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OUR team
Our Board of Directors and Council of Advisors come from a variety of disciplines, and offer diverse voices with unparalleled experience and vision. Click each team member's picture below to learn more about them! 

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MERLE LEFKOFF
Founding Director

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NICOLE NEIDHARDT
Director

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EMILY 
WOLF
Communications 
Director

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NARESH
SINGH
Member, Council of Advisors

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MARILYN WINTER-TAMKIN
Board Chair

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LISA R.
SMITH
Board Secretary

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EVELIN
LINDNER
Member, Council of Advisors

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JOHN DE
GRAAF
Member, Council of Advisors

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BARBARA JOHNSON
Board Treasurer

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MONIQUE 
NEWTON
Director

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ISSA 
NYAPHAGA
Member, Council of Advisors

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STUART
KAUFFMAN
Member, Council of Advisors

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HYEKYUNG CLARISSE KIM
Member, Council of Advisors

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