Over 15 years of experience in start up of social ventures with for profit and nonprofit organizations, social marketing, communications
and public affairs, leveraging resources for strategic giving (www.pilarstella.com)
Author of 2 books Seeking Serenity (www.seekingserenitybook.com) & BEing the Present (www.beingthepresent.com), cofounded
the Center for Systems Integration (www.csi-policy.org), a policy think tank, and the Colorado MultiEthnic Consortium (www.cmecc.org) with former CO Senate President Peter Groff
Colette Weintraub
Chief Marketing Officer
Over 10 years experience as a Fortune 500 marketing executive with a track record of strategizing and integrated marketing campaigns for leading brands, entertainment properties and philanthropic organizations.
Colette was the lead Marketing Executive responsible for Bono’s (RED) marketing campaign and business development. Additional clients include:
AEG, Warner Brothers, Discovery Channel, Sony Pictures, Disney, Dreamworks, Pepsi and MySpace.
Reshma Block
Chief Operations & Financial Officer
Over 10 years of entrepreneurial and start up experience, financial, technology and international operations expertise
Intel, COO of BioNovix ($50 million valuation in year 1) and Compass
Ann Carr
Creative Director and Co-Founder
Over 20 years of creating and running multiple successful
multi-million dollar businesses in printing, publishing, advertising,
marketing, clothing and specialty items with global expertise
Over 15 years in business operations, branding, advertising, merchandise and distribution with clients such as: CB Richard Ellis, Cushman & Wakefield, Hilton Hotels, PacifiCare, Levis for Women, Life is Good and Whole Foods
Tricia Riffenburgh
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Over 20 years experience as a leading political strategist, fundraiser
and development expert in implementing strategic development plans
for political and non-profit organizations and initiatives
Clients include: President Bill Clinton, Senator Dianne Feinstein,
Senator Tom Daschle, Save the Children International, League of
Conservation Voters, McCord South Africa, Proposition 10 California
First Five Commission
Beeaje Quick
Media Director
Writer, artist and filmmaker
recognized by many of the top business and forward people in Hollywood
as one of the most eclectic and creative artists, thinkers and
visionaries of the time.
Member of the LunaRecon team competing for
the Google X-Prize. Currently working with LOTR executive producer
Mark Ordesky and Jane Fleming [producer and president of Women in
Film] on several projects, including developing and publishing the
book, 'Ringleader - The Fellowship of a Hollywood Dream' .
Richard Yaker
Chief Technology Officer
Over 19 years of experience in the technology field in both startups and fully developed companies, including RockWeb, Nesting.com, Without a Box, BeJane.com, CNET, Hotwired, ABC, Disney, CNNfn, and CBS Sportsline
Expertise in internet, intranet, social network, systems architecture, browser base and back end development
Russell Ward
VP, Marketing
Over 7 years experience in business development, marketing and branding across multiple industries, with diverse range of talents.
Russell has completed brand integration for clients such as: Spin, Urb, Revolt and Flaunt Magazines, 823 Key Project and WeEarth.
