Board of Directors

IVSN Board of Directors

Dan Coonan, Co-Chair | Director of Athletics & Recreation, Santa Clara University
Christine Krolik, Co-Chair | Councilmember, Town of Hillsborough
Rod Ferguson, Vice-Chair | Co-founder and Venture Capitalist, Panorama Capital
John Brew, Treasurer | Independent Consultant Noel Capital LLC
Stevan Luzaich, Secretary | Partner, Corey, Luzaich, Pliska, De Ghetaldi, & Nastari, LLP
Matthew Bahls | Associate Director of Development, Stanford School of Engineering
Doreen Cadieux | Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP
Jennifer Cass | Executive Administrator, Sling Media
Christina Dickerson | Vice President, Corporate Development, Corium International, Inc.
Carmen Ericson | Community Volunteer
Edmon Jennings | Consultant
David Lichtenger | Managing Partner, Intrepid Capital
Jillian Manus | President of Manus Media & Literary Agency and Broad Strategies, Inc.
Mike Mee | President, Franklin Templeton Bank and Trust
Rachel Perkel | Senior Vice President of Wealth Mangement Marketing, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Ronald Reis | Former, Co-Owner, Vice President, Data Safe
Cheryl Westmont | Landscape Designer & Owner, Gardenscapes

Dan Coonan, Co-Chair

Director of Athletics & Recreation, Santa Clara University

Dan Coonan is beginning his ninth year as Director of Athletics at Santa Clara University. Recently, the San Jose Mercury News named him as one of the Bay Area’s Top 25 Sports Power Players. He has served on the Board of Directors of the San Jose Sports Authority since 2004. He has chaired the Sportsmanship Committee of the West Coast Conference since its inception in 2009, and has been an advocate for academic reform within the NCAA.  Prior to coming to Santa Clara, Coonan served as Executive Associate Director of Athletics at Cal. He also worked in the Athletic Department at Notre Dame, his alma mater, and later served as Assistant Commissioner of the Pac-10 Conference. A graduate of Loyola Law School, he practiced law in Los Angeles between 1988 and 1994. He has three children with his wife of fourteen years, Donna Coonan.

Christine Krolik, Co-Chair

Councilmember, Town of Hillsborough

Christine is currently a Councilmember for the Town of Hillsborough. Christine served as Finance Director for CA State Senator Jackie Speier’s campaign for Lieutenant Governor, then as Senator Speier’s District Director. She co-chaired the 2002 Measure B Bond campaign for the Town of Hillsborough, and was co-chair of Hillsborough Concours, a fund-raising organization for the Hillsborough City School District. Christine is past Mayor and current Councilmember for the town of Hillsborough. Previously, she served on the staff of now Congresswoman Jackie Speier. Christine is also on the Board of Hillbarn Theater in Foster City. She and her husband Jeff have two grown sons—John, a sportswriter and Billy, a student at University of Puget Sound.  Christine holds a B.A. in both English and Theatre from Arcadia University and is a graduate of The Circle in the Square Professional Theatre Conservatory in New York City.

Rod Ferguson, Vice-Chair

Co-founder and Venture Capitalist, Panorama Capital

Rod is a co-founder of Panorama Capital, a venture capital firm that spun off from JPMorgan Partners (JPMP) in July 2006, where he focuses primarily on life sciences investments. He joined JPMP as a Managing Director in their life sciences venture practice in 2001. From 1999 to 2001, Dr. Ferguson was a partner at InterWest Partners, a venture capital firm, where he focused on life sciences investments. Prior to InterWest, he held a variety of management positions over an 11-year career at Genentech, Inc., most recently as Senior Director of Business and Corporate Development, responsible for worldwide licensing transactions for both technology and pharmaceutical products. Prior to joining Genentech, Inc., Rod was an associate with the law firm McCutchen, Doyle, Brown, & Enersen (currently known as Bingham McCutchen llp). Rod serves on the technology advisory board of The Economist, a variety of advisory boards in the life sciences industry, and two non-profit boards.  In addition, he serves on the board of directors of several private life science companies. Rod earned a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the State University of New York, and a J.D. from Northwestern University.

John Brew, Treasurer

Independent Consultant Noel Capital LLC

John is an independent consultant, working primarily with early stage companies. Previously, John spent 22 years in investment banking with RBC Capital Markets and Robertson Stephens & Co., leading teams in both corporate finance and M&A. John holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. from Stanford University.

