Board of Directors
President
Tom Johnson - Clorox
Vice President
Mike Feldman - Hewlett Packard
Vice President of Development
Julie Hogan - Xerox
Treasurer
Angie Wilson - Ernst & Young
Secretary
Eleanor Mercado - Paul Hastings LLP
Directors
- Scott Beth - Intuit
- Claudia Brind-Woody - IBM
- Donna Griffin - Chubb
- George A. Kalogridis - The Walt Disney Company
- Charles Lickel - IBM
- Patrick O'Donnell - Deloitte
- Bobby Wilkinson - USAA
Emeritus
- Kayla Shell - Dell
- Tara Bunch - Hewlett Packard
Board Officers
Like many individuals, Tom Johnson has had an interesting journey from a closeted entry-level role to one as an “out” leader in a U.S. corporation. Tom is currently Vice President and Corporate Controller at The Clorox Company, where he is responsible for ensuring the integrity of financial reporting and delivering financial, real estate and facility services to the company’s business units. He also plays a lead role in developing the Finance organization and its capabilities to deliver against the company strategy. Prior to his current role, Tom was Vice President of Finance for the company’s Specialty Products Division.
Tom joined Clorox 20 years ago and has served in a variety of roles in Finance, Marketing and Business Development. He emerged from the corporate closet when the company asked him to accept relocation as part of an International assignment. This event was the beginning of efforts that Tom co-led to bring domestic partner benefits and other equitable policies to Clorox, which eventually resulted in the company’s perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. Tom believes that corporations will continue to lead the way resulting in full equality for GLBT people inside and outside the workplace. Tom is also one of the founding members of Clorox Pride, the company’s employee resource group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender employees and their advocates.
Tom is a CPA and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Michigan State University. He and his partner, Bruce Genaro, spend their time skiing, hiking and practicing yoga in San Rafael and Lake Tahoe. They are active with many organizations, especially those aimed at ensuring equal rights to GLBT people.
Mike
Feldman is HP’s Vice President and General Manager of the Managed
Enterprise Solutions Go to Market Unit in the Imaging and Printing
Group’s Americas Organization.
Mike and his team are driving
direct sales of the IPG product, solutions and Managed Print Services
portfolio to named enterprise and public sector customers throughout the
Americas. In this role, Mike has responsibility for delivering against
the Managed Print Services GTMU financial commitments.
Prior to
this role, he served as Vice President of WW Sales and Marketing for
HP’s Imaging and Printing Group, where he was responsible for leading
the worldwide sales strategy focused on driving greater revenue. He
provided functional leadership to the WW sales force and was
instrumental in developing globally consistent sales roles,
compensation, and metrics. Mike also drove the global marketing strategy
including branding, messaging, communications, advertising, PR and AR
relationships.
Since joining HP in 1988, Mike has held senior
positions in all three of HP’s main business units. Before joining HP,
Mike worked for IBM in New York.
He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Pace University. He resides in Los Angeles with his partner, Art Jalandoni.
Julie Hogan
Vice President of Development
Julie A. Hogan is vice president for the San Francisco Bay Area. She is responsible for Xerox sales, technical services delivery, and professional services.
During her 22 years at Xerox, Hogan’s roles have spanned the services business as well as the country. She joined Xerox as a customer services engineer, held various services operations management positions, and general management assignments to include strategy, planning, and technology infrastructure. Most recently, she served as vice president, Xerox Services for the Pacific Region.
Prior
to joining Xerox in 1987, Hogan served in the United States Navy
providing technical support for classified defense computer systems and
intelligence projects.
Hogan was awarded her master’s degrees in
business administration from the McColl School of Business at Queens
University in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2001. She attended the
Executive Development Program at the Kellogg School of Management at
Northwestern University in Chicago in 2004. Additionally, she is a Xerox
Lean Six Sigma certified green belt.
Hogan is originally from Chicago, Illinois. She currently resides in San Ramon, California with her partner Allison. Hogan is a jazz & blues musician and when not playing the drums, she enjoys wine tasting in Napa and Sonoma Valley.
Angie WilsonAngie
is a partner with Ernst & Young with more than 15 years of
experience in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services practice.
She leads the firm’s Health Sciences practice in Los Angeles and has
significant experience in serving all sectors within health sciences
including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, hospitals,
managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit management companies, long
term care and hospice. Angie has extensive experience serving clients
that are SEC registrants, including the direct involvement in several
IPO’s and secondary offerings. She has also assisted many clients in
private placement offerings and merger and acquisition activities.
Angie
leads the firm’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered inclusiveness
and diversity efforts for the West Sub Area and is a member of the
firm's West Sub Area Inclusiveness Steering Committee.
Angie is
a CPA and received an accounting degree from the University of Tulsa
and an MBA from Arizona State University. Angie and her partner Sofie
enjoy spending time with their two young children and playing golf (both
are ex professional golfers). Angie is also a member of United Way
Women Leaders, Southern California Biomedical Council and the Human
Rights Campaign Federal Club.
