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Board of Directors and Honorary Board Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) is a private, non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization governed by a volunteer board of directors who work tirelessly on behalf HSSV and the thousands of homeless animals that come through our doors. Additionally, HSSV has an honorary board comprised of eight distinguished and committed leaders who share the organization’s mission to save and enhance lives.
Board of Directors Biographies Len Almalech In 1979, Len started the expansion of Enterprise Rent-A-Car into California with one location and 20 cars in San Jose, California. Since then, Enterprise Holdings, Inc. has become the largest Car Rental Company in North America. With the acquisition of Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental in 2008, Enterprise Holdings has over 7,500 branch locations and a fleet in excess of 900,000 rental vehicles. Presently, Enterprise Holdings, Inc. operates in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Scotland, Ireland, and Germany. Len also sits on the boards of the San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, the United Way of the Bay Area Campaign Board, and the United Way of the Bay Area Cabinet Board. Len holds a Bachelor Degree in Political Science from The City University in New York. He and his wife, Kimberly, live in Saratoga, CA. Marilyn Anderson As a graduate of Stanford, Class of ’69, she has remained an active volunteer in the Stanford community and has been a recipient of the Award of Merit for volunteers. In addition to her BA from Stanford, Marilyn also holds a masters degree in psychology from Pepperdine University. Marilyn’s professional experience has primarily been with the airline industry managing international in flight services operations on the Atlantic and the Pacific routes as well as managing the development of the airline’s training programs and employee assistance programs. Having been engaged in various non profit and volunteer activities from child welfare to advocacy for women throughout the world, Marilyn embraces this opportunity to be a part of the HSSV mission of compassion, outreach and education as it relates to strengthening the human-animal bond and protecting our most vulnerable members of the animal kingdom. Marilyn currently resides in Atherton, California, and is married to Fred D. Anderson, a Co- Founder and Managing Director of Elevation Partners. They are blessed with four very spoiled cats in their household. Kara Berg Kara served as a member of the Board of Directors for Humane Society Silicon Valley from 2003 to 2009 and most recently co-chaired HSSV’s gala event, The Fur Ball 2010. When not at work, her adopted dogs Beddy and Swayze take up the majority of her time. Kara enjoys camping, hiking and traveling. Michael (Mickey) Bonasera Mickey received his degree in Business at Santa Clara University. His professional affiliations include the International Association of Financial Planners and the Investment Management Consultants Association, Inc. Mickey’s community involvement includes serving as Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair for Goodwill Industries of Santa Clara County, Treasurer of the Southwest YMCA board and as a member of the advisory board for Boy Scouts of America, Santa Clara County Council. In addition, he is a past member of Saratoga Rotary. Mickey and his wife, Rita, have three grown daughters and three granddaughters, and share their home with their rescued golden retriever, Cody. Sue Diekman Until she retired in August 1998, Sue was employed by AirTouch Communications, where she was Director of the AirTouch Communications Foundation. Prior to joining AirTouch, Sue was Cultural Program Director of Pacific Telesis Foundation, with responsibility for the foundation's cultural grantmaking as well as national and international exhibitions of the corporation's Ansel Adams collection. Sue holds a B.A. degree in English Literature and a M.A. degree in Education from Stanford University. She and her husband John are passionate about animals and have two dogs, Rosie and Lucky. They enjoy traveling, the arts, and sports. Melissa Dyrdahl Previously Melissa was Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Communications at Adobe Systems where she was a member of the executive team responsible for growing the company from $800M to almost $3B. In addition to her marketing leadership at Adobe, Melissa was responsible for the company’s Philanthropy and Community Affairs, developing the strategy that resulted in grants and donations of over $15M to nonprofits around the world. Prior to Adobe, Melissa held management positions at Apple Computer’s software startup Claris (now FileMaker, Inc.) and Hewlett-Packard. Melissa and her husband, Clyde, share their home with two terriers, Tango and Trio. Gayle joined the HSSV Board of Directors in September 2010. Gayle and her husband, Phil, are dedicated animal lovers with a focus on protecting and loving older, more difficult to place animals. Gayle is Chief Business Officer of ROXRO PHARMA, Inc. a company focused on the development of novel new medications to treat pain. Previously Gayle was Senior Vice President of Abgenix, Inc. a premier biotechnology firm, now part of Amgen, Inc. In her extensive career in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, Gayle has held senior management roles in sales, marketing, business development and operations. Gayle and Phil also actively volunteer in their community to help non-English speaking adults and children improve their language skills and achieve academic success. Gayle has a B.S. degree in business administration from Notre Dame de Namur University and a M.B.A. from Santa Clara University. Ashley King Arlene Morris In addition to serving on HSSV’s board, Arlene serves on the boards of BIO, MediciNova and Nuon. Arlene holds a B.A. degree in Biology and Chemistry from Carlow College. Arlene shares her home in California with her dog Willow and her home in Charleston, SC with her husband John Campi. Kate Mulligan Previously, Kate worked for 17 years in the biotechnology, diagnostics and life science sectors, holding senior marketing and business development roles. Kate received her M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management and she holds a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences from UC Berkeley. Kate resides in Menlo Park with her husband, David Mack, her two children, Brianna and Garrett, and their two dogs (adopted from HSSV), Stinson and Bear. Linda Netsch Geoffrey Powell Geoff is a graduate of Stanford University and holds masters degrees from the University of Washington and the Wharton Graduate School of Business. Geoff and his wife Verity have two grown children, two grandchildren, and live with their dog Bailey who was adopted from HSSV. Steve Sullins Steve holds an M.B.A. from Northwestern University and a B.S. in accounting from the University of Colorado. He and his girlfriend, Amanda, have Jasper, a Boston terrier.
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