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Staff and Board

STAFF AND BOARD

  • Karen Tucker
    CEO
    As CEO and board member of Silicon Valley’s Churchill Club since 2007, Karen leads one of the most respected business and technology forums in the world. She is also curator-in-chief, working with people and teams globally to ignite conversations that inspire and move audiences to positive action. She was previously the first president of the Computer History Museum, and also co-founded and was CEO of University Video Communications, producer of multimedia computer science classroom resources featuring industry computing legends.
    ktucker@churchillclub.org
  • Kathy Espinoza
    Senior Director, Finance & Operations
    Kathy is the senior director of finance and operations at Churchill Club, providing support for all financial and operational functions, as well as overseeing finance, accounting, human resources, and facilities. Previously, she worked in accounting for national grocery store chain Safeway Inc.
    kespinoza@churchillclub.org
  • Sarah Karlen
    DEVELOPMENT & MEMBERSHIP LEAD
    As the development and membership lead at Churchill Club, Sarah acts as a steward for corporate members, individual members, and sponsors as well as supporting various development and marketing initiatives. In previous roles, Sarah gained a wealth of knowledge supporting marketing and event initiatives; and she has had the opportunity to travel the world through academic, volunteer and personal endeavors.
    skarlen@churchillclub.org
  • Marcia Loggins
    VP Development
    As vice president of development, Marcia oversees all development initiatives including corporate membership, sponsorship, and individual membership. Previously, she worked in business development for Paramount’s Great America. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business marketing from San Jose State University.
    mloggins@churchillclub.org
  • Danae Myers
    Senior Director, Programs & Marketing
    As senior director of programs and marketing, Danae supports the content development as well as oversees planning and execution of events, and all marketing initiatives for Churchill Club. Previously, she has worked for not-for-profit organizations in the telecom, home building and healthcare industries. Danae holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from University of Phoenix.
    dmyers@churchillclub.org
  • Mindy Nguyen
    MARKETING & EVENTS; VOLUNTEER MANAGER
    Mindy supports a variety of marketing and event initiatives at Churchill Club including event marketing, e-newsletter marketing, collateral design and production, and event logistics. She also leads all aspects of Churchill Club’s volunteer program. Previously, she worked in the healthcare supporting patient services and relationships. She holds an associate of arts degree from Mission College.
    mindy@churchillclub.org
  • Hannah Wrenn
    Events & Meetings Manager
    Hannah is the events and meetings manager overseeing logistics for all Churchill Club events and meetings as well as supporting the CEO with stewardship of the Churchill Club Board of Directors. In previous roles, Hannah has supported special event initiatives in a variety of settings. She holds a bachelor’s degree in hospitality, tourism, and event management from San Jose State University.
    hwrenn@churchillclub.org
  • Uma
    Chief Canine Officer
    As chief canine officer, Uma is responsible for promoting the right workplace culture and building team morale. She specializes in announcing office visitors, encouraging work/life balance, and providing a general sense of joy to the Churchill Club office.

Board of Directors

Jonathan Becher

Past Chair
Co-president
San Jose Sharks

Dave Blakely

Partner
Mach49

Don Bulmer

Chair 
Head of Global Industry Marketing – Oil & Gas
Amazon Web Services

Michael Chui

Partner
McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)

Heather Gates

Treasurer
National Managing Director, Emerging Growth Company Practice
Deloitte Services LP

Kevin Ichhpurani

Chair Elect
Corporate Vice President, Global Ecosystem and Business Development
Google

Todd Irwin

Secretary
Managing Director

Zeno Group

Tracy Isacke

Managing Director, Corp. Relationship Manager
Silicon Valley Bank

Mark Leahy

Legal Counsel
Partner
Fenwick & West LLP

Nicola Morini Bianzino

Global Chief Customer Technology Officer (CTO)
EY

Scott Roberts

Head of Business Development
LinkedIn

Steve Smith

Senior Managing Director Emeritus
Arma Partners

Betty Taylor

Founding Partner
Krause Taylor Associates

Karen Tucker

CEO
Churchill Club

John Walsh

Senior Managing Director, North America, Communications, High Tech, Media & Entertainment
Accenture

R “Ray” Wang

Principal Analyst and Founder
Constellation Research, Inc.

Maxwell Wessel

General Manager of SAP.iO and Managing Director of SAP Silicon Valley
SAP

Board Emeritus

Members who served on the Board of Directors for the maximum term allowed by Churchill Club’s bylaws.

 Scott Angel
Brian Bean
Steve Bengston
Sheri Benjamin
Richard Brenner
Chris Byrne
Nancy Carlson
Julia Colella Carver
Rick DeGolia
Mark Farley
Silvia Fernandez
William Greenhalgh
Julia Hartung
Ken Hausman
 Robert Latta
Dan’l Lewin
Avery Lyford
Dave Margulius
Katherine Mize
Raymond Nasr
Stu Pann
Chris Stedman

Board of Counselors

Avery Lyford, Founding Counselor
Rami Branitzky
Chris Byrne
John Gingrich
Jeff Herbst
Rich Karlgaard
Dan’l Lewin
Stu Pann
Paul Saffo
Chris Stedman
Tom Vertin

Co-Founders

Rich Karlgaard, Publisher, Forbes
Tony Perkins, former Editor-in-Chief, AlwaysOn

In Memoriam

Tom Ford
George Glaser
Michael Moon
Robert Noyce
Tom Skornia

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