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:

Partner, MindPiece Consulting
Director, Oncology Translational Medicine, Pfizer Inc. (until January 2011)
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:

President, James Earwicker Consulting
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.S. Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Professional Career:

Senior Advisor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Sony Corporation of America Board Director
President of Sony Electronics Consumer Sales Company
Senior Vice President of Sony Electronics Information Technology Products Division
Vice president of computer displays
Owner and president of Capetech Sal
CEO of Capetronic Computer Products Holdings Ltd

Community Service:

Advisory Board Member, UCSD Busines School
Executive Board Member CEA
Trustee San Diego Ruben Fleet Science Center
Board Member, California University Master of Science Program

Awards and Honors:

Sony Corporation Group Executive

Education:

B.S., (Electrical Engineering) Bradley University
M.S., (Electrical Engineering) Stanford University

Professional Career:

Communications System Engineer / Division Manager
Senior Vice President, Engineering, Qualcomm Corporate Research and Development
Holds over 40 patents on systems and technologies

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Volunteer, FIRST Robotics

Education:

B.S. Psychology, San Diego State University
MBA – National University

Professional Career:

President, Hutchens PR
Entrepeneur & Business Executive

Community Service:

Trustee, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Member of the Board of United Way San Diego
Member of the Board of CleanTEch San Diego
Member of the President’s Council, Point Loma Nazarene University
Member of the Board San Diego Economic Development Corporation
Member of the Board Mexico Business Center
Member of the Board Girl Scouts of San Diego & Imperial County
Member of the Board San Diego World Trade Center
Member of the Board San Diego Downtown YMCA
Member of the Board  San Diego County Boys & Girls Club
Member of the Board of Directors San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

Awards and Honors:

National Association of Women Business Owners (NABOW) 2010 Woman of the Year

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. in Physics, Illinois Institute for Technology
Ph. D. in Physics, Michigan State University

Professional Career:

President / Chief Operating Officer, SAIC
Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer, SAIC
Vice President/ Senior Vice President, SAIC
Staff Scientist, General Atomic Corporation

Community Service:

Member – US Airforce Studies Board
Member – College of Natural Sciences, Dean’s Advisory Board, Michigan State University
Member APS, IEEE, AAAS
Trustee, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

Awards and Honors:

US Steel Scholarship        
NASA Fellowship
US Airforce Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service
Michigan State University College of Natural Science Outstanding Alumni Award

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.S. (Mathematics), Washington State University

Professional Career:

Sofware Engineer, Defense Contractor, San Diego
Officer, US Navy
Engineer, Boeing, Seattle

Community Service:

Trustee, Fleet Science Center
Chair of the President’s Associates Planning Committee, San Diego Zoo
Chair, Celebration for the Critters, San Diego Zoo
Member SDMA, SDNHM, SIO, MOCA and the Old Glove

Education:

B.S. Biomedical Sciences, Western Michigan University
M.S. Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University
Ph.D. Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arizona

Professional Career:

Pfizer Global Research & Development, Executive Director, Drug Safety R&D Site Lead
Pfizer Global Research & Development, Director, Drug Safety Evaluation
Pfizer Global Research & Development, Assistant Director, Drug Safety Evaluation
Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Senior Scientist, Manager of Investigative Toxicology
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Post-Doctoral Associate

Community Service:

Adjunct Professor, San Diego State University, Environmental Health & Sciences Dept.
Society of Toxicology, Co-founder and past councelor for Discovery Toxicology Specialty Section
Society of Toxicology, Member of Mechanisms and Regulatory Specialty Section
SoCal Chapter of the Society of Toxicology (SCCSOT), Counselor, Past Newsletter Editor, and Past President
American College of Toxicology
Consulting Editor, Cell Biology and Toxicology
Ad Hoc Editor, Toxicological Sciences, Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology
Volunteer for the Scripps Ranch Youth Softball and Soccer Association

Education:

B.A., California State University Fullerton
J.D., Santa Clara University

Professional Career:

Partner – San Diego, McKenna Long & Aldridge
Partner, Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps, LLP
Associate Attorney, Boult Cummings Conners & Berry, LLP

Community Service:

San Diego Chamber of Commerce
American Bar Association
American Inns of Court
Association of Business Trial Lawyers of America
National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advocates Association
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Bar Association
San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association
Defense Research Institute

Education:

B.S. (Bachelor of Science), Loyola University, Chicago
M.D. , Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago

Professional Career:

Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kaiser Hospital
Chief of Transfusion Medicine and Blood Donor Center, Kaiser Hospital
Director Hospital Cancer Program, Kaiser Hospital
Staff Pathologist, Kaiser Permanente
Associate Clinical Instructor at the UCSD, Pathology Department

Community Service:

Board of Directors, San Diego Blood Bank
Board of Directors, The Bishop’s School
Boule' Fraternity
Board of Directors, R.H. Fleet Science Center

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