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Kurt Abrahamson Director, Sales Operations, North America, • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment; Education; Technology; Glob Kurt recently completed a six year stint at Google and is looking for his next great opportunity. At Google, Kurt managed operations for the North American Direct sales organization. His earlier assignments at Google included launching AdSense in 2003 and working as a strategic partner to the head of Global Sales & Operations. Prior to Google, Kurt was Co-Founder and COO of Jupiter Communications, the leading Internet research organization. Kurt built the business from a 12-person office to over 520 employees worldwide and revenues of $95 million yearly. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of Jupiter Communications and Jupiter Media Metrix. Kurt has a B.S in Communications from Cornell University and a Masters of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is the Treasurer for the Charles Armstrong School and a member of the Board of Trustees. He lives in San Mateo with his son Will and his daughter Wynn. Return to top Keith Adams CFO, Like.com • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Keith Adams is the CFO at Like.com. He brings over 25 years of executive, financial expertise and entrepreneurship Management. Keith's broad experience includes developing new business models, IPO's, and raising debt and equity from private sources. Prior to joining Like.com, Keith was CFO at OpSource where he lead the company through 3 rounds of equity financings, raised and restructured its debt, and brought the company to profitability. Past Experience also includes Andale as he was the CFO, CFO at Appshop, VP of Finance at Centerbeam, Corporate Controller at RealNetworks, Sr. Director of Finance & Operations at Oracle, In addition, he was CEO and founder of Zero260, an Indian-based Finance BPO for technology companies. Keith holds a CPA certificate, CMA certificate and a degree in Accounting from University of Wisconsin. Return to top  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 grantwriting. Return to top  Chandra AlexandreDirector of Development, Bay Area Council • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Education Chandra Alexandre is Director of Development at the Bay Area Council where she focuses on acquiring funding through individual, corporation and foundation philanthropy channels for the organization's policy initiatives, research and key programs. Previously, she was Director of Operations & Development for KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy, a public charter middle school dedicated to helping underserved youth attain a college education. At KIPP, she helped initiate technology, organic gardening and girls' empowerment programs. Prior to her work at KIPP, Chandra was Senior Manager, Corporate Development at Knowledge Learning Corporation, the nation's largest provider of child development services. In her earlier career, she worked at a private K-8 school and served as Special Assistant for the Department of State at the U.S. Embassy in Switzerland under the Ambassador and US Representative to the IUCN-World Conservation Union. Chandra grew up in New York City and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in psychology and philosophy. She holds an MBA in Sustainable Management from Presidio School of Management and a doctorate in Asian & Comparative Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is fluent in French. Return to top  Jennifer AnastasoffCEO, EnCorps, Inc. • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jennifer Anastasoff has over 10 years of experience in education and community service. Her work includes teaching in the classroom through Teach for America, serving as an analyst in the California Legislature, and working in a for-profit education corporation. She has been a speaker at Harvard Business School, Harvard University, and the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, and has presented papers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and at the Comparative International Education Society Conference. Ms. Anastasoff has a Masters in Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Masters 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. Return to top  Mike AndersVice President, Morgan Stanley • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Michael Anders runs a family office practice at Morgan Stanley, working with CEO's, entrepreneurs, key families and private companies across the globe. Providing strategic advice on tax, estate, legacy, philanthropic and business planning issues, Michael and his partners offer a full-service, independent approach to accessing the brightest ideas and best investments without limitation as to where these investments and ideas originate. Prior to coming to Morgan Stanley, he was a Vice President at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Michael spent his career as a financial analyst, a wealth advisor, and an entrepreneur. He worked in Europe as a credit analyst for Societe Generale in Paris and London. He then started a company that built and helped market charitable funds for some of the largest financial service firms in the country. In that role, Michael worked with advisors and their affluent clients around philanthropic planning, including donor-advised funds, private foundations, pooled income funds, and the related tax, investment, family legacy and gifting issues associated with such strategies. He also spent a couple years as a Vice President at Franklin Templeton Investments, focusing on their fixed income, municipal bond, equities, and alternative investment products. In addition to serving on the boards of Full Circle Fund and YouthNoise, Michael is also on the advisory board of the Tech Museum. 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. His lives in San Francisco with his wife, Delphine, and their three children, Lella and Romeo and Luna. Return to top  Denise AptekarDirector, PayPal • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology 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 Jonathan Axelrad Attorney, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Jonathan Axelrad is a lawyer in Wilson Sonsini's San Francisco office where his practice focuses on representing clean technology and renewable energy companies and venture capital and private equity funds that invest in them. Before joining Wilson Sonsini, Jonathan practiced mergers and acquisitions law in the New York office of a Wall Street law firm. Prior to law school, Jonathan worked for the National Environmental Trust (now part of The Pew Charitable Trust's Environmental Group) where, in 1999, he helped design and implement a national campaign to educate the American public about global warming and possible solutions to the problems. He then worked for Congressman Jay Inslee and the Energy and Commerce committee dealing with issues related to climate change, energy, the environment and international trade. Jonathan is active in a number of charitable organizations including UJA Federation where he chairs their energy security cluster and the American Jewish Committee and serves on AJC/ACCESS national energy task force. Jonathan received a J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in and a B.A., with distinction, from the University of Victoria, British Columbia. Return to top Meera Balakumar • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Meera is founder and CEO of Sterling Analytics, an analytical services firm serving the real estate private equity industy. Meera has participated in originating, structuring, and underwriting over $7 billion in real estate private equity transactions globally and has worked with a broad range of international and domestic real estate investment firms. Prior to her career in real estate private equity, Meera spent time in the investment banking practices of Banc of America Securities and SG Cowen Securies. Meera received a dual B.A. in Economics & International Area Studies (developing countries focus) from UC Berkeley and has a strong interest in the economics of developing countries. She spent brief stints in Japan, South Africa, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka working on or studying key issues for developing economies, such as corporate governance, microfinance, agricultural economics, the impact of civil conflict on economic development and the female workforce. In her spare time, Meera is a member of Environmental Entrepreneurs and leads its Low Carbon Fuel Standard workgroup, and is a member of its green real estate finance initiative. She is also a pro bono consultant for Blue Rhino BV, a microfinance consulting practice out of the Netherlands, and leads Full Circle Fund's partnership with Imagine H2O, a non-profit promoting innovation and entreprenuership in water. Return to top  Andrew BartlowVP Human Resources Business Partner Team Leader, Wells Fargo • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education After living in 7 states over the past 12 years, Andrew Bartlow relocated to San Francisco in 2007 in what he hopes will be his final move. He currently serves as the Vice President of Human Resources at Wachovia Bank, supporting over 5000 team members across the Western US, and is now deeply involved in the Wells Fargo merger. The son of Midwestern educators and entrepreneurs, Andrew has held a number of recruitment and HR leadership roles within several start-ups and some of the world's largest organizations, including General Electric and Pepsi. He received a B.A. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana, attended the Graduate School of Labor and Employment Relations as an Ingersoll Rand Corporate Fellow, sits on the Alumni Board of that program, and currently holds a SPHR certification. Andrew is a co-founder of Wachovia Volunteers in the Bay Area, serves on the California Advisory Council of the BizWorld Foundation, and when he is not volunteering, he sails, skis, and competes in beach volleyball tournaments. Andrew strongly believes in engaged philanthropy, and hopes to use his skills in strategic planning, leadership development, org design, and change management to further strengthen the support that the Full Circle Fund provides to its grantees. Return to top  Gary BauerPresident/CEO, Bauer's Intelligent Transportation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Gary bought his first limousine in the late '80s as a way to have fun with his friends at college. Realizing his fun could become a profitable business, Gary founded Bauer's IT (Intelligent Transportation) in 1989. Now celebrating its 20 year anniversary, with a fleet of more than 200 vehicles (and growing), Bauer's IT is one of the largest eco-friendly transportation companies in the United States. The company, a pioneer in the hybrid transportation industry combining the luxury and safety of chauffeured transportation with the technological conveniences and environmental benefits of private, full-service individual and group transportation, is now working on a new endeavor, BauersWi-Drive.org, to reduce congestion and emissions in the Bay Area. An industry leader since its inception, Bauer's IT takes its environmental impact very seriously. In 2009, the United Motorcoach Association awarded Bauer's IT its prestigious "Green Highway" award for the company's commitment to green stewardship, and in 2004 and 2006 Bauer's IT was selected as "Operator of the Year" by Limousine Digest and Limousine and Charter Transportation. Gary continues to provide leadership in the industry by serving as an officer in the National Limousine Association (NLA) and maintaining active memberships in The Greater California Livery Association (GCLA), National Association of Catering Executives (NACE), Meeting Planners International (MPI), and Entrepreneurs Organization (EO). He is also a member of the board of directors of the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau, frequently works with local and national government agencies to identify solutions to transportation congestion issues and has spent many days on the hill in DC working on industry solutions. A native of the Bay Area, Gary is committed to keeping the Bay Area healthy and beautiful. Part of the proceeds from Bauer's eco-transportation service has been set aside to fund environmentally-focused initiatives through the SaveIT Foundation, including working with other local, green-minded corporations to identify local parks and playgrounds that need to be refurbished. 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  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 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. He is currently a candidate for California Assembly. See Becker for Assembly (www.Joshbecker2010.org) 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 Scott Benbow Attorney and Philanthropy Specialist, scottbenbow.com • Volunteer member • Impact Circle: Technology Scott Benbow is a philanthropy specialist with a private practice in San Francisco. He is a graduate of Columbia Law School and has practiced law in the United States and three other countries. From 2000 until 2006, he focused on philanthropy accountability and effectiveness issues at Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. Since leaving Consumers Union, he has worked with private, community, and family foundations on a variety of projects. Return to top  Ruth BenderProgram Director, San Francisco Jewish Community Federation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity As Philanthropic Advisor with Tides Foundation in San Francisco, Ruth specializes in family foundations, providing family and other private foundation clients with program and management services. Ruth also manages Tides' Global Grantmaking programs and Global Support Funds, facilitating US-based fundraising for international NGO's; as well as Tides' Corporate Giving programs, helping to facilitate both domestic and global giving for corporations and corporate foundations. Prior to Tides Foundation, Ruth worked as Coordinator of Community Development for the Thoreau Center for Sustainability and as Director of Special Events at The Breast Cancer Fund. Ruth is on the Board of Directors of GirlVentures, Mountainfilm in Telluride and the Nimbus Foundation; she also volunteers with Room to Read. Ruth holds a B.A. in Psychology from Colby College. Return to top Gwinneth Berexa Consultant, • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Consultant with expertise in finance more specifically; focus on securitization, mortgarge related financing vehicles, structured finance, corporate credit, investments, liquidity and capital. Former Managing Director and Partner - Promontory Asset Finance Company. Chartered Financial Analyst. Graduate of the Prudential Investment Corporation's Accelerated President - Junior League of San Francisco, Inc. Former member and vice Chair Board of Trustees - Planned Parenthood Golden Gate. Active in Domestic Violence and Childhood "Healthy" initiatives. Trilingual - fluent in Spanish, French and English Return to top Anna Binder • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Anna was most recently the VP, People at IronPort Systems, which was purchased by Cisco Systems in 2007. Prior to that she held a variety of human resources and business operations positions at Spring Street (acquired by Move in 1999) and AIG, Inc. Anna has a BA in Political Science from the University of Oregon and an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. Return to top Ben Black General Partner, New Cycle Capital • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Ben was most recently a Principal at Maveron, a venture firm co-founded by Howard Shultz, the Founder and Chairman of Starbucks. Ben was formerly a Principal at Rosewood Capital. Before Rosewood, Ben worked as VP of Corporate Development at Harris Interactive (1998-2000). By training, Ben is an attorney and he worked at Latham & Watkins for a short stint after clerking on the Federal Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in 1997. He is the co-author of "The Politics of American Discontent" (J. Wiley & Sons, 1994) and a number of articles on politics, public opinion, and the law. Ben earned both his AB and his JD at Cornell University. He also is a budding wine enthusiast and has a talent for finding incredible wines for under $30 per bottle! Return to top Radha Blackman Executive Director, The HAND Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment 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  Aleesa BoltonStrategic Account Manager, Netsuite, Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Aleesa is a sales executive at NetSuite Inc, where she has worked since 2003. She began her career in accounting/finance at Atmel Semiconductor, International Network Services/Lucent and Oracle Corporation. Aleesa is nearly a Bay Area native, having completed high school in Cupertino and then graduating from Mills College with a BA in government and a minor in communications. At Mills, she was editor-in-chief and sports editor of her college newspaper and a member of the crew team. Aleesa resides in San Francisco and enjoys yoga/pilates, reading, travel and entertaining. Aleesa is interested in making a positive contribution to her community in the area of education; she joined FCF in April 2008. Return to top  Adam BorelliBusiness Development, Driptech • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Adam Borelli currently works on business development at Driptech, a water start-up for farmers in the developing workld. He recently worked on the Investments Team at Google.org as the Investments Researcher on renewable energy investments and grants. He previously worked as a Research Manager for Tiburon Strategic Advisors, a research-based strategy consulting firm to financial institutions. Before that, Adam worked for We the People, Inc., a 501(c)4 organization, served as the California State Coordinator for Generation Dean, and the National Committeeman for the California Young Democrats. Adam is currently the voluntary Executive Director of New Leaders Council. He also sits on the Netroots Nation Advisory Council. Adam received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Berkeley. Return to top  Anne Boyd RabkinCommunications Consultant, Community Benefit, Kaiser Permanente • Community Fellow 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. Currently at Resource Media, a nonprofit communications consulting firm, Anne promotes 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 Branch Attorney & Founder, Michelle Branch, Attorney at Law • 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 Brooke Briggance • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Brooke is originally from Michigan and has lived in the Bay area for nine years after spending six in New York. Her undergraduate and graduate work was in the field of world religions and philosophy. She has worked in a variety of advocacy positions including patient advocacy in a department of Neorology, but for the past two years she has been the Executive Director of the Alameda Education Foundation; leading the Foundation to a 49% increase in giving in one year's time. In 2007, in response to proposed cuts to CA public education, she coordinated a nationally recognized public awareness campaign with the theme: Public Education is too Valuable to Throw Away. She has volunteered for many organizations on behalf of children and vulnerable communities since high school, where she got her start working with children in Chicago's housing projects. She has worked on several political campaigns, including sitting on strategic committees for parcel taxes and has been a successful fundraiser for local and national charitable organizations. She is a writer, loves knitting and has three children. 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 Rick Brown Executive Vice President, MMA Renewable Ventures • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Rick has over thirty years of professional experience facilitating policy initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and constituencies, and promoting management, business and organizational development in the private, public and non-profit sectors. He has extensive experience in leading and managing change in large systems, strategic planning and implementation of innovation and process improvements. Rick's areas of organizational expertise include affordable housing, health care, finance, education, transportation, labor-management relations, smart growth, and renewable energy. Return to top Scott Bryan Director of Operations, Imagine H2O, Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Scott is a Financial Consultant at Royal Bank of Canada's RBC Wealth Management division. He is a member of an investment consulting team that focuses on providing sustainable investment strategies for foundations and individuals. He is also active in the firm's global efforts to develop new business opportunities related to sustainable finance. He began his career in the financial markets in 2003 when he joined Piper Jaffray as a sustainable investment analyst. A graduate of the Colorado College, Scott holds a BA in Economics and minors in Latin American Studies and Natural Resource Systems in the American West. He has conducted numerous research projects focused on sustainable development in rural communities in Latin America and the Mountain West. A Montana native, Scott is still involved in conservation, family agriculture and civic engagement issues in the Northern Rockies. In the Bay Area, he serves on the Board of Vida Verde Education, an environmental education center for at-risk youth near Half Moon Bay. He is also a leader of the San Francisco Chapter of New Voice of Business. Scott is a competitive cyclist, avid telemark skier and fly fisherman. Return to top Andrew Byrnes Partner, 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 young children, she dedicates her time to improving public education, whether through the Piedmont school district, where she is a resident, or through the work of Full Circle Fund's Education Circle. 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, where she was co-president of the Asian American Association. 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 traveled regularly to Sacramento to attend meetings of the State Board of Education as an advocate for students' interests. After graduating from Harvard, Jeff joined Microsoft as a member of the marketing team for Microsoft Excel. He spent his first year at the company traveling all over America conducting seminars to persuade Lotus 1-2-3 customers to try Microsoft Excel. His next position was on the startup team for Microsoft Project. In the course of three versions, Jeff helped establish that product as a critical tool for the IT industry and advanced it beyond $100 million in profit for the company. His next move was to Windows 95, where as the product manager for multimedia he led the effort to broaden Windows' usefulness beyond business applications and into the growth area of gaming. From 1995 through 1997, Jeff took a break from product-related efforts and put his Japanese language skills to the test as Business Manager for the Far East region (headquartered in Tokyo). On his return to Redmond in 1998, he led the reorganization of a large IT group before heading the design of Microsoft TaxSaver, the company's one-year entry into the tax preparation software business. His last position at the company was General Manager of MSN Music, an online music service whose time had not yet come. Since moving to the Bay Area in 2001, Jeff has been a very active member of Full Circle Fund's Education Impact Circle, which he now chairs. Jeff was a key contributor to Full Circle Fund's financial sustainability analysis project for Leadership High School, and he also designed SchoolBoardMatters.org. The Education Impact Circle's theory of change model was developed as an outcome of the 2004 grant process led by Jeff. He also led the Education Impact Circle's 2005 engagement with Oakland Unified School District. In 2005, Jeff was appointed to the Governor's Advisory Committee on Excellence in Education. Return to top  Nicole Carta• Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Environment Nicole Carta is an associate program officer at the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund where she contributes to the Fund's grantmaking in environment, women's reproductive health and special initiatives. Prior to her work at the Fund, Nicole produced domestic and international conferences for the public television market for Independent Television Service. Nicole worked for several years in Spain negotiating debt settlement packages with public sector clients in Latin American and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Africa for World Investment News Corporation. In 2003, Nicole co-founded World Action for Humanity, a non-profit organization raising awareness and resources for partner projects in East Africa providing free education and social service care to children orphaned by the AIDS epidemic. Nicole is currently on the leadership team for the San Francisco chapter of Net Impact and has sat on the boards of the National Women's Politic Caucus San Francisco and the District Three Democratic Club. Return to top  Alli Chagi-StarrBusiness Partnerships & Events Manager, Green For All • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Environment Alli Chagi-Starr is the Business Partners / Events Manager at Green For All, where she has served as the Event Chair of The Dream Reborn Conference, and the Grassroots Publicity Director for Van Jones' new bestselling book. She worked previously at the Ella Baker Center, where she helped implement the Solutions Salon series and other large gatherings, including the Social Equity track at the United Nations World Environment Day. Alli is the co-founder of the 8-year old Art in Action Youth Leadership Program, which offers programs for young, urban artists. She founded Dancers Without Borders, Another World is Possible Road Shows and was a co-founder of Art and Revolution, a nationwide movement dedicated to revitalizing political movements with art and culture. Alli is the author of several articles, which appear in the following published anthologies: Democratizing the Global Economy, Global Uprising, Voices from the WTO, The Political Edge and How to Stop the Next War Now. She offers workshops and consultation on arts activism, cultural organizing and strategies for movement building across sectors. Alli has presented at the Green Festival, Bioneers, the Esalen Institute, and at dozens of conferences and educational institutions across the United States and Canada. She is currently writing, Movements for Mass Movements: Creative Tools for Changemakers. She has a B.A. in Cultural Organizing and Performance from The Art and Social Change/Humanities Department of New College of California, 1991. Alli has committed her life to building creative movements to serve the well being of both people and the planet. "Creative expression ignites the highest manifestation of our humanity. Art reminds us of our purpose as a species; to cultivate compassion, beauty and joy. The future is calling us to awaken our courage and our collective creativity. Through living lives of contribution, we can transform a way of being that is small and scared, and step into who we really are. Across the planet, we are weaving a rich tapestry of many visions for a just and sustainable world. We are the seed planters for the generations to come. May we shine a light bright enough to illuminate a world we will not see. And may the trees be strong and the fruit sweet for our childrens' children." -Alli Chagi-Starr Return to top Kuji Chahal Vice President Institutional Sales/ Relationship Manager, Fisher Investments • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Return to top Matt Cheney CEO, MMA Renewable Ventures • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Matt Cheney is CEO of MMA Renewable Ventures, a business that is responsible for financing and investing in facilities that generate renewable energy. Mr. Cheney joined MuniMae in 2006 in connection with the Company's acquisition of Renewable Ventures. Prior to establishing Renewable Ventures, Mr. Cheney was CEO of NUON Renewable Ventures USA LLC, and Director of North American Business Development for NV in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Mr. Cheney has more than twenty-five years in civil engineering, energy, and environment, including experience with the U.S. Agency for International Development in South America, the National Rural Electric Co-op Association's International Programs, the U.S. Department of Energy in energy policy, and as the Director of the Utility PhotoVoltaic Group, now the Solar Electric Power Association. Mr. Cheney has a B.S. from The American University and a Masters Degree from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Return to top Cari Class President, Design Source Creative • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Cari Class is the president of Design Source Creative Inc. a design firm specializing in branding, print design, web development and product packaging. The firm has won international design awards for brand and identity development and packaging for the food and wine industries. For more than a year Cari has immersed herself in a leadership role participating in a giving circle focused on raising money for women's empowerment and awareness surrounding solutions to the root causes of poverty and its eradication. Cari is interested in learning all she can from this amazing pool of people that give their time and talents to Full Circle Fund. She lives and works in Aptos, California. 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  Wade CrowfootWest Coast Political Director, Environmental Defense Fund • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Environment Wade Crowfoot serves as the Director of Climate Protection Initiatives for the City and County of San Francisco, California. In this role, he has successfully advanced landmark energy, transportation, and waste policies. Mr. Crowfoot also directs the State and Federal environmental agenda for Mayor Gavin Newsom and serves as the Mayor's senior environmental advisor. During Mr. Crowfoot's tenure, San Francisco has reduced its carbon emission levels five percent below 1990 levels and implemented many of the country's most successful environmental initiatives. In the area of energy, San Francisco has passed America's strongest green building standards for commercial and residential construction, implemented energy efficiency programs to save enough energy to power over 30,000 homes, and has implemented an unprecedented rebate program for residential and commercial solar installations. In the area of transportation during Mr. Crowfoot's tenure, City government has converted its entire municipal diesel vehicle fleet to biodiesel and is pursuing strategies to make San Francisco the electric vehicle capital of America. It is also implementing federally-funded innovations in pricing policies for driving and parking. In the area of waste reduction, San Francisco has achieved the highest recycling rate in the US, has achieved a citywide residential composting program, and is currently partnering with local businesses to convert local waste grease to biodeisel. In part thanks to Mr. Crowfoot's leadership, San Francisco is recognized as one of America's greenest cities. Mr. Crowfoot formerly served as Mayor Newsom's Director of Government Affairs and has worked in senior level positions for other elected officials. He also has held senior level positions in the fields of public opinion research and urban economic development. Mr. Crowfoot holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master's Degree in Public policy from the London School of Economics, where he graduated with distinction. To complete his graduate degree, Mr. Crowfoot received an Oxford fellowship to research international environmental policy making in Mexico City. Return to top  Brian DavidDirector, National Broadband Task Force, Federal Communications Commission • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Brian moved from San Francisco to New York in 2008, and has recently been appointed to a role at the Federal Communications Commission. He is a Director of the National Broadband Task Force, which reports to the Chairman of the FCC and will deliver a National Broadband Strategy to Congress in February 2010. Before moving east, Brian was Senior Vice President of Business Development and Sales at Visage Mobile from 2002 until he helped sell it in May 2008. He previously served as Senior Director of business development for Moxi Digital, a technology provider to the cable and satellite television industry (now part of Digeo, Inc.), where he was responsible for Moxi's strategic relationship with AOL Time Warner, as well as other MSOs and OEMs. He moved into that role from NorthPoint Communications, where was Executive Director of Channel Strategy and Development, and was integral in negotiating and executing NorthPoint's merger agreement with Verizon. Before NorthPoint, Brian was at Bain & Company where he consulted with clients in telecommunications and internet services. Previously, he was a media and communications investment banker for Goldman, Sachs & Co. Brian was a Regional Finalist for the White House Fellows program, and also serves on the board of Aim High. Return to top  Carolyn DaviesConsultant, The Boston Consulting Group • Private 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 Sunita de Tourreil Co-Founder, Chocolate Dividends • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Sunita is trained as a Molecular Biologist (M.Sc) and worked in medical research for 6 years both in childhood cancer and prion disease before leaving medical research to address the most basic health problems. In her opinion, poverty alleviation is the most powerful tool to improving health, reducing infant and child mortality. In 2004, she co-founded Chocolate Dividends, LLC, in order to address a capital gap and provide "microfinance" to small businesses. In addition, Chocolate Dividends does chocolate tastings and features Fair Trade and Organic chocolate producers. She is also trained as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children in the foster care system. She is part of the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network and has attended many Women Advancing Microfinance meetings. She has always been interested in international issues and looks forward to learning more and working with the Global Economic Opportunity Circle. Return to top  Juliana DeansNorPac Community Involvement Director, Deloitte • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated As Deloitte's regional community involvement leader for the NorPac region, Juliana provides strategic direction and support for Deloitte's non-profit and employee volunteerism focal areas. She builds linkages and drives opportunities for Deloitte to share its commitment to support the communities in which we live and work. Her specific areas of focus include; determining Deloitte's philanthropic strategy, managing corporate donations, advising and directing on nonprofit and civic board matching and partnerships, building eminence and brand, and developing volunteer programs that allow Deloitte to attract and retain the best professionals. Juliana has twenty years of marketing, business development and communications experience, primarily for large, global businesses. Prior to joining Deloitte, Juliana was the Director of Communications for Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management and the Director of Marketing for Creditor Resources, Inc., a division of AEGON, nv. She has an MBA from Emory University and a BA from George Washington University. Return to top Keval Desai Director, Product Management, Google, Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity 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  Stephen Dodson• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Stephen Dodson was most recently the 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. Prior to 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. Return to top Tracy Dooley Associate, Healthcare Investment Banking, Seven Hills Partners • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Tracy is an Associate in the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Seven Hills Partners. In addition to providing strategic advisory services, her experience includes execution of cross-border and domestic M&A transactions and capital market financings for growth stage healthcare companies. Prior to Seven Hills, Tracy served as the Stanford Biodesign Venture Team Chair where her work with early-stage healthcare ventures spanned technology transfer, market evaluations, and fundraising. Her public sector experience includes volunteering at free clinics and a consulting role at the Alameda County Public Health Department. Tracy holds a B.S. in Biomedical/Biochemical Engineering from the University of Southern California and an M.D. from the Stanford School of Medicine. Return to top  Nick DriverVP, School Support and Development, California Association of Charter Schools • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education As the Vice President of School Development and Outreach for the 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 Francsico 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 • Community Fellow 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  Shalyn EasonProgram Finance Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Shalyn is a Program Finance Officer for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, Shalyn worked as a consultant at Deloitte Consulting serving clients in the high tech, financial services, and energy industries on strategy and operations projects. Shalyn has worked as a volunteer with several nonprofits and philanthropies, including serving as a grant-maker and member of the management team for the Harbus Foundation, a student-run Foundation providing grants and consulting services to organizations supporting education, literacy and journalism in the Boston area. Shalyn received her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a BA in Public Policy and Economics from Stanford University. Return to top David Ehrenberg CEO, Early Growth Financial Services • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment David Ehrenberg is the CEO of Early Growth Financial Services. Early Growth Financial Services provides finance and administrative support to early stage companies in the technology space. Professionally prior to becoming CEO of Early Growth Financial Services David spent 15 years working as a finance executive with technology companies. David has also been on the board of numerous non-profit boards focused on economic development issues in distressed communities and on youth issues. He has also been actively involved in politics on a professional basis and a volunteer basis. Return to top  Brittany EmalDirector, Resident Learning, New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS) • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education As a Curriculum Developer for New Leaders for New Schools, Brittany is committed to developing educators as leaders. Prior to joining New Leaders, Brittany served as a Kindergarten and First Grade teacher and as a Production Manager for The Walt Disney Company. Brittany has also consulted for education research firms, evaluating intervention programs for low-performing schools. Brittany taught in Costa Mesa, California, at a Title I school where 99% of students were English Language Learners. She was awarded the California Governor's Teaching Fellowship in 2001 and was named a Teacher of the Year in 2005. At Disney, Brittany produced two national tours, visiting 11 U.S. cities and attracting audiences of up to 10,000. Originally from southern California, where both of her parents were public school teachers, she has a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Pepperdine University and an Ed.M. in Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Return to top  Parker EmmottAssociate, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Parker Emmott is an Associate at Norwest Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focusing on early stage investments in technology companies. At NPV, Parker focuses on opportunities in digital media, consumer internet and software/SaaS companies. Before joining NVP in 2006, Parker worked at Lehman Brothers’ Technology Investment Banking Group where he specialized in M&A and corporate advisory work for companies across a wide range of technology sectors. While at Lehman, Parker worked on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyout transactions, and debt & equity transactions for clients such as Symantec, QUALCOMM, Serena Software, Conexant Systems and Vishay Intertechnology. Prior to Lehman Brothers, Parker held financial, research and technology marketing positions at SalesRamp and Franklin Templeton Resources. Parker is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in economics. He was also a senior captain of the Johns Hopkins varsity water polo team where he was a four-time Academic All-American. Return to top  Kjerstin EricksonFounder & Executive Director, FORGE • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Kjerstin Erickson is the founder and Executive Director of FORGE, an international non-profit organization that works to transform African refugee camps into productive incubators for community and personal development. FORGE was founded in 2003, while Kjerstin was a 20 year-old junior in Public Policy at Stanford University. Now 25, Kjerstin continues to manage FORGE's operations, growth and development. She has developed partnerships with the UN refugee agency and has worked with local governments in Zambia and Botswana to bring FORGE's work to serve 70,000 refugees in four different refugee camps in Southern Africa. Prior to starting FORGE, Kjerstin conducted research on women grantees in HIV/AIDS for the National Institutes of Health, worked in local community development as the Chair of the Sonoma Youth Volunteer Corps, and coordinated several service programs for underprivileged youth. She has been named a Haas Public Service Fellow at Stanford, a "Top 10 College Woman" by Glamour Magazine, and a "Person You Should Know" by CNN. Return to top  Sidney EspinosaDirector of Citzenship, Microsoft Corporation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Sid Espinosa is the vice 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 has a long history in politics and public policy, with service in the Clinton White House, the Justice Deparment 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 Bryan Esterly Underwriter, Arch Capital Group • Circle Coordinator member • Impact Circle: Environment Bryan Esterly completed undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Throughout his university career, Bryan was a dedicated student leader. Experience in leadership included representing Cal Poly's 20,000 students on the California State Student Association's Board of Directors, chairing the university's political advocacy and lobbying group, and playing an active leadership and advocacy role in sustainable policy and renewable energy solutions. Currently an underwriter in financial insurance for Arch Capital Group, Bryan analyzes the equity risk of public companies from a Directors and Officers Liability perspective. Bryan remains active in his community and environmental/energy solutions and policies. Return to top Zuzka Fedorkova Product Manager, Oodle, Inc. • Circle Coordinator member • Impact Circle: Technology Zuzka is a native of the Slovak Republic, where she has been active as an activist for the rights of the Romani minority. She got her Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Master's