Education:

B.A. in Biology, University of Texas at Austin
M.P.A., Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
J.D., University of San Diego, School of Law  
Professional career:

Professional Career:

Practicing Attorney
Achtel Law Firm (present)
U.S. Embassy in Mexico City (Environmental Section)
Directed Science Academic Programs at the University of Texas at Austin and San Diego State University

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
San Diego Elder Law and Advocacy Center, Volunteer
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Member
San Diego County Bar Association, Elder Law and Estate Planning Sections
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
Lawyers Club, Balance Group Coordinator

Awards and Honors:

Order of the Barrister
Outstanding Contribution Award, University of San Diego School of Law, Appellate Moot Court Board, 2004 2009 Top Young Attorneys; selected by San Diego Daily Transcript

Education:

B.S., (Biochemistry and Biology) University of Minnesota
Ph.D., (Microbiology) Vanderbilt University
Fellow, (Bio/chemistry/biophysics) Cornell University

Professional Career:

Director, Oncology Translational Medicine, Pfizer Inc.
Associate Director, Diabetes Translational Medicine, Pfizer Inc.
Manager, Clinical Safety and Risk Management, Pfizer Inc.
Staff Scientist and Portfolio Manager, Bayer Inc.
Assistant Professor, Yale University
Academician and Scientist

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center

Education:

B.A, (Psychology) Azusa Pacific College
M.P.H., (Economics and Planning) UC, Berkeley

Professional Career:

Dean Emeritus, UCSF School of Dentistry
Consultant to Academic Institutions and Health Care Facilities (retired)

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Trustee, UCSD Foundation
President, Friends of UCSD Healthcare and Health Sciences Advisory Council
President, San Diego Women’s Foundation Board of Directors
Chair, Board of Directors, Moores Cancer Center, UCSD
Chair, Charity Ball, Children’s Hospital
Chair, RITZ, San Diego Zoological Society                           

Awards and Honors:

Woman of Dedication, Salvation Army
2009 People to Watch in San Diego

Education:

B.A., (Physics and English) UC Santa Barbara
M.B.A, Finance, San Diego State University

Professional Career:

CEO, sandiego.com
Vice President and District Manager, Wells Fargo

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Board Member, Incubators2000
Board Member, The Nature School
Volunteer, Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair

Awards and Honors:

Community Partnership Award, San Diego Board of Supervisors

Education:

B.S. with honors (Chemical Engineering), Caltech
M.S. (Chemical Engineering), University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), University of California Berkeley

Professional Career:

Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
Senior Research Engineer, Exxon Research and Engineering
Division Manager, Science Applications International Corporation
President, Engleman Associates, Inc.
Lecturer and Visiting Scholar, University of California San Diego
Consultant to major government, industrial, and utility clients

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Board of Directors, Air and Waste Management Association
Vice President Air and Waste Management Association
Board of Directors, San Diego Chamber Orchestra             

Awards and Honors:

Fellow of the Air and Waste Management Association
Honorary Member of Air & Waste Management Association
Past Chair of Technical Council, Air & Waste Management Association
Advisory Committee for the U.S. EPA Environmental Technology Verification Program

Education:

B.S. (Chemical Engineering), University of California at Davis

Professional Career:

Vice President of Environmental, Safety and Facilities, SDG&E and SoCalGas
Vice President of Customer Operations, SDG&E and SoCalGas
Vice President of Customer Services, SDG&E
Vice President of Residential Services, SoCalGas
Various positions in sales, marketing, regulatory affairs and human resources, SoCalGas

Community Service:

Chair, U.C. Davis Foundation Board of Trustees
Member, Advisory Board of the Pacific South Coast Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society

Awards and Honors:

Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal from the U.C. Davis College of Engineering, 2008
Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) Award from the San Diego County YWCA, 2003

Education:

Studies in biology and nutrition, California Polytechnic State University, University of San Diego

Professional Career:

Business Management
Vice President-Owner, Occidental Landscape, Inc.
Fund Advisor, RH Fleet Foundation Fund

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Board Member, San Diego Yacht Club
Board Member, San Diego Junior Theatre
Board Member, The Bishop’s School
Working Group for Science and Technology, The San Diego Foundation
Board Member, MADCAPS (Mother's & Daughter's Club Assisting Philanthropies

Education:

B.A., University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA    

Professional Career:

Of Counsel, DLA Piper LLP, San Diego, CA
Senior Associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Diego, CA
Associate, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, LLP, San Diego, CA
Legal Extern to U.S. Magistrate Judges James F. Stiven, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, San Diego, CA
Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of  California, San Diego, CA

Community Service:

Trustee, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Scoutmaster, Troop 20, Boy Scouts of America
Member, History Committee, San Diego Yacht Club
Search & Rescue Team Member, Marin County Sheriff’s Department, Marin County, CA
Reserve Fire Fighter/EMT, Ross Public Safety Department, Ross, CA
Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps, Guatemala, Central America

