New World Action Board Members Announced!

World Action is pleased to announce the addition of three new board members to the organization. Manka Johnson, Brian Peich and Kate Shivlock each bring significant experience across a range of aptitudes that will benefit World Action and our work tremendously. The three join Jenifer Mackley - Treasurer, Becky Roosevelt - Secretary, and Nicole Carta - Chair & Director, to round out the six member team. (New member bio's below).

In addition, saddened as we are, World Action will say a special thank you to one of its founding board members, Aimee Bruederle, who is stepping down after five years with the organization. Aimee contributed substantially to World Action's development in the early years, and played a major role in getting the organization to where we are today. Thank you Aimee! Your dedication and continued support is greatly appreciated!!

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Manka Johnson (Local Project Chair) enjoys starting companies, and she's been a consultant, advisor to, or founding member of several software and internet startups. Manka holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and an MBA from Vanderbilt University.

Brian Piech (Communications Chair) is a business strategist with experience in both the private and public sectors. He is currently running the online strategy for a media start-up in San Rafael. Previously he has managed several business units for Wal-Mart’s online division, worked on the Food for Peace team at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, DC, and worked with small and medium enterprises as a micro-finance consultant with the U.S. Peace Corps in Benin, West Africa. Brian has an MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship and strategy from Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Paris, France, and holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He speaks French and Japanese, and is passionate about new media and international development.


Kate Shilvock (Fundraising Chair) received her B.A. in Sociology and Business Administration from Wake Forest University in North Carolina and earned her Masters degree in Nonprofit Management from the University of San Francisco. While there, her primary research focused on how nonprofits differentiate themselves in competitive metropolitan areas. Kate has held development management positions with local nonprofit organizations including the San Francisco Opera, the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, and the University of California at Berkeley in addition to establishing her own consulting company. As the current Director of Development and Marketing for Pets Unlimited, Kate is responsible for supervising and coordinating all Pets Unlimited fundraising, marketing, public relations and community outreach efforts, as well as supervising staff members in the volunteer and adoption counseling roles.


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