degree in Cultural and Social Anthropology from Stanford University, where she became actively interested in international development and appropriate technology, and co-founded World Refugee Academy, which spearheaded various educational initiatives in a refugee camp in Botswana. She worked for the European Academy in Berlin, where she researched elections in emerging democracies. Zuzka now works as a product manager at Oodle, Inc. Return to top Ruthanne Feinberg Partner, Glocap Search • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Ruthanne is a Partner at Glocap Search, LLC. She joined Glocap Search LLC with several years experience in hi-tech/international marketing where she worked for Oracle, Lucent, and later Volera, a Novell subsidiary. Prior to business school, she worked in business development for the French Trade Commission of San Francisco where she assisted French technology companies to establish a presence in the USA. She began recruiting as a student ambassador to Admissions team at UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business in which she continues to play an active role in her post-MBA life. A native of San Francisco, Ruthanne enjoys running marathons, speaks fluent French and loves indie/foreign films. She is on the National Advisory Council of Donors Choose (www.donorschoose.org) and enjoys membership in NDN, Association of Women MBA's, and Network 20/20 among other professional organizations. Ruthanne has a BA in International Relations from UC Santa Barbara and an MBA from UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Return to top  Nathan FisherMcKesson • 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 Kristin Gilliss Program Finance Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Kristin Gilliss is a Program Finance Officer at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and has experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. As a Senior Analyst at Raymond James Financial, she executed mergers and acquisitions for environmental services companies. She also served in the U.S. Peace Corps as a Business Advising Volunteer in the Philippines and a Crisis Corps Volunteer for FEMA in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Kristin's background includes work experience at Low Income Investment Fund and the U.S. National Park Service. In 2006, she launched the New York office of Upwardly Global, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that helps highly-skilled immigrants reclaim their professional careers in the United States. Kristin earned an M.P.A. focused on public and nonprofit management and policy with a specialization in international development from New York University. As an undergraduate at Harvard University, she co-managed the largest student fundraiser on campus, a three-day event that was broadcast on PBS. Kristin received her A.B. magna cum laude in English & American Literature & Language. Return to top Adam Glickman Consultant, Adam Glickman Quality Engineering • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology Adam is an InfoMonger of Technology with 15 years experience in quality management engineering, technology consulting, MEMS, plastics, computer aided design/manufacturing, project management, and co-Inventing. His current interests are in social media for global peace, his teams' startup online game, technology (an addiction), amatuer radio, gardening, and massage. Adam recently completed a project management class towards PMP certification and has BS Industrial Tech. from Chico State University, CA. Return to top  Gautam GodhwaniCo-Founder & CEO, Simply Hired, Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Gautam is the co-founder and CEO of Simply Hired, the world's largest search engine for jobs. Previously, he was the co-founder and CEO of AtWeb, a leading provider of Web site diagnostic tools for small businesses. AtWeb was acquired by Netscape in December 1998. He is also the co-founder of India Community Center, a non-profit organization which operates the largest India-focused community facility in North America. Gautam has over 12 years of experience in the software industry. He has held management and techincal positions at Hewlett-Packard, Netscape, America Online, IBM and Microsoft. Return to top Virali Gokaldas Engagement Manager, Deloitte • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Virali Gokaldas is an engagement manager at Deloitte Consulting, where she focuses on developing high-level strategy for growth and innovation in the health care sector. While at Deloitte, Virali has also been active in Deloitte's Learning Program, where she's created and rolled out peer courses in marketing, strategy, and foundational consulting skills. Concurrent with her work at Deloitte, Virali has volunteered with local non-profit organizations in the Bay Area, including Rubicon and World Savvy. Before joining Deloitte, Virali was a Research Fellow with Natural Resources Defence Council in New York City. As a Fellow, Virali conducted campaign and stakeholder strategy, where she managed a 10-member group of group of community/environmental groups that successfully returned full curbside recycling to 8+ million New York City residents. She also coordinated media outreach to print, radio and TV journalists, receiving key coverage in the New York Times, Daily News, and national trade journals. Virali was also an Outward Bound instructor with an emphasis on experiential education in diverse and urban populations; she managed and ran adventure-based trips for inner-city Boston youth, focusing on leadership, group skills, conflict resolution, and character development. As a Full Circle Fund member, Virali is excited to combine her knowledge, skills, and passions to support mission-driven work in the Bay Area. Return to top  Todd GoldmanPrincipal, Rothstein Kass • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment; Education Todd is a principal based in Rothstein Kass' Walnut Creek, CA office and oversees operations for the Firm's Walnut Creek and San Francisco offices. In 2008 Todd became a member of the Firm's Board of Directors. He specializes in serving clients in the investment partnership, investment management and broker-dealer segments of the finacial services industry. Todd is a certified public accountant in California, New York, New Jersey and Texas and is a graduate of the State Universtiy of New York (SUNY) at Albany. He is on the executive board and is treasurer for Congregation B'nai Tikvah in Walnut Creek. He is co-founder of the Bay Area Hedge Fund Roundtable, an organization that promotes industry advocacy and career development for individuals involved with the alternative investment community. In addition, Todd is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and he served as a contributing author to the book titled, Hedge Funds: Definitive Strategies and Techniques published by Wiley Finance. Return to top  David GrecoVice President, Western Region, Nonprofit Finance Fund • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity David Greco brings more than 20 years experience working for social change from leading one of the nation's largest educational programs for at-risk youth to working on national conservation initiatives. David currently serves as Vice President, Western Region for the Nonprofit Finance Fund, leading NFF's efforts to build the capacity and the financial health of nonprofits loans, capital grants, asset-building programs, and a variety of advisory services throughout the western United States. Prior to joining NFF, he served as Vice President of Professional Services for the Youth Leadership Institute (YLI), directing YLI's national training and consulting services helping to create more sustainable communities by bringing youth and adults together to identify issues and to create local solutions. Previous experience includes five years at Jossey-Bass Publishers where he launched a new social leadership publishing line focused on providing resources for nonprofits and individuals engaged in social change. David has also served as the Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager for the National Wildlife Federation, and Director of Programs for the Horatio Alger Association working with economically disadvantaged youth. David is active in the community and serves in a number of volunteer positions including the Conservation and Energy Committees for the San Francisco Chapter of the Sierra Club, Global Exchange, and a Board Member for MicroChange working to link sustainable development and microfinance. Originally from Philadelphia, David earned his M.A. in Political Science from Villanova University and B.S. in History & Politics from Drexel University. 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 expansion stage private equity firm focused on branded consumer companies. She currently serves on the boards of four of the firm's portfolio companies including, Nau, OhSo Clean/CleanWell, Skyn Iceland and Belli Materna. 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. 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  Michael GreenExecutive Director, Center for Environmental Health • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Environment Michael Green is founder and executive director of the Center for Environmental Health. He worked in Washington during the Clinton Administration, designed a solid waste management plan for the Tibetan refugee community in Dharamsala, India, and cared for the sick at Mother Teresa's mission in Calcutta, India. In 2007 he received the California Wellness Foundation's annual Leadership Award, and the prestigious Compassion in Action Award which is presented jointly from the Dalai Lama Foundation and the Committee of 100 for Tibet each year. He has testified in front of the Congress, and is frequently quoted in national and international media. Michael's most important work is attending to Dylan Green, born February, 2007. Return to top  Kami GriffithsExecutive Director, CTN Bay Area • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology Kami has a long history of involvement in the non-profit world. She brings a wealth of knowledge and ideas around the challenge of bridging the digital divide. Originally from Minnesota, Kami's worked in San Francisco, Boston, and New York City. Her non-profit background includes working for Global Exchange in San Francisco as a graphic designer and most recently working for the New York Department of Parks and Rec. in NYC where she managed 27 public access computing centers and taught beginner and intermediate computer classes for welfare-to-work participants and started a program bringing volunteers into under-served communities to offer free computer classes. Return to top  Jacob GriscomWestern Regional Manager, BetterWorld Telecom • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Jacob Griscom is the Western Regional Manager for BetterWorld Telecom, the world leader is sustainable voice and data telecom solutions. A leading thinker in holistic thought and practice, Jacob completed degrees in liberal arts, social sciences, and sustainable community development from Prescott College, and has completed years of training in a multitude of holistic practices. He has been a featured speaker at T. Harv Eker's Peak Potentials: Master of Influence event, his articles have been published internationally, and he is on faculty at the California College of Ayurveda. Passionate about supporting the health and sustainability of local communities, he serves as Community Development Coordinator for Think Local First Nevada County Foothills, a local BALLE (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies) Network. He lives in Nevada City, CA with his wife and two boys. Return to top  Carl GuardinoPresident & CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG) • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Carl Guardino , 44, is President and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Founded in 1978 by David Packard of Hewlett-Packard, the Leadership Group (SVLG) is a public policy trade association that represents 195 of Silicon Valley's most respected private sector employers, who collectively provide more than 250,000 jobs - nearly one out of every four - in Silicon Valley. Before being named President of the Leadership Group, Guardino worked for Hewlett-Packard Company. Prior to his tenure at Hewlett-Packard, Guardino spent five years at the Leadership Group, where he served as Vice President. Previously, Guardino spent six years on the staff of State Assemblyman Rusty Areias, the last three years as his Chief Assistant. When he was named to that position, he became the youngest Chief Assistant in the State of California. Guardino was recently named as one of the "Five Most Powerful" people in Silicon Valley by the San Jose Mercury News "power study," which is only conducted every ten years. Known throughout the region as a consensus builder, Guardino's work includes managing the successful traffic relief initiatives, known as Measures A and B in 1996; co-directing the November 2000 Measure A traffic relief initiative to bring BART to Santa Clara County; creating the Housing Action Coalition to advocate for housing that is relatively affordable for Silicon Valley workers; developing the Santa Clara County Housing Trust; and forming the Vehicle Buy-Back Coalition to permanently remove older, smoky vehicles from our roads in order to improve air quality. Guardino also serves on numerous boards and commissions. He is the Chair of City Year San Jose Silicon Valley, the Measure A & B Citizens Watchdog Committee and the Housing Authority of Santa Clara County. In addition, he serves on the Boards for Technology Network, the San Jose Metropolitan YMCA, Bridge Housing, the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction's "P-16 Council" to improve California's education system. He was born and raised in San Jose, and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from San Jose State University. Guardino has been actively involved in the community, and has been honored for his community service in being named one of the "Five Outstanding Young Californians" by the California Junior Chamber of Commerce. Carl is married to Leslee Guardino. In their spare time, they compete in marathons and Ironman-distance triathlons. They have one child, Jessica, who has wrapped Carl around her little finger. Return to top  Karen HansonExecutive Director, Freedom Prize Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Karen is the Executive Director of the Freedom Prize Foundation, whose mission is to reduce our country's reliance on oil. Prior to joining the foundation, she worked for an energy efficiency company that focused on lighting. Originally from Washington, DC, Karen moved to California in 1996 to attend the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, where she pursued her interests in applying private sector practices to strengthen the nonprofit sector. After receiving her MBA, Karen moved to San Francisco and worked as a management consultant in the technology sector in Silicon Valley prior to transitioning to her work in philanthropy and the energy/environment field. Karen is also a graduate of the Emerge program, a political leadership development program designed to help Democratic women pursue elected office. Return to top James Hanusa VP of Development, Climate Prosperity Strategies • Volunteer member • Impact Circle: Environment James is a Bay Area activist, grass roots community organizer and social media agent. He is a consultant in social media strategy, and sustainability. James has been involved with organizations that are focused on sustainable culture: Founder of Change SF, Environmental Media relations team for Burning Man LLC, Stewardship Council for the PartnerShift Alliance, and co-organizer of The Big ONE Convergence. His professional background includes alliance and business development roles at multiple technology multinationals (Intel, SAP, PeopleSoft) and online Creative Agency, Garrigan Lyman. He has an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird and a B.S. in Marketing from Arizona State University. Return to top  Emily HarpsterProgram Officer, United Way of the Bay Area (UWBA) • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Education As a program officer with United Way of the Bay Area, Emily works with a variety of nonprofits in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin counties that serve children, youth, and working families. She serves on the board of both the Emergency Food and Shelter Program in Contra Costa County and the African Library Project, and she is also a member of the After School for All Advisory Council in San Francisco. Prior to joining United Way, she worked at a public interest law firm in San Francisco and as a researcher at the U.C. Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center, where she helped coordinate their women's rights research and monitoring programs at the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Serious Crimes Unit in Dili/East Timor. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated with honors from the University of Virginia with a joint degree in Political and Social Thought and Government. Return to top  Vijay HarrellCo-Founder, Approova Software Corporation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Vijay Harrell is co-founder of Approova, a software company that empowers small and medium sized businesses to automate market research and customer segmentation. At Approova, Harrell leads the company's overall product and business development initiatives to increase the visibility of MarketApproova to Prospective clients, Software/Technology Partners and Key Strategic Alliances. Prior to co-founding Approova, Harrell lead product management and database-marketing efforts for Wells Fargo and HSBC. Before that, Harrell supported the origination and management of technology M&A deals for a boutique I-banking shop - DecisionPoint International. And while in college, he co-founded Spump Valet - a recycling company focused on reducing solid waste for the multifamily and small business communities. Harrell earned a degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Return to top Liz Hart Senior Sales Associate, Cornish & Carey • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Elizabeth Hart joined Cornish & Carey Commercial in the summer of 2005 as a Sales Associate specializing in tenant representation of technology companies. Prior to that, she attended UC Berkeley where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree. Return to top Pamela Hawley Founder 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 recently profiled on CBS (56678@kpix.dayport.com" target="_blank" class='green' >http://cbs5.com/video/?id=56678@kpix.dayport.com>) 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 cofounder 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, her mom and dad Alex and Wally, her sister and brother-in-law, and her nephews and nieces Will, Connor and Lindsay whom she takes care of all the time. Return to top Jayne Hillman CEO, JCH Consulting • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Jayne Hillman has worked for over 20 years in small business development and communications in both the non-profit and private sectors. Her non-profit experience was in micro-enterprise and micro-finance as a communications and business development specialist, working with a diverse set of stake holders from donors and foundations to small micro-enterprise businesses seeking business training and financing. Her experience in the private sector was with high growth start-up businesses in the healthy living industry as the Director of Marketing & Communications or co-founder. She currently is a communications and business development consultant working with non-profits here in the U.S. and abroad in the areas of social entrepreneurship, micro-enterprise, micro-finance and program development. She is an active member of the board of the Ihangane Project (a non-profit supporting women's cooperatives and re-investment efforts in Ruli, Rwanda). Return to top  Asiff HirjiSenior Director, TPG Capital LP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Return to top  Adam Traeger HirschfelderProgram Officer, Koret Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology 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 Chris Hobbs Partner, Tapit Partners • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment; Global Economic Opportunity Investor and advisor to young companies. Veteran of startups and global corporations, specializing in finance, corporate development and operations. Return to top Natasha Hoehn Executive Director, Silver Giving Foundation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Natasha Hoehn traces her passion for social justice and education to her years as a junior high school English teacher in the South Bronx. A graduate of Yale University and now the Education Program Officer for the Silver Giving Foundation in San Francisco, Natasha is a public school advocate and emerging policy wonk. Natasha is President of the Board of the Future Leaders Institute and is also a musician and founder of a women's vocal ensemble in San Francisco, Musae. Return to top  Daniel HomseyDirector, San Francisco's Administration Office • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Technology Daniel Homsey is a third generation San Franciscan who graduated from both San Francisco State University and The California Culinary Academy (CCA). Son of Maybeck Award winning Architect George Homsey, FAIA and Kay Wells 30 year Education Professional, Mr. Homsey has for the last decade been building an eclectic set of organizational and communication skills that has afforded him the ability to move freely within a very diverse set of industries. After graduating from the CCA, Mr. Homsey remained with the School to hold positions such as National Representative and the Director of Retail and Licensing. He then went on to partner on a restaurant in downtown Sebastopol called 101 Main Bistro and Wine Bar. In 1995 he relocated back the San Francisco and worked at GE Capital, then at Fatbrain.com (later it was acquired by Barnes and Noble.com). In 2000/2001 he left the firm and created a production company for a cooking show and in 2002 he became the Field Campaign Manager for then Supervisor Gavin Newsom. Mr. Homsey then went on to work on the Mayor's 2003 Campaign and then assumed the position of Manager of Constituent Relations in the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services. In 2004 he was appointed Director of the Department and has served in that capacity since. Mr. Homsey is married to Catherine Homsey who is the Manager of Corporate Development at the San Francisco Food Bank. Return to top  Chuck Hornbrook• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Chuck is the Senior Manager for PG&E's Solar and Customer Generation group. He's been managing the group since 2007, prior to that he was working in PG&E's Sustainable Communities Program working with developers on leading edge communities and cities with the goal of reducing their carbon footprint through energy efficiency and distributed generation efforts. Chuck has an M.B.A. and an M.S. in Environmental Policy from the University of Michigan ('98) and is a graduate of the University of Michigan's Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise. In the past Chuck has installed solar panels and a bio digester at a rural farm in Ecuador and spent time in Indonesia and Mississippi providing disaster relief support. Return to top Revell Horsey • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Revell joined Full Circle Fund as an entry point into the world of social entrepreneurship. Soon after he immersed himself in the work of Full Circle Fund, he made the complete transition to the social sector when he joined Sports4Kids, an Oakland-based nonprofit whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play. As Director of Strategy & Development, he brings 20 years of investment banking experience and a life long commitment to education. He sits on the advisory board of Leadership Public School- Hayward, CA and the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, CT. He is also the Treasurer of the American Cathedral of Paris Foundation. In his banking career, Revell was Managing Director of Banc of America Securities Technology Corporate & Investment Banking Group, where he managed more than 150 professionals. Prior to this position at Banc of America Securities, he ran the firm's Equity Capital Markets Group. In this capacity he helped Banc of America Securities (Montgomery Securities) establish a leading market share as a manager of primary and secondary stock issuance for growth companies. His team lead managed over 100 offerings raising proceeds in excess of $5 billion. As a senior executive, Revell was a member of the firm's Executive Committee and Chairman of the Commitment Committee. Earlier in his career, Revell worked for Alex. Brown & Sons in Baltimore, MD and The First Boston Corporation in NYC. He received his BA from Dartmouth College in 1984. 