Sheila Childs- President
Sheila Childs is a longtime technology and product leader who brings more than 40 years of experience helping organizations navigate growth, change, and complex decision‑making. Sheila is a former Group Vice President at Gartner, she led global research teams supporting senior technology and business leaders and helped launch products that drove significant organizational growth.
Sheila has a strong record of nonprofit and industry governance, including serving as Chair of the Storage Networking Industry Association and as a board member of the Sacred Music Institute of the Southwest. She is also an active member of the Archdiocesan Choir of Galveston‑Houston, reflecting her commitment to the cultural and spiritual life of her community. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Bates College
Anthony Berryhill- Vice President
Anthony Berryhill, FRSA, FRGS is a global strategist specializing in the intersection of elite education and corporate talent development. A first-generation scholar from New Orleans’ 9th Ward, Berryhill reverse-engineered a path from a neighborhood devastated by Hurricane Katrina to Stanford and Yale.
A former Vice President at PIMCO and a 3x National Champion Debate Coach, he is Founder & CEO of Elite College Hacker, where he democratizes access to the world’s most selective institutions. Named “America’s Greatest Thinker” in 2018, and the “Global Equity Champion for Education and Social Mobility” at the World Leaders Summit @ Oxford, Berryhill is an expert in strategic persuasion and institutional literacy. He currently serves on the instructional staff at Harvard University and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and Royal Geographic Society (RGS). His work has been featured in The Muse and most recently on Forttuna’s Global 100: Game Changers list.
Zalika Winitzer- Secretary
Zalika joined the Board in 2026. Zalika is a strategic and visionary leader. She is a community builder, Human Resources and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leader. Talented at leading inclusive conversations and bringing people together to discuss difficult topics. She has 25 years of experience educating others and consulting with organizations to increase their effectiveness and wellness. Zalika lives with her family on the East Coast of the US. She holds a B.S. in Arts in the Humaniti
Arpitha Prakash
Arpitha Prakash is a transformation-focused technology executive with more than 15 years of experience modernizing enterprise platforms, architecting scalable digital operating models, and enabling disciplined growth across global B2B and B2C organizations. She is recognized for effectively bridging strategy and execution—guiding companies through scale, complexity, and change while strengthening governance, compliance, and operational resilience. Arpitha has held leadership roles in high-growth and disruptive companies including AppDynamics (SaaS), Lime (micromobility), and Cerebras Systems (AI infrastructure), where she led enterprise technology and business systems transformations supporting rapid expansion and evolving regulatory environments. She holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, bringing both technical depth and strategic business acumen to board-level discussions.
A committed mentor and advocate for inclusive leadership, Arpitha actively supports in emerging leaders and underrepresented talent across technology, education, and health research sectors. She has led and advised Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), contributed to inclusive leadership initiatives, and champions the belief that inclusive design principles apply equally to systems, governance structures, and organizational culture.
Known as a thoughtful connector and pragmatic operator, Arpitha brings a steady, outcomes-driven perspective to boardrooms navigating transformation, innovation, and long-term value creation.
Christine Curtis
Christine is a User Experience executive with more than 20 years of experience leading global design, research, and product strategy organizations across enterprise SaaS, marketplaces, and platform businesses.
Christine has held senior design leadership roles at Amazon, Genesys, and Sonatype, leading large-scale platform transformations and human-centered initiatives to modernize workforce technology.
Christine is deeply committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion through technology, workforce access, and mentorship. She believes the highest calling of opportunity is to use it to remove barriers for others, and she actively supports initiatives that expand economic mobility, strengthen underrepresented communities, and promote inclusive participation in the digital economy.
es and Arts Therapy and a M.A. in Organizational Psychology.
Michael Winner- Founder
Michael is a former NASDAQ Chief Technology Officer and Technology Executive. Michael received his B.A. from CU Boulder and M.S Economics at University of Florida. During the pandemic, Michael consulted at the United Nations and UNICEF in digital and analytics strategy. Michael has Board experience and is currently Treasurer for