Advisory Board
We are fortunate to have an active advisory board whose members play a critical role stewarding the nonprofit master’s degree program and work of the Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research. Members help shape and evaluate the academic program, guide the research agenda, assist with fundraising and marketing efforts, provide guidance on community impact and education activities, and help set the overall strategic direction for our efforts. The respective membership of the board is listed below.
| Executive Committee | |
|---|---|
| Tony Hsu | Co-Chair of the Nonprofit Institute Advisory Board; Founder/CIO, Alethea Capital Management LLC; Co-Founder, Just In Time For Foster Youth |
| Janine Mason | Co-Chair of the Nonprofit Institute Advisory Board; Executive Director, The Fieldstone Foundation; Consulting Program Officer, Weingart Foundation |
| Ruth Westreich | Past Co-Chair of the Nonprofit Institute Advisory Board; President, The Westreich Foundation |
| Dr. Michael Pinto | Past Co-Chair of the Nonprofit Institute Advisory Board; Chairman of the board of the Volcan Mountain Foundation; Consultant, pro bono, for a number of nonprofit organizations |
| Alberto Cortes | Executive Director, Mama's Kitchen |
| Paul Nierman | Director, The Nierman Foundation; Board Member, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego; Past President; Board of Trustees, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center |
| Members | |
| Sarah Adams | Graduate Student Representative; Volunteer Programs & Training Manager, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center |
| Dana Black | Graduate Student Representative; Volunteer and Philanthropic Work, First United Methodist Church, Literacy India, Country Montessori School of Poway |
| Dr. Paula Cordeiro | Ex. Officio; Dean, USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences |
| Leslie Hennessy | Doctoral Student Representative; Vice President of New Business Development for an international manufacturing company |
| Dan Hom | President, FOCUSCOM Inc. |
| John Hughes | Executive Director, Metro United Urban Ministry |
| John Ohanian | Chief Executive Officer, 2-1-1 San Diego |
| Kathy Patoff | Vice President & Foundation Officer, Union Bank of California |
| Melissa Pregill | Executive Director, Hemophilia Association of San Diego County |
| Nancy Sasaki | Executive Director, Alliance Healthcare Foundation (AHF) |
| Christy Wilson | Executive Director, Rancho Santa Fe Foundation |
| Dr. Emily Young | Senior Director, Environmental Analysis & Strategy, The San Diego Foundation |
| Staff | |
| Pat Libby | Clinical Professor and Director, Institute for Nonprofit Education and Research |
| Laura Deitrick | Director, Caster Family Center for Nonprofit and Philanthropic Research, INER |
| Elizabeth Castillo | Associate Director, INER |
| Robert Donmoyer | Professor, School of Leadership and Education Sciences |
| Mary McDonald | Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership Studies |
| Jennifer Yebba | Executive Assistant, INER |
