Board of Directors
Ivy Ang is founder and president of Visionlinc, a company dedicated to linking vision, people and strategies. Ivy works with CEOs and teams committed to new ways of thinking and doing business. She has 30 years of business and human resources management experience in high-tech, bio-technology, strategic design consulting and financial services. She has worked for global industry leaders such as Genentech, AIG and Landor Associates. She serves on the Executive Committee.
Dr. Kyra Bobinet is the Founding Director of Vision Youthz, an organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and transformation of incarcerated youth, where she received national recognization as a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based practices to urban youth. Vision Youthz merged with MBA in December of 2007. Dr. Bobinet is a graduate of the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and is completing a Masters in Public Health at Harvard University. She serves on the Program and Fundraising Committees.
Ariane Herrera is a Public Relations and Marketing consultant. Current clients include Mother, New York, T.A.G, San Francisco, and Energy BBDO, Chicago. She has worked on branding, strategy, and public relations for brands/companies including Apple, Jeep, Johnson&Johnson, and Virgin Mobile. She serves on the Fundraising Committee.
Chip Gettinger is Vice President of Sales for Astoria Software. He was the Board Chair of Vision Youthz, an organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and transformation of incarcerated youth, prior to its merger with MBA. He serves on the Executive Committee.
Gabriel Kram is the Executive Director of the Mind Body Awareness Project. He brings fourteen years of mindfulness training, ten years of yoga practice, and seven years of involvement in indigenous ceremony to his role as E.D.
Ted Maziejka has over 25 years of directorial experience in Architecture and Engineering firms. During his career he has focused on marketing and business development, accounting and finance, and strategic planning. He helps organizations to develop approaches, procedures, and policies that go beyond the conventional in achieving results, and creating stronger and more efficient organizations. He chairs the Fundraising Committee.
Jonathan S. Raymond, J.D. is the Chief Operating Officer for Katabatic Power Corp., a San Francisco-based wind power developer. A co-founder of The MBA Project, Jonathan serves on the Fundraising Committee, and offers legal counsel to the agency.
Isaiah Seret, M.A. is a filmmaker who has produced, directed, and assistant directed commercials, music videos, and feature films. Isaiah co-founded the MBA Project after working for Spirit Rock’s Family Program and for the Lineage Project at the San Mateo juvenile hall. He is the Chairman of the Board.
Stuart Sovatsky, Ph.D. wrote the first Federal grant to bring meditation and yoga into youth facilities in 1975. He is Co-president of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and has been a marriage therapist since 1973. Stuart chairs the Program Committee.
Kim Watts, MBA, CPA is the Chief Financial Officer for Catholic Charities CYO. She chairs the Executive Committee.
