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Leadership
Meet our board of directors, advisors and team who bring our mission to life.
Our Team
Pam Baker
Founder
Pam Baker is a valued connector, longtime healthcare leader, and founder of the Women’s Coaching Alliance, created to honor her late husband Doug’s legacy.
Marcie Low
COO
Marcie Low has spent her entire career immersed in the dynamic world of start-ups, embracing the title of “Jill of all trades, master of none.”
Kathy Toon
Head of Leadership Programming
Kathy Toon is a professional D1 collegiate tennis coach, sports performance consultant and nationally-known trainer for the Positive Coaching Alliance.
Leighton Burgess
Director Marketing Strategy & Communications
Leighton is a seasoned brand and digital marketing pro (ex Clorox, Genentech, Amgen) who executes high-impact omni-channel campaigns and strategies.
Kristin Jerome
Director of Events & Operations
Kristin, an events & operations manager, merges a passion for sports with organizational expertise to advance mission goals and community impact.
Jeremy Myers
Community Manager Los Angeles County
Jeremy is a long-time leader of Professional Services and Project Management teams, spending his career building high-performing teams and delivering client success in start-ups to large multi-national public companies.
Heidi Schell
Director of People Engagement & Donor Operations
Heidi merges corporate & nonprofit expertise, fueling her passion for sports, community, and developing the next generation of female leaders.
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Monique Wright Gory
Community Manager San Francisco Bay Area
Monique sees herself as a builder of confidence, community, and opportunity.
Our Board and Advisors
Pam Baker
Founder
Pam Baker is a valued connector, longtime healthcare leader, and founder of the Women’s Coaching Alliance, created to honor her late husband Doug’s legacy.
Chris Ardito
Board Member
Chris Ardito champions girls' potential in sports and leadership, leveraging her biotech executive experience and volunteer coaching.
Jay Banfield
Board Member
Jay Banfield is All Home’s Chief Officer of Economic Mobility, supporting the Bay Area’s vulnerable. Social entrepreneur & mental performance coach.
David Bergeron
Board Member
David is a Co-Founder of ReSeed Partners, a real estate private equity platform focused on acquiring and repositioning multifamily and industrial assets across high-growth markets.
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Albert Chang
Board Member
Albert is a seasoned leader in both the corporate and non-profit worlds. He is a retired Wall Street organization leader, equity derivatives trader, and educator.
Jane Goodell
Board Member
Jane Goodell is an award-winning TV veteran, co-executive producer, and champion of women’s impact on pro football, the arts, and meaningful leadership.
Chip Hall
Board Member
Chip Hall is a seasoned corporate leader with over decades experience running sales and marketing for tech startups and for multibillion dollar businesses at Google. In 2024, he left his role at Google and was appointed Executive Director Stanford Lifetime Cardinal, the universities name, image and likeness collective.
Zena Keita
Board Member
Zena is a pro sports commentator, podcast host and public speaker, currently serving as host of The Athletic Women’s Basketball Show, a women’s basketball podcast, and as an on-air host and analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area, covering the Golden State Warriors.
Kathy Koo
Board Member
Kathy Koo, CFO at MedicAlert Foundation, is a seasoned leader with two decades in CEO/CFO roles. She champions women in leadership and supports WCA’s mission.
Miriam Paul Thacker
Board Member
Miriam is a global tax executive (DocuSign, Google, Coca-Cola), ex-college athlete, and champion for women leaders in sports and business.
Vivek Shah
Board Member
Vivek is the leader of Infinite Potential, helping CEOs & athletes create ultra high performance cultures, and the co-founder of Nitya Capital, a $3 billion real estate firm.
Jess Smith
Board Member
Jess Smith, President of WNBA Golden State Valkyries, revolutionizes sports revenue models with inclusive approaches, building on her Angel City FC success.
Ajay Amlani
Advisor
Ajay K. Amlani is a recognized SF-based identity tech expert, leading iProov Americas, advising e-commerce, fintech, AI disruptors. Co-founded CLEAR.
John Ailanjian
Advisor
John is a leader in the financial sector, with deep expertise investing in early-stage fintech, consumer, enterprise, and vertical SaaS companies. He is a former managing partner at Next Legacy and Founder of Aspen Highlands Management.
Ellen Estes Lee
Advisor
Ellen Estes Lee leads the Policy, Evidence & Access Strategy team within the Public Affairs & Access department at Genentech. She is also an Olympic athlete, having competed on the 2000 and 2004 US Womens Water Polo Team.
Rick Fair
Advisor
ick Fair is the CEO of Enliven Pharmaceuticals and has over 25 years of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.
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Anu Johl Singh
Advisor
Anu is the Director, Partnership Marketing at Sutter Health and oversees their strategic partnerships like Bay FC, Cal Athletics and California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).
Jen Millet
Advisor
Jen currently serves as the President for Denver Summit the NWSL expansion team. Previously she held leadership roles at Bay FC and the Golden State Warriors.
Poonam Prasad
Advisor
Poonam Prasad leads Prasad Consulting & Research, bridging philanthropic gaps for nonprofits. She's a renowned fundraiser, professor, and global board leader.
Danielle Slaton
Advisor
Danielle is an ex-USWNT soccer standout (Olympic silver, World Cup bronze), former pro champ, now educator, TV analyst, and NWSL club co-founder.
Jim Thompson
Advisor
Jim Thompson, founder of THIS! Is What We Did & Positive Coaching Alliance, champions youth sports positivity, women in leadership, and climate action.
Tara Vanderveer
Advisor
Tara VanDerveer, Stanford WBB Coach (1985-2024) & US Olympic gold winner, retired as second-winningest NCAA coach and 5-time National COY.
Steve Young
Advisor
Chairman & Co-Founder of private equity firm HGGC and former NFL Hall of Fame QB with the San Francisco 49ers.