Education:

B.A. Physics, Chemistry, UC Berkeley

Professional Career:

Senior Vice President, Sony Corporation (Corporate)
Divisional President for Display System Division and Head of North American Lab (R&D)
President of Sony North American Lab
Project Engineer for Display CRT, Hewlett-Packard
Engineer/Project Manger, Tektronix: process development, R/D in CRT, Plasma, FED and LED Imaging Systems
Lecturer, UCLA and Oregon Graduate Center: courses on color CRTs, Vacuum/surface physics
Member, American Vacuum Society
Member, Electrochemistry Society

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center

Education:

B.E, Harvey Mudd College
M.S.E.E., San Diego State University

Professional Career:

Founder and CEO of Tourmaline Networks, Inc.
Vice President, Tiernan Communications
Engineering Manager, Comstream Corporation

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Member Tech Coast Angels, angel investing and mentoring group
Member, SDSU Engineering Dean's Advisory Board
Member, Harvey Mudd College Engineering Visitors Committee

Education:

B.E, (Mechanical Engineering) City College of New York
M.S.E., (Nuclear Engineering) University of Michigan
Ph.D., (Nuclear Engineering) University of Michigan

Professional Career:

Professor and Consultant
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, UC San Diego
Founding Director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center, UCSD
Registered Professional Engineer
Consultant nationally and internationally in high performance computing and communications

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Member Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC, Science & Technology Committee
Member Los Alamos National Security LLC, Science & Technology Committee
Member, National Security Agency Advisory Committee, Panel on Analytics
Member, National Security Agency Advisory Committee, Panel on Computer Science   

Awards and Honors:

Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science
Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery
Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Distinguished Visiting Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Education:

B.S. (Civil Engineering), California State Polytech University, Pomona
BSCE with emphasis in structural engineering
M.S. (Civil Engineering), University of Southern California
MSCE with emphasis in construction management

Professional Career:

Principal, KCM Group, Construction Management and Consulting
Senior Project Manager, Gafcon, Construction Management and Consulting
Project Manager, Mark McDowell Corporation, General Engineering Contractor

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Board Member, San Diego Museum of Man, Chair “Facilities Committee”  

Awards and Honors:

Royal Norwegian Consul – Southern California Region

Education:

B.S., summa cum laude (medical microbiology) California State University, Long Beach
M.S. (microbiology), Oregon State University
Ph.D. (molecular biology), Stanford / University of Hamburg, Germany

Professional Career:

Scientist and Science Educator
Adjunct Professor, Pt. Loma Nazarene University, Core Adjunct Professor National University
Science Coordinator, La Jolla Country Day School
Science Teacher, La Jolla Country Day School: High school
Research Associate, Scripps Research Institute, Salk Institute, SIBIA Biotechnology and UC San Diego
Microbiologist – State of Oregon, Water Department

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Council Delegate, Leader Troop #3137, Activities Advisor, Girl Scouts of San Diego
Content Panel Member, State of California Department of Education, 2006
San Diego River Valley Conservancy- co coordinator of special programs
Secretary, La Jolla Country Day School Green Team
Member, Association of Women in Science
Member, National Association of Science Teachers
Member, California Association of Science Teachers
Member, San Diego Science Alliance
Member, Greenpeace
Member, The Sierra Club
Member, San Diego River Conservancy
Member, Girl Scouts of America

Awards and Honors:

Graduate Academic Scholarship, Stanford University
N.L. Tarter Research Fellowship Grant in Microbiology
United States Summer Health Careers recipient, Medical Bacteriology
Kiwanis Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement

Education:

B.A., (Physics) Knox College
M.B.A., Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management

Professional Career:

Manager, Information Systems (retired)
Team Leader for CIS, Mercy Hospital/Scripps Health
Assistant Vice President, San Diego Trust and Savings Bank

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center (Past President)
Advisory Board, University of San Diego Non-Profit Leadership and Management Programs
Board, San Diego Chapter, American Jewish Committee
Secretary, Nierman Foundation
Board, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego                                       

Education:

A.B. (Mathematics) San Diego State University
M.S. (Engineering Physics) University of California, San Diego

Professional Career:

IInvestment Manager, Conlegium Veterum Investment Partnership
Vice President for Program Development, SAIC
Project Manager Defense Technology, SAIC
Senior Engineer, Science, and Software (S-Cubed)

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Vice President, Green Valley Estates Home Owners Association
Member, Lyncean Group
Board President, San Diego Chamber Orchestra Board
Member Tech Coast Angels, angel investing and mentoring group

Awards and Honors:

SAIC Defense Technology Group Excellence Award
SAIC Corporate Achievement Award for Excellence in Science and Technology

Education:

B.A. (Biochemical Sciences), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
M.D., Ph. D. with distinction in research, Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Michigan Medical School
Ph. D. (Cellular and Molecular Biology), University of Michigan

Professional Career:

Director Oncology/Translational Medicine. Pfizer Global Research & Development
Director Clinical Sciences/Oncology. Merck
Acting Instructor, Division of Oncology, Dept. of Medicine, University of Washington,
Medical Center Research Associate, Division of Immunology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Oncology Fellow, Division of Oncology, Dept. of Medicine, University of Washington, School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Resident, Dept. of Medicine, University of Washington, School of Medicine

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center

Awards and Honors:

The Robert Wood Johnson/Minority Medical Faculty Development Award
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Career Development Program
UNCF/Merck Science Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
Rackham Merit Fellowship, Award
University of Michigan Cancer Center Fellowship
Merck Minority Graduate Fellowship Award

Education:

B.S. (Medical Microbiology) Stanford University
Internship (Medical Technology), UCLA
Licensed California Clinical Laboratory Scientist and ASCP Registered

Professional Career:

Clinical Microbiologist (retired)
Quest Diagnostics, San Diego, CA
Smith Kline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, West Norriton, PA
Clinical Center, the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Parasitology Laboratory of Washington, Washington, DC
Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Planned Parenthood Action Fund of San Diego and Riverside, Board of Directors
Mission Beach Town Council, Representative
San Diego Alliance for Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Board of Directors
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. All People’s Breakfast, Organizing Committee
Science Olympiad Coach and Volunteer
Japanese American Citizens League, San Diego Chapter, President 2006-2008
Asian Pacific Islander Education Council
San Diego Unified School District Integration Monitoring Team
EdUCate! Foundation for Public Schools, Founding Director and Officer
PTA Volunteer and Leader

Awards and Honors:

California State PTA Honorary Service Award for outstanding service to youth

Education:

B.S., (Mechanical Engineering) University of Washington
A.S. (Mathematics) Highline College

Professional Career:

Engineering Project Manager;
Vice President for Technology Solutions, SAIC
PM Consultant to pharmaceutical, aerospace, national security agencies,
PM Consultant to the National Laboratories for accelerator systems
Consultant to States:  Homeland Security
Designer & Engineer of Nuclear (Fusion & Fission), & Renewable Energy
PM for unmanned hypersonic, unmanned SAR Space Plane

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Board Member, San Diego Armed Services YCMA
Board Member, CleanTech San Diego
Company Representative, UCSD Corporate Affiliates Program (Advisory)
Member, San Diego Rotary Club
Council Member, All Hallows Catholic Parish
Eucharistic Minister, Alter Server & Chief Usher, all Hallows Catholic Parish
Supporter of the formation of San Diego Regional Network for Homeland Security, now led by UCSD and SDSU.

Awards and Honors:

Tau Beta Pi – Lifetime Member (Engineering Honor Society)
ASME – Member (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) (34 Year Award)
APS/AVS – Member American Physical Society/American Vacuum Society
American Association Advancement of Science (AAAS) – Member
University of Washington Alumni Association – Lifetime Member
American Nuclear Society – Former Member & Referee
American Ceramic Society – Member
Distinguished Alumni Award – Highline College
Publications and Patents; over 40 published papers and 2 patents

Education:

B.S. (Electrical Engineering) Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
B.A. (Computer Science) Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
M.B.A. University of San Diego School of Business
M.S.E. (Electrical and Computer Engineering) University of California San Diego

Professional Career:

President and CEO, Cerian Technology Ventures, LLC
Vice President, ideaEDGE Ventures
Technology entrepreneur; founder of several technology companies

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Board, American Technion Society, San Diego Chapter
Board of Advisors, University of San Diego School of Business

Awards and Honors:

The World’s Leading Intellectual Property Strategists, Intellectual Assets Management Magazine, 2009

Education:

B.S., (Physics) California Institute of Technology
M.S., (Electrical Engineering) USC
Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) UCLA

Professional Career:

Electronics Systems Engineer (semi-retired)
Senior Vice President, Technology, Qualcomm
Electronic Systems Engineer, Linkabit
System Engineer (satellite and communication systems) Rockwell International
International Consultant on cellular/personal communications
Holds over 75 patents on devices and systems

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center (President)
Member, Zoological Society
Member, Wildlife Conservation Network
Member, The Nature Conservancy

Awards and Honors:

Best Paper Award, Vehicular Technology Society
IEEE Fellow
Qualcomm Fellow

Education:

B.S., (Chemistry) Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., (Organic Chemistry) Harvard University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Woodward Research Institute

Professional Career:

Scientist and Educator
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, UCSD
Professor of Chemistry, North Carolina University
Assistant-Associate Professor, University of Texas, Austin

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Member and Chair, Board of Trustees, San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory

Awards and Honors:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science