Eleanor Mercado is a litigation associate with the law firm of Paul Hastings LLP. Prior to joining Paul Hastings, she was a law clerk for the Honorable Daniel A. Barker on the Arizona Court of Appeals. She practices in the areas of complex business litigation, including the defense of private class action litigation in securities, ERISA, and shareholder derivative actions. She also represents individuals and corporations in criminal and regulatory matters, including securities, antitrust, and Foreign Corrupt Practices investigations.
In 1999, Eleanor graduated cum laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy. In 2005, she graduated from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law where she was a board member of the Public Interest Law Foundation and served on the staff of the Interdisciplinary Law Journal.
Directors
Scott Beth joined Intuit in March of 2003 and is the Vice President of Finance Operations. In this role, Scott is responsible for company-wide sourcing and purchasing including strategic supplier relationship management, cost and quality management, negotiations and contracting. Scott is also responsible for Intuit’s Supply Chain and Order-to-Cash procesess which include order management, physical and digital fulfillment, accounts receivable and credit/collections.
In 2011, Scott expanded his role to include real estate and workplace services for Intuit’s global campuses.
Prior to joining Intuit, Scott held leadership positions at Agilent Technologies where he formed the procurement organization for the Hewlett-Packard spin-off as the Vice President of Procurement. Prior to Agilent, Scott held a number of leadership positions in Hewlett-Packard over 23 years spanning engineering, information technology, supply chain management, procurement, quality and finance.
Scott earned his BA in economics from Stanford University and serves on a number of boards and advisory committees including the University of San Diego Supply Chain Management Institute.
Claudia Woody, vice president for Business Development for the
IBM Global Industrial Sector, enhances demand generation and pipeline
development by connecting the brand solutions from the IBM hardware,
software and services divisions to the specific needs of the industries
in the Industrial Sector: Chemical & Petroleum; Automotive;
Aerospace & Defense; and Electronics.
She recently returned
from an international assignment in Europe as the VP and managing
director for the Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks accounts worldwide. As
the managing director, she was responsible for integrating IBM
offerings and research to provide global solutions for the client.
During
this assignment, she was based in Finland where she functioned as the
IBM senior executive and single point of contact for both Nokia and
Nokia Siemens Networks. Claudia holds a JD degree, magna cum laude, from
Georgia State University, a MBA from the University of Texas at Austin,
and a MS from the University of Tennessee. She is a Phi Beta Kappa
graduate of Mary Baldwin College where she earned her BA summa cum
laude. She has completed PhD course work in organizational development
and is admitted to practice law by the State Bar of Georgia.
Donna GriffinAs Chief Diversity Officer at Chubb, Donna is responsible for providing leadership and oversight of corporate activities that drive Chubb’s diversity strategy, working closely with business unit leaders and Human Resources. Donna is responsible for Chubb’s minority talent management strategy and diversity education efforts across the organization as well as being an advocate for Chubb’s diversity efforts and accomplishments externally.
A 27-year employee of Chubb, Donna served for 14 years, beginning in 1994 as Director of Worldwide Operations. In this position Donna was responsible for global support to underwriting, claims and broker customer service. Prior to that, Donna served in a variety of senior P&L positions in underwriting, marketing and branch administration. Donna holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Rhode Island College, and she has completed executive development programs at Penn State, Wharton and Harvard.
Apart from her primary business focus, Donna is the founding corporate sponsor of Chubb’s Black Employee Network and has served on Chubb’s Women's Development Council, and the Gay and Lesbian Employee Network. Outside of Chubb, she serves on the Strategic Planning Committee for Executive Women of New Jersey and the Advisory Board for the Rutgers Institute for Women’s Leadership. Donna is a past board member for the New Jersey Battered Women’s Services and the Women’s Fund of New Jersey. In 2003, she was recognized by New Jersey Business Magazine as one of the year’s 25 Women of Influence. In 2006, the New Jersey Star Ledger named her one of the 10 Most Powerful Women in New Jersey Business. In 2010 New Jersey Business Magazine included Donna as one of the “Best 50” women in New Jersey business. In 2011 The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce named Donna Outstanding Corporate Leader in Diversity.
Donna’s career at Chubb represents a proven track record of effecting positive cultural change; an ability to create and drive long-term strategies; a global perspective; a vast business network within the industry and worldwide; and an understanding of the particular challenges facing women in business.
George A. KalogridisAs president of the Disneyland Resort, George oversees a workforce of 22,000 Cast Members at the 506-acre resort, which comprises the world-famous Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park, the Disneyland Hotel, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, the Paradise Pier Hotel and Downtown Disney.
George began his career at Walt Disney World in 1971 as a busboy at the Contemporary Resort. Throughout his 40 years with Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, George has held numerous executive positions, gaining a breadth of experience from all aspects of the operation.
From 2006 until his current Disneyland Resort appointment, George served as chief operating officer for Disneyland Resort Paris and was responsible for leading the daily operations of the Resort’s two theme parks, seven hotels and the Disney Village.
