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Our Board of Directors

Ivy Gordon

Ivy GordonBoard Chair

Partner, Social Venture Partners San Diego

Ivy has a distinguished five-decade business career as an entrepreneur and business owner. She co-founded a computer company in 1976, sold it in 1993, chaired two private advisory boards through Vistage International and now leads consulting teams for Social Venture Partners SD to increase capacity for San Diego nonprofits. Ivy holds a Master’s in Organization Development from Pepperdine University.

Dr. Bibhu Mohanty

Dr. Bibhu MohantyBoard Treasurer

Qualcomm, Vice President, Engineering, Wireless Research Division

Bibhu received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UMASS, Amherst in 1993. He has contributed to the worldwide cellular revolution through his work on CDMA Cellular Base Station architecture, protocols, and algorithms at Qualcomm.

Caroline Harwood Nordquist

Caroline Harwood NordquistBoard Secretary

Chief Advancement Officer, Mingei Museum

Caroline is a seasoned nonprofit arts leader with over two decades of experience in fundraising and community engagement. She drives strategic initiatives at the Mingei—building partnerships and securing resources to advance their mission of cultural heritage and artistic expression.

Chitra Gopalakrishnan

Chitra GopalakrishnanBoard Member

Graphic and UI/UX Designer, Professor

Chitra holds an MFA in Graphic Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan and ESAG Penninghen in Paris, she has worked on branding projects spanning industries from biomedical to fashion in India and the U.S.

Elisa Thomson

Elisa ThomsonFounder

Elisa Thomson, a passionate educator, entrepreneur, and photographer, founded Outside The Lens (OTL) in 2001, with a vision to empower youth to tell their stories through photography.

Christina Gustin
Elisabet Harth
Haida M. Mojdehi
Kelly Thomson
Laura Gambucci
Leena Patidar
Lisa Kendall La Torre
Maite Benito Agahnia
Mell Gallahue
Shelley Pierce
Sue Wagener
Ted Reguly
Tim Scott

Anne Chodorow
Lydia Thompson
Maite Benito Agahnia
Shelley Pierce
Sonia Rhodes