Steve Schaefer
BOARD CHAIR
Chief Financial Officer
Diamond Event & Tent
Diamond Event & Tent
Teresa Larsen
BOARD VICE CHAIR
Owner
Panache Enterprises
Panache Enterprises
Bishnu Adhikari
Former Country Director
CHOICE Humanitarian Nepal
Humanitarian Development Activist
CHOICE Humanitarian Nepal
Humanitarian Development Activist
Bret Backman
Vice President of Research & Development (retired)
Expeditors
Expeditors
Bob Carroll
Advisor
XenonLab.AI
Co-Founder & Advisor
Mutual
Adjunct Professor
Brigham Young University
XenonLab.AI
Co-Founder & Advisor
Mutual
Adjunct Professor
Brigham Young University
Todd Castagna
Real Estate Private Equity Professional
Bret Clayton
Board of Directors
Boart Longyear
National Advisory Council
Brigham Young University
Boart Longyear
National Advisory Council
Brigham Young University
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CHRISTINE S. HOLDING, DMFT, LMFT
Owner
The EFT Clinic
Licensed Psychotherapist and Relationship Expert
The EFT Clinic
Licensed Psychotherapist and Relationship Expert
Deonne Johnson
Founder & Owner
Dr. Deonne
CHOICE Expedition Leader
Dr. Deonne
CHOICE Expedition Leader
James Mayfield
Co-Founder of CHOICE Humanitarian
Professor Emeritus
University of Utah
Values-Based NGO Development Consultant
University of Utah
Values-Based NGO Development Consultant
PIA RICE WANEK
Founder/President
EmpowerAid Consulting
EmpowerAid Consulting
emeritus
MARY LEE CALL
Professor Emeritus
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
TIMOTHY EVANS
Co-Founder of CHOICE Humanitarian
Niels Valentiner
Architect/President
VCBO Architecture
Past Board Chair
VCBO Architecture
Past Board Chair
Advisory Board
Ty Brewer
Interim CEO
Candor Development
City Council Member
City of Holladay
Managing Partner
Naniloa Investment Company, LLC
Candor Development
City Council Member
City of Holladay
Managing Partner
Naniloa Investment Company, LLC
Adriana cortes
Synergos Senior Fellow & General Director
Bajio Community Foundation
Bajio Community Foundation
Catherine Covington
Managing Director, Chief Business Development Officer
MCE Social Capital
MCE Social Capital
Rachel Flynn
Director, Funder Alliances
Skoll Foundation
Skoll Foundation
Santosh Gyawali
South Asia Disaster Management Specialist
USFS/IP
USFS/IP
Crystal Hirschi
Executive Vice President
Hirschi Companies
Hirschi Companies
Adet Kachi
Chief Executive Officer
Yehu Microfinance Trust
Yehu Microfinance Trust
Brad Merrill
Partner
Snell & Wilmer
Snell & Wilmer
Gary Morsch
Founder and Executive Chairman
Global Care Force
President and Founder
Docs Who Care
President and Founder
Heart to Heart International
Global Care Force
President and Founder
Docs Who Care
President and Founder
Heart to Heart International
Sebastian del pozo
Co-founder
Regeneratio
Regeneratio
Veronica Schindler
Associate Director, Development Communications
Stanford University
Stanford University
Krista Sorenson
Director
Sorenson Impact Foundation
Sorenson Impact Foundation
David Utrilla
President & CEO
U.S. Translation Company
U.S. Translation Company
Tim Valentiner
Principal Consultant + Founder
Alltruix, LLC
Senior Advisor, Business Development
FairWild Foundation
Alltruix, LLC
Senior Advisor, Business Development
FairWild Foundation
Ann Watts
Humanitarian
Brent Watts
Chief Creative Officer and Partner/Owner
Struck
Struck
Matt Wunderli
Director of Investments
World Trade Center Utah
Executive Editor Global Markets, Finance & Economic Strategy
Finplays.com
Member of the Board of Advisors
African Business Trade Association
World Trade Center Utah
Executive Editor Global Markets, Finance & Economic Strategy
Finplays.com
Member of the Board of Advisors
African Business Trade Association