PARTNER ROSTER
JENNIFER BARNES
Jennifer is the CEO of Optima Office, Inc. She is also the Co-Founder of Pro Back Office.
NANCY BATTERMAN
With over 30 years of nonprofit leadership and management experience Nancy strives to inspire business and nonprofit leaders to achieve success both personally and for their organization.
DEBLEENA BISWAS
Debleena is a nonprofit development professional, writer, and educator, with an academic postgraduate background in culture and communication.
RICHARD BOCKOFF
Richard Bockoff has lived in Del Mar for 20 years. For his undergrad education he attended the University of Michigan and afterward, he went to Wayne State University Law School.
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.
AMI CURTIS
Ami earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology with an emphasis in research and statistics from Saint Louis University. Her career spans multiple industries, primarily in large companies and global roles, both working and living domestically and abroad.
NED DEWITT, BOARD CHAIR
Mr. DeWitt is an experienced business executive with a diverse background in sales, finance, and renewable energy. He is also a strategy and management consultant focused on working with local nonprofits
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.
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
NANCY CANNON-O’CONNELL
Dr. Cannon is an executive/leadership coach and consultant, bringing twenty years of management experience to her work with senior managers and teams
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.