PARTNER ROSTER
JENNIFER BARNES
Jennifer is the CEO of Optima Office, Inc. She is also the Co-Founder of Pro Back Office.
DEBLEENA BISWAS, BOARD MEMBER
Debleena is a nonprofit development professional, writer, and educator, with an academic postgraduate background in culture and communication.
RICHARD AND SHARON BOCKOFF
Richard & Sharon Bockoff have lived in Del Mar for 20 years. Both attended the University of Michigan undergrad.
SARAH BOOHER, BOARD MEMBER
Sarah, a native San Diegan, has been active in the philanthropic world for over 15 years in various roles.
CINDY BORNEMANN
Since 2009, Cindy has been President of Lily Rock Investments LLC and Merlot Management Group, Inc. Previously, Cindy founded and operated Discovery Isle Child Development Center, Inc.
JIM BORNEMANN
Since 1996, Jim has been a senior executive with the Encinitas based Paul Ecke family of companies and is currently chief financial officer of Carltas Company.
YONA CAPOBIANCO, BOARD MEMBER
Yona is a former Big 4 CPA and Lean Enterprise Certified leader with 20+ years of hands-on experience in the medical device industry.
DIANE COX
As the current Development Director for Just in Time for Foster Youth, Diane’s responsibility is to ensure the financial sustainability of the organization.
NED DEWITT, BOARD MEMBER
Ned is a management consultant with a background in sales, finance, and renewable energy.
MICHAEL DOWLAN
Michael has held executive positions in multiple companies. His professional background includes innovative strategy, marketing and communications.
DON DUFORD
Don is an effective business leader with demonstrated success in private equity M+A strategies, turnarounds, and start-up situations.
RAY ELLIS
Ray was the President of the Marketing Services Division of Protocol Communications, Inc. where he was responsible for strategy, integration, financial and management decisions.
JAKE ERLENDSON
Jake Erlendson is a Lead Advisor at Dowling & Yahnke, an independent, fee‐only registered investment advisor.
MARK FACKLER
In 1984, Mark Fackler founded a hardware and software engineering services company called Stellcom Technologies.
EVLYN ANDRADE-HEYMSFIELD
Evlyn graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Chicano Studies and is currently the Director of Development at Climate Action Campaign.
RALPH BIRCHMEIER
Ralph’s expertise is in accounting, finance, valuation, business strategy and analytics. He has also traveled extensively around the world to meet with companies
THOMAS BOYD
Thomas Boyd is President of Anthology BioDevelopment LLC, a consulting firm and has held team leadership roles for the preparation of marketing applications for new drugs.
LIZ BAUN
PATRICK DUFFY
MARK DILLON
VERONICA FORD
Veronica is a native San Diegan and experienced business professional with 20+ years of experience in product marketing, business strategy and program management.
TUCK FORSYTH
Tuck’s professional background includes sales and sales management in the packaging, sales training, insurance and securities and career transition industries.