Advisory Board
Advisory Board Members
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Kathy Almazol
Sr. Associate and Head of Faith Formation, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Kathy Almazol is Sr. Associate and Head of Faith Formation at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, and previously was the Superintendent of the elementary and secondary schools in the Diocese of San Jose. She was an administrator in the elementary schools for over twenty years.
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Kathy Anderson
President and Executive Director, Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles
(On Leave) Kathy Anderson is President and Executive Director of the Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles. She has been affiliated with CCF-LA since it was founded in 2014 and today she is responsible for client development and program administration.
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Kristi Markkula Bowers
Director of Sales and Marketing, Kings Mountain Vineyards; Trustee, Santa Clara University
Kristi Markkula Bowers is the Director of Sales and Marketing for Kings Mountain Vineyards. She currently also serves on the boards of directors of the Markkula Foundation, Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School, the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association Education Foundation, and the Santa Clara University Board of Trustees.
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John S. Bronson
Consultant
John Bronson is an expert in the field of strategic corporate and operational development. Having spent the better part of his 28-year career helping high-growth companies build big brands through careful attention to the people who run them, Mr. Bronson is a strong advocate for the principles behind strategic planning and hiring.
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Doug Chance
Retired, Wyse Technology, Octel, Hewlett-Packard Company
Doug Chance was previously Executive V.P. of Hewlett Packard’s Network Systems Sector. He has served on many corporate and non-profit boards of directors in Silicon Valley including Community Foundation Silicon Valley. He is a graduate of Princeton University, BSE ‘64, and Stanford University, MBA ‘66.
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Art Courville
Retired, Symantec Corporation
Prior to retiring on October 31, 2009, Art Courville was the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for Symantec Corporation, a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management software for consumers and businesses.
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Teresa Elder
CEO, WOW!
Teresa Elder is chief executive office of WOW!, a leading, fully integrated provider of residential and commercial high-speed data, video and telephony services for customers in the US. Teresa has more than 20 years of growing companies into billion-dollar enterprises while building strong teams with a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences.
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Michael E. Fox Sr.
Chairman, M.E. Fox & Company, Inc.
Mr. Fox has served on many boards in the community, which have included a chairmanship of the Eastfield Ming Quong. He founded and chaired the very successful Santa Clara County Valley Medical Center Foundation with an initial gift. Today, this foundation is most prominent and serves many thousands of people in our community.
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Charles Geschke
Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Charles (Chuck) Geschke co-founded Adobe Systems Incorporated in 1982. A leader in the software industry for more than 35 years, Geschke retired from his position as president of Adobe in 2000 and continues to share the chairmanship of the board with Adobe’s cofounder John Warnock.
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Lori Laub
Entrepreneur, Technology & Services Executive
Lori Laub has held executive management positions as Vice President of Customer Care for Great Plains Software, Intuit Corporation, and Vantive Corporation, General Manager Entry Business Unit for Microsoft/Great Plains Software, VP Support Products at Ziff-Davis Publishing; Chief Information Officer and VP Information Services at Remedy Corporation; Founder & VP Business Development at Yiftee.
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Gary Lauder
Managing Partner, Lauder Partners LLC
Gary Lauder is the Managing Director of Lauder Partners LLC, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm investing primarily in information technologies. He has been a venture capitalist since 1985, investing in over 100 private companies.
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Dick Levy
Board Member and Former Chairman, Sutter Health
Dick Levy is former chairman of the board of Sutter Health, the chair of the Finance and Planning Committee for the Bay Area Region of Sutter Health, and a board member of the Sutter Health Peninsula Coastal Region. He is also Chairman Emeritus of the board and former CEO of Varian Medical Systems. This leading Silicon Valley-based company provides high-energy radiation equipment, hardware and software for treating cancer, as well as X-ray tubes for diagnostic radiology.
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Carol Mayer Marshall
Retired Superintendent, San Francisco Mint
Ms. Marshall (formerly Carol M. Khosrovi) has extensive and distinguished government and private sector experience. Her career highlights include becoming the first woman Congressional Relations Director in any government agency and the first woman Director of VISTA (Domestic Peace Corps).
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Katharine A. Martin
Chair and Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Katharine (Katie) Martin is chair of the board of directors and a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. She practices corporate and securities law at their Palo Alto office, and previously served as a member of the Policy Committee and as the leader of the firm's business law department.
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Marty Melone
Retired, Ernst & Young
Martin R. Melone is a retired partner of Ernst & Young LLP, where he was responsible for global clients in a wide range of industries. He was a partner of that firm from 1975 to 2001. He is a member of the board of directors of Internet Brands, Inc., and chairs its audit and ethics committee. He is also a director of Public Counsel, the country’s largest pro bono law firm, and a trustee and Treasurer of the California Science Center Foundation.
