Ivy Gordon, Board President, has an extensive background in business management, information technology, operations, executive coaching, and strategic planning. She co-founded a computer software company in 1976 and since 2004 has managed her own firm specializing in strategic planning, mission and vision development, core values alignment, team development, board retreats and leadership coaching. She has served as a Master Chair with Vistage International for 15 years, coaching executive leadership and working with over 100 organizations. Ivy has a BA in Psychology from SUNY Stony Brook University, an MA in Organizational Development from Pepperdine University, and a PCC certification and Integral Coach certification with the International Coaching Federation.
Maite Benito Agahnia, was born and raised in Mexico and graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in Fine Art and Graphic Design. She ran her own graphic design firm for 11 years. Currently, Maite works as a fine arts painter and has exhibited locally and internationally. Maite is one of the founders of Outside the Lens.
Lisa Kendall La Torre, Board Secretary, founded Kendall Group in 2010, a boutique firm that provides results-driven brand, marketing and communications services for clients. Before starting her business, she worked with several startups on successful brand launches and was VP of Business Partnerships for a San Diego marketing and PR firm. She was an integral part of the launch of digital services at Cox Communications and later led the team responsible for all marketing and acquisition.
Dr. Bibhu Mohanty, VP of Engineering at the Wireless Research Division of Qualcomm,
received his Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UMASS, Amherst in
1993. Since then, he has been at the Wireless Research Division of Qualcomm at the
San Diego Headquarters. He first worked on the design of CDMA Cellular Base Station
architecture, protocols, and algorithms that contributed to the worldwide cellular
revolution.
Ted Reguly is the Director of Portfolio and Project Management at San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E). He is responsible for the development of large capital projects and Electric Distribution, Substation and Transmission Portfolio Management for SDG&E. Ted has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, including specializing in renewable and sustainable energy initiatives to support the wider San Diego region.
Caroline Nordquist has worked for two decades in the San Diego arts and culture community. For the past five years, she has held the role of Senior Development Manager at Mingei International Museum. In her position at Mingei she oversees the organization’s contributed income and annual campaigns. She is also involved in a community engagement role at the organization and its current Capital Campaign.
Shelley Weege is a graduate of Northwestern University. She worked as a docent and an arts educator with the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, where she was a part of the collector's group, and is co-founder of Outside the Lens.
Board Members Emeritus:
Mell Gallahue
Laura Gambucci
Christina Gustin
Elisabet Harth
Haida M. Mojdehi
Sue Wagener
Leena Patidar
Tim Scott
Kelly Thomson
Founding Board Members:
Anne Chodorow
Sonia Rhodes
Lydia Thompson
