OFFICERS 2009-2010
Michaela Brockstedt, President
MBA Business Administration & Marketing, Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business, Ohio
BFA Communication Design, Parsons School of Design, NY
2007- present, Independent Branding Consultant, Oakland
2006-07 WOSU Public Media/NPR, Director of Marketing, Columbus, Ohio
2004-06 Organized Living, Creative Director, Columbus, Ohio
Taproot Foundation volunteer, Account Director, Brand Strategy & Key Messages Service grant, Spring 2009
EC Trustee since July 15, 2009
Board President since July 15, 2009
Board Program Committee Chair
Board Marketing Committee Chair
Tony Vigo, Secretary
BA English, Stanford University; MA English, UC Berkeley
Founder and Director Emeritus, UC Berkeley Extension English Language Program
International Student Coordinator, English Center
EC Trustee since November 26, 2001
Board Secretary from June 2004 to June 2007 and from July 2009 to present
Board Development Committee Chair
Board Marketing Committee Member
Nikki Harris, Treasurer
BA History, UCLA; graduate work in Accounting, Finance, Management and Business Communication
League of Women Voters, Voters Service Director, Oakland League; VP Education Fund, Bay Area League
Moorestown School of Music, Board member, Finance Committee
EC Trustee since June 14, 2005
Board Treasurer since July 13, 2006
Board Budget/Finance Committee Chair
Board Marketing Committee member
MEMBERS 2009-2010
Anna Falvo Castiaux
MA Renaissance History, Duquesne University; MA English, San Francisco State University; MA French,
University of Washington
Director Emerita, American Language Program, California State University, Hayward
EC Trustee since June 24, 1991
Board Secretary from November 2001 to June 2004
Board Personnel Committee Chair
Ana Ramirez
EC alumna
President EC Alumni Association
Public Safety Officer, Guardmark
EC Trustee since November 20, 2003
Board Fundraising Committee member
Marcy Jackson
BA Anthropology, George Washington University; MA Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley
Executive Director, The English Center, 1988 to present
One of Founding Mothers of the English Center for International Women, 1977
Member, One-Stop Leadership Committee, Oakland Workforce Investment Board
Member all English Center Board Committees
Oscar Resendiz
BA UC Berkeley
University Art Museum, UC Berkeley
EC Trustee since November 2007
Board Budget/Finance Committee Member
Board Fundraising/Development Committee Member
Katrin Brand
MA, Instructional Technology, San Jose State Univ.
Magister Philosophiae and Teaching Credentials, English and Italian Literature, Linguistics and Language,
University of Innsbruck, Austria
Manager, Learning and Development, GAP, San Francisco
EC Trustee since April 15, 2009
Board Program Committee Member
Board Personnel Committee Member
Jo Ann Yoshioka-George
MPA and BS in Occupational Therapy
Program Administrator for Community Relations and Social Responsibility Division, Port of Oakland
EC Trustee since July 15, 2009
Board Development Committee member
FOUNDERS
*Elizabeth Brady
MA, Teaching English as a Second Language, San Francisco State University
Development Office, Golden Gate University
*JoAnne Elias
MA, English Literature, Mills College; MA, Teaching English as a Second Language, San Francisco State University
Director, ECIW, 1983-1988;
Board of Trustees, St. George Homes, 1982-1986
*Anne Foreman
MA French and English
Founder - English Center for International Women
Founder, Getaways to Grow On
*Svarna Wendy Wilkens
PhD California Institute of Integral Studies; Psychologist
MEd Boston University
ADVISORY BOARD
John J. Philips
Graduate work, Public Administration, University of Southern California
Graduate work, Gerontology, San Francisco State University
BA, History, Lewis and Clark College
Director, Management and Budget, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
President, Board of Directors, California ABLE
Peace Corps Volunteer, 1968-1971
Special Assistant to the Regional Administrator for Congressional Relations, U.S. Dept of HUD (current)
Melinda M. Mendelson
BA University of California, Berkeley
Life Secondary Teaching Credential, State of CA
CASE; NSFRE (CFRE); League of Women Voters; NWPC; Oakland Museum; Cal Performances;
Berkeley Repertory Theatre; S.F. Ballet; SMOMA
Acting Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations, UC Berkeley School of Law
Martha Lynch
MA, Teaching English as a Second Language, San Francisco State University
Associate Director, ECIW, 1989-2001
Romeo Garcia
BA, Theater Arts and Rhetoric, Occidental College; MA, Education, Mills College
Western Association of Educational Opportunity Personnel - Northern California Coordinator, Board
of Directors1991-1993;
National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations, 1989-present
Bay Area Lung Association - Advisory Committee
ECIW Trustee since February 23, 1993
ECIW Board President from December 8, 1998 to June 1, 2004
Laura Sutherland
BA, Psychology, San Francisco State University; MBA Finance and MA Counseling Psychology, JFK University
ECIW Trustee from June 12, 2000 to July 13, 2006
Jan Scott
BS, Information Systems, 1984, School of Business, San Francisco State University
Owner, QB Software, Inc.
ECIW Trustee from December 13, 2002 to July 19, 2007
ECIW Board President: June 1, 2004 – June 30, 2006
Svetlana Rishina
ECIW alumna 1998-1999
BA, Design, 1993-1996, Tashkent State College for the Arts, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
LLB, Jurisprudence, 1991-1996, Tashkent State Institute of Law, Highest Honors, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
LLM, US Legal Studies, 2000-2003, Honors, Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, CA.
Member of the California Bar Association
ECIW Trustee from June 12, 2000 to June 2007
Brendan Leung
BA Sociology, San Francisco State University; MPA, California State University, Hayward; MA Sociology, UCSF
Medical Center
Board Chair, East Bay Asian Local Development Corp.
Board Chair, Family Independence Initiative
Workforce Development Specialist, Alameda Co. WIB
ECIW Trustee from April 27, 2005 to November, 2007
Lupe Guiza
BA Ethnic Studies, minor Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley
NFCC Accredited Certified Credit Counselor
Grants Mgr, Fund Development Dept., EBALDC
Management Analyst, Oakland Housing Authority
ECIW Trustee from September 19, 2002 to June 30. 2008
ECIW Board Secretary July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008
Jennie Mollica
BA Amherst College, French/African Studies; MPA CSU East Bay, Non-Profit Administration
Central City East Redevelopment Area, Project Area Committee (Board Member 2002-2006, Alternate 2006-
Present)
San Antonio Neighborhood Network (Member/Staff, 2005-Present)
Director of Planning, Jewish Vocational Services, San Francisco
ECIW Trustee from January, 2008 to July 15, 2009
Board of Trustees