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 Jared Hyatt Head of Partnerships and Distribution, VideoSurf, Inc • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jared Hyatt heads partnerships and distribution for videosurf.com, a video search solution that combines the brand impact of TV with the measurability of SEM. Before videosurf, Jared worked at Google on their Content Acquisition Team where he focused on helping the top 50 media companies syndicate their content to Google's users. Before Google, Jared was on the Corporate Strategy and Business Development Team at Discovery Communications. At Discovery, Jared worked on new media acquisitions and strategic partnerships. Jared is interested in education and education policy. During college, he served as an advisor to the Dean of the community service organization where he led a team to evaluate existing service projects and made recommendations on how to improve them. He graduated from Dartmouth College with an A.B. in History and a minor in Public Policy. Return to top  Kim JacobsonVP Business Development, Oodle, Inc. • 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 JacobsteinCEO, iSkoot • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology Mark most recently 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. Mark 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 coroporate 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  Dwayne JonesDirector of Community Engagement and Communities of Opportunity, Office of the Mayor of San Francisco • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity With fifteen years experience in community and economic development, Dwayne Jones recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of Young Community Developers and as the President of the agency's social enterprise, environmental company "Enviro". Primarily operating in San Francisco, California he created some of the nation's most innovative training and job creation models. The organization is the premier employment and training entity in San Francisco achieving an astounding 91% completion/placement rate. His implementation of the Minority Worker Training Program and Brownfields Job Training Pilot Demonstration Grant has received national attention and represents a true partnership between the community, federal, state, and local government. The project was awarded the prestigious Innovation in Government. In 2004, Mr. Jones was appointed by Mayor Newsom as the Director of the Mayor's Office of Community Development, Mr. Jones is responsible for the implementation of San Francisco's community development strategy allocating over $30 million for revitalization efforts annually. As an advocate for social justice and economic development, he positions residents as the first beneficiary of community revitalization and creates jobs through training programs. Recently, Mr. Jones was promoted to Director of Community Investments and Outcomes and head of the Communities of Opportunity initiative. He is nationally recognized as a social entrepreneur because of his ability to develop "Community to Business" relationships with residents, employers, and unions. His innovative theory of change is reshaping the manner which community development is delivered throughout the nation. Return to top  Sonali JoshiVice President, Alliance Marketing, United Way of the Bay Area (UWBA) • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Sonali negotiates, develops and oversees strategic partnerships with corporate, community and government organizations that help drive community impact and increase the marketing reach of vital programs and services. Sonali was first introduced to United Way during her year as a Berkeley MBA Board Fellow. During that year, she not only sat on the United Way Board of Directors, but also provided a detailed analysis and growth strategy for a core United Way program, Week of Caring. In addition to her work at United Way, Sonali used her time at Berkeley to consult on strategy and marketing projects with Hewlett-Packard and R. Torre & Company (Torani flavored syrups), as well as nonprofits such as One World Health and World of Good. Prior to receiving her MBA, she served as the Strategic Planning Manager at Integer QSR, a Denver-based advertising agency that had billings over $60 million. She oversaw the market research and planning department for 17 McDonald's regions across the United States. She graduated summa cum laude from Northwestern University with a degree in Journalism. Return to top  Robin Joy• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Robin is a results-oriented executive focused on marketing, strategy and general management for top-tier start-ups as well as Fortune 500 companies. From 2004-2009, Robin was a Marketing Leader at Intuit, most recently Director of Marketing for QuickBooks, the #1 best-selling small business financial software, as well as related supplies, support and online services. Prior to joining Intuit, Robin held leadership positions with a variety of technology and consumer companies, including Digeo (formerly Moxi Digital), AltaVista, Odwalla, Clorox and Mercer Management Consulting. Robin has led and contributed to initiatives awarded numerous honors, including Warrillow's Small Business Marketer of the Year, TechTV's Best of Show at CES, Cannes International Advertising Festival's Golden Lion, Magazine Publishers of America's Kelly Award, Adweek's Best TV Spots of the 1990s and Public Relations Society's Silver Anvil. Robin was a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar in Australia where she received a M.A. with Honors from the University of Melbourne. Robin holds a B.A. from Dartmouth and M.B.A. from Stanford Return to top  Brian KaplanVice President, Development and Marketing, Silicon Valley Education Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Brian Kaplan is the Vice President, Development and Marketing at the Silicon Valley Education Foundation. Prior to 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 Nayela Keen Radiologist, UCSF • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Nayela started her Radiology residency at UCSF in July 2006 after completing an internship in Internal Medicine at Baptist Health System in Birmingham, AL. She grew up in Alabama, yes, a Southerner, and loved the opportunity she had to give back to the community in which she was raised. She has had the chance to give back to the global community over the past year through her involvement with Developments in Literacy, a US based non-profit organization working to fight illiteracy in rural Pakistan. She graduated from MIT with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 2001 and from Duke University with an MD in 2005. Return to top Shuja Keen Vice President, TRG Holdings • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Shuja has extensive hands-on experience in investing in and operating technology companies. He is currently a Vice President and Head of Global Business Development at TRG Holdings, a DC based partnership focused on the IT-enable services and BPO sector. At TRG Shuja has led post-acquisition integration, turnarounds, and global expansion initiatives. Prior to TRG, he co-founded HauteDecor, a New York based B2B solution for the high-end interior architecture and design industry. While at HauteDecor, Shuja raised over $15 million in venture capital financing and led the company from concept to a product design and development process, and negotiated strategic partnerships with several leading technology companies. Prior to that, he worked in the Strategic Capital Allocation Group at Morgan Stanley, where he advised on asset allocation of over $2.5 billion in the alternative investments sector - private equity and hedge funds. Shuja received his Bachelor's of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shuja is an active angel investor and an early stage advisor to technology companies. Return to top Leslie Keil Attorney, 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 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 Sylvia Kidder Barry Director of Development, California, Citizen Schools • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education In January 2007, Sylvia joined Citizen Schools (a national education initiative that connects adult volunteers with middle school students through hands-on apprenticeship programs after school), and currently leads their fundraising and community engagement efforts in California. Throughout her career, Sylvia has been dedicated to launching and building innovative social initiatives. Prior to Citizen Schools, she worked with the Washington Area Women's Foundation, where she led the programmatic design and fundraising efforts to launch a multi-year, multi-million dollar initiative to build the financial independence of low-income, women-headed families in the national capital region. Sylvia was a founding member of the U.S. and Canada program for Ashoka, an internationally-recognized non-profit driving the social entrepreneurship movement. At Ashoka, Sylvia served as the U.S. and Canada Associate Director, leading the grantmaking selection process for the U.S. reviewing, interviewing and conducting due diligence on hundreds of social programs. Sylvia has also consulted with nationally recognized non-profits, including GlobalGiving, Social Enterprise Alliance and the United Way of America. Return to top Judy Kleinberg VP, COO & General Counsel, • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Ms. Kleinberg is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of InSTEDD, an international nonprofit corporation (www.instedd.org) that is focused on humanitarian collaboration through technology innovation by developing technology-based tools for humanitarian aid and public health sectors to predict, mitigate, and respond more quickly and effectively to emergencies and human crises around the world. She serves on the California Emergency Partnership Advisory Workgroup to assist the Directors of the Office of Emergency Services and Office of Homeland Security in creating a comprehensive public-private disaster management program. Immediately prior to joining InSTEDD, she was Vice President of Policy and Programs at Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, where she created and directed the multi-sector, public-private Silicon Valley Disaster Planning Initiative, as well as the Technology Convergence Consortium promoting technology and nanobioconvergence innovation in California. Prior to that, she was an Executive Director of AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association), responsible for advancing the business interests of over 500 high tech companies in Silicon Valley and northern California. A member of the Palo Alto City Council from 2000-2007, she was elected Mayor in 2006, during which time she became a leader in promoting environmental policies, starting with signing the US Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement. As Mayor, she created two ground-breaking initiatives: the Palo Alto/Stanford Green Ribbon Task Force on Climate Protection, a model for community sustainability that has been copied by many other cities, and the Red Ribbon Task Force on Disaster Planning. During this time she served as a Director of the Santa Clara County Emergency Preparedness Council, and was elected Chair in 2006. She has also served as President of both the Santa Clara County Cities Association and the League of California Cities Peninsula Division, representing 27 cities from San Francisco through Silicon Valley. A recognized housing advocate, she has been a member of the Santa Clara County Housing Leadership Council, and a Director of the Santa Clara County Housing Trust Fund. She also served on the Santa Clara County Social Services Advisory Commission. Judy is a business law attorney with specialties in corporate/transactional law, business regulation, public policy, and nonprofit law and governance, and served as Vice President of California Women Lawyers. She currently serves on numerous public and private boards in Silicon Valley, including serving as a Director of The Full Circle Fund, an engaged philanthropy organization cultivating the next generation of community leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area, and as an Advisor to Loaves and Fishes, which provides services and free meals to families and seniors, and the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. Previously, Judy headed several public policy and law reform organizations, from leading an award winning children's advocacy organization to coordinating the start-up of the international women' foundation, The Global Fund for Women. Always interested in matters of public health, she served as President of both the California affiliate of Pro-Choice America, and the American Heart Association for Palo Alto/Stanford, and was the founder of the Northern California Friends of the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. An avid environmentalist, she was President of the Committee for Green Foothills, preserving the Bay Area greenbelt, and on the Board of the Sempervirens Fund, preserving old growth forests throughout the south Bay. She was also creator and founder of Palo Alto SAFE (a substance abuse prevention coalition), and Safer Summer, a program for free evening teen activities in Palo Alto, both of which were multiple award-winning initiatives. Return to top Judy Koch Board Member, Bring Me a Book Foundation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education A former English teacher-turned-CEO, Judy Koch increased revenues at RSP Manufacturing Corporation from $6 million to $95 million in seven years. But Koch wanted to do more than raise dollars. She sought to give the company's employees - 80 percent of whom were Hispanic - opportunities to help their children. The path: establish a library at the company to provide easy access to age-appropriate books. Employees embraced the program and, as they read to their children, their own language skills improved. After Koch sold RSP in 1997, she built on the library initiative. Koch's current goal is to increase literacy through a self-sustaining social enterprise that will provide read-aloud workshops and build libraries in underserved communities throughout the world. To achieve that goal, she established the Bring Me A Book Foundation. The Foundation has served more than 480,000 families at more than 850 library installations in preschools, childcare centers, homeless shelters, clinics, hospitals, community centers, Boys and Girls Clubs, and businesses throughout the United States and in several countries. All libraries include new, multicultural and multilingual books. The Foundation also provides a "train the trainer" First Teachers Read Aloud program in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Cambodian. Return to top Patrick Koppula CEO, ffwd • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Formerly a reformer of the music industry as co-founder, CEO and COO of GarageBand & iLike, he is now rethinking television & online video as the CEO of ffwd. He also mentors emotionally traumatized children and volunteers with various homeless service organizations. On a lighter note, he plays guitar for local rock cover band Bottom's Up. Return to top Peter Kuperman Founder / Managing Member, QED Benchmark Fund • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Peter is a graduate of U Penn & Wharton Management and Technology Program class of 1996, owner of QED Benchmark Fund, and host of "Chef by Night" dinner parties every now and then in San Francisco. Return to top  Victoria LaviAxway • 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  Anthony LeeGeneral Partner, Altos Ventures • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology Anthony Lee is a General Partner of Altos Ventures, a first-stage technology venture capital fund. He serves on the boards of several high-growth, global technology companies, including Accelovation, CrownPeak, Demandbase, GuardianEdge, and Xignite. Prior to Altos, Anthony served as Vice President of Marketing for social Web search pioneer Clip2.com. Previously, he was Vice President of Marketing for Evolve Software, which achieved a successful IPO in late 2000. Anthony also co-founded Signature Wines, an Inc. 500 distributor of private label wines. Anthony began his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and has published a national magazine. Anthony serves as a Director of the National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) and as a Trustee of FSC Business Today. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, and a founding member of the Full Circle Fund. Anthony earned his MBA from Stanford University and AB in Politics and Economics from Princeton University. Return to top Pearle Lee Senior Analyst, Parnassus Investments • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Pearle Lee joined Parnassus in 2007. Pearle previously was a research analyst at Soros Fund Management. She has also worked in equity research for IRG, a boutique investment bank in Hong Kong, and in mergers and acquisitions for BT Wolfensohn in New York. Pearle earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and her undergraduate degree from Yale University. She has served on the board of the Zonta Club, a philanthropic organization in Hong Kong; she has also served on the investment committee for Harbus Fund, a venture philanthropy based in Boston. Return to top Jeff Leininger Development Director, New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS) • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jeff joined New Leaders for New Schools over two years ago. He's currently the Director of Development for the Bay Area program, leading fundraising efforts in the Bay and working closely with the national organization in meeting organizational development goals. Before New Leaders he taught literature for several years on the community college level in New York City. Before that, he worked in the private sector and as an account manager for the San Francisco regional office of the Development Corporation for Israel. While completing his M.A. in literatyre from Hunter College, Jeff was Vice President of the graduate student body, managing the funding process for graduate student activities and clubs. In 1996 he graduated from Cornell University. Return to top  Amanda LevinsonDirector of Operations, Hope Street Group • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Amanda Levinson is Director of Operations for Hope Street Group, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing economic opportunity and prosperity in America. She helps develop organizational strategy and Hope Street Group's policy programs. She has published and spoken widely on immigration policy in both the United States and Europe, and has worked on environmental management and affordable housing policy on the U.S.