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Many nonprofit executive directors enter their positions without prior CEO experience and must learn to manage the complexities of a nonprofit organization for the first time. Once hired, the tenure of an executive may be short because of the demands of the job. Creating and retaining a strong board of directors can be a similarly daunting challenge.

By working with seasoned executive directors within the sector, new and emerging executive directors, seasoned Board chairs, and Board chair-elects, the HP Nonprofit Leadership Initiative combines individual and group professional development to ensure a healthy and vibrant nonprofit sector in Silicon Valley now and for years to come.

First HP Leadership Initiative Participants Announced

Last year, CFSV requested applications for participants in the initial cohort for the HP Nonprofit Leadership Initiative. Below, please find a list of the first 20 chosen participants:

Board Members:

Janice Fry, Center for Excellence in Nonprofits

Gary Sargenti, InnVision

Mike Hill, Project H.E.L.P.

Mindy Morton, Schola Cantorum

Keith Flager, Second Harvest Food Bank

Executive Directors

Michele Lew, AACI

Erin O’Brien, Community Solutions

Sparky Harlan, Bill Wilson Center

Minh Ngo-Gonzalez, Children’s Fund

Veronica Goei, Grail Family Services

Sally Adelus, Hospice of the Valley

Kristie Kesel, Housing for Independent People

Marilou Seiff, Marine Science Institute

Kaethleen Krenek, Next Door: Solutions to Domestic Violence

Grainger Marburg, Peninsula Bridge

Rezvan Moghaddam, Peninsula Stroke Association

Loretta Cullinane Gallegos, Rebuilding Together-Peninsula

David Cox, St. Joseph’s Family Center

Sandra Madrigal, Third Street Community Center

Wes Mukoyama,Yu-Ai Kai/Japanese American Community Senior Service of San Jose

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