Board of Directors

Julianne Markow
Chief Operating Officer at Voice of San Diego
Board Chair
Julianne Markow is a high-impact, pragmatic leader with more than 25 years of experience at Fortune 500, start-up, and non-profit corporations.

Howard Solomon
Founder of Solomon 2.0
Board Secretary
Howard Solomon is a renowned leader, advisor, presenter and keynote speaker for the hospitality industry.

Bobby Ramirez
General Manager Centerplate at the San Diego Convention Center
Board Treasurer
Bobby has over thirty years in the hospitality industry and now oversees overseeing the procurement, production, preparation, service and sale of food and refreshments at the San Diego Convention Center.

Mike Irwin
Founder Bottle Rocket Advisors
Board Vice Chair
Mike is founder of Bottle Rocket Advisors, a business consultancy focused on helping companies grow revenue, improve organizational effectiveness and profitability, and scale up.

Emma Epes
CPA and Partner at EY
Emma Epes is a licensed CPA and an Assurance partner at EY for the last 10 years.

Jess Yuen
Campaign Director, Rady’s Children Hospital
Jess brings a unique perspective to our board of directors from her varied career at the intersection of social enterprise, philanthropy, and politics.

Malcolm Bund
Retired Industrialist
Malcolm Bund is a retired industrialist with diverse experience in areas such as management consulting, corporate finance, merger and acquisition and marketing.

Catherine Blair
Retired Educator
Catherine has extensive experience with the nonprofit sector as a volunteer, committee member, board member and fundraiser.

Don Williamson
Retired Professional Journalist
Don Williamson is a retired professional journalist and chef educator with a passion for writing, culinary arts and working with young people.

Sally Toister
Former Senior Director, Mariott International
Sally is a seasoned operations leader who has a passion for operational excellence – fascinated by processes and appreciative of the people who bring it all to life.

Rangapriya (Priya) Kannan
Associate Dean, Faculty & Accreditation, USD
Priya holds many positions at the Univeristy of San Diego School of Business and is also affiliated with the Univeristy of Exeter Business School in the UK.