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C.S. Park
Lead Independent Director of Seagate Technology
C.S. Park is currently serving as the Lead Independent Director of Seagate Technology, a world-wide leader in data storage solutions, and as a member of the Global Board of DLA Piper, a global law firm. He is also a board member and former chair of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
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George W. Pasha, IV
President and CEO, The Pasha Group
George W. Pasha, IV is Chief Executive Officer of The Pasha Group. He is responsible for worldwide operations of The Pasha Group’s three main divisions: Automotive, Maritime and Relocation/Transportation, as well as Corporate Services. He is also President of Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines, a joint venture with Hawaii Ship Management LLC, which provides ocean liner service for shipment of vehicles and other rolling stock between the West Coast and Hawaii.
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F. Noel Perry
Managing Director, Baccharis Capital, Inc.
Noel Perry is the Founder and Managing Director of Baccharis Capital, Inc., a private venture capital firm, started in 1991, located in Menlo Park, CA. The company's focus is on early stage investments in educational software, educational toys, organic food, health, and other consumer products.
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Risë R. Pichon
Judge, Probate Division, Santa Clara County
Judge Risë R. Pichon has been a Superior Court Judge of the County of Santa Clara, State of California since 1998. She previously served as a Judge on the Municipal Court from 1984 to 1998 and also as a Court Commissioner from 1983 to 1984. She received a Juris Doctor Degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1976 and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics in 1973 from Santa Clara University after having transferred from Xavier University in New Orleans in 1971.
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Ann M. Ravel
University of California Berkeley School of Law
Ann M. Ravel was nominated to the Federal Election Commission by President Barack Obama on June 21, 2013. She served as Chair of the Commission for 2015 and Vice Chair for 2014. Previously, Ms. Ravel served as Chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC). Before joining the FPPC, Ms. Ravel served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Torts and Consumer Litigation in the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice. Ms. Ravel also worked as an attorney in the Santa Clara County Counsel's Office, ultimately serving as the appointed County Counsel from 1998 until 2009.
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Byron A. Scordelis
Retired Chairman and CEO, Greater Bay Bancorp
Byron A. Scordelis, Director, served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Greater Bay Bancorp from January 1, 2004 until its sale in October 1, 2007. He joined Greater Bay Bancorp in 2001 as its Chief Operating Officer and President of the Greater Bay Banking Group, which was comprised of the company's banking subsidiaries as well as its business and technology operations, trust services and human resources activities.
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Michael Shea, Sr.
President, Shea & Shea
Michael M. Shea, Sr. founded Shea & Shea in 1966. He represents injured victims and their families in a wide range of complex catastrophic injury cases and is licensed to practice in state and federal courts.Shea is admitted to practice in California; Washington; the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Richard Slavin
CEO Emeritus, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Dr. Slavin, a thoracic and vascular surgeon, is an experienced healthcare executive who is the CEO Emeritus of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. He has had over 35 years of leadership in multi-specialty group medical practice guiding his group’s successful evolution with a focus on patient service and quality improvement. Dr. Slavin has also had a productive surgical career including responsibilities as the Chief of Surgery at El Camino Hospital and for many years on the clinical faculty at Stanford Medical School. Raised in San Francisco, Slavin attended the University of California at Berkeley, graduated from Washington University Medical School, and received his surgical training at Stanford University Medical Center. He is currently on a number of local community non-profit boards.
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Ervie Smith
Consultant, Non-Profit Management, Ervie L. Smith, Inc.
Ervie Smith is the President/CEO of Ervie L. Smith, Inc. She has had a very a successful consulting practice since 1974 working primarily with nonprofits in Silicon Valley in the areas of fund raising, board development, strategic planning, organizational development and capital campaigns.
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Charmaine Warmenhoven
Community Volunteer; Trustee, Santa Clara University
Charmaine Warmenhoven has had a 25-year career as a teacher and administrator in Special Education and Disability Ministry. From 1988 through 2001, she was the Associate Director of Special Ministries at the Diocese of San Jose. This ministry assists parishes with the inclusion of people with disabilities into all aspects of parish life.
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Don Watters
Director Emeritus, McKinsey and Company
Don Watters is a Director Emeritus of McKinsey & Company, the global management consulting firm. During his 28 years with the Firm, Don and his family lived and worked in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, the Netherlands and Australia. He served primarily private sector clients in nearly 20 different industries on issues of strategy, organization and operations. In the late 1980’s, he led the team that opened McKinsey’s Silicon Valley Office.
Ex Officio Members
- Michael Engh
President, SCU - Dennis Jacobs
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, SCU - Jim Lyons
Vice President for University Relations, SCU
Emeritus Members
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A.C. "Mike" Markkula Jr.
Owner, A.C.M. Investments
A. C. "Mike" Markkula, Jr. has been associated with Santa Clara University in various capacities since 1984, and was Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 2003-2009. Mr. Markkula and his wife Linda, provided initial funding for the Center for Applied Ethics and served as Chairman of the Board of Advisors and a member of the steering committee. The University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree in 1992.
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William Terry
Retired Executive Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Company
Prior to retirement in November 1993, William E. (Bill) Terry was Executive Vice President of the Measurement Systems Sector and a Director of the Hewlett-Packard Company, located in Palo Alto, California.