At Netscape, she was a member of the core team that launched Netcenter, one of the first web portals, and oversaw the company's web-based email service. She has also worked at McKinsey & Company and American Airlines and has held executive management positions at several smaller start-ups.

In 2003, Amy decided to apply her business experience full time to serving the community. She began this journey at The Foundation Incubator in Palo Alto where she redefined the organization's strategy and developed new models for growth and partnership.

Later, as Vice President of Resource Development at the United Way of the Bay Area she spent two years working with some of the Bay Area's largest companies to develop their corporate philanthropy programs and to increase employee community involvement. During Amy's tenure, her team raised over $35 million dollars annually for local communities. Programs she instituted at the United Way include a community leadership council, an organization-wide growth initiative and a community fellowship program.

Amy joined Full Circle Fund as Executive Director (now CEO) in 2005 and has since led the organization through a high-growth period. An avid explorer, Amy has traveled to more than 74 countries and hiked mountains around the globe, including Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mt. Rinjani in Indonesia, the Inca Trail in Peru, Patagonia, and the Everest region of Nepal. She has also volunteered with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, HandsOn Bay Area, the Junior League, serves on the Steering Committee for the Jefferson Awards and the National Conference for Volunteering and Service. Amy was honored as one of the "Bay Area's Most Influential Women in Business" by the San Francisco Business Times in 2008 and 2009, serves on the Advisory Board of Virgance.com, and on Grameen America's Leadership Council.

Jillian Misrack

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Jillian Misrack joined Full Circle Fund as a Program Consultant in October of 2007 and quickly joined the staff as Director, Community Impact in January 2008. In March 2010, she was promoted to Vice President of Programs. At Full Circle Fund Jillian is responsible for corporate and foundation development, program and Circle effectiveness, grantee relations, and grantmaking best practices.

Prior to joining Full Circle Fund, Jillian managed AOL's West Coast philanthropic and volunteer initiatives for more than five years. Jillian has directed partnerships with a diverse group of education based community organizations including Time Warner's Time To Read National Literacy Program, Salesforce.com Foundation's International Youth Media Festival and AOL Aspires Education Technology Grant Initiative.

In addition to her work with AOL Community Investment, Jillian founded her own consulting business, wesource, in 2003. She has also been involved in the National Philanthropy Day Steering Committee, Co-chair of Northern California Grantmakers Corporate Contributions Roundtable, The Northern California Summer Youth Program Steering Committee, the Bay Area Corporate Volunteer Council and the Silicon Valley Corporate Community Relations Consortium.

A life-long volunteer, Jillian found a perfect fit when she joined The Volunteer Center of San Francisco and San Mateo Counties Board of Directors in April 2006. Currently, Jillian serves as Board President and Chair of the Board Development Committee. She holds a B.A. in History from San Francisco State University.

Jillian, an organ donor, is also actively involved in The California Transplant Network, dedicated to educating the public and saving lives through organ and tissue donation.

Kari Nathon Jung

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Kari Nathon Jung joined Full Circle Fund's staff in July 2008 as the Programming & Marketing Manager. Since moving to the Bay Area from Seattle in 2000, Kari has held a number of roles within the Northern California non-profit sector and brings a unique blend of direct service youth development work as well as event, marketing, development, and fundraising experience.

Prior to joining the staff, Kari was the Associate Director of Special Events at a private all-girls college-preparatory high school in Silicon Valley, and before that held a variety of roles at the non-profit organization Girls Incorporated of Alameda County, an organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart and bold. There, Kari was integral in establishing and growing the infrastructure for an award-winning youth internship program that placed low-resource Alameda County teen girls into summer jobs with supportive adult mentors, allowing girls gain hands-on exposure to non-traditional career options. After a number of years working directly with East Bay girls, Kari was promoted to a program management role and eventually transitioned into fundraising and special events. For several years she managed Women of Taste, a gourmet food and wine tasting event for 1,300 guests.

A native Californian, Kari's hobbies include travel, discovering new restaurants, writing, and reading. Kari frequents Fort Funston Beach with her dog Fred, who like Kari, loves any activity near or in the ocean. Kari earned her Bachelors of Arts in English Literature from University of Washington in Seattle.

Wendy Wittmann

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Wendy joined Full Circle Fund as the Events Associate in March 2008. She is responsible for Full Circle Fund event project management, and supports both member recruitment and external marketing.

Before joining Full Circle Fund, Wendy was the owner of The Wittmann Wedding Company, a full service wedding and event business serving the Bay Area since 1996. There she planned a myriad of special functions, from intimate affairs to large scale events.

A lifelong volunteer, Wendy has worked with D.A.R.E., Y.M.C.A., and the Girl Scouts of America. Wendy is also involved with her adopted town of Oakland, volunteering regularly with the Oakland NCPC (Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council). This led to her rallying her Lake Merritt neighbors to get involved and form Beat 15X, to claim the allocated funds and city resources that were rightfully theirs.

Wendy graduated from San Francisco State University in Liberal Studies. Her interests include painting, writing, camping, shopping and enjoying the glory that is the casual carpool. A California native, Wendy is excited to be part of Full Circle Fund where business and community leaders work together to address problems in the Bay Area through engaged philanthropy.

Caroline Thompson

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Caroline joined Full Circle Fund in Fall 2007 and has since played a variety of roles within the organization. She was most recently responsible for development, member engagement and recruitment as well as Full Circle Fund's internal operations. In March 2010 she began a new role as Project Manager, Knowledge Management.

Before joining Full Circle Fund, she was resource manager for Rotaplast International, an international medical humanitarian organization. There she managed constituent communication, information technology, and volunteer training.

Caroline graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in Political Science and was a State Department Critical Language Fellow in Istanbul, Turkey. In her free time she enjoys international travel, bike riding, and following trends in philanthropy and technology. A Bay Area native and a product of California public schools, Caroline is excited to be working at Full Circle Fund, an organization with widespread local impact.

Amber Milner

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Amber Milner joined Full Circle Fund as Office Manager in August 2008. She is responsible for supporting Full Circle Fund's day to day office operations, including systems management, supporting the Executive Director, and organization finances.

Prior to coming to Full Circle Fund, Amber's focus was primarily within the Hospitality industry. Working as a concierge for companies such as Westin, Les Concierges and Martin Building Company, Amber developed a keen sense of customer relations and developed her own style and approach to service. Moving on to operations and office management for companies like Aili Ice Designs and San Francisco Shuttle Tours, Amber further honed her organizational, team-building, systems and employee management skills.

Amber is thrilled to have a place in the non-profit sector with Full Circle Fund! She looks forward to contributing as well as learning a great deal. The bulk of her volunteer experience is in running a small summer camp for foster kids in the Bay Area, which is an issue very close to her heart.

Amber's educational background includes the prestigious SUNY Purchase Acting BFA program, theater training at ACT in San Francisco as well as workshops with various theater companies in New York and San Francisco. She has also studied massage therapy at The National Holistic Institute. She was previously a staff writer and the Managing Editor for LEGEND magazine, which allowed her to use her voice to support independent thinking and lifestyle. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, getting crafty with photography, collage art & embroidery and immersing herself as much as possible in the local arts scene.