mitsubishi Motors N.A., communication manager at Chicago-based Harris Bank and led several political campaigns focused on resource management, healthcare, and education in California. Stephanie has a BA in Social Science, Interdisciplinary Studies from San Francisco State University and an MBA from DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. She resides in Mill Valley, California with her husband Joe and ten-year-old son, Joseph. Return to top  Ashley RodwickProgram Associate, Koret Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Ashley Rodwick is a Program Associate at the Koret Foundation, facilitating the grantmaking process and helping to produce Koret communications. Her experience includes grant writing, event planning, and communications management for Meals on Wheels of San Francisco, as well as fundraising and program planning for a number of causes, including care for the elderly and disabled, technology and transparency in government, programs to address childhood obesity, and healthcare and mental health access for at-risk youth. An avid runner, Ashley serves as chair of the Pamakid Runners Charity Committee, which provides grants to local organizations that promote community health and fitness. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Stanford University and holds an M.S.W. degree in social welfare from UC Berkeley with a concentration in management and planning. Return to top  Brian RogersExecutive Director, Rogers Family Foundation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Brian has been the executive director of the Rogers Family Foundation for two years. He is on the Board of Directors of groups in Oakland including Lighthouse Community Charter School and CollegeWorks, the Board of Regents for Bishop O'Dowd High School, and the advisory boards of St. Elizabeth's Elementary School and Aim High Oakland. He has participated in the Oakland School Reform effort which has included the Gates Foundation, Broad Foundation, Dreyer's Ice Cream, Clorox, Kaiser and other local businesses. Before his current occupation, Brian was an English teacher and tennis coach at Bishop O'Dowd High School and manager for a summer camp run by the UC Berkeley Alumni Association. Return to top  Sienna RogersManager, GHG Commercial Strategy, PG&E • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Sienna Rogers is a Manager with Pacific Gas & Electric Company focused on developing its Greenhouse Gas Commercial Strategy. Since joining PG&E through its leadership development program, Sienna has worked on a variety of strategic issues including implementation of climate change legislation and mitigating risks of the physical impacts of climate change. Prior to joining PG&E in 2006, she worked in JPMorgan's Financial Sponsor investment banking group for four years and began her career at Schroder & Co in New York. Sienna received an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BA from Duke University. Return to top  Andrea RonzaniVice President, Social Responsibility Group, Wells Fargo • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Andrea Ronzani is Vice President, Community Affairs Manager for Wachovia Bank's Western Region (California, Arizona and Nevada). Andrea joined Wachovia in August 2007 and is responsible for overseeing the Wachovia Foundation's $12 million annual charitable giving program, strategic community initiatives, and employee involvement programs. By integrating philanthropy into business, she believes that companies can be powerful catalysts for positive social change and benefit. Prior to joining Wachovia, Andrea managed Salesforce.com's employee volunteerism program by mobilizing community involvement among employees in the Western U.S., advocated the company's integrated philanthropy model, and created a youth-employee mentorship program. She also managed community relations at McKesson Corporation where she oversaw the company's national community involvement programs for 25,000 employees and guided regional volunteer teams and community activities in 45 cities. She also created and expanded signature McKesson community programs focusing on health and youth development. Before transitioning to corporate philanthropy, she managed audience development and marketing at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Andrea holds a B.A. in Political Science and Journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and is completing her M.N.A. in Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco. An avid traveler, Andrea has volunteered in numerous countries, specifically with refugee women and children. Return to top  Joe RossExecutive Director, Citizen Schools • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Joe Ross joined Citizen Schools as Executive Director of California in 2010. Prior to joining Citizen Schools, Ross worked at Cisco Systems where he led corporate strategy and operations in Mexico for the Linksys and Flip Video brands. During his eight-year military career, Joe Ross served as Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for the fleet component of the U.S. Southern Command and was responsible for leading security cooperation programs in Latin America. A Truman Scholar and a fellow of the Truman National Security Project, Ross holds a BA from Yale and a JD from Stanford Law School, where he was 59th President of the Stanford Law Review. Joe is also the parent of three children, ages 14, 9 and 7. Return to top  Kristen SagerPrincipal, Sides & Associates • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Kristen is an experienced entrepreneur, executive, and advisor with over 18-years experience in marketing, product development, operations, and business strategy. She has developed world-class teams and strategies to bring