OAKLAND DIGITAL LEADERSHIP
Advisory Board:
Andreas Weigend, Ph.D. — 2009-Present
Senior Advisor (Technology) – Fmr. Chief Scientist, Amazon.com
Donald K. Tamaki — 2009-Present
Senior Advisor (Legal) – Partner, Minami Tamaki LLP
Ruth B. Love, Ph.D. — 2009-2011
Advisor (Education) – Fmr. Superintendent, Oakland & Chicago Public Schools
Ben Hazard — 2009-2011
Advisor (Civic) – Fmr. Curator, Oakland Museum
Jason Mayden — 2010-2011
Honorary Advisor (Creative) - Sr. Footwear Designer, Jordan Brand, a div. of NIKE, Inc.
MC Hammer — 2011-Present
Honorary Advisor (Entrepreneurship) – Founder, DanceJam.com & WireDoo
Board of Directors:
Martin Kojnok — 2010-Present
Board President – [Email]
Linda Poeng — 2009-Present
Board Vice President & Treasurer – [Email] – *2009* Our Inspiration Awardee
James Fong — 2009-Present
Board Secretary – [Email]
Norman Weekes — 2010-2012
Board Member – [Email]
Rita Forte — 2012-Present
Board Member – [Email]
Valerie Wiggins — 2011-2012
Board Member – [Email]
R. Shay Miles — 2012-Present
Board Member – [Email]
Tim Rosenblatt — 2013-Present
Board Member – [Email]
Executive & Operations Team:
Shaun Tai — 2009-Present
Founder & Executive Director – [Email]
Vernita Naylor — 2011-2012
Project/Program Manager – [Email]
Albert Yam — 2011-2012
Development Coordinator – [Email]
Support Team:
Daniel Bao — 2009-Present
Accounting and Finance – [Email]
Michael Gumora — 2011-Present
Special Events Photographer – [Email] - *2012* Our Inspiration Awardee
Jordan Kanarek — 2009-Present
Innovation
Jennifer K. Woo — 2010-2012
Human Resources – *2011* Our Inspiration Awardee
Jesse Elias — 2010-2011
Correspondence – *2010* Our Inspiration Awardee
Ryan Harijanto — 2010-2012
Information Technology
Original Members:
Doris Newsome — 2009-2011
Board Member (Community Relations)
Daniel Novick — 2009-2011
Board Member (Green Initiatives)
Mai Sese — 2009-2011
Board Member (Operations)
Masai Davis — 2009-2010
Board Member (Communications)
Cathy Kuzia — 2009-2012
Board Member (Marketing)
Recent Program Volunteers:
Agustin Luque, Cathryn Cornelius, Chenise Leveriza, Genesis Guillen, Heidi Kong, Jessica Lauren, Rachel Moises, and Ruth Caspary.
Note: If your name is not listed, we apologize for the oversight. If your name is misspelled, please forgive us.
Oakland Digital - Board of Directors, Call For Nominations:
Business and community leaders interested in joining the board are encouraged to APPLY.
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