Board of Directors

NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Susan Hopkinson
Board Chair, Co-Founder, Board Member & Head of Sustainability, HigherRing

Cynthia Burks
Board Vice Chair, Board Member and Advisor

Michael Winnick
Board Treasurer, Partner, AdvisorTarget

Jane Thornton
Board Secretary, Community Volunteer & Fundraiser

Andrew Bondale
Product Lead, TikTok Shop

Steve Carlson
President, TrueML

Paul Clemmons
Principal, Deloitte Digital

Terrell Davis
Senior Regional Vice President, TJX

Caroline Dechert
General Partner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Damaune Journey
Global Chief Growth Officer, 72andSunny

Gail Moody-Byrd
Vice President, Marketing, LinkedIn Sales Solutions, LinkedIn

Ali Pace
Senior Customer Success Manager, LinkedIn

Jason Pearl
Senior Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer, San Francisco Giants

Lorenzo F. Robleto
Juma Alumnus & Legal Director of Privacy, DoorDash

Jessica Santamaria
Vice President, Partnerships & Business Development, San Francisco Giants

Steve Wolfe
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Growth Street Partners

BOARD EMERITUS

Ara Chackerian, Board Chair Emeritus

Mei Chen, Board Chair Emeritus

Jenny Flores, Board Chair Emeritus

Andy Scott, Board Chair Emeritus

Willie Alford II

Doug Barry

Colleen Cassity

David Corey

Ahsha (Merson) Haggart

Dan Henkle

Anne Pedrero

Amy Schioldager

Thurman White

Keith Belling

Carolyn Holt

Scott Garell

SACRAMENTO ADVISORY BOARD

Talia Shani Kaufman, Board Chair
Founder & CEO, TALIA Executive Coaching + Strategy

Tim Aldinger
Executive Director, Workforce Development at Foundation for California Community Colleges

Kevin Burdick
Director of Community Investment, Sacramento Republic FC

Lisa Clawson
Director of Human Resources, Kaiser Permanente

Erica Kashiri
Chief Operating Officer, Third Plateau

Jim Keddy
Executive Director, Youth Forward

Sarah Sciandri
Corporate Communications Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)

Jay Schenirer
Partner, Capitol Impact, LLC

Scott Syphax
Chairman & CEO, The Nehemiah Companies

Justin Valentine
V.P. Relationship Manager, Community West Bank

Leandro Vicuna
Vice President of West Division, Trust & Estate Service, City National Bank

Susan Wheeler
Transition Chief, Educator and Workforce Development Professional

SAN JOSE ADVISORY BOARD

Fatima Burgos
Senior Communications Officer, Destination: Home

Lizbeth Hernandez
Student Outreach Assistant, Early Academic Outreach Program, Juma Ventures Alum

Laureen Hidalgo
Senior Director, Salesforce

Abbey Ibrahim
Associate Senior Legal Counsel, Adobe

Carmina Mendoza
Director for Community and Professional Development, Santa Clara University

Matt Nesper
Market Executive – Silicon Valley Business Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

SEATTLE ADVISORY BOARD

Sasha Gourevitch
Project Manager, Jobs and Housing Program, King County, WA

Tuyen Tran
Juma Seattle Alumna, Contract Specialist II, Essex Property Trust

Dale Morris
VP of Retail Operations, Verity Credit Union

Amy Fletcher
Customer Experience Lead, West Monroe Partners

Tanya Khaiyanun
Director, Advisory – Technology Sector, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Siti Mohamed
AVP, Business Banking Relationship Manager III, US Bank

Kelly Yu
Corporate Operations Manager, Executive Immersion Program

SAN FRANCISCO ADVISORY BOARD

Steve Carlson, Board Chair
President, TrueML

Nate Carzon
Supply Demand Management, Apple Inc.

Anna Fabian
Executive Coach and Advisor

Stef Fontela
Sr. Creative Strategist, Pinterest

Rushabh Jajodia
Product Strategy, Indeed

Merritt Richmond
Educational Consultant and Community Volunteer

Kelsey Roberts
Director of Program Management, Forage

Queenie Ruan
Operations Administrator Manager, The Sunday Family Hospitality Group, Juma Ventures Alum

Matt Thornton
Investment Banking Analyst, Cowen