Angela McConnell, Board Chair
As former CEO for the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View, California, Angela successfully completed a $12 million capital campaign to fund the school’s first permanent facility. She graduated with a B.A. degree from Manhattanville College in 1985. She received her master's degree in Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco in 1995. Angela has been a member of the National Society of Fundraising Executives in Silicon Valley, and Leadership Mountain View, Class of 1993. She served as vice chair of the YMCA, El Camino, and has been a board member of the Arts Council Silicon Valley, the Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College, the Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management at the University of San Francisco, and the Support Network for Battered Women. The Association of Fundraising Professionals honored Angela as Professional Fundraiser of the Year in 2006. She joined The Art of Yoga Project’s Board of Directors in December, 2008.
Dede Barsotti, Treasurer
Dede is the Administrative Partner of Crosspoint Venture Partners, a leading venture capital firm based in Woodside, CA. She has twenty-five years of experience in a wide range of business areas, including finance and accounting, strategic planning, and investor relations. Dede is on the Board of Silicon Valley Social Ventures (SV2), a venture philanthropy initiative that provides grants and technical assistance to nonprofits, where she serves as Vice Chair of Finance. She joined The Art of Yoga Project's Board of Directors in February 2007, and has also served as a volunteer for the Center for a College Education and the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. Dede has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
Jennifer Friedman, Secretary
Jennifer is a partner in the law firm of Jorgenson, Siegel, McClure & Flegel, LLP, where she concentrates her practice in estate planning, trust, and probate law. She has served on the board of Temple Beth Jacob in Redwood City, CA, and as legal counsel for a number of nonprofits, including the Center for Jewish Campus Life and the Community Working Group. Jennifer has a J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law and a B.A. from Stanford University. She joined The Art of Yoga Project's Board of Directors in February 2007.
Amy Santullo
Amy is a yoga instructor and is actively involved in several organizations in Silicon Valley. At Downtown College Preparatory High School, a charter high school that prepares underachieving students for college success, Amy is an advisor and Chair of the College Scholarship Committee. Amy joined The Art of Yoga Project Board of Directors in February 2007. Amy has a Master’s Degree in Education Policy Analysis and Evaluation from Stanford University, an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, and is the mother of two children.
Marie-Celine Takatsuno
Celine is the founder of Gracepoint, Inc., a strategic development consultancy focused on guiding emerging consumer, Internet and media companies through growth and transition. She has directed business, marketing and sales initiatives at several technology startups, and is actively involved with non-profit and social enterprise organizations including the Asian Women’s Shelter, Benetech, and SocialActions. She majored in design at the Academy of Art College, and has a B.S. in Organizational Studies from the University of San Francisco. Celine joined The Art of Yoga Project's Board of Directors in February 2007.