products and brands to market at numerous technology start-ups and larger consumer packaged goods companies. She was a founding management team member at eHow and was named one of Top 100 Marketers by Ad Age for eHow's marketing. She is now a principal at Sides & Associates, a boutique management consulting business based in Silicon Valley that works with high-potential firms, helping them determine and execute growth strategies. In this capacity, she is currently performing the role of Acting Marketing Chief for Ecowell, a healthy, waste-free vending kiosk that is disrupting the beverage industry. Return to top  Julie SammonsCo-Founder, Bay Area Biomimicry Network • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Julie Sammons is a biologist and business advisor who applies strategies from the natural world to help organizations learn, evolve, and thrive in increasingly complex environments. Julie co-founded and leads the Bay Area Biomimicry Network, advises bio-curious startups, and is a frequent speaker on nature-inspired innovation. Starting her career as a microbiologist tracking the spread of infectious diseases, she found her niche spreading infectious information, cultivating more than 1,000 strategic partners and millions of media hits for mission-driven education campaigns. She enjoys working with early-stage ventures and served as a Venture Fellow at Investors' Circle and Sustainability Advisor for the Cleantech Open. Julie has a BS in microbiology from the University of California, San Diego, an MBA in sustainable management from Presidio Graduate School, and has worked at the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, University of California, and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Return to top  Matthew ScharpnickCo-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Elefint Designs • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Matthew Scharpnick is the co-founder and chief strategy officer at Elefint Designs, a design and marketing firm that works with good causes. He founded Elefint Designs on the premise that organizations doing good for the world deserve great design. Matthew received his MBA from UC Irvine and has worked with good causes for more than a decade. Return to top Fred Schnider Law Offices of Fred Schnider • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education After moving to California from Washington, D.C. in 1986, I spent the next seventeen years as an attorney in the Alameda County Public Defender's Office, handling mostly adult criminal cases in Oakland and other parts of the county. Since 2004, I have been in private practice, specializing in state and federal criminal appeals. I have a law degree from Georgetown and a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia. I live in Berkeley with my wife, Sue, and two incredible kids, Reid and Owen. Return to top  Steve SchoettlerCo-Founder, Junyo • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Steve is Co-Founder of Zynga. Return to top  Jillian SettleDirector of Communications and Evaluation, Rogers Family Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jillian Settle is the Director of Communications and Evaluation at the Rogers Family Foundation. Prior to her position at the RFF, Jillian worked in St. Louis, MO as a Spanish interpreter and in rural Ohio for the Immigrant Worker Project, a legal advocacy, education, and social services organization for low-income Latino immigrants. Jillian attended Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, graduating in 2001 with a B.A. in Comparative Literature and Spanish. Return to top  Andy ShinExecutive Director, Breakthrough San Francisco • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Andy is Executive Director of Breakthrough San Francisco, an educational non-profit supporting motivated, low-income San Francisco students on the path to college and training outstanding college students for education careers. Andy taught sixth grade math and science in Oakland, CA as a Teach For America corps member, and later served as Program Director at Breakthrough Cambridge. He has also done short-term work for The Steppingstone Foundation, Aim High, and Summer Search, where he served as an Education Pioneers Fellow. Andy holds a B.A. in Public Policy and American Institutions from Brown University, and was an Urban Scholars fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, earning an Ed.M. in School Leadership. He lives in Marin with his wife Karlo and daughter Maya. Return to top  Bartlomiej SkorupaExecutive Director, Groundwork Opportunities • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Bartlomiej holds a BA in Finance from the University of Illinois and has 7 years working experience in management and IT consulting, having worked for both Accenture and Slalom Consulting. Working in various industries, Bartlomiej held numerous management positions in 10+ Fortune 500 companies implementing efficient business practices in the USA and Europe. Bartlomiej also has 7 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector in the USA, Europe, Africa, and Asia, from front line jobs to systematic development work. Return to top  Andy Sohn• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Andrew recently moved to the Bay Area with his family from Chicago, where he had lived for the past 20 years. Prior to the move, he had been a partner in the real estate group at a mid-sized Chicago law firm and had worked as a commercial and residential real estate broker for a national firm. All the while, Andy has pursued his interests in art, photography and writing. He earned an undergraduate degree in art history and film from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he also attended graduate school in art history and from where he earned an M.B.A. in finance and accounting from the Stern School of Business. Return to top  Ryan TakemotoSenior Competition Counsel, Visa Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Ryan is a Senior Competition Counsel at Visa Inc. As a member of Visa's global competition team, he advises on various antitrust and competition law issues that arise from Visa's global electronic payments business. Prior to Visa, Ryan was a senior associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco where he practiced antitrust and unfair competition litigation in a variety of industries including natural gas and consumer electronics. He received a B.S. in Biology from the University of Utah and law degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law. Ryan is actively involved with the United Way of the Bay Area and is a member of the Alumni Board of Governors for Hastings College of the Law. Return to top  Adam Traeger-HirschfelderProgram Officer, Koret Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Program Officer Adam Hirschfelder has a broad range of experience in the nonprofit, government, and philanthropic sectors with particular expertise in the development of public-private partnerships. His Koret portfolio includes youth development programs as well as grants to select community organizations and arts groups. Prior to joining Koret, Adam launched and directed the Public Health Institute's Rx:Volunteer project, one of the first efforts nationally to promote volunteerism and civic engagement among older adults and retiring boomers in health care settings. His research will be featured in a book on altruism to be published by Oxford University Press in 2007. Before that, Adam was Associate Director, Public Affairs, at the Corporation for National and Community Service, the parent agency of the AmeriCorps program and other National Service initiatives. Before serving in the federal government, Adam held business development positions at Sylvan Learning Systems and Scholastic Inc. At Scholastic, Adam also directed the company's strategic philanthropy portfolio. He received his M.A. in Education Policy from Teachers College, Columbia University and graduated with departmental honors from Northwestern University. Adam is active in a range of Jewish activities in the San Francisco Bay Area. He completed the American Jewish Committee's Young Leadership Institute, participated in American Jewish World Service delegations from the Bay Area to Africa and South America, and is a member of the San Francisco Jewish Community Endowment Fund's Young Funders Forum. He is also a member of Full Circle Fund, an alliance of emerging Bay Area business and community leaders who address public problems through engaged philanthropy. Return to top  Beth TraskManager, Corporate Partnerships Program, Environmental Defense Fund • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Beth Trask is a manager in the Corporate Partnerships Program at Environmental Defense, a national nonprofit organization that works with leading businesses, including DuPont, Wal-Mart, FedEx and McDonald's, to create innovative tools to improve environmental performance. Beth began her career working for local government and business associations in northern California and later went on to develop national and international conservation initiatives. Beth holds a MPA from Harvard University. Return to top  Rob TriceSenior Managing Director, SK Telecom Ventures • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Rob Trice brings a variety of domestic and international investing and business experience to SK telecom ventures. Prior to joining SK telecom ventures, he was a co-founding Partner of Nokia Growth Partners, the global growth-stage venture capital arm of Nokia with US$350m under management for direct and fund-to-fund investing. From late 2000 until the end of 2004, he worked at Nokia Venture Partners (now BlueRun Ventures) on early-stage venture investments in the US and overseas. Previously, he worked at DIRECTV in Los Angeles and Tokyo in a variety of operational and business planning roles. Rob also worked as an international policy analyst at a Washington, D.C. based think tank, the Center for Strategic & International Studies. He holds a Master of Arts from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia. Rob is based in Menlo Park, California. Return to top  Ron TurielloPresident and COO, Voter Genome Project LLC • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Ron Turiello co-founded and is President and COO of the Voter Genome Project, a full service technology and analytics firm that applies leading-edge technology to perform real-time datamining and help progressive candidates and causes win. Prior to founding the Voter Genome Project, Ron was the senior IP and technology transactions attorney in the Palo Alto office of Skadden Arps where he served as outside intellectual property counsel to numerous technology companies. He also continues to advise high tech companies on intellectual property issues, serving as of counsel to Woodside Counsel, PC. From 2007 until 2010 Ron was the General Counsel and Director of Business Development for Intelligent Integration Systems, Inc.. Ron is the Chairman of the Advisory Board for New Leaders for New Schools, Bay Area. Ron has been active in Democratic politics for 20 years, first as a senior campaign organizer for former U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas, as field director for Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, and as campaign manager for Syracuse, NY City Council President Bob Romeo and more recently raising money for progressive candidates. Ron is a graduate of Boston University (B.A. in Urban Political Development) and Cornell