Stevan N. Luzaich, Secretary

Partner, Corey, Luzaich, Pliska, De Ghetaldi, & Nastari, LLP

Steve joined the law firm in 1975. A Bay Area native, Steve has more than 35 years of legal experience, and leads one of the most respected estate-planning practices in San Mateo County. During his years of practice, he has developed and implemented virtually every type of estate-planning mechanism. His legal experience also includes partnership and corporation formation, as well as real estate transactions. Steve has served as legal counsel for the Millbrae Lion’s Club since 1978, and as counsel for CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse). Steve holds a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, and a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law, University of California.

Matthew Bahls

Associate Director of Development, Stanford School of Engineering

Matthew has worked for Stanford University in a variety of capacities over the last eight years, including a stint as Assistant Director of Community Relations. Currently, he is a Major Gift Officer for Stanford’s School of Engineering. In addition to his volunteer role with InnVision, Matt is on the Board of Canopy and an ex-officio member of the Downtown Streets Team’s Board of Directors. He is also a docent at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University, and a Master’s in Philosophy from Boston University.

Doreen Cadieux

Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP

Doreen Cadieux has specialized in corporate taxation during her greater than 15 years with the firm. Doreen has been on the Board of InnVision for the past three years and served as Board Chair during 2011. In addition to contributing as a member of the board, she has volunteered at several sites as part of Deloitte’s IMPACT Day, including providing services to GTC, JSI, Hester, and Villa properties. Prior to working with InnVision, she was involved with Rebuilding Together (when it was “Christmas In April”) as a site coordinator for several consecutive years and was previously a member of the Junior League of San Jose serving as Treasurer.

Jennifer Cass

Executive Administrator, Sling Media

Jennifer has worked at Sling Media for the past three years after she was promoted from Receptionist. Her career at Sling began just three days after moving into First Step for Families. Jennifer is a proud graduate of Shelter Network and is thrilled for the opportunity to serve on the board. She is a single mom to a 5-year-old girl. Jennifer, a single mother, enjoys cooking, arts and crafts, and playing with her 5-year-old daughter in their beautiful front yard. Jennifer also enjoys singing and writing. She is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Communications .She plans to continue her education in 2012 studying Nutrition.

Christina Dickerson

Vice President, Corporate Development, Corium International, Inc.

Christina directs corporate development and governance at Corium and holds responsibility for strategic planning for the company.  Prior to joining Corium, Christina spent 16 years in investment banking, serving in both advisory and portfolio management roles at Salomon Brothers, the Jim Pattison Group and J.P. Morgan.  She has been involved in leadership and fundraising positions in a variety of civic and community organizations, including Sacred Heart Schools and Stanford University. Christina holds an A.B. in International Relations and an A.B. in Economics from Stanford.

Carmen R. Ericson

Community Volunteer

Carmen has extensive experience serving, organizing, and leading a variety of civic and community organizations.  She is currently a member of National Charity League and Hillsborough Auxiliary of Peninsula Family Service.  She is active at Crystal Springs Uplands School, where she co-chaired Madcap 2010–a major school fundraiser–and served as Vice President of the Parent Association Board from 2009 to 2010. She formerly served on the Hillsborough Schools Foundation on their Scholars Circle Committee, as well as the North Hillsborough School Parents Board. Carmen has legal expertise from her graduate degree, along with six years of practice in business and real estate. Carmen holds a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.

Edmon R. Jennings

Consultant

Ed served as CEO and President of Angiogenix Inc. from July 2003 to February 2008. Prior, he served as Chief Commercialization Officer of Pain Therapeutics Inc.—a medical research and development company—from February 2000 to June 2003, where he was responsible for business development, marketing and sales functions, as well as leading the development of its commercialization strategy. From 1985 to 2000, Ed served in several Senior Management positions at Genentech Inc.—a biopharmaceutical company—including VP of Corporate Development, VP of Sales and Marketing, and was charged with partnership negotiation, strategic planning, branding activities, and the management of a 300+ person sales organization. Prior to Genentech, he held positions with Bristol-Myers Oncology and Bristol Laboratories, both of which were divisions of Bristol-Myers for approximately twelve years. He currently serves as a Director of Angiogenix Inc., and was formerly a member of Board of Directors of Monogram Biosciences Inc. (formerly Virologic Inc.).  Ed holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

