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Dean Morton
Chairman Emeritus, CENPrior to retirement on October 31, 1992, Dean O. Morton was executive vice president, chief operating officer and a director of the Hewlett-Packard Company for many years. He is chairman emeritus of The Center for Excellence in Nonprofits and one of the 1994 co-founders of the organization.
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Dora BeyerBoard Chair, CEN
Dora Beyer is a first-generation professional, passionate about socioeconomic and educational equity. As Director of Community Development at Excite Credit Union, she leads the organization’s philanthropic efforts – including financial literacy, child savings accounts, and nonprofit partnerships – with a focus on serving underbanked, immigrant and small business communities. She has served on the CEN board since 2020, also serves on the board of Latina Coalition Silicon Valley, co-leads the Entrepreneurship Giving Circle of the Latino Community Foundation, and volunteers with Child Advocates of Silicon Valley. She is the eldest of four, daughter of Mexican immigrants and most of all enjoys being the cool Tia (Auntie).
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James OtienoBoard Treasurer, CENMr. Otieno is a retired Vice President of Executive Compensation and Services at Hewlett-Packard and is currently an independent business consultant. He has over 30 years of experience in executive compensation, board of director compensation, general compensation, sales compensation, benefits and human resources. In his role as the Vice President of Executive Compensation and Services, he managed programs in over 70 countries with a budget of over $1billion (covering approximately 3,500 executives and over 150,000 other employees worldwide). Mr. Otieno’s other company experiences include Henkel Corporation, Control Data Corporation and St. Paul Companies where he was responsible for a variety of human resources activities. He is also currently the Lead Director of PV Technology Inc., - a US based solar energy startup, with primary operations exclusively in Africa.
As an independent business consultant, Mr. Otieno has most recently worked on projects with eBay, Synnex, Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Music for Minors organizations. The projects included advising on matters of human resources, executive compensation, stock equity programs, board governance, organizational alignment, strategy and goal setting, etc. He has formerly served as board chair for both Palo Alto University and Child Advocates of Silicon Valley and is also on the Advisory Board of the Children’s Health Council (CHC). In addition, he is a former Encore Fellow and has also launched his own foundation - Karibu Rafiki Foundation. Mr. Otieno holds a bachelor’s degree (1982) in Economics & Psychology, and a master’s degree (1984) in Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota. He has an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Palo Alto University (2016) and was the recipient of the 2014 John Gardner Award for outstanding community service in Santa Clara County from the Los Altos Community Foundation and of the inaugural 2015 Dan L. King Award. Mr. Otieno is originally from Kenya, East Africa and has made California his home for the past 30 years. He is married to Maren Otieno and they have three children (Emmanuell, Nereya, and Alena). |
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Lisa ClarkBoard Secretary, CEN
Lisa Clark leads Human Resources for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and sees the crux of her role as “creating the conditions for contribution” while helping staff to thrive. She is a big believer in leadership development and its ability to uplift the effectiveness of the entire organization. Prior to joining the Packard Foundation, Lisa worked for Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies. All three organizations share a founder and the same commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and inclusion -- values that are deeply woven into Lisa’s DNA. Lisa has a long-standing commitment to community service. She has worked with several non-profits focused on children’s issues and served on the Board of InnVision Homeless Shelter. She is a former Court Appointed Special Advocate, volunteering in Arizona and San Mateo, and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Child Advocates of Silicon Valley.
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Shilpa Agrawal
Board Member, CEN
Shilpa has been a finance and accounting professional for more than 20 years in the United States and her native India. Her experience includes working for startups and Fortune 500 companies in finance and accounting. She is also on the board of the Bay Area Glass Institute, a non-profit that provides public demonstrations of glass working and hosts renowned artists to conduct free lectures and demonstrations. Also, Shilpa is on the CalCPA scholarship committee, working to help students become CPAs. Shilpa finds passion in making nonprofit boards more inclusive. She earned an MBA from San Francisco State University and has a CPA license in California. Shilpa has completed Center for Excellence in Nonprofits' Building Representative Boards program as part of Cohort 3.
