Board Members

Matthew Payne

President

Jackie Cruz

Vice-President

VP of Advancement &
Development, Hartnell College

Diana Peña-Alas

Treasurer

Sr. Accountant, Netflix

Jennifer Dacquisto

Secretary

President, Monterey Bay,
Bank of America

Dr. Blanca Baltazar-Sabbah

Associate Superintendent,
Salinas Union High School District

Jennifer Carr

Business Development Advisor &
Passionate Advocate for More Diversity in High Tech

Karen Catlin

Advocate for Inclusive Workplaces,
Author, Speaker, Coach

Rubén Darío Villa

UX Designer & Global Brand Lead at Google, CEO & Founder of Fúchila Fresheners

Robert Fabela

City Attorney, Anaheim

Tony Nethercutt

Entrepreneur

Martha Nino

Sr. Marketing Manager, Adobe

Scott S. Smith

Program Leader - SAP Cyber Fusion Center

Martín Vargas-Vega

Founding Engineer, Habu

The Advisory Committee

Bud Colligan
CEO, South Swell Ventures

Peter Meehan
former CEO of Newman’s Own Organics

Mary Ann Leffel
Monterey County Business Leader

Lori Koster
Former CEO, Mann Packing

Gerlinde Brady
Faculty, Cabrillo College

Andy Myrick
Economic Development Manager, City of Salinas

Van Williams
Vice-Chancellor, UC Santa Cruz

Keisha Frost
CEO, United Way of Santa Cruz County

Tom Minnich
CEO, Misionero

John G. Holder
Scheid Family Wine

Michele Bassi
Senior Vice President Managing Director – 1st Capital Bank

Rose Filicetti
Founder and ED of Nonprofit Connection Santa Cruz County

Dane Scurich
President Scurich Berry Farms

Hillary Q. Thomas
Researcher and Technical Director, Naturipe Farms

Hilary Bryant
Donor Services Officer, Santa Cruz County Community Foundation