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Ebony Frelix Beckwith

Ebony Frelix Beckwith is the Chief Philanthropy Officer and Executive Vice President, Marketing at Salesforce. As a leader within Salesforce’s dedicated social impact team, Salesforce.org, Ebony directs programs and strategic grants focused on education and workforce development. Ebony is responsible for engaging 45,000 employees in community service opportunities, administering millions of dollars in grants to improve communities around the world, and leading marketing for Salesforce.org.  Read More


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Kimberley Goode

Kimberley Goode thrives on tackling tough challenges and developing the talent needed to address them. She currently serves as Senior Vice President of External Affairs for Blue Shield of California, a nonprofit health plan with more than $20 billion in annual revenue serving more than 4 million members in commercial, individual and government markets. Read More


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Dr. Jennifer Kim-Anh Tran

Dr. Jennifer Kim-Anh Tran is the Executive Director of the Oakland Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce.  Fluent in Vietnamese and Spanish, she approaches the important work of small business advocacy and community development through the lens of diversity, equity, and homemaking. She leverages over a decade of research experience in race and ethnicity to provide training, strategic planning, and leadership development to organizations and communities committed to building a healthy, competitive and inspiring Oakland.   Read More


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CELESSA BAKER

Celessa Baker is a marketer with over 15 years of corporate experience in the entertainment and beauty industries.In her current role as Sr. Director of Brand Marketing, Color (Makeup) at Sephora, she leads a team to develop integrated, retail marketing strategies for the portfolio of brands distributed at Sephora.  Read More


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CLOTHILDE “CLOEY” HEWLETT

As executive director of CAA, Cloey oversees alumni programs for over 500,000 alumni of the University of California, Berkeley, such as scholarship programs; the Berkeley Network, which provides professional networking opportunities to alumni and students; Cal Discoveries Travel; and Lair of the Golden Bear.  Read More


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Dora Wong

Ms. Dora Wong is Region Director of Public Affairs and Communications for Coca-Cola North America.  In this role, she is responsible for government relations and issues management, media relations and external communications, community relations and stakeholder engagement and employee and internal communications in the Company’s West Region.  Her efforts are primarily focused in California and Hawaii.  Read More


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Y’ANAD BURREL

Y’Anad is the Founder/CEO of Glass House Communications (GHC), an agency she started 12 years ago that specializes in public relations, strategic communications, event planning, diversity, inclusion and equity consulting, crises management and brand marketing.  GHC’s clients include elected officials, government entities, corporations, tech companies, small businesses and non-profit organizations.   Read More


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Ria Cotton

Ria Cotton is the Broker-Owner of Cotton Realty, a virtual brokerage focusing on economic development and real estate sales. Cotton Realty agents are spread throughout neighboring California counties to strategically meet client goals as a collective organization.   Read More

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