After completing her first Masters Degree at the University of Edinburgh, Elisabeth moved to Los Angeles to work in the tech industry. Feeling unfulfilled, she decided to pivot and begin a completely new career path. Growing up in a university town, Elisabeth has always been dedicated to education. Now, returning back to her roots, she is currently pursuing a masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology while acting as program coordinator for Ready, Set, Read!

Linda born in the republic of Panama where she completed her education and obtained her first teaching credential. Upon coming to the USA, Linda also obtained a Masters in Special Education and worked for LAUSD as an Elementary Bilingual Teacher.

Ashley currently works as a primary care physician at UCLA in Santa Monica and supervises resident physicians at Venice Family Clinic. She also co-teaches an advocacy course for resident physicians at UCLA. When she isn’t working, she loves spending time with her family and reading with her children.

After working in international finance for Sony Pictures and Warner Brothers and then starting a family, Heidi shifted her focus entirely to large nonprofits in an effort to get more involved in impacting the community.

Heidi currently owns and runs Hire Motives, a boutique executive recruiting firm serving a broad range of industries. Heidi has her MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School and her BBA in finance from the University of Kentucky. She lives with her husband and three boys in Manhattan Beach.

Alex is a serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, and investor. He has led venture and corporate development projects with early stage startups up to the F1000, bringing corporate strategy and go-to-market expertise to critical initiatives. Previously, Alex launched, and later exited, a cryptocurrency hedge fund, where he served as COO and led fundraising. He began his career in banking and holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson.