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Past Board of Directors

Chair Emeritus
Board Member since 1996

Founder  
Great Minds in STEM

Board Member since 2009

Former CEO 2014-2020
Great Minds in STEM

David M. Davis

Board Member since 2020

Principal (Ret.)
Gamble Jones

Partner and Chief Operating Officer
Reach Partners LLC
Board Treasurer

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 2014 – 2021

Vice President
Global Diversity & Inclusion

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 2016-2020

Senior Transformation Executive Site Location Executive San Ramon

IBM

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 2008-2020

Vice President, Defense, Space & Security, Boeing Government Operations,

The Boeing Company

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 2018-2019

Vice President, Defense, Counsel

IBM

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 2014-2019

Attorney at Law

Law Offices of Mercado & Assocs.

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 1999-2018

Board Secretary
Board Member since 2022

Director of Engineering
Design Practices Engineering Strategy and Operations

The Boeing Company

President

AGE Consulting

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 2004-2016

Anthony Ortega

Board Member since 2012

Assistant Superintendent (Ret.)
El Monte Union
High School District

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 2012 – 2022

Director National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Chairman National Science Board

Chairman HENAAC Hall of Fame Peer Review Committee

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 2000-2013

Managing Director First Class Online Travel

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 1999-2013

Board Member since 2021

Vice President, Human Resources Transformation & Chief Diversity Officer
Lockheed Martin

Director Product Support, ISS Vehicle , The Boeing Company (Retired)

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 2000-2009

City Attorney, City of Glendale

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 1999-2009

Former Board Member Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, K-12 Administrator, Los Angeles Unified School District (Retired)

Great Minds in STEM Board Member from 2004-2008

Vice President, Planning and Portfolio Management

BHP Billiton Petroleum

Great Minds in STEM Board Member 2006