Prior to his role in Paris, George served as senior vice president of Resort Operations for the Disneyland Resort. In addition to his leadership roles in both Paris and Anaheim, George served as vice president of Travel Operations at Walt Disney World in Orlando.
George is active in the local community, and currently serves on CHOC Children's Hospital Board of Directors and the University of California, Irvine Paul Merage School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board.
Charles Lickel serves as Vice President of Software Research for IBM. Recognized as a leader of diversity within IBM, he was appointed co-chair of the IBM GLBT diversity task force by then-Chairman Lou Gerstner. Demonstrating his particular interest in driving changes to bring equality in the workplace, in 2001 he was honored as one of the Gay Financial Network 25 for his effectiveness in shaping a diversity-friendly climate at work, as well as for service as a role model in business leadership. In 2009, he received the Harvey Milk Alumni Award from University at Albany. Additionally, Charles shares his talents as a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum, sits on the advisory boards of The Guidance Center, SUNY Albany, Pace University and the NJ Institute of Technology, and is a member of the Human Rights Campaign. Charles earned his BS from the State University of New York at Albany. He currently lives in Tarrytown, NY with his partner.
Patrick is a Principal in the New York office of Deloitte & Touche (Deloitte) and provides advisory and attest services to large, multi-national clients in the manufacturing industry. Patrick was admitted to the partnership in 2006 and has been with Deloitte since 1997. Prior to joining Deloitte, Patrick worked for the Bank of New York and on Wall Street.
In addition to serving Deloitte clients, Patrick holds a leadership role and has direct involvement in several firm initiatives focused on talent recruitment, development and retention. Patrick also serves as the partner advisor for the New York chapter of Deloitte’s LGBT business resource group and is a member of the Northeast region’s Diversity & Inclusion Council. As partner advisor, Patrick mentors the chapter’s leadership team; oversees the group’s activities with respect to professional development opportunities within Deloitte and with other firms and companies; and organizes and participates in community service activities with multiple area LGBT organizations. Patrick also serves on the firm’s national LGBT advisory team.
Patrick earned an MBA in Finance from Fordham University in New York and a BA in Communication and Business from The American University in Washington DC. Patrick grew up in New Jersey and currently resides in New York City with his partner John.
Bobby Wilkinson is the Executive Director of Client Marketing with USAA, where he leads a team of marketing professionals who serve USAA's Property and Casualty Product leaders in new member acquisition and growth, deepening relationships and member retention. Bobby previously served as the State Farm Zone Marketing Manager for the State of California, where he lead a team of marketing experts in determining marketing strategy, planning and tactics for one of the largest and continually profitable operations in State Farm’s Zone structure. Bobby began his State Farm career in 1991 as an intern and worked in various operational and Human Resource roles before landing in Corporate Marking. During his tenure in that department, Bobby led the efforts in taking State Farm’s sports and entertainment sponsorship marketing profile to new heights. From better leveraging long-time properties like the State Farm LPGA Classic and the State Farm Bayou Classic, to developing new partnerships with the NCAA, NFL, Major League Baseball, the NBA, Go Diego Go Tour and the American Idol Live Tour, Bobby led State Farm's efforts in the sponsorship marketing arena during an unparalleled phase of brand growth and importance.
Bobby graduated from Eastern KY University with a double major in Finance and Business Education. He currently sits on the brand editorial board of Event Marketer Magazine, the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission Advisory board and is a former member of the National Advertising Review committee. He has earned the Senior Claim Law Associate designation, a Marketing Excellence Accreditation from the Association of National Advertisers and completed his MBA in November of 2009. Bobby and his schnoodle Brutus currently reside in San Antonio, TX.
Emeritus
Kayla Shell serves as Legal Director of Dell’s Large Enterprise Sales Division. She has been at Dell since May 1998 serving in various assignments as a sales, marketing, advertising, and e-commerce attorney. She was previously at Shell Oil Company in Houston for several years. Kayla serves as Co-Chair of the Executive Advisory Board of PRIDE, Dell’s GLBT network group. During Kayla’s leadership of PRIDE, Dell became an O&E Summit sponsor and has scored 100% on HRC’s Corporate Equality Index Survey. Kayla is a Federal Club Council Member of the Human Rights Campaign and actively supports Equality Texas, a GLBT lobbying organization, and Atticus Circle, and GLBT allies organization. Kayla lives in Austin with her partner, Randi Shade, and their children.
Tara Bunch is currently the vice president of Global Customer Support Operations. She is responsible for delivering customer support services across all of HP’s consumer products as well as directing HP’s commercial and enterprise printing services and support portfolio.
Tara began her career at HP in 1985 in the Computer Systems Division. During her career, she has held a variety of management and executive leadership positions in manufacturing operations, as well as product research and development. Prior to her current role, Bunch was vice president and general manager of HP’s Digital Camera and Photography Solutions businesses.
Tara received her Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1985 from the University of California, Berkeley and received her Masters Degree in Business Administration in 1989 from the University of Santa Clara California.
Tara lives in Colorado with her partner, Susan, seven year old daughter, Emily, and four year old twin sons, Ian and Aidan