Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Girl Scouts San Diego consists of a diverse group of volunteers who are community leaders and professionals. They ensure that the Girl Scout mission is carried out in San Diego and Imperial counties. Board members are selected for their commitment to improving the lives of girls as well as their leadership, volunteer and nonprofit experience, ability to make financial contributions to Girl Scouts, professional and educational background, and knowledge of the community. They are chosen by the Board Development Committee and elected by the voting members of the Council. Board members can serve up to two three-year terms.
The role of the Board of Directors is one of governance. Their responsibilities include strategic planning, fund development, appointment of the Executive Director, financial oversight, and interaction with the community. Questions, comments, or referrals for Board of Directors or Board Development Committee can be directed to the Office of the Chief Executive Officer.
2023–2024 Board of Directors
Elected Officers
Natasha O. Bowman
Chair
Chief Human Resources Officer
Arcturus Therapeutics
Natasha Bowman is the Vice President, Head of Human Resources for Arcturus Therapeutics. In this role, she leads the HR function for the entire organization and joined the company in November of 2019. Founded in 2013 and based in San Diego, California, Arcturus Therapeutics is an RNA medicines company with enabling technologies. Arcturus Therapeutics is developing a portfolio of RNA therapeutics for treatment of diseases with high unmet medical needs. The company’s hope and vision is to build transformative, life-changing medicines for patients and their families.
Natasha has more than 25 years of experience in the field of Human Resources. She held positions in start-up and Fortune 500 companies including Synthetic Genomics, Althea Technologies, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer Inc. In addition to experience in the life sciences, she has also led human resources in a variety of diverse industries. Ms. Bowman received a B.S in Business Management from San Diego State University.
Natasha currently serves on a number of boards including serving as the President of the Friends of Music, Board Member of the Lakeside Riverpark Conservancy, and Director of Professional Development of the San Diego HR Forum. She was named one of San Diego’s 500 Influential Leaders by the San Diego Business Journal in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She has been a volunteer with Girl Scouts since 2002 holding positions of troop leader, trainer, service unit manager and a service unit team member.
Emily Rex
Principal, CEO, Departure
Treasurer
Michele Barrow
Partner, Lavine, Lofgren, Morris & Engelberg, LLP
Secretary
Trisha Zulic
Director, Human Resources
Consultant Services, Efficient Edge
Directors-at-Large
Neville Billimoria
Senior Vice President of Membership & Chief Advocacy Officer, Mission Fed
Debbie Feinberg
Principal, Jump Start San Diego
Suzanne Frontz
President, Metz & Associates
Joanee' Johnson
Manager, Mission Assurance, Northrop Grumman
Janice Kurth, M.D., Ph.D.
Scientist, Community Volunteer
Woody Ledford, CPA
Principal, Ledford Accounting
Laura Sand
Senior Vice President, Legal Counsel, Qualcomm
Jennifer W. Summers
Director-Tribal Relations and Land Services, SDG&E
Monica Ulibarri, Ph.D.
Professor, CA School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International Univ.
Dawn Welch
Retired Director Strategic Services, SDG&E
Noli Zosa
Founding Partner,
Dirty Birds Restaurant Group
Committee members
Executive Committee
- Natasha Bowman, Chair
- Emily Rex, Vice Chair
- Michele Barrow, Treasurer
- Trisha Zulic, Secretary
- Debbie Feinberg
- Dawn Welch
Board Development Committee
- Janice Kurth
- Jeanette Day
- Suzanne Frontz, Chair
- Kevin Munkholm
- Monica Ulibarri, PhD
- Joanee’ Johnson
Finance Committee
- Michele Barrow, Chair
- Andy Gallagher
- Ryder Hill
- Woody Ledford
- Andy Maffia
- Helen Woodall
Investment Committee
- Amanda Montgomery, Chair
- Matt Fettig
- Kunal Ghosh
- Lisa Marie Harris
- Shelly Henbest
- Rick Vazza
- Thomas Williams
- Larry Witt
Audit Committee
- Carisa Wisniewski, Chair
- Christy Decker-Weber
- Shibani Dogra
- Sarah Eberhardt
- Stephanie Isaacson
- Lee Parravano
- Tiah Reppas
Philanthropy Committee
- Emily Rex, Chair
- Neville Billimoria
- Liza Crisafi
- Debbie Feinberg
- Janice Kurth
- Mimi Murray
- Lisa Peterson
- Laura Sand
- Denise Scott
- Noli Zosa
- Trisha Zulic
Property and Gathering Spaces Committee
- Dawn Welch, Chair
- Deborah Elliott
Bylaws
Governance structures are part of every Girl Scout Council and are defined in the Council bylaws.
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