-Mexico border. Most recently, Amanda was a consultant for the Council of Europe on comparative immigrant legalization programs. She has worked as a researcher for the Migration Policy Institute, Harvard and Oxford Universities and spent a year in Santiago, Chile interning for the International Organization for Migration. In 2001, she co-founded and served as the first Executive Director of VOZ in Portland, Oregon, a nonprofit organization that organizes and advocates for low-income immigrant workers. Return to top  Rick LiebmanConsultant, The Brenner Group • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Rick moved to the Bay area in late 2005, having spent the previous 15 years in Philadelphia. A native New Yorker, Rick attended Brown and Columbia Business School. His early career was in Investment Banking with L.F. Rothschild, Unterberg Towbin and Oppenheimer. After seeing the light, he shifted to the operating side of young, entrepreneurial companies. He has completed stints in Europe for a medical device company, and served as a CFO for three software, and one semiconductor company. Rick was a founding Board Member of "Living Beyond Breast Cancer" -- a Narberth, PA non-profit focused on educating breast cancer survivors and their families. Rick also co-founded "Lindi Skin" www.lindiskin.com the first specialty skin care company focused on dealing with the after effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments for can survivors. Rick lives in the Marina, has two kids, and lives for skiing fresh powder. Return to top Dan Loflin EIR, Globespan Capital • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Dan moved to the Bay Area 6 years ago to help start Trigo Technologies (enterprise software), and has played a number of leadership roles in the company including Sales and Services. Trigo was acquired by IBM in 2004, and Dan now has responsibility for a software business that is based in Dublin, Ireland. Prior to joining Trigo, Dan was a Senior Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Company in the Houston, Texas office, where he specialized in Corporate Finance and Restructuring assignments, as well as (ahem) oil and energy trading strategy. Prior to McKinsey, Dan served as the Vice President - Finance for a start-up oil and gas exploration company, as well as an investment banking analyst for Lehman Brothers. Dan has a BA from Columbia University, and a MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. Prior to Full Circle, when he could find a few moments between airports and customers, Dan enjoyed working on the family ranch in Texas, hiking/fishing/camping in Northern California, and was chomping at the bit to become a proficient welder and woodturner. Having joined Full Circle Fund, he expects to ease up on the welding. Return to top Sam Long Managing Director, Pinpoint Ventures • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated As Pinpoint's Managing Director, Sam directs all matters relating to Pinpoint's investment analysis and portfolio management. Prior to founding Pinpoint Sam was CEO & founder of Seattle based Jungle Studios, a content development firm serving national telecommunications and media companies. Prior to this he worked for Seattle based Global Ventures managing middle market Mergers & Acquisitions. He currently serves on the Board of Pinpoint portfolio companies eProject and DisplayScape Media, and holds an observer seat on the boards of Network Clarity and Allrecipes. Sam also serves on the board of San Francisco based Sprincgreek Corp., a private wealth management firm serving high net worth clients. Sam holds an MBA in finance & new enterprise development from Case Western Reserve's Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, OH. Return to top Evan Lurie Financial Advisor, Miceli Financial Partners • 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 currrently 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, Mobile, 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 Tom Lyons Independent Advisor, • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Tom is an 18 year veteran in the area of energy finance and capital markets. He studied energy and environmental policies as an undergraduate, and did policy work early in his career. Having recently returned to the Bay Area from London, his is anxious to re-connect with the Bay Area community and can't think of a better medium to do this and contribute my capabilities than through Full Circle. Return to top  Alex MacgillivrayGeneral Counsel, Twitter • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology Alex is a technology lawyer and after hours coder. He works as Senior Product Counsel and Intellectual Property Counsel at Google but in the past has been a start-up CTO, first grade teacher, management consultant and law firm peon. Return to top Marianne Manilov National Team Leader, The Engage Network • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Marianne Manilov is the co-founder of a new social venture that is creating communities for change, called The Engage Network. Engage was created to help find pathways for large numbers of people to get involved in social and environmental change. It builds small "living room" circle programs with well-known social change champions and catalysts. Prior to Engage, Manilov has had a 20 plus year professional career in non-profit, philanthropy and socially responsible business. She's run campaigns and programs for groups such as Amnesty International and Greenpeace International. She is the co-founder and former Executive Director of The Center for Commercial-Free Public Education, home of the UNPLUG campaign against Channel One. Under Manilov's direction, the Center was credited with bringing a bi-partisan coalition in 22 states together to address the issue of corporate influence and advertising in schools, including congressional hearings, 60 Minutes, and widespread international media attention. Manilov has appeared in a host of media outlets, including: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. Good Housekeeping, and Business Week. She has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and Good Morning America, and on the BBC. She serves as an advisor to several family foundations and on the board of directors of the Movement Strategy Center and EarthRights International. Return to top Brandee Marckmann Project Manager, Women's Funding Network • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Brandee Marckmann works at Women's Funding Network, a global philanthropic network of 153 women's foundations. At Women's Funding Network, Brandee serves as interim project manager of the Women Moving Millions campaign, which aims to inspire gifts of a million dollars and above in support of women's funds across the globe. Some of Brandee's past experience includes successfully completing a $5 million capital campaign for the Alameda County Community Food Bank as well as program director of an employment program for Sudanese refugee women as well as an ESL program for Sudanese refugee women. Currently, Brandee serves as congregational president of St. Francis Lutheran Church, which is internationally renown for its bold commitment to LGBT rights. Brandee holds bachelor's degrees in English and French from Central College. Return to top  Trina MartynowiczRegion 9 Air Permits Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Environment Trina Martynowicz's diverse professional background spans a wide range of environmental professions, including conservation, science, policy, and engineering. Such efforts include creating incentives for green construction, promoting biofuels and renewable energy, and removing harmful pesticides from the market. She currently works at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overseeing emission controls for sources with high levels of pollution. In addition, she oversees a national partnership between governments and private industries to enhance innovative technologies and research aimed to reduce regional air pollutants and greenhouse gases. Trina has also worked at the EPA in Washington DC setting regulation and guidance to cleanup the nation's most contaminated Federal sites, such as military bases. Her efforts also led to unprecedented national policies to minimize adverse environmental impacts of pollution to Native American Indians and environmental justice communities. 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 Colene McBeth Sr. Director Marketing, Microsoft Corporation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Colene McBeth is a Senior Director at Microsoft Corp. where she is responsible for global marketing and partner relations with the entrepreneurial community. In addition, she is responsible for Citizenship efforts associated with the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus. Prior to this role, Colene spent 5 years in London shaping Microsoft's worldwide marketing and business strategies in the consumer marketplace. Colene's emphasis was on defining Microsoft's consumer vision and coordinating and integrating consumer initiatives across markets worldwide. Colene has worked at Microsoft since 1992, holding many positions within the small business, consumer and entrepreneurial spaces. Return to top  Michael McCarthyCommunity Broadband Manager, City and County of San Francisco • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Technology Michael McCarthy has spent the last 15 years working with low-income families and communities. He has created welfare to work and technology training programs at Compass Family Center and Homeless Prenatal Program. He is currently working for the City of San Francisco on creating wireless networks for low income housing and communities. Michael has been an IT Director, employment specialist, technology curriculum developer, counselor, successful fund raiser, and program manager. He recently managed OpNet Community Ventures a workforce development program that trained young adults for jobs in the IT industry. He is currently assisting several San Francisco non-profits in developing community technology programs. For the past two years he has created wireless networks in low income communities in San Francisco. He was an active member of the San Francisco Mayors Digital Inclusion Task Force. He is on the steering committee of the Bay Area Community Technology Network and on the board of directors of Compass Community Services. He is also a Zerodivide Fellow with the Community Technology Foundation. He lives near Golden Gate Park with his wife and two young children. He holds a B.A. from Earlham College in Richmond, IN. Return to top Jennifer McClean Core F&DS Senior Associate, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Return to top Jillian McCoy • Circle Coordinator member • Impact Circle: Education Jillian previously worked as a Research Analyst at Russell Reynolds Associates, a global Executive Search firm. There she supported the firm's Media, Entertainment and Convergence practice. While attending college, she interned at ChildTrends Inc, a not for profit research center, and various other non profits in both Washington DC and San Francisco. Most recently she has explored her interest in social enterprise through her work with Social Venture Technology Group and HIP Investor in San Francisco. Return to top Rory McInerney Vice President, Intel Corporation • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Rory completed a BE in Electical Engineering at University College Cork, Ireland in 1986. He was recruited from College by Philips Research Laboratories in The Netherlands to develop breakthrough semiconductor technology and products. Rory was then recruited in 1990 by Intel Corporation in California to work on the 386 microprocessor family of products. He continued at Intel working on successive generations of microprocessor and computer platform development, while completing an MBA at Santa Clara University. Rory currently runs the development organization for high end server computer products at Intel. Products from the group form the heart of 5 of the 10 most powerful computers in the world including one deployed at Nasa Ames Research in Mountain View. He has been a leader in the yearly fundraising effort at Intel for the United Way of Santa Clara, with Intel being one of three members of the "Million Dollar Club". Rory is also a member of the United Way of Santa Clara Young Leaders Society. Return to top  Salvador MenjivarExecutive Director, OneCalifornia Foundation • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Salvador Menjivar is the Executive Director of OneCalifornia Foundation, a non-profit organization promoting economic development for low income individuals and small business in Oakland and the Bay Area. In his position Mr. Menjivar has spearheaded numerous initiatives and program to improve the Oakland community. He developed the Community Home Loan Fund, to help advocate for borrowers in the process of foreclosure. He has also led the Foundation in the creation of a program to provide financial education and free checking & savings account for the under banked. Mr. Menjivar has promoted support for emerging business in Oakland and directed OneCalifornia Foundation in the acquisition and growth of a program that provides small business in Oakland the opportunity to sell over the internet. The program, Oaklandunwrapped.org now provides over 100 small businesses with a marketplace to sell on line, as well as educates and encourages shoppers to support local businesses, which strengthens our community. Mr. Menjivar has been in positions of leadership in the private and nonprofit sectors for over fifteen years. While attending school in New York he helped launch an import-export company brokering and selling organic foods from Latin America. He has also directed political campaigns on behalf of the California Democratic Party. Most recently he served as Executive Director of Hamilton Family Center in San Francisco. Salvador has also served on governmental commissions in the Cities of San Francisco and Berkeley. He has volunteered his time on many Boards of Directors in the Bay Area -including the Mission Area Federal Credit Union, as President and Treasurer. He holds a degree in Economics from New York based New School University and an M.B.A from the University of San Francisco. Salvador has recently received several awards, including a local award from the Full Circle Fund for innovation, and a National Achievement Award from the National Alliance to End Homelessness for his work on ending homelessness for families and children. Return to top Brad Michaels Founder & Director, socialab.net • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Brad is the founder of SociaLab, which works to achieve the greatest social good together with companies and nonprofits. Brad recently helped launch a social venture that provides debit cards and money transfers for "unbanked" workers, securing partnerships with community organizations and leading companies (including Starbucks); He also helped market a social franchise that supports micro-entrepreneurs in rural India. Brad has developed business plans and self- financing strategies for several nonprofits. Brad is both a management specialist (MBA) and health professional (MPH). He led best practice research on environmental sustainability for European companies for five years. Brad also led health and humanitarian teams to 18 low income countries, including multiple missions to Sudan, and lived in Malawi and Kenya for five years. Return to top Matt Miley Staff Attorney, California Public Utilities Commission • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment A newly licensed California attorney who recently arrived in San Francisco from Minneapolis, MN, Matt has a passion for music, technology, and intellectual property law. Matt graduated from Colgate Univeristy in 2000, and obtained a J.D. from the Univeristy of Saint Thomas School of Law in 2005. He collects concert poster art and records and spends much of his free time attending concerts in the Bay Area. Return to top  Michael MillmanManaging Director, JP Morgan Chase • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Mike is a Managing Director at JPMorgan leading their Equity Capital Markets Technology, Media and Telecom origination and execution practice. In that capacity, he is responsible for the overall execution of IPOs, secondaries and other private and public equity-related offerings. Mike is also actively involved in the JPM's recruiting efforts globally. Mike holds a BA in Economics/Statistics from Rutgers University and an MBA from Columbia University. Return to top  Lisa MiltonCEO, AZAP Mobile • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Lisa Milton is the Housing Development Manager at Peninsula Habitat for Humanity. Before joining Habitat, Lisa was a community organizer for 8 years with the PICO National Network. She worked in East Palo Alto to create some of the strongest affordable housing policy in the state, and she helped start a housing trust fund in San Mateo County. In 2002, Lisa founded a non-profit, L.A. Voice, and together with the community, helped establish a film academy for South Los Angeles high school students. She has also worked in El Salvador to train farmers to advocate with the World Bank and in Senegal, to train migrant women about micro-enterprises. Lisa studied Economics and Political Science at Columbia and Cambridge Universities. Return to top  Devaa Haley Mitchell-DinanMinister, Spiritual Director, Radiant Essence Services • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Devaa was most recently the Director of Member Engagement at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS). Previously, she was Executive Director of Full Circle Fund. As a Fulbright scholar, she spent several years working with indigenous groups in the Brazilian Amazon. Her work focused on ethnic art, documenting the cultural, environmental, and economic significance of traditional crafts. Rooted in her deep appreciation of indigenous art, Devaa birthed a handicraft cooperative - helping tribal peoples of the Gurupi river valley to export their art internationally for museums and collectors in the United States. Devaa also spent time with shamans of the Tembe' tribe, exploring and participating in their ancient healing rituals. Devaa earned both her B.A. in anthropology and her M.A. in international development policy at Stanford University. She has trained for nine years with Miracle of Love, a spiritual organization focused on cathartic release work. She has been professionally performing both music and theater since the age of seven, and completed the Professional Actor's Certification at UCLA (including theater, film, voice and movement). Recently, Devaa trained in traditional Indian music at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India and is completing a six month training in holistic sexuality. Devaa works with both movement and expression to help people embody and manifest a divine life. Return to top  Christopher Mondini• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Christopher Mondini is a multilingual economist and former US diplomat, working to help companies address the challenges of their overseas ventures. Currently, he works as a Senior Manager with the Silicon Valley practice of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, conducting investigations for clients facing fraud or corruption allegations related to international trade and investment. 