Chairman
Marie-Therese Allen is the President of luxury Italian leather accessories and jewelry company, NAYLOR & NAYLOR, Inc., whose products are bench-made in small batches in Italy. Prior to forming NAYLOR & NAYLOR, Inc., Marie-Therese Allen was a Partner of New York-headquartered international law firm, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP for over 20 years. Read full bio>>>
Secretary
Aaron Dowd is Chief Executive Officer of Rare Earth Salts, a leading rare earth element separation company. Previously, Dowd served as a Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to The Honorable Chuck Hagel, former Secretary of Defense and U.S. Senator. He has also advised the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Dowd holds a Master of Business Administration-Global Executive Program from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Marquette University. Read full bio >>>
Treasurer
Emil Abedian, CPA, is the founder and CEO of Abedian & Totlian, An Accountancy Corporation specializing in accounting, tax, and business-consulting services for small and mid-size businesses.
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Robert L. DuPont, M.D., has served as the founding Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and was also White House Drug Chief. He is on the boards of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the Kolmac Foundation, the American Council on Science and Health, the National Anxiety Foundation, and the World Federation Against Drugs. Read full bio >>>
Vice President
Diana Villarreal is the Principal and Chief Executive Officer at ACREAUS, a company that provides leadership and technologies that solve complex business objectives. Read full bio >>>
With over 30 years of experience, Ola Ostlund is one of the most experienced and trusted Healthcare Management
Professionals in California. He currently serves as CEO of Hallsta Inc., an organization that provides Master Planning, Project Management, HCAI Strategy, and Inspection services to hospitals and clinics in California and beyond. Read full bio >>>