Law School. Return to top  Amie VaccaroProduct Marketing Manager, Salesforce.com • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Amie Vaccaro is currently a Product Marketing Manager at Salesforce.com. Amie's passions in life are people, doing more with less, incentivizing positive change and using the power of business to improve lives and save the planet. Previously, Amie has worked as Director of Business Development and Marketing at Viv, which gives consumers an easy and powerful way to drive environmental change. There she was responsible for developing all partnerships and relationships necessary for rapid growth, spearheading investor conversations and other fundraising efforts, and end to end marketing, execution and community building for a new core product launch. As Program Manager at SVT Group, Amie developed an "SROI Lite" calculator tool that provides a consistent mechanism by which organization staff may assess the potential impact and return on investment of disparate programs. The tool has been made a part of SVT's core product suite. While at SVT, Amie was also responsible for managing a team of interns, managing the co-working space, creating marketing materials, developing new business, and recruiting. As an Associate Consultant with Bain & Company, Amie worked with Fortune 500 and nonprofit clients on critical business issues in the healthcare, retail, and utilities spaces. She focused on growth strategy, cost reduction and organizational performance improvement. While at Bain she also founded and led a Green Team for the 300-employee San Francisco office, which achieved significant strides in reducing the company's carbon footprint. At green media company, Green Zebra, Amie refined the venture's sustainable savings guides, built and managed relationships with local businesses, and was instrumental in the development of corporate, government and small business sponsorships. Amie graduated phi beta kappa with a B.S. with high honors from Brown University. She is fluent in Spanish. She writes for TriplePundit, GreenBiz, NextBillion and Sustainable Industries about green business, social and eco-entrepreneurship, and other bright ideas. She is a member of Full Circle Fund's Environment Circle, on the New Leaders Council's Advisory Board, founding member of The Hub and spoke at Net Impact 2009 about finding a green job. Return to top  Krista Van TasselEnvironmental Affairs - Team Member Engagement Manager, Wells Fargo • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity As a member of the Wells Fargo Environmental Affairs team, Krista supports the company's Green Teams and Sustainability Agents, who promote environmental innovation and educate team members about their role in supporting our sustainability efforts. Before coming to Wells Fargo, Krista earned her MBA in International Business at Georgetown University. She has also worked in a variety of sustainability and marketing positions in both the nonprofit (Net Impact) and for-profit (Sun Microsystems) worlds. In her free time, she enjoys running, reading and volunteering. Return to top  Russ WallaceCEO, CivicSponsor • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Russ is the founder and CEO of CivicSponsor, a new startup that aims to change the way governments engage their local citizens. A fan of taking the long way round, he arrived at his current position by way of working in a kitchen, studying around the world, slogging through law school, raising funds for venture capitalists, and then starting several other web companies in San Francisco. This is his fourth and most exciting. Other than finding his own path through life, Russ likes his adopted dog Baxter, sailing on the Bay, Sundays at the coffee shop and hanging out with Luis, his Little from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Return to top  Peter WernerPartner, Cooley LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Peter H. Werner is a partner in Cooley's business department. He joined the Firm in 2001 and is resident in the San Francisco office. Mr. Werner's practice primarily focuses on the representation of emerging technology companies, venture capital firms, private equity firms and investment banks. Mr. Werner regularly assists clients with financings and mergers and acquisitions, in addition to entity formation, organization and governance matters, securities transactions, and SEC and stock exchange compliance and reporting. Mr. Werner received a J.D. in 2001 from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a John M. Olin Law and Economics Fellow. Mr. Werner received a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997. Prior to law school, Mr. Werner worked as a paralegal in Cooley's business department, and at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison in its Business and Technology group. Mr. Werner is admitted to practice before the California bar and is a member of the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of San Francisco. He serves on the board of directors of the Full Circle Fund, a non-profit engaged philanthropy organization. Mr. Werner has been listed in Northern California Super Lawyers as a Northern California Rising Star (2010). Return to top  Lauren WestonDirector of Development, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education I graduated from UC Davis with a degree in International Relations and went on to work for a political consulting firm in Sacramento Ca. After years of running school board races and school bonds, I went on to graduate school at New York University for a degree in fundraising and philanthropy. Post graduation, I have focused my professional career with non profits dedicated to the whole health of a child, such as the YMCA, Boys and Girls Clubs, and now Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area. I have served on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of greater Sacramento as well as being actively engaged in volunteer positions across youth services. Return to top  Sarah WhitelawAssociate, Hall Capital Partners LLC • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Sarah joined Full Circle Fund to engage in issues related to education and reform. As a member of the Hall Capital's Portfolio Management practice, she advises clients on investment strategy, portfolio structuring and generational planning. Hall Capital Partners LLC is a privately owned registered investment advisor that builds and manages multi-asset class global investment portfolios for individuals, families and institutions. Prior to joining Hall in 2008, she worked in Morgan Stanley's Private Wealth Management division for two years and spent over five years at Wellington Management Company, an institutional investment management firm. At Wellington, Sarah was responsible for business development and relationship management with West Coast investment consultants to large corporate and public pension plans, endowments and foundations. She began her career in Boston at the investment bank, Brown Brothers Harriman. Sarah received an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BA in International Studies and French from Dickinson College. Additionally, Sarah is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Sarah serves as the Co-Chair of Programming, is a member of the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee for the Financial Women's Association of San Francisco. Return to top  Sarah Wigglesworth• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Sarah is the Co-Chair of the Global Economic Opportunity Circle. She has been interested in global issues since a high-school exchange trip to China, and in economic opportunity since personally participating in the first years of economic transition after the collapse of the Soviet bloc. Since moving to the Bay Area in 2007, Sarah has gotten more interested in local and community issues, and is very excited about the GEO Circle's three initial projects. Sarah worked as a management consultant for 10 years, with a focus on strategy and organizational performance. She has also worked in IT business development in Central Europe and venture finance in Central Asia. Sarah holds an AB in Soviet Studies from Harvard/Radcliffe Colleges and an MIA in International Business from SIPA at Columbia University. She enjoys books, food, and being outdoors, and lives in San Francisco with her husband and two young sons. Return to top  Greg WolffFounding President, UnaMesa Association • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Greg Wolff is Vice President of Services Research at Ricoh Innovations and founder of the UnaMesa Association and Chocolate Dividends. Prior to founding UnaMesa, he was a fellow at the Digital Vision program of Stanford University. Greg earned a BA in Cognitive and Brain Science from MIT and an MS in Cognitive Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. At Ricoh Innovations Greg helped create one of the world's first lip reading systems, led a research team to develop the first digital photo story telling device, initiated Ricoh's first Open Source offering, and invented new methods for customer-centric innovation and services research. Greg's research and entrepreneurial activity focuses on a single question: How can we become smarter? Return to top  Vivian WuManaging Partner, VEW Capital • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Vivian has 14 years of experience in private equity and venture capital. She is currently leading the US efforts of a Hong Kong based family office. Previously, she was a Principal at TA Associates where she focused on growth capital investments and buyouts in technology. Prior to TA, Vivian worked at Accel Partners, focused on early-stage software and internet investments, as well as Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in Hong Kong, where she specialized in growth capital investments across non-Japan Asia. Earlier in her career she was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company, and held marketing and corporate development roles at various technology and financial services companies. Vivian holds an MBA from Harvard University, a B.S.Econ, summa cum laude, Beta Gamma Sigma, in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, and a B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in history from the University of Pennsylvania. Return to top Clayton Yee • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Clayton has diverse professional experience in technology, finance, and non-profit sectors. He has led product and program development as well as marketing, communications, and fund development. His Silicon Valley experience includes working on microprocessor, graphics, and networking projects at Sun Microsystems, Philips Electronics, and several technology startups. His nonprofit background includes work in education, environment, and workforce development at JVS, St. Anthony Foundation, YMCA, and San Francisco Nature Education. He has also run a currency trading firm. Clayton's experience has instilled an appreciation and understanding of the challenges in creating impact in the social sector and heightened his interest in drawing on the best ideas from both the business world and non-profit sectors to more effectively create social impact. He received his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley. A native of San Francisco, Clayton loves to travel the world, but still finds himself rooted in the City by the Bay. Return to top |
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