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 LGBT 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 working group on corruption. He is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service '88 and Johns Hopkins (SAIS) '91. Return to top Bill Mooney Vice President, GM of Farmville, Zynga • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Bill is a vice president at Zynga and the GM of FarmVille, having previously run Mafia Wars and the Casino/Casual/iPhone studio. He joined Zynga after eight years in traditional gaming, including stints at Activision and Lucas Arts, and five years as a trial lawyer. Bill has also written for television, including animation and live-action. Bill has a B.A. from McGill University and a J.D. from the University of Iowa. Return to top  Natasha MooneyBusiness Development, Virgance • Circle Coordinator member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Natasha Mooney is a member of the Business Development and Marketing team at Virgance. Natasha received her B.A. in Urban Studies in 2008 from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was involved in environmental advocacy and building curriculum based community service programs. She is also an alumna of the International Honors Program, during which she conducted comparative research in urban development in Buenos Aires, Beijing, and Bangalore. She is an active member of the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, enjoys traveling, and is interested in the spatial challenges facing mega-cities in the developing world. Originally from Philadelphia, Natasha currently lives in the Mission District of San Francisco. Return to top  Kiana MoradiAttorney and Co-founder, MORADI SASLAW LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Kiana is an attorney specializing in family law. Her practice focuses on complex dissolution matters and contested custody issues. She has represented clients in issues involving valuation of businesses, stock options, and division of limited partnerships. She has also represented parents in contested custody cases, including move-aways. She holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, with a concentration in business law, and a B.A. in Psychology from UC Berkeley. Kiana has a passion for improving the lives of children and their families through education and has been a member of the Education Circle since 2007. Return to top  Rick MordesovichManaging Director, Baker Avenue Asset Management • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology Return to top Camilla Nelson Program Manager, Global Social Investment, Hewlett-Packard Company • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Return to top Greg Nelson Associate Director for Energy, Environment, and Technology, White House Office of Social Engagement • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Greg Nelson was most recently the Vice President for Client Services and Strategy at Kintera and the Senior Managing Partner for CTSG, a division of Kintera that works with progressive nonprofits, campaigns, and socially responsible businesses on technology, advocacy, and fundraising strategies. Greg directed CTSG's sales, marketing, and business development efforts, working out of the San Francisco Office. While at CTSG, Greg opened and built CTSG's Washington DC Office, and has lead many of CTSG's major client sales efforts and projects. Prior to CTSG, Greg served as speechwriter and communications aide to former Peace Corps Director Mark Gearan and worked on dozens of political campaigns. Greg has spoken on the intersection of technology and political organizing at several national conferences, including the Nonprofit Technology Conference and the Social Venture Network. His writing includes the chapter on effective use of the Internet in "Loud and Clear in an Election Year: Amplifying the Voices of Community Advocates" - published by the Spin Project. Greg earned his B.A. in Political Science and History from Yale University. Return to top Joshua Neubert Executive 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  Lindsay NorcottProgram Manager, Entrepreneurs Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Lindsay Norcott serves as the Program Manager at Entrepreneurs Foundation. In her role, she consults with EF member companies as they design, implement, and enhance their community involvement programs. From setting strategy with executives, to working with employee volunteers to plan activities, Lindsay's role is to support companies as they develop their corporate citizenship efforts. Additionally, Lindsay drives communications to the EF network through the monthly newsletter, seasonal initiatives, and various social networking tools. These communications aim to share best practices between companies, educate community relations practitioners about key issues, and encourage ongoing dialogue about corporate community involvement. Lindsay received her bachelor's degree from Pomona College, where she was a four-year varsity athlete and Division III National Champion in water polo. Return to top  Melanie NutterDeputy Director, Office of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi • 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 Jenna Olsen Sr. Manager, Customer Energy Efficiency, PG&E • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Jenna Olsen is the Senior Manager for Government Partnerships and Third Parties in the Customer Energy Efficiency Department at PG&E. Before coming to PG&E, Jenna worked with a sustainability consulting firm advising multinational corporations on integrating sustainability into their businesses. She also served as Executive Director of the Tuolumne River Trust for 6 years, a San-Francisco non-profit where she now volunteers. She has also been active in the Golden Gate Triathlon Club. She has a joint Masters in Public Policy and Natural Resources from the University of Michigan, and graduated with High Distinction from the University of Virginia. Return to top Jennifer Olsen Senior Director, Marketing and Creative (Piperlime), Gap, Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Jennifer is the Senior Director of Marketing & Creative for Piperlime, an online shoe shop from Gap Inc. Before joining Gap in 2001, Jennifer held marketing positions at The Walt Disney Company, pets.com and The Pepsi-Cola Company. She received a BA in Political Science from Colgate and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. A long-time tutor at KIPP's San Francisco Bay Academy, Jennifer is also an active member of the Junior League of San Francisco. Return to top Jack Oswald CEO, SynGest Inc • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Jack Oswald is a technology leader and visionary with more than 20 years experience in the high-tech industry. He has founded and held key management roles at Internet and technology startups including having raised tens of millions of dollars to fund his ventures. As CEO of AlioTV, Jack brought high definition video-on-demand service to the living room TV via broadband. Prior to AlioTV, Jack created content security and digital rights management to protect copyrighted digital media while Chairman and CEO of SecureMedia Inc. SecureMedia is now the recognized world leader in DRM solutions for broadband multimedia. Prior to founding SecureMedia, Jack was Director of the Internet Products Division at Borland International, where he led the company's Internet strategy and its early adoption of Java technology, and the development of world leading development tools. Jack and his wife are members of E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs). He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Engineering Sciences degree from Dartmouth College, specializing in Electronic Design. As an instrument-rated pilot, when not building startups you'll find Jack flying his fuel-efficient single engine airplane. Return to top  Marc PayneChevron - Global Upstream and Gas • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Marc is a Business Development Manager in the Global Gas division of Chevron Corporation based in San Ramon, CA. Marc's primary focus is to assist in the commercial development of Chevron's major natural gas, pipeline, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) and GTL (Gas to Liquids) projects around the world. Regions covered include Australia, West Africa, Europe, Eurasia and South America. Prior to is current position, he has held various business development, finance and technical positions in the energy industry, and lived seven years internationally in Asia and Europe. Marc has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Penn State University and an MBA from Tulane University. Return to top  Braden PenhoetAttorney, Morrison & Foerster • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Braden is a corporate lawyer representing public, private and nonprofit companies. He previously practiced law at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP in Los Angeles, and the Center for International Environmental Law in Washington, D.C. Braden also has served as a strategic consultant to nonprofit, government and startup company enterprises. His practice focuses primarily on company representation and finance in the cleantech/greentech and life sciences sectors. Braden holds degrees from Stanford University, the UCLA School of Law, and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Return to top Sam Perry President, Ascendance Ventures • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Return to top Chris Peters Technology Analyst, CompuMentor/TechSoup Global • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology Chris currently works at Techsoup in San Francisco as a technology writer and tech analyst for the Gates-funded MaintainIT Project, which aims to provide IT management guidance to libraries. He wrote "Recipes for a 5 Star Library" -- http://www.maintainitproject.org/node/240#CB2 -- and is currently writing a followup. Chris previously worked at the Washington State Library as a technology consultant and technology trainer. Prior to that, he worked for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as a technology trainer and tech support analyst for the U.S. Libraries Program. He received his Master's in Library Science from the University of Michigan in 1997. He graduated from Amherst College with a History degree in 1994. Return to top  Scott PofcherVice President, Private Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Scott is a partner 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 Pollock President, 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 Jason Portnoy Chief Financial Officer, Palantir Technologies • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Mr. Portnoy is Clarium's Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Clarium, Mr. Portnoy was the Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at PayPal. As a senior member of PayPal's financial team, Mr. Portnoy was responsible for the corporate financial model, M&A due diligence, and communications with the investment community. Mr. Portnoy graduated cum laude from the University of Colorado, with a BS in Chemical Engineering. Mr. Portnoy is a candidate for the CFA Charter and passed Level I of the CFA Program in 2004. Before joining Clarium, Mr. Portnoy was the Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis at PayPal. As a senior member of PayPal's financial team, Mr. Portnoy was responsible for the corporate financial model, M&A due diligence, and communications with the investment community. Mr. Portnoy graduated cum laude from the University of Colorado, with a BS in Chemical Engineering. Mr. Portnoy is a candidate for the CFA Charter and passed Level I of the CFA Program in 2004. 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  John PowerExecutive Director, The Volunteer Center • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity John Power was appointed Executive Director of The Volunteer Center Serving San Francisco and San Mateo Counties in May 2002. He leads an organization that is nationally recognized for programs that engage youth, people with disabilities, corporate employees and prospective nonprofit board members in service to the community. John first joined The Volunteer Center in May 1999 to direct the Corporate Services Program. In October 2000 he was named Managing Director of Programs. The agency's Board of Directors appointed him Deputy Director in November 2001. He was appointed Executive Director six months later. As a recognized leader in nonprofit management, organizational capacity-building and volunteerism, John appears frequently on television and radio broadcasts and in the print media. He also serves on the statewide Volunteer Centers of California Board of Directors. Prior to joining The Volunteer Center, John established a notable reputation in the public service and political arenas, serving as Deputy District Director for San Jose Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren from 1995-98. Previously, he supported Lofgren on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors for five years as a legislative aide. A 40-year resident of the Bay Area, John has lived in San Francisco for 16 years. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and in 1989 earned an MBA from Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business Administration. John is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo & Marin, chairing its Board Development Committee. Return to top  Rahul PrakashVirgance • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Rahul's commitment to public service is the by-product of his unwavering desire for exploration, entrepreneurship and a change in the status quo. For two years, Rahul served as Communications Director & Press Secretary for New York State Assemblymember and 2006 Democratic State Attorney General Candidate Michael Gianaris. During his time with Mr. Gianaris, Rahul worked on myriad legislation, including environment and consumer protection policy. Rahul was instrumental in drafting legislation that provided New York taxpayers with a $4,000 tax benefit when purchasing a vehicle using hybrid technology. At New Yorkers for Gianaris, Rahul managed a communications operation and was responsible for managing and coordinating with Democratic State Party press operations and representatives to implement local and national press strategy. Candidate Gianaris became front-runner of 2006 race and the campaign raised $4 million dollars. From 2005 to 2006 Rahul was one of 68 nationally selected to the prestigious Coro Foundation Fellowship, a national nine-month fellowship in public affairs. During his time as a Fellow, Rahul worked on high level consultancy projects across all sectors, such as a leading a comparative assessment of Pittsburgh City Television programming, and formulating a statewide press and fundraising strategy for Valerie McDonald Roberts, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. Currently, Rahul serves as Vice President of Growth & Operations at Spock, the leading search engine for people. Rahul is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he studied Psychology and started The Advantix Group, a college guerrilla marketing company. Rahul currently resides in San Francisco, where in his spare time, he can be seen reading 4 or 5 books at a time, surfing, running, and grimacing when the Lakers lose a game. Return to top Amrit Rao Golden Gate Capital • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology Amrit Rao is at Golden Gate Capital and was most recently an Analyst at the Credit Suisse Technology Group in its Mergers and Acquisitions practice, where he focused on the software and Internet verticals. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2005, he was a research scientist at the Stanford University Medical Center and the National Biocomputation Center. Amrit graduated with Distinction and Phi Beta Kappa honors from Stanford with degrees in Biological Sciences and Economics. Return to top  Sudeep RaoFounding Partner, Deep-Solutions • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Sudeep is an engineer and a social entrepreneur engaged in the design of elegant and positively disruptive solutions for challenges to our socioeconomic and environmental sustainability. These solutions are designed with the objective of building powerfully beautiful communities. Current projects include: design consulting; development of a local green jobs economy; systems for healthy food access in food deserts; enhancing the local public health system; cross-sector partnership development; a national, decentralized youth-led grassroots project to develop emerging leaders in the sustainability movement; and a prize and incubation platform to stimulate innovations in water. An immigrant from south India, he's trained in the chemical and environmental field with 20 years experience in the academic, nonprofit, government and private semiconductor industry environments. He has worked on water and wastewater treatment in heavy industries, acid rain mitigation, as well as groundwater remediation in Los Alamos, New Mexico. For the last 5 years he has dedicated himself to rectifying the environmental injustices in the southeast community of San Francisco and directed Literacy for Environmental Justice, a nonprofit based in the community of Bayview Hunters Point, a rich and deep neighborhood that he now calls home. He's a member of the following: Engineers for a Sustainable World, Engineers Without Borders, Californians for a Healthy and New Green Economy, UCSF's University-Community Partnerships Council, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Restoration Advisory Board, Mayor's Shape Up Initiative's Southeast Food Access Group, and The American Institute of Chemical Engineers-NorCal chapter. He enjoys shooting with 35mm black & white film, does yoga daily and rows every week on a whaleboat in the San Francisco bay. Return to top Jason Rissman Google Mobile Ads, Google, Inc. • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Jason has spent the last two years at Google, where he now is focused on helping build its mobile advertising business. Prior to Google, Jason founded a sustainable lifestyle media company called Shift Media, which won a $100,000 NYU Stern business plan competition. Other past experience includes managing a non-profit theatre company in Chicago, leading a German Internet company's entrance to Spain, and working with micro-entrepreneurs in Nicaragua. Jason is originally from the suburbs of Chicago, and is thrilled to be living in Berkeley. Return to top  Darian Rodriguez Heyman• Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Darian has a strong history of building businesses, facilitating community development and supporting worthy causes. He currently serves as Executive Director of Craigslist Foundation, which works to educate, empower and connect emerging nonprofit leaders. Darian also co-founded Beyond Interactive to Grey Global Group (now part of WPP), and he was active in the Internet marketing industry during the late 1990s. Since then, he has made a conscious decision to dedicate his life to philanthropy and the Arts, and has also provided seed capital and consulting to a wide variety of small businesses across the country. Heyman was one of the Internet industry's most active and passionate evangelists, dubbed "Professor Internet" by Adweek magazine. Darian has also worked with Michael Franti & Spearhead for more than 4 years to help produce their annual 911 Power to the Peaceful festival in Golden Gate Park, a free concert for social justice and peace that drew over 60,000 last year. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Project Ahimsa; started Project Pangea 2002; was a founding Board member of the Society for Internet Advancement-San Francisco; was a correspondent for Internet marketing newsletter ClickZ; served as Adjunct Professor of E-Commerce Marketing for San Jose State University; and was Team Leader of Proctor & Gamble's FAST Media Buying & Professional Development committee. Mr. Heyman holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Return to top Brian Rogers Executive 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 Ronzani Vice President, Social Responsibility Group, Wells Fargo • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity 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  Rebecca RosenTechnical Director for Climate Change, IFC Jones & Stokes • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Rebecca Rosen specializes in leading multidisciplinary teams, finding innovative technical solutions, and creating stakeholder consensus. Rebecca has more than nine years of professional experience with regulatory compliance, project management, policy implementation, consulting, and research in air quality, climate change, energy, public health, and the public sector. Rebecca recently joined ICF Jones & Stokes from the US EPA Region 9 in San Francisco, California, where she worked as an air quality scientist and implemented national policy in California on conformity, state implementation plans, and NEPA. Rebecca also proposed and implemented a multi-agency satellite aerosol field experiment to assess particulate matter in California's Central Valley. Rebecca's graduate research at the University of California, Berkeley, focused on measurements of nitrogen oxides and the production of ozone in Houston, Texas. She received her undergraduate degree at Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In her spare time, Rebecca enjoys most outdoor sports, including soccer, biking, and skiing. Return to top  Heather SarniMarketing & Recruiting Manager, Greenberg Traurig, LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Upon graduating from UCLA, Heather Sarni moved to Little Rock Arkansas to work for Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign in 1992. After working in the Public Affairs Office at the USDOJ for two years, she attended law school at Stanford, graduating in 1998. She has held various professional positions surrounding the law since then, including as a corporate associate at a large San Francisco law firm, a legal headhunter, and her current poisiton as a marketing & recruiting manager at an AMLAW top 10 law firm. Return to top  Paul SaundersBoard of Directors, Cambodian Children's Fund • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Paul is currently a partner at TriSpan Partners, LLC, a boutique merger and acquisition and financial advisory firm located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to joining TriSpan Partners, Paul worked in the investment banking group of WR Hambrecht + Co, where he focused on the information security sector. Prior to WR Hambrecht, Paul worked for several years at SoundView Technology Group as a senior sell-side research analyst covering information security companies. Prior to his career in technology investment banking and research, Paul worked for fifteen years at various Silicon Valley companies in both engineering and product marketing positions. Paul has been involved with a variety of charitable organizations over the past decade, and is on the Board of Directors of Cambodian Children's Fund, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and Sacred Sites International. He has also been a financial advisor regarding accessing capital markets to Unitus, a Seattle-based organization that accelerates the growth of the world's highest potential emerging microfinance institutions. Paul holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management. Return to top 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 Marco Sgroi • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Marco is the Director of the Wireless Sensor Networks Lab sponsored by Pirelli and Telecom Italia, which is located in Berkeley. He got a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Universita' La Sapienza di Roma and a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California at Berkeley. Then, he has worked as a Researcher in the areas of wireless and embedded systems first at the University of California at Berkeley and then at NTT Docomo Euro-Labs. In 2006 he started the operations of the Wireless Sensor Networks Lab sponsored by Pirelli and Telecom Italia. Since then, he manages the activities of the Lab that focus on the research and development of advanced technologies based on wireless sensors and their application in areas such as automotive, health care and energy management. Return to top Jeff Sheridan Vice President & Charitable Planning Consultant, Fidelity Charitable Services • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Jeff Sheridan is vice president and charitable planning consultant for Fidelity Charitable Services (FCS). FCS is a leader in providing charitable solutions to advisors and their clients, helping them to achieve their philanthropic goals. Jeff's primary responsibilities focus on donor outreach through advisors in the Pacific Northwest Region. He spends much of his time educating about charitable planning solutions, including the Fidelity Charitable Gift FundSM, which operates a donor advised fund program and is the nation's fourth largest public charity. Jeff joined FCS in 2004 and has held progressive positions on both the Service and Fundraising teams to further the cause of American philanthropy. Jeff, a graduate of Babson College in Wellesley, MA, is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP). Return to top  Michelle ShutzerAssociate Director, The Stride Center • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Technology Michelle has been working with nonprofits: arts, media, social justice and community technology organizations for over 10 years. She has managed numerous outcomes-based programs that have positively impacted service delivery for community based organizations in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Currently at Street Tech she is managing development efforts and serving on the EmpowerNet collaborative. She served as corporate liaison at the Bay Area Video Coalition, steering committee for the San Francisco Information Technology Consortium, the associate director for the Youth Media Initiative at the National Alliance of Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) as well as an entrepreneur and business consultant to commercial and social benefit corporations. Selected as a fellow of the Congress-Busndestag exchange, and Zero Divide Fellow, she participates with the Community Technology Network as well as online social networks doing social good. Her Masters in Nonprofit Administration is from the University of San Francisco. Return to top Shawn Simpson V1 Private Jets • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Shawn Simpson is technical advisor at V1 Private Jets, a company specializing in private jet charter and developing technology to increase the efficiency of the private jet industry. He also serves on advisory boards for several California based companies. Prior to joining V1 he worked as a Unix System Administrator at Xoom.com and subsequently Google Inc. Before that Shawn worked as a Demographic GIS Specialist at GreenInfo Network, a non-profit dedicated to helping organizations utilize computer mapping technology. He attended college at UC Santa Cruz where he earned degrees in Biology and Environmental Studies. Return to top Scott Smith Partner, Hanson Bridgett LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Scott Smith is a partner with the San Francisco law offices of Hanson Bridgett. Scott has been in practice for over a dozen years and focuses on corporate and tax matters. Typically Scott acts as outside general counsel to clients of all sizes - from early stage technology companies to publicly traded corporations. A substantial portion of Scott's practice focuses on sustainable business, and he acts as counsel to companies such as Kiva Microfunds, Social Fusion, Investors' Circle, Barefoot Motors and Lemnis Lighting. Scott also has considerable experience forming and representing investment funds in this area, such as Social Enterprise Expansion Fund, Patient Capital Collaborative and a Clean Tech fund in the process of being formed now. Scott has experience sitting on the other side of the table as well and is the Co-Chair of the Keiretsu Forum's Social Investment Committee. In this role Scott is charged with sourcing and screening social investment opportunities for the largest angel investment organization in the US. Scott holds a JD, MA in International Relations and a LLM in taxation. When Scott isn't replying to email, he spends as much time as possible with his wife Lisa and his two children, Cameron and Grace. Scott is also a fan of a fitness regiment known as crossfit that combines gymnastics, Olympic lifting and aerobics into one. Try it - you'll like it. Return to top  Marc SmolowitzExecutive Producer, • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology Marc Smolowitz is an Academy Award nominated documentary film & television producer (The Weather Underground '03, Trembling Before G-d '01), published writer, and media/marketing professional with 17+ years of diverse professional experience across all aspects of the entertainment business. Most recently, he was a Producer at TellyTopia, an Internet/TV/Broadband Media company based in the Silicon Valley where he oversees all creative, production and marketing endeavors. From 2008 to present, he has served as Chair of Technology Circle at Full Circle Fund. He has also been the Co-chair of the Community Technology Network (CTN) of the Bay Area since it was founded in 2001 and serves on the Professional Advisory Committee for Digital Filmmaking, Web Design & Interactive Media at the Art Institute of California-Sn Francisco. Other current involvements include: Advisory Board, The Public Press, an innovative Bay Area journalism project; Grant Maker, Cultural Funding Panels, City of Oakland & County of Alameda. From 2002-2007, he was the Development Director & Senior Staff Producer at Access SF - Cable Channels 29/76, the nonprofit that manages community access cable television for the City and County of San Francisco. In this role, he oversaw all aspects of fund raising, marketing and business development and regularly developed quality television programming with local nonprofits partners. From 1995-2001, he was the President/Founder of Turbulent Arts, Inc., an international film and television company that served as a producer, distributor and sales agent for quality independent films from around the world. Notably, the company released LILIES, the film by John Greyson that won the Canadian Genie (Oscar) for Best Picture. In 1998, Turbulent Arts was ranked the 26th largest film company in the United States entertainment market, the 14th among independents (Source: The Hollywood Reporter.) Elsewhere in his career, Smolowitz has served as Executive Director of Petaluma Community Access TV, Programming Coordinator at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Founding Programmer at the Sacramento Festival of Cinema, among other key positions in the media, film, television and not-for-profit space. Return to top  Rebecca SmullinAttorney, Altshuler Berzon LLP • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Rebecca Smullin is a public interest attorney at Altshuler Berzon LLP, where she focuses on labor and civil rights law. She serves on the board of Huckleberry Youth Programs, a San Francisco non-profit that provides health clinics and other services to youth, and is also an active member of the San Francisco Women's Political Committee. Ms. Smullin has worked internationally for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and as a strategy consultant to a variety of government, non-profit and private organizations. Her background includes work in journalism, immigration policy, and fair lending. Ms. Smullin is a graduate of Yale Law School and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Return to top  Tracy SolomonDirector of Operations & Strategic Resources, Education Trust West • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Tracy has spent much of her career in entrepreneurial private sector companies, including retail and graphic arts publishing, working in a wide array of areas including strategic and financial planning, project management, research and data evaluation and generally helping make order out of chaos. Tracy worked at the National Endowment for the Arts and was involved in various research projects for small local nonprofits. She founded Solomon Consulting in 2005 and is committed to using her analytical and project management skills to help nonprofit organizations achieve their missions as effectively as possible. Clients have included Oakland Unified School District, The Tides Foundation, Marin Education Fund and others. Tracy holds an MBA from UC Berkeley, and a B.A. in Theater and English from Wesleyan University. Return to top  Marc SpencerCEO, Juma Ventures • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Education Marc Spencer, Ed.D, is a community activist with 15 years of experience in youth development as a teacher, high school counselor, and non-profit administrator. Marc has experience in private and charter school design, curriculum development, program evaluation, non-profit program management, and grant development. His accomplishments include the development of a San Francisco African American private school and the design and directorship of the nation's first Upward Bound Visual and Performing Arts program. Marc recently served as the Business Development Director for Walden House Inc. Before becoming Juma's Executive Director Marc served as the agency's Associate Director for over a year. During this tenure Marc played an instrumental role in developing and implementing performance management and evaluation systems at Juma. Marc holds a bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as master's and doctorate degrees in Education from the University of San Francisco. Return to top  Ben SperoPrincipal, Spectrum Equity Investors • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Ben leads our Affordable Housing Impact Circle. By day, he is a Principal with Spectrum Equity Investors in Menlo Park, focusing on private equity investments in communications and media industries. Prior to joining Spectrum, Ben was the co-founder of TouchPak, a wireless data service provider that uses wireless local area networks to enable online access in captive waiting environments. He was also previously a strategy consultant with Bain & Company, where he worked on projects in cellular communications and semiconductors. Ben attended Duke University and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Economics and History. Return to top Mark Sugarman Managing Partner, MHS Capital • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Mark joined Full Circle in November 2004, and participates in the Education Impact Circle. Return to top  Julia SzeSenior Investment Strategist, Wells Fargo Family Wealth Group • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Julia W. Sze, CFA, is a Senior Investment Strategist with Wells Fargo's Family Wealth Group, acting as chief investment Officer for some of the Bank's largest and most complicated families. She managed portfolios in emerging markets, commodities, and the Greater China region for 10 years before launching a long/short Asia Pacific equity hedge fund in 1999. In 2004, she moved into the wealth management industry and has been actively involved in the community by serving on the Investment Committees of the Marin Community Foundation and the Mill Valley Public Schools Endowment, as well as volunteering with Slide Ranch, Trips for Kids, Year Up, and acting as Goodwill Ambassador for Wells Fargo's Wealth Management Group. Julia holds a B.A. in Economics and an M.A. in East Asian Studies from Stanford University and lives in Marin County. Return to top  Pete SzymanskiGeneral Counsel, Head of Corporate Development, Cuil • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Pete was most recently an associate in the Securities practice group and a member of the Cooley Godward Kronish Business department. He joined the Firm in 2000 and is resident in the Palo Alto office. Pete has a general business and corporate practice with an emphasis on the representation of emerging growth companies in the formation, venture capital financing, merger and acquisition and public equity financing stages. Prior to joining the Firm, Pete worked with Bridge Information Systems, Inc. in the Hong Kong office as a software designer and developer of automated financial systems for investment banks and brokerage houses. Prior to Bridge, he worked with Ernst & Young LLP in the Warsaw, Poland office in the information technology department. Pete received a J.D., from Duke University School of Law, where he was the recipient of the Kosciuszko Foundation Scholarship and a member of the Duke Journal of Comparative Law. He received his M.B.A. with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and a B.S., magna cum laude, in Management Information Systems from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Pete is a member of the State Bar of California. Return to top Nicholas Talarico President, Board of Directors, FORGE • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Nick Talarico is the President of the Board of Directors of FORGE, an international non-profit organization that works to transform African refugee camps into productive incubators for community and personal development. Prior to joining FORGE's board in 2008, Nick served as the organization's Operations Director in 2006 and 2007. As Operations Director, Nick oversaw partnerships, strategic direction, systems management, marketing, & promotion. In late 2007, after spearheading FORGE's assessment mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nick worked with FORGE Founder & Executive Director Kjerstin Erickson to develop the initial concepts for FORGE's Collaborative Project Planning Model. Currently, Nick is the Director of Publisher Development for OfferPal Media, Inc., the first "Managed Offer Platform" for social applications, online communities and e-commerce sites. Nick graduated in 2002 from the George Washington University Honors Program in Psychology. Return to top  Michael TanneFounder and CEO, Wink.com • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Michael is founder and CEO of Wink, a new Web search engine. Michael was a founder of AdForce, a successful Internet ad serving company which went public in 1999 and was later acquired by CMGi. Michael was then EIR at RedPoint Ventures, where he founded XDegrees, a provider of solutions for distributed file storage, acquired by Microsoft in 2002. Prior to AdForce, Michael directed product management at Verity, the leader in enterprise search. Previously, Michael was Assistant Director of the Center for Emerging Technology Enterprises in Warsaw, Poland where he helped entrepreneurs create technology companies. His first company was Madenta Communications, a provider of speech and computer access devices for the disabled. Michael is an active investor and advisor to in early stage companies such as Cloudmark, a leader in anti-spam solutions, LinkedIn, Flock, SimplyHired, RealTravel and Edgeio. Michael is a Founder and Board Member of Full Circle Fund. Michael holds an MBA from Stanford University and a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta. Return to top  Marc ThibaultOwner, Green Age • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment; Global Economic Opportunity Marc Thibault is a green explorer and entrepreneur. He is always hunting for technologies and practices that have the potential to reducing our environmental footprints and replace toxic chemicals. He has launched EcoTru, the first non-toxic cleaner disinfectant and was instrumental in building and launching the CleanWell brand, a new botanical based antimicrobial technology with zero health and environmental impact. Marc can often be spotted at clean technology and green events scouting new technologies or sharing his understanding and experience with other green minded people. In 2008, Marc joined Alain Serrie, a "French Doctor", founder and President of Douleurs Sans Frontieres in expanding the non-profit's mission and reach to include the Americas. He is responsible for assessing and developing DSF's presence in the US. When Marc is not working on bringing to market a green solution he is probably exploring the deep sea, chasing his kids or gardening. Marc shares his exploring the new frontiers of sustainability and discoveries at www.green-age.org/blog Return to top Meredith Thomas Executive Director, San Francisco Neighborhood Parks Council • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Meredith believes that collaboration between park advocates and the City is essential for driving improvement and maintaining high standards for our neighborhood parks. Meredith is excited to continue NPC's efforts to leverage volunteerism and community-driven park improvements in addition to partnering with the City to implement innovative park financing tools, ensure long-term open space planning accounts for increased density and prioritizes parks, and to help realize the Blue Greenway. Prior to joining NPC in 2007, Meredith was the Program Associate at the Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council. In that position, she worked to preserve in perpetuity more than 140,000 acres of watershed lands in California through stakeholder engagement and policy development. Meredith was also involved in the development and launch of the associated grant-making plan that is investing $30million in efforts to connect under-served youth to the outdoors. Having begun her career in the Nature Trail Program at the San Francisco Zoo at the age of twelve, Meredith spent more than seventeen years as a volunteer, intern and staff member Meredith holds a Bachelors of Science in Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology from UC Davis and a Masters of Arts in Environmental Business Relations from San Francisco State University. Return to top Eric Thurber Managing Director, Three Bridge Wealth Advisors • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Eric Thurber is a Senior Vice President and founding member of The Venture Group at Citi Smith Barney - a team that provides comprehensive wealth management for ultra high net worth individuals and families. The Venture team brings a value based approach to wealth planning. He advises clients in areas of estate planning, intergenerational wealth transfer, philanthropic mission development and strategy implementation, personal and financial risk management, and investment management. Eric has well over a decade of experience with investment due diligence, portfolio construction, and alternative investment analysis. Eric previously worked at Montgomery Securities in San Francisco as a financial advisor in the Private Client Department. He founded The Venture Group with his partner in 1999. Eric holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.S. in Economics, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, holds Series 7 and 63 NASD licenses, and a California Life Insurance license. He received his Certified Investment Management AnalystSM (CIMA) designation from Wharton Business School in 2005. Eric is member of the Stanford institute for Economic Policy Research and a member of the Asia American Multi-technology Association. Return to top  Bob TinkerPresident and CEO, MobileIron, Inc • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Bob is the President and CEO of Mobile Iron, a venture-backed start-up company located in Menlo Park, California. Investors include Norwest Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, and Storm Ventures. Prior to MobileIron, Bob led the Business Development team for Cisco's enterprise wireless (WiFi) business unit and service provider wireless (WiMax) business unit, a combined $1B business for Cisco. Before Cisco, Bob was one of the first executives and served as the Vice President of Business Development for Airespace, Inc. In March 2005, Cisco Systems acquired Airespace. Prior to joining Airespace, he served as Director of Marketing and as a Product Manager at Vertical Networks, a Voice over IP company funded by Kleiner Perkins and Accel Partners. Before joining Vertical, he served as vice president at NationsBank (now Bank of America), with experience in IT, sales, product management, and operations. Tinker is a member of the Foundation Board of Trustees for the recently opened 10th campus of University of California campus at Merced. Tinker has a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and a MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He resides in San Francisco. Return to top Melinda Tisch Attorney, The Forgotten International • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Melinda Tisch currently Development Volunteer for the Dalai Lama Breakfast Committee of The Forgotten International, a global poverty alleviation nonprofit, where she is organizing, planning and fundraising for a benefit hosting the Dalai Lama in Spring 2009. Melinda has had an impressive 10-year career as a commercial real estate lawyer with substantial responsibility for major business and real estate transactions, culminating in her role as V.P., Assistant General Counsel for Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group. Melinda has simultaneously held volunteer leadership positions in nonprofits to pursue her passion - addressing the inequitable treatment of disadvantaged and diverse populations. In founding Dress for Success-San Francisco (DFS-SF), Melinda was selected to draft and submit the business plan to launch the San Francisco chapter and was appointed head of the Strategic Planning Committee to develop an ongoing job and life skills training program of DFS-SF. In 2007, Melinda accepted a distinguished internship at the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights & Democracy in Dharamasala, India. There she authored a paper on religious repression and international law violations in Tibet, which was published in the organization's Annual Report. Now, as Melinda seeks to transition to a permanent position in a nonprofit, she also works as a contract attorney for Steppe Stone & Lakey. Melinda graduated magna cum laude, Order of the Coif from University of San Diego School of Law, and magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from University of California at Los Angeles. Return to top  Beth TraskManager, Corporate Partnerships Program, Environmental Defense Fund • Community Fellow 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  David TraubCo-Founder, Starsports.org • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Education David earned a Media/IT-centric Masters in Education in 1990 from Harvard University, while conducting simultaneous class-work in interactive cinema and AI-based narrative at the MIT Media Lab, and designing the world's first immersive Virtual Reality simulator for family systems modeling as his graduate thesis. In 1984 he earned his undergraduate degrees in Rhetoric and Film with honors from the University of California at Berkeley, concluding with an honor thesis focusing on the use of film and television in education In the real world, David has 25-years of experience as a digital media-oriented business development executive, executive producer, investor, venture catalyst, and/or board member to over 35 startups/private equity companies. He has co-raised and deployed nearly $30 million dollars in support of these ventures, an increasing percentage of which are in the cleantech space. David has given nearly 50 speeches across the planet, has been published nearly 50 times by a variety of magazines, publishers and corporations, and is also co-founder of StarSports.org - a non-profit dedicated to deploying the power of informal media to educate the masses on sustainable practices. Return to top  Jason TrimiewDirector, Fund and Business Development, REDF • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Jason Trimiew is REDF's director of fund and business development. In this capacity, Jason oversees REDF's fundraising efforts and is also responsible for REDF's new strategy to assist social enterprises with strategic business development. Prior to joining REDF, Jason spent five years as a fund development professional for various human services agencies with operations in the US and internationally. Most recently, Jason was responsible for corporate and foundation fundraising for one of the Bay Area's largest social service and youth development organizations, Catholic Charities CYO. He also spent two years living and working in East Africa on microfinance-related projects. Jason has a master's degree in International and Development Economics from the University of San Francisco and a BA in Business Administration. He serves on the Bayview Hunters Point Project Area Committee and assists local nonprofits with their fundraising strategies. Jason and his wife, Danielle, live in San Francisco. Return to top  Robin TsaiAssociate, VMG Partners • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Robin Tsai works at VMG Partners, a private equity firm with a focus on investing in branded consumer companies. Previously, he was a consultant at BCG in the Washington, D.C. and Chicago offices. Prior to BCG, he was a middle school history teacher at The SEED Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. and spent time working as a consultant for Teach For America. Robin graduated from Stanford University and received his MBA from Stanford business school. Return to top Ken Tsunoda Executive Director, Sager Family Foundation • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Ken Tsunoda serves as the Executive Director of the Sager Family Foundation. Ken's career has included management roles in non-profit organizations, VC-backed technology start-ups and leading global firms. Before joining Sager Family Foundation, Ken was Executive Director of Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) Peace Action Network, a non-profit initiative that mobilized YPO's global network of business leaders to make an impact on issues such as regional conflict, poverty, education and the environment. Ken's experience includes serving as Managing Director of CMTC, a non-profit economic development program funded by the US Commerce Department and State of California, with the mission to promote global competitiveness of California's smaller manufacturers. Ken worked as Vice President, International at OffRoad Capital, where he was responsible for international business development. Using an innovative Internet-based platform, OffRoad Capital raised financing for private technology companies through a network of high net worth individuals and institutional investors. Ken has also worked in Japan with Sanwa Research, Sanwa Bank's Tokyo-based strategy consulting group, managing engagements for US and Japan-based clients. Ken earned a B.A. with honors in Physics from Harvard University, and an M.P.P. degree from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Return to top  Ryan TurnerStrategic Communications Consultant, • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Technology Currently based in Bay Area, Ryan works with firms, social entrepreneurs, and causes on their marketing, resource, and relationship needs. Ryan led public affairs, media relations, and marketing activity as the Policy and Communications Director for CTCNet, a national trade association of local technology access and training resources across the human needs spectrum. At OMB Watch, a key sector group protecting nonprofit advocacy rights, Ryan ran a social change technology grantmaking initiative, while lobbying on telecommunications issues. Ryan also researched homicide investigation resources and fraud victim support services for the Police Executive Research Forum, a public safety management policy think tank. As the initial employee for the Character Education Partnership, now the premier national K-12 resource network promoting civic virtue and moral character, he created grassroots outreach and experts networks. A native of Richmond, VA, Ryan holds a bachelors in Policy from Princeton University. Return to top Stewart Ugelow • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Stewart Ugelow is a management consultant, an entrepreneur and, from time to time, a writer. He has worked primarily with venture-backed startups focusing on strategic planning, financing, and new product introductions. Stewart's practice areas have included traditional media, new media, logistics, electronic marketplaces, affinity marketing, retail consumer products, medical workflow software, and the food industry. Stewart has co-founded three companies and has also worked as a business journalist and in other capacities at The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC). Return to top  Amie Vaccaro• Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Amie Vaccaro has a background in business management consulting, marketing and business development. She is an Associate with Social Venture Technology Group (SVT Group), a boutique consulting and advisory firm focused on measuring, managing and communicating social and environmental impact. Previously, 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 an office-wide Green Team whose efforts resulted in enhanced office environmental awareness and engagement, significant reductions in landfill waste, green vendor support, and improved office quality of life. Amie also has social entrepreneurial experience from her work in market research and business development with a start-up green media company, Green Zebra. Amie received a B.S. with high honors from Brown University. She is fluent in Spanish and loves to learn and travel. She writes for TriplePundit, Just Means, and her own green blog, ecofrenzy.wordpress.com, covering green business leaders, enviro-savvy entrepreneurs, eco-innovation, other sustainable news and commentary. She is particularly interested in innovations that reduce waste and leveraging the power of business to solve the climate crisis. Return to top Anna Van Degna Vice President, Public Finance, Stone & Youngberg LLC • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Anna Van Degna has been working in the financial services industry since 1999. Since joining Stone & Youngberg's public finance department, Anna has structured over 70 municipal bond transactions, representing more than $4.5 billion of municipal debt. Her experience includes general fund, enterprise revenue, land-secured and redevelopment financings for cities, public agencies and non-profits throughout California. Prior to joining Stone & Youngberg in 2002, Anna worked in the investment banking group of Morgan Stanley in their New York City and Menlo Park offices, covering communications service providers. Mrs. Van Degna also spent time working in London as a corporate treasury analyst for a U.S.-based commercial bank. Mrs. Van Degna is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a B.S. in Hospitality Administration. She completed Coro's Leadership in Public Affairs program in 2005. Return to top Tom Van Dyck Senior Vice President, Royal Bank of Canada • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Return to top  Merrill VargoExecutive Director, Pivot Learning Partners • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Education Before founding and joining Springboard Schools (formerly Bay Area School Reform Collaborative) in January 1995, Vargo spent nine years as a college faculty member, managed her own consulting firm, and served as Executive Director of the California Institute for School Improvement, a Sacramento-based nonprofit that provides staff development and policy analysis for educators. She served as Director of Regional Programs and Special Projects for the California Department of Education, where she provided leadership to a number of key school reform efforts, including the SB 1274 School Restructuring Initiative, Charter Schools, Goals 2000 , and the School Improvement Program. Dr. Vargo received her BA and Ph.D. in English literature from Cornell University. Return to top Clay Ver Valen Senior Staff Project Manager, YottaMark • Volunteer member • Impact Circle: Education Clay started programming computers while a freshman in high school and was hired by Microsoft out of college. In the intervening years, Clay's career has led him from the Bay Area, to Redmond, to Hawaii, and back to the Bay Area again. A former adult literacy tutor, Clay enjoys volunteering and helps make sure that Full Circle Fund gets the most out of current technology. Return to top  Diane VrkicChief Operating Officer - Energy & Sustainability, Jones Lang LaSalle • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Ms. Vrkic joined Jones Lang LaSalle in 2004 following several years as a manager with Accenture in New York City. She advises clients on a wide range of business and real estate strategy topics ranging from alternative workplace strategies to identifying cost savings opportunities through portfolio reviews and enhancing business performance. Recently, she advised a major healthcare group on developing a new strategy for their medical office building portfolio. She is also actively working on developing new real estate service areas for Jones Lang LaSalle. Ms. Vrkic graduated summa cum laude and in curso honorum with a B.Sc. from Fordham University and also holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Return to top Jill Waggonner • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Originally from Southern California, Jill Szymanski moved to San Francisco in 1999 after obtaining her B.A. in Viola Performance from UCLA. She has spent the last the last seven years in the financial services industry, with a short stint in Brand Management for the Gap developing their global in-store marketing strategy. Currently, she is a Senior Marketing Manager at Schwab Institutional. Jill has served as a volunteer development chair for UnderShare, a charity dedicated to providing new undergarments and toiletries to those in need. Jill is joining FCF to expand her knowledge of environmental issues and to make a positive impact in her community Return to top Sanjay Wagle Renewable Energy Grants Advisor, US Department of Energy • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Mr. Wagle brings six years of experience in private equity and project finance, with a focus on the clean technologies sector. Prior to VantagePoint, he served as a Principal at Expansion Capital Partners; an Associate and Assistant to the Chairman of Blum Capital Partners; and an Investment Officer at the International Finance Corporation, a unit of the World Bank. Mr. Wagle is a graduate of the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley (MBA) and Harvard University (BA) magna cum laude. Return to top  Dion WardProgram Associate, Public Policy, Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Dion has been at Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) since June 2007. He is responsible for program development around effective philanthropy, and supports the initiative work of NCG's Public Policy Committee and Disaster Preparedness & Response Task Force. Dion also currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Bay Area Chapter of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy. Prior to joining NCG, Dion worked at the International Community Foundation (ICF) in San Diego where he administered grants and provided due diligence on prospective grantees. He first assisted ICF with a health needs assessment for Baja California and researched grantmaking opportunities in Southern Mexico before becoming a Program Officer. Dion completed his M.A. in International Development and Nonprofit Management at UCSD's Graduate School for International Relations and Pacific Studies. Prior to his graduate studies, Dion worked in nonprofit public health in the Bay Area, as a Coordinator for California's 5 a Day nutrition campaign targeting Latino youth, and previously at the Arthritis Foundation where he focused on advocacy and program promotion. Dion holds a Certificate of Marketing from UC Berkeley and earned his B.A. at Pomona College. He grew up in Oregon, is of Chilean descent, and has lived in Madrid, Spain and Santiago, Chile. Return to top  Nadine WeilFounder, Heart of Green • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Nadine Weil is a strategic marketing and business consultant with over 15 years of experience in the high-technology, internet and consumer sectors. As Vice-President & CFO of Pathway Ventures, Nadine has advised the portfolio companies of leading VC firms including KPCB and Benchmark Capital. As the Director of Marketing for OpenTable.com, she increased online transactions 1650%, developed strategic partnerships nationwide, was featured on the Gene Burns KGO Radio Show, and published market research in The New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. Nadine was formerly a Manager of the Internet Practice at LEK Consulting, where her clients included Inktomi, Infoseek, GeoCities, Time Warner, Walt Disney, PacifiCare, GTE, Cable & Wireless and Standa (Italy). Prior to LEK, she was a Product Marketing Manager and Global Intern of the Year at General Motors in their Advanced Technology Vehicles Division. Nadine has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BS in Engineering from Stanford University. Nadine is passionate about ballet & hip-hop dancing, sports cars, Italy, mentoring, gourmet cooking, clean technologies, and eco-chic wildlife conservation. She is on the Board of Directors of getInsights.com and the HBSASC Scholarship Fund, an advisor to AC Propulsion, a member of the City Club and Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, and an Officer of the Harvard Business School Alumni Association. Return to top  Peter WernerAssociate, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Unaffiliated Peter H. Werner is an associate in the Cooley Godward Kronish business department. He joined the Firm in 2001 and is resident in the San Francisco office. Peter's practice focuses on the representation of private and public emerging technology and life sciences companies and the venture capital firms that invest in those companies. Peter regularly assists companies with their formation and organization, general governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, securities transactions and SEC and stock exchange compliance and reporting. Peter received a J.D., with honors, in 2001 from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a John M. Olin Law and Economics Fellow. Peter received a B.A., with departmental honors, from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997. Peter is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association and the Bar Association of San Francisco. Return to top  Sarah Heaslip WhitelawAssociate, Hall Capital Partners LLC • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Sarah joined the 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  Josh WilsonEditor, Newsdesk.org • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Technology Josh Wilson is one of the co-founders of Independent Arts & Media, a San Francisco nonprofit organization and producer's co-op that expands civic dialogue by increasing access to independent voices. Through his work with Indy Arts his is also the founder and editor of Newsdesk.org, a commercial-free journalism Web site focusing on "important but overlooked news," and a co-founder of the Expo for the Artist & Musician, "the Bay Area's only grassroots connection fair for independent art, music and culture." He is also a longtime producer, DJ and host at the award-winning community radio station KUSF-FM, and held various positions there, including Community Affairs Director and Program Coordinator. A professional journalist and editor, Josh has worked in various staff and contract capacities for SFGate.com, Meredith Corporation, and Wired magazine, and as a freelancer for the San Jose Mercury News, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and other publications. Return to top  Michael WolfeVice President, Products and Services, Symantec • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology Michael is Vice President of Technology and Services of the Vontu business unit of Symantec, which acquired Vontu in 2007. Michael was a co-founder of Vontu in 2002 after spending a year as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Benchmark Capital. Michael previously was a founding employee and Vice President of Engineering of Kana Communications, which had a successful IPO in 1999, as well as I/PRO, which was acquired by Engage in 1999. He began his career at Goldman, Sachs in New York City and London. Michael and his wife Mary have supported several organizations including Raphael House San Francisco, University of Virginia, and Stanford University, where Michael received a BS and MS in 1991. Return to top  Greg WolffFounding President, UnaMesa Association • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Technology 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  Ken WunSpecial Assistant to the Chairman, California Democratic Party • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Currently, Ken is the Portfolio Manager at BRIDGE Urban Infill Land Development. Previously, he was a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs and worked in the investment management and real estate advisory industries. He earned his B.A. from University of California at Berkeley and his M.S. in real estate development from Columbia University. He served as a Voting Director at California Alumni Association and International Institute of San Francisco. He is also a Term Member of Pacific Council on International Policy and a Charter Member of the Hope Street Group. He has volunteered extensively as a tutor, mentor and big brother. Return to top Clayton Yee • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Education Clayton's 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 Stephen Zollman Trial Attorney, SF Public Defenders Office • Public Sector member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Stephen an experience attorney who has practised in the private, nonprofit and government sectors. I have served on several local, state and national boards as well as volunteered for numerous nonprofits. I have great passion for working to advance the needs of our youth. To that end I have worked to increase special education and mental and physical heathcare services as well as to protect and improve the living situations of our youth. Return to top  Amy ZuccheroMember Services Director, Women's Funding Network • Community Fellow member • Impact Circle: Global Economic Opportunity Amy Zucchero is currently the Member Services Director for the Women's Funding Network, a global association of 135 women's foundations with offices in San Francisco, CA. She joined the Network in January 2004 after completing her Masters in Public Administration at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. During her tenure, Women's Funding Network's membership has grown over 25 percent. Amy is actively involved in designing and delivering capacity building services, including leadership retreats and technical assistance grants. Prior to joining WFN, Amy worked with several non-profit organizations focused on social justice including the Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence in Ventura County, California and Tapestry Health in Northampton, Massachusetts. From 2004- 2006, Amy sat on the San Francisco, National Women's Political Caucus board of directors. She spends her free time exploring San Francisco's foggy neighborhoods, hoping to land in the sunny part of town, reading and fiddling with knitting needles. Return to top Lisa Zuffi SVP; Banking Group Head, • Private Sector member • Impact Circle: Environment Lisa Zuffi graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in English, worked in journalism for several years before joining the Peace Corps. She served in Togo, West Africa, where her favorite accomplishment was helping her host village build dozens of latrines! She spent 12 years at Bank of America as a commercial lender, primarily to non-profits and businesses, and as a tax credit investor. She joined OneCalifornia Bank in the months before it opened, excited to join this innovative bank where she could bring her passion for community and economic development to her professional life. Return to top |
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