David Lichtenger

Managing Partner, Intrepid Capital

David is an active real estate investor as well as a proven entrepreneur and executive with over 25 years of real estate and construction experience. He is a General Partner of California Residential Opportunity Fund III L.P. Since CROF has started investing in 2010, it has had an interest in 822 homes. David founded Intrepid Capital in 2008 and Integrated Facility Solutions (IFS) in 1999. David has been involved in the planning, design, and construction of over 10 million square feet of projects. Prior to IFS, David was involved in various real estate development projects as well as founding and managing his own contracting company. David has been active in many associations including: Board Member and Vice Chair of the Lincoln Club of Northern California, Hoover Institute (Member of Hoover Council), SIEPR (Active Associate), Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), InnVision (Board Member), and The Triple “C” Foundation (Board & Founder). He is also the Chairman of the Scientific & Medical Research Facilities Working Group of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). David attended Rutgers University and Columbia University.

Jillian Manus

President of Manus Media & Literary Agency and Broad Strategies, Inc.

Jillian is president of Manus Media & Literary Agency and Broad Strategies, Inc.  Jillian brings to her work extensive knowledge of the marketplace acquired in the course of a distinguished and multi-faceted career: a television agent at International Creative Management, Director of Development at Warner Brothers and Universal Studios, Vice President of Media Acquisitions at Trender AG/Credit Suisse, and an Associate Publisher of two national magazines covering entertainment and technology.  As an active philanthropist, Jillian is very involved in the development efforts of numerous literacy, education, healthcare and environmental programs globally, with a particular focus on the empowerment and protection of women and children.

Mike Mee

President, Franklin Templeton Bank and Trust

Mike joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2004 as Director of Franklin Templeton Technology Administration. In February 2005, he was promoted to Vice President of Operations and Technology Administration. Along with his banking responsibilities, Mike directly supports the activities the Chief Operating Officer for Franklin Templeton and initiatives across her Operations, Technology, Human Resources and Banking groups. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Mike was CEO and Owner of Albion Water Company in San Francisco. In 2000, he sold this business and moved with his family to Geneva, Switzerland, returning to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2004.  Mike holds a B.S. degree in Business/Finance from the University of Oregon.

Rachel Perkel

Senior Vice President of Wealth Management Marketing, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Rachel has been with Wells Fargo since 2004 and is currently the head of Marketing for Wells Fargo’s Wealth Management Group. Prior to her current role, Rachel was the Head of Product and served on the Board of Directors of Wells Fargo Investments. She was also responsible for the WellsTrade online brokerage business.  Before joining Wells Fargo, Rachel worked at Charles Schwab for nine years, where she held a variety of marketing and product management roles.  Rachel has also worked as a product manager at Advent Software, and has held positions as a buy-side analyst at Fidelity Investments and an investment banker at Kidder, Peabody.

Rachel has served on boards and committees for numbers of Bay Area of non-profit organizations, including the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and the Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School. Rachel earned her B.A. degree in Economics from Brandeis University, and an MBA from Stanford University.

Ronald P. Reis

Former, Co-Owner, Vice President, Data Safe

Ron recently completed his second career, having worked with his brother as Co-Owner and Vice President of Data Safe—an off-site storage and information management firm serving 2,200 businesses throughout Northern California.  He was President of the industry’s trade association, PRISM International, in 2001. Prior to Data Safe, Ron was Director of Mercy Center in Central California, Assistant Professor of Speech Pathology at the University of Denver, and Chief of Speech Pathology & Audiology at Hillside Hospital in Ohio. He has been a private practitioner, specializing in stuttering and speech-phobic businesspeople. Ron currently volunteers for St. Vincent de Paul at Fair Oaks Community Center in Redwood City.  He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the University of Redlands, and a Ph.D. from Kent State University.

Cheryl Westmont

Landscape Designer & Owner, Gardenscapes

Cheryl has been an avid gardener for over twenty years and her family’s garden in Hillsborough is a showcase of her creativity and care. She has taken landscape design classes at the College of San Mateo, has a library of books and magazines that she has read, as well as references for clients, and is an Associate of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD). Her prior career was as a health care executive in the role of marketing, with the majority of her professional career as the Marketing Manager at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.  Cheryl earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Texas A&M University.