“Companies are paying a fortune in turnover costs. Springboard Forward is reducing those costs by helping low-wage employees help themselves.”
–Eric Benhamou, Chairman, Palm, 3Com

STAFF

Elliott Brown, Founder and President

Sujata Mody, Director of Programs

Noelle Welch, Director of Development

Mark Guterman, Director of Career Consulting

ADVISORY BOARD

Robert Reich, Former US Secretary of Labor

Eric Benhamou, Chairman, PalmOne, 3Com, Cypress

John Bowmer, CEO, Adecco
Chip Conley CEO,
Joie de Vivre Hospitality

Ron Conway, Founding Partner, Silicon Valley Angels
LaDoris Cordell, Vice Provost, Stanford University
Penelope Douglas, President, Pacific Community Ventures
Debra Engel Chair, Community Foundation Silicon Valley
Bob Friedman, Chair, Corporation for Enterprise Development

Jean Hollands, CEO & President, Growth & Leadership Center
Martha Kanter, Chancellor, Foothill/DeAnza District
Don Kennedy, President Emeritus, Stanford University
Greg Larson, Chief Deputy State Controller, State of California
Ted Lempert, Founding CEO, EdVoice
Rosa Perez, President, Cañada College
Steve Poizner, President (on leave), SnapTrack
Bob Saldich, President & CEO Raychem, (retired)
Regina Stanback-Stroud, VP Instruction, Skyline College

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gwen McDonald, VP Human Resources, Network Appliance

Elliott Brown, President and Founder, Springboard Froward

Eileen Kennedy, Attorney, Berliner Cohen

Eileen Nelson, Board of eBay Foundation, SJ Ballet, TheatreWorks

Laura Noss, Principal, Social Planets

Peter Ross, Project Manager, Stanford School Redesign Network

Srija Srinivasan, Program Officer, Peninsula Community Foundation

Karen Yang, Principal, Ireland San Filippo, LLP

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Deborah Barber Principal, Jackson Hole Group
Rayna Brown, Community Volunteer
Betsy Collard, Community Volunteer
Mark Conroe President, Conroe Ventures
Beth Hunkapiller, Community Volunteer
Gwen McDonald, Community Volunteer
Karen Rudolph Chief Administrative Officer, Rudolph & Sletten

Springboard Forward is an IRS 501(c)(3) operating in Mountain View, CA, serving primarily Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.