Rockwood : Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Idelisse Malave, Board Chair

Idelisse most recently held a 12-year tenure as executive director of the Tides Foundation. During her more than 25-year career, Idelisse has litigated civil rights cases with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, represented women in family law matters and co-authored a bestseller entitled "Mother Daughter Revolution" (Bantam 1994). She was also a founding board member of the New York Women's Foundation and served a six-year term on the board of the Ms. Foundation.

Susan Fassberg, Board Secretary

Susan's professional background is in business development and marketing with an emphasis on media and social change. Her clients have included Salon.com, Los Angeles Magazine, Ask Jeeves, the BBC, ZDF, and U.S. networks. Susan created content for the book "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Fight the Right" (Earthworks Press 2006) and has served as a Arts & Media Reform grants facilitator for the Threshold Foundation. She recently launched a line of greeting cards that highlight bio-cultural diversity (see ConnectingDotz.com) and is currently Strategic Partnerships Director for The Greater Good Science Center at U.C. Berkeley.

Gregory Hodge, Board Treasurer

Greg is an organizational and community development consultant and a second term member of the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education. He formerly served as CEO for California Tomorrow, and as executive director of Safe Passages Oakland Child Health and Safety Initiative. He has also worked as an attorney in private practice handling a variety of civil litigation matters.

Ludovic Blain III

Ludovic is currently the director of the Progressive Era Project for the Color of Democracy Fund. His former positions include program manager of the Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative of the Insight Center, national campaign coordinator for the Marguerite Casey Foundation's Equal Voice for America's Families Campaign and associate director of the Democracy Program at Demos. He has led field-building work inserting racial justice into the fields of voting rights, environmental, communications, campaign finance, and a variety of other fields.

Sally A. Carlson

Sally is co-founder and managing partner of Terra Search Partners, an executive search firm. She formerly held senior management positions at Crocker National Bank, Wells Fargo and Deloitte & Touche. She has served on the boards of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, Eth-Noh-Tec and Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Andre Carothers

Andre co-founded the Rockwood Leadership Institute to deliver the best practices and methodologies in leadership development to the nonprofit community. He is an organizational development consultant and trainer with a long background in nonprofit management.

Chris Desser

Chris is a fellow at the Tomales Bay Institute, focused on preserving the public commons. She is the co-founder of Women's Voices, Women Vote and the Muir Investment Trust. She has served on many boards, including the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Constellation Fund, Ploughshares Fund, Rainforest Action Network, the Pacific Institute and the Pesticide Action Network. Chris served on the San Francisco Commission on the Environment in 2006.

William Lee

William has worked in investment banking at Salem Partners and in the tax practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers since he graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in business administration in 2005. He also volunteers with the Asian Law Caucus, a civil and legal rights group based in San Francisco.

Lawrence Rinder

Lawrence Rinder is director of the University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. He has held positions at the Museum of Modern Art, Walker Art Center and the Whitney Museum of American Art where he was chief curator of the 2002 Biennial.

Akaya Windwood

Prior to becoming president of Rockwood in January 2008, Akaya served as Rockwood's director of leadership development for three years. An executive leadership coach and organizational consultant, Akaya has more than 30 years of experience working for social justice. She is known nationally for her commitment to social and economic justice, and for building a compelling vision for effectiveness and collaboration in the nonprofit and social benefit sectors.

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	Idelisse Malave, Board Chair Idelisse most recently held a 12-year tenure as executive director of the Tides Foundation. During her more than 25-year career, Idelisse has litigated civil rights cases with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, represented women in family law matters and co-authored a bestseller entitled "Mother Daughter Revolution" (Bantam 1994). She was also a founding board member of the New York Women's Foundation and served a six-year term on the board of the Ms. Foundation.
	Susan Fassberg, Board Secretary Susan's professional background is in business development and marketing with an emphasis on media and social change. Her clients have included Salon.com, Los Angeles Magazine, Ask Jeeves, the BBC, ZDF, and U.S. networks. Susan created content for the book "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Fight the Right" (Earthworks Press 2006) and has served as a Arts & Media Reform grants facilitator for the Threshold Foundation. She recently launched a line of greeting cards that highlight bio-cultural diversity (see ConnectingDotz.com) and is currently Strategic Partnerships Director for The Greater Good Science Center at U.C. Berkeley.
	Gregory Hodge, Board Treasurer Greg is an organizational and community development consultant and a second term member of the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education. He formerly served as CEO for California Tomorrow, and as executive director of Safe Passages Oakland Child Health and Safety Initiative. He has also worked as an attorney in private practice handling a variety of civil litigation matters.
	Ludovic Blain III Ludovic is currently the director of the Progressive Era Project for the Color of Democracy Fund. His former positions include program manager of the Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative of the Insight Center, national campaign coordinator for the Marguerite Casey Foundation's Equal Voice for America's Families Campaign and associate director of the Democracy Program at Demos. He has led field-building work inserting racial justice into the fields of voting rights, environmental, communications, campaign finance, and a variety of other fields.
	Sally A. Carlson Sally is co-founder and managing partner of Terra Search Partners, an executive search firm. She formerly held senior management positions at Crocker National Bank, Wells Fargo and Deloitte & Touche. She has served on the boards of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, Eth-Noh-Tec and Paul Taylor Dance Company.
	Andre Carothers Andre co-founded the Rockwood Leadership Institute to deliver the best practices and methodologies in leadership development to the nonprofit community. He is an organizational development consultant and trainer with a long background in nonprofit management.
	Chris Desser Chris is a fellow at the Tomales Bay Institute, focused on preserving the public commons. She is the co-founder of Women's Voices, Women Vote and the Muir Investment Trust. She has served on many boards, including the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Constellation Fund, Ploughshares Fund, Rainforest Action Network, the Pacific Institute and the Pesticide Action Network. Chris served on the San Francisco Commission on the Environment in 2006.
	William Lee William has worked in investment banking at Salem Partners and in the tax practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers since he graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in business administration in 2005. He also volunteers with the Asian Law Caucus, a civil and legal rights group based in San Francisco.
	Lawrence Rinder Lawrence Rinder is director of the University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. He has held positions at the Museum of Modern Art, Walker Art Center and the Whitney Museum of American Art where he was chief curator of the 2002 Biennial.
	Akaya Windwood Prior to becoming president of Rockwood in January 2008, Akaya served as Rockwood's director of leadership development for three years. An executive leadership coach and organizational consultant, Akaya has more than 30 years of experience working for social justice. She is known nationally for her commitment to social and economic justice, and for building a compelling vision for effectiveness and collaboration in the nonprofit and social benefit sectors.