KAREN DROSKY Karen Drosky is VP of Human Resources at SoFi. She has 20 years of broad experience in human resources, including talent acquisition, organization development, business partnership and executive coaching. She joined SoFi in July 2015. Prior to joining SoFi, she held human resources management positions at Logitech, Yahoo, Intuit and the University of…
TERESA DAVIES, USN Spanning both public and private sectors, Ms. Davies has a depth of experience in business development, sales strategy, client advocacy, and operations management, driving results and strengthening customer loyalty. Teresa served most recently as Head of Department, Program Development & Implementation for DNV GL, a global energy and sustainability consultancy. As Senior…
CLAUDE BURNS, USN Claude Burns is an Oakland-based serial food and beverage entrepreneur whose companies have been featured in Fortune, Food and Wine, Urban Daddy, and Liquid Bread. Now as CEO of Office Libations, a corporate refreshment service, and Ale Tales, a specialty bottle shop with multiple locations, Claude currently employs 15 people who have…
STEPHANIE BROWN, MSP Founder and CEO of The Rosie Network, Stephanie is a member of the DoD Office of the Assistant Secretary, Spouse Ambassador Network and a founding affiliate partner of the Coalition for Veteran Owned Business (CVOB) with other founding companies Disney, USAA, Walmart, Johnson & Johnson, Verizon and American Express, among others. CVOB’s…
MEMBER Tiffany Short is an experienced human resources professional with a strong history of working in the healthcare industry. As HR Business Partner at Kaiser Permanente, Tiffany manages HR client relations and consults on employee relations, workforce planning, performance management, organizational development, and more. Before joining Kaiser’s team in 2008, Tiffany worked with Robert Half…
MEMBER Born in Guangzhou, China, Jim served as an enlisted U.S. Marine later becoming a presidentially decorated Marine officer. Educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jim’s corporate experience includes GM’s Packard Electric Division and PepsiCo. Since 1988, Jim has worked in entrepreneurial ventures in management consulting and technology exploration and application. Jim and his…
Matt Ching MEMBER Matt Ching is a second generation banker. He chose his career after seeing how much his banker father was able to help the community where he worked, enabling people to raise families and create jobs in their neighborhoods. Matt currently serves as Vice President & Manager at City National Bank. Before that…
As Accounting and Administrative Specialist, Shay is responsible for managing various forms of accounting data and documentation. Shay holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, and has held roles from Accounting to Marketing in a variety of industries. When she is not working, she is either enjoying a day at the spa, relaxing at the…
Robert Blundell is the Vice President of Compliance & Risk Management. Robert is responsible for ensuring organizational compliance with SBA policy, evaluating and managing risk across Main Street Launch’s SBA loan portfolio, and executing servicing actions in compliance with SBA policy. Robert’s education includes an MBA with a focus in Entrepreneurship with undergraduate work in…
Mayra is responsible for aligning organization objectives with employees and management. She serves as a consultant to management on human resources related incidents. Overall, she is here to support Main Street Launch and encourage employee success. Mayra has over eight years of experience in Higher Education. She has worked in outreach to help support…
