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.

An avid explorer, Amy has traveled to more than 50 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, Hands On San Francisco, and the Junior League.

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. At Full Circle Fund Jillian is responsible for corporate and foundation development, 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.

Jonathan Kurshan

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Jonathan joined Full Circle Fund as Development and Membership Associate in September 2007. He is responsible for supporting Full Circle Fund in many areas including reaching development goals and helping with member support and retention.

Previously, Jonathan worked Berkeley Hillel as program coordinator. Before that, he spent time in London, where he received his Masters in Global Politics at the London School of Economics. Previously, Jonathan went to undergrad at Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in International Business. Jonathan is originally from Roanoke, VA.

While in London Jonathan focused on the social entrepreneurship sector writing a dissertation titled "Social Entrepreneurship and its Real World Impact." He also worked for a foundation which supported entrepreneurs with grants and resources. While he misses London, the weather and food are better in San Francisco!

Now returned to the Bay Area, Jonathan is excited to work at Full Circle Fund. Outside of work he enjoys SCUBA, running and traveling.

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 to assist with Forum 2007 and has since joined the team full time as the program and operations assistant. She is responsible for supporting Full Circle Fund programming, operations and the executive team.

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 is also an active volunteer for Golden Gate Friends of Mongolia, a capacity building organization for NGO's in Mongolia focusing on three program areas: environmental stewardship, civil society development, and cultural exchange.

Caroline graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in Political Science and was a State Department Critical Language Fellow in Istanbul, Turkey in 2007. Her interests include traveling, studying Altaic languages, and eating It's-its. A Bay Area native, Caroline is excited to be working at Full Circle Fund, an organization with widespread local impact.