Board Members
Dr. Antonia Franco
President
Non-profit Leadership
Michele Bassi
Past President
Senior Vice President, Lighthouse Bank
Matthew Payne
Vice-President
Product Manager - Plantronics
Jason Book
Secretary
Attorney, Book & Book
Cristian Gonzalez
Treasurer
CPA, Seghetti Waxler
Hilary Bryant
VP Customer Experience &
Co-founder, Buoy Labs
Co-founder, Buoy Labs
Jennifer Carr
Business Development Advisor &
Passionate Advocate for More Diversity in High Tech
Passionate Advocate for More Diversity in High Tech
Rose Filicetti
Trustee,
County Board of Education
County Board of Education
Dr. Blanca Baltazar-Sabbah
Associate Superintendent,
Salinas Union High School District
Salinas Union High School District
Jackie Cruz
VP of Advancement &
Development, Hartnell College
Development, Hartnell College
Hillary Q. Thomas
Director of Research &
Technology, Naturipe Berry Growers, Salinas
Technology, Naturipe Berry Growers, Salinas
Nathalie Kylander
Managing Director,
DRK Foundation
DRK Foundation
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