Mercy Corps adds Gisel Kordestani to board
NONPROFIT Global humanitarian organization Mercy Corps recently added Gisel Kordestani, co-founder of Crowdpac and former director of new business development at Google, to its board of directors. She has extensive […]
He Daofeng elected to Mercy Corps board
NONPROFIT He Daofeng, longtime entrepreneur and president of the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation recently was elected to the board of directors of Mercy Corps. As executive president of CFPA […]
Oregon BEST hires Gwenyth Barrow
NONPROFIT Oregon BEST recently hired Gwenyth Barrow as its first outreach and engagement manager. She will help manage the execution of events and competitions, and maintain cohesion of the website, […]
Jim McCreight changes roles at Oregon Technology Business Center
NONPROFIT After six years of service as board chairman of the Oregon Technology Business Center, Jim McCreight is stepping into a part-time position as director of strategic partnerships for the […]
Ryan C. Crocker elected to Mercy Corps’ board
NONPROFIT Ryan C. Crocker, a career ambassador in the United States Foreign Service, recently was elected to Mercy Corps’ board of directors. He has held ambassadorial posts in Afghanistan, Lebanon, […]
Mercy Corps adds Ann Mei Chang
NONPROFIT Global humanitarian agency Mercy Corps recently appointed Ann Mei Chang, a former Google engineering executive and U.S. State Department adviser, to chief innovation officer. In this new position, Chang […]
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