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Sophie Bierly
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Dr. Hei-ock Kim
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Board of Directors
Adriana Brunner
Business Development and Community Relations Executive, MyPoint Credit Union
Sarah Hassaine
DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, RESMED
Miranda Heerah
SENIOR PRINCIPAL, STRATEGY AND CONSULTING, ACCENTURE
Andaye Hill-Espinoza, Vice President
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PROTIVITI
Norma Jasso, Treasurer
REGULATORY CASE MANAGER, SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC (RETIRED)
Dr. Hei-ock Kim
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Shanté Lampkin
SR. DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION
Tom Lemmon
CHAIR & CEO, SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION (RETIRED)
Dan McAllister
SAN DIEGO COUNTY TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR
Nancy Mancilla, SECRETARY
PRESIDENT & CEO, ISOS GROUP
Advisory Council
LAURA BENEDICT
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
GEORGIA CASE
PRINCIPAL, IDEA GROUP
JESSICA CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, SHARP METROPOLITAN MEDICAL CAMPUS
Stephen Josephs, Ed.D
MASTER COACH & CO-AUTHOR OF "LEADERSHIP AGILITY"
STEPHANIE GAINES
COORDINATOR, SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM
Annette Gregg
SVP OF EXPERIENCE, MEETING PROFESSIONALS INTERNATIONAL
Steph Groce
FOUNDER & CEO, BUILT BY PNINDUSTRIES, INC
Linda Kavanagh
VP HUMAN RESOURCES, COX COMMUNICATIONS
JEN KEYES
CFO, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Martin Kleckner III
MANAGING PARTNER, LA COSTA GROUP, LLC
TRACEY MUELLER-GIBBS
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Maria Acela Reed Stacey
DIRECTOR, BDC INTERNATIONAL
Jerry Yen
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Research Advisory Committee
Ryan Karlsgodt
SR ASSOCIATE, STRATEGIES 360
Jessica Keach
SR RESEARCH & PLANNING ANALYST, SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Benjamin Mendoza
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE NINTH COUNCIL DISTRICT, CITY OF SAN DIEGO
ALAN GIN, PhD
Associate Professor of Economics, University of San Diego
Murtaza Baxamusa, PhD
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT, SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION
Dr. Jennifer Rosen
SOCIOLOGIST
Kyra Greene, PhD
Executive Director, Center on Policy Initiatives
Eduardo Velasquez
SR RESEARCH MANAGER, SAN DIEGO REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP
EMERITUS & ALUMNI
David Alvarez, Alum
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. Tina Ngo Bartel, Alum
RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Brian Cohen, ALUM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOUNDING MEMBER
Susan Davis, Alum
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STEVE MAKOFF, EMERITUS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOUNDING MEMBER
LISA MARIE HARRIS, Alum
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOUNDING MEMBER
Kaitlin Hewell, ALUM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TARA JEYARATNAM, EMERITUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Kendra Jones, ALUM
STAFF
Sean Karafin, ALUM
RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Karen Azhocar McManus, ALUM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PAMELA GRAY PAYTON, ALUM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOUNDING MEMBER
Cristina Sanchez-Kerr, Alum
RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Gina Spidel, Alum
RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Jane Tanner, Alum
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOUNDING MEMBER
TIFFANY THOMSON, EMERITUS
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Connie Wedel, Alum
Research Advisory Committee
