Board Members

Dr. Antonia Franco

President

Non-profit Leadership

Matthew Payne

Vice-President

Product Manager - Plantronics

Jason Book

Secretary

Attorney, Book & Book

Dr. Blanca Baltazar-Sabbah

Associate Superintendent,
Salinas Union High School District

Hilary Bryant

VP Customer Experience &
Co-founder, Buoy Labs

Jennifer Carr

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

Nathalie Kylander

Managing Director,
DRK Foundation

Jackie Cruz

VP of Advancement &
Development, Hartnell College

Hillary Q. Thomas

Director of Research &
Technology, Naturipe Berry Growers, Salinas

Tony Nethercutt

Entrepreneur

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

Matt Huffacker
City Manager, City of Watsonville

Keisha Frost
CEO, United Way of Santa Cruz County

Tom Minnich
CEO, Misionero

John G. Holder
Scheid Family Wine

Michele Bassi
VP Senior Regional Relationship Manager – Santa Cruz County Bank

Rose Filicetti
Founder and ED of Nonprofit Connection Santa Cruz County

Dane Scurich
President Scurich Berry Farms