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Naa Anim-Appiah
Board Member, CEN
Naa Anim-Appiah has over 25 years of experience as a finance executive with 10 of those years in the nonprofit sector. Naa currently oversees the strategic planning and budgeting process at PolicyLink where she is the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis. Naa’s finance career began in the corporate world where she has worked with both large corporations such as Pepsico as well as smaller start-ups. Prior to joining PolicyLink, her most recent position was Head of Finance at Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) in San Jose. Naa was born and raised in Ghana, West Africa. She obtained her BA in Economics from Spelman College and an MBA from Emory University. Naa believes in giving back through mentoring younger people and impactful philanthropy. She has served with many non-profits such as Greene Scholars Program, CityTeam and Kids Club.
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Ashtan D. Jordan
Board Member, CEN
Ashtan is an accomplished executive with a diverse career spanning venture capital, entrepreneurship, and investment banking. Currently, she serves as a Principal at Precursor Ventures, an early-stage venture fund in San Francisco, focusing on investing in technology companies at their inception. Before joining Precursor Ventures, Ashtan gained valuable experience in investment banking at Citigroup for three years. She then transitioned to founding and scaling a successful beauty discovery platform while on the new venture team at Outerwall, which was later acquired by a private equity firm. As the Founder and Managing Partner of The MVX Group, Ashtan led the development of impactful digital products. She also contributed to the integration efforts as Head of Product for Dynamic Yield at McDonald’s Corporation. Outside of her professional achievements, Ashtan co-leads the Stanford Women on Boards Mosaic Group, dedicated to assisting women of color within the Stanford community in accessing board opportunities. She holds degrees from Howard University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Sabrina-Moné LamontagneBoard Member, CEN
Sabrina-Moné Lamontagne, CFRE, is the Director of Leadership Annual Giving at San José State University, spearheading efforts to revitalize the university's giving pipeline and enhance donor engagement campus-wide. With a background as Operations & Finance Manager at the African American Community Service Agency (AACSA) in San Jose, CA, where she dedicated over a decade in various volunteer and professional capacities, Sabrina-Moné brings extensive experience in community service and nonprofit management. Passionate about community empowerment, Sabrina-Moné actively mentors emerging leaders and advocates for the advancement of Black women and girls. This can be best exemplified by her work and leadership roles in various organizations. Her commitment to professional growth is evident in her participation in the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Fellowship Program and her current role as Mentorship Program Chair for the Association of Fundraising Professionals Silicon Valley Chapter. Sabrina-Moné holds a BS in Business Administration from San José State University and a Fundraising Certificate from UCLA Extension. Her dedication to excellence in fundraising is underscored by her Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential, embodying her belief in continuous learning and development.
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Neidy LozadaBoard Member, CEN
Originally from Puerto Rico, Neidy Lozada has called the Bay Area home for the past two decades. In California, she has built a career in behavioral health operations, focusing on social impact projects and programs geared at serving diverse populations and age groups, including underrepresented children, youth, and adults facing complex challenges such as poverty, co-occurring conditions, a history of incarceration, and intergenerational gang involvement. She has extensive experience working in environments that serve clients referred by the Court System, Public Guardians, and behavioral health teams. Neidy’s professional journey reflects her dedication to addressing the needs of vulnerable communities and ensuring access to essential services. Additionally, she is an experienced adaptive integrative and spiritual integration coach with over twenty years of expertise in transpersonal practices, research, and business. Neidy holds a BA in Business Administration, a Master of the Arts in Transpersonal Psychology, and multiple coaching certifications. She recently established her coaching practice through her company, Soulful Sojourners, where she fulfills her passion for providing coaching services to individuals and organizations undergoing transformative journeys. Neidy remains connected to her Bay Area roots and actively contributes to the community as a dedicated board member of non-profit organizations.
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Mahama Nyankamawu
Board Member, CEN
Mahama Nyankamawu grew up in Ghana and moved to the United States about 20 years ago for school. He graduated with an MSc from Georgia Tech and an MPA from Columbia University.
Mahama currently serve as a program manager at Google. In this role, Mahama facilitate the work of leaders and help build inclusive teams so that Googlers from different genders, races and other backgrounds can thrive. Before joining Google, Mahama worked as a senior program manager for an international engineering firm and served with many non-profits. His non-profit work included his role as the CEO of Volta, LLC, a Solar energy firm that provided clean reliable energy to maternity wards of hospitals and clinics in Ghana. Mahama also served on the board of Y-Labs, an education non-profit that helps high school and college students take entrepreneurial ideas in the social impact arena from concept to prototype. In the last few years, Mahama has been privileged to work with CEN’s leadership program as an executive leadership coach. In Mahama's spare time, he loves to swim, listen to audiobooks and teach Salsa dancing. |
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Protima Pandey
Board Member, CEN
Experienced public agency administrator, with operations and management skills; Cross departmental expertise in driving inter- disciplinary projects to successful outcomes; Focused on public service embedding race equity, gender equity, and belonging principles driving teams and clients to equitable resolutions.
Public Interest Attorney with focus on areas of law affecting low-income populations like housing, family law, domestic violence, consumer law and public benefits.
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Jim SalasBoard Member, CEN
Jim Salas is a Talent Acquisition professional with over 20 years of experience leading and directing highly productive teams. He has extensive experience in management and enjoys leading teams and creating an environment where people can excel and perform at their very best. Jim currently is the Director of Talent Acquisition for Stellar Solutions, an Aerospace Engineering company based in Palo Alto, CA. In his current role, he manages Recruiting, HR and Payroll. Before Stellar Solutions, he worked at various hi-tech companies to include VMware where he spent 8 years recruiting and managing the University Relations efforts. He recently retired from the United States Army where he proudly served for 33 years ending his time as a Command Sergeant Major, E-9. His service included Intelligence, IT and Cyber Warfare efforts. Born in San Francisco, Jim was raised in the Mission District and is bilingual in Spanish. He earned his Bachelor of Science, Business Administration Degree from the University of Phoenix.
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Andrea Temkin
Board Member, CEN
Andrea S. Temkin’s career in arts administration and arts education has been built on her belief that all people, regardless of economic, geographic, or social circumstances, age or ability, have a right to opportunities for self-discovery, empathy-building, and joy that come from practicing the arts and arts-integrated learning. She has been fortunate work with talented artists of all disciplines who are committed to sharing the knowledge, skills and techniques of their art forms with persons who might not otherwise have such an opportunity. Her extensive background includes working with arts nonprofits, educational institutions, government agencies, and as staff and board member of philanthropic regranting entities. Her consulting firm, Transition Solutions Group, focused on supporting organizations in transition by creating operational stability, ensuring a supportive transition environment for staff, board, constituents, and donors, and enabling continued growth and forward momentum of the mission and goals of the organization to enrich its community.
Ms. Temkin’s arts nonprofit experiences range from coordinating a Muralists-in-the-Public-Schools project for a small community arts organization to serving as a member of a large professional staff of a major U.S. symphony. Before establishing her own consulting firm, she served as the executive director for the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View for eight years. During her career, she has also had the enlightening experiences of working with funding agencies as well, as a staff member of the National Endowment for the Arts (1978-1980), the California Arts Council (1985-1994), San Mateo County Arts Commission (2015-2018), and as a board member of the Arts Council Silicon Valley (1996-2003). Ms. Temkin has served on grant review panels for the California Arts Council, San Francisco Arts Commission, and Arts Council Silicon Valley. She was a member of the Partners in Excellence Advisory Committee of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. Besides actually enjoying asking for money, she is a strong believer in strategic planning and evaluation for nonprofits, the value of mentorship, and not reinventing the wheel. Ms. Temkin is currently enrolled in an MFA in Creative Writing program at Rainier Writing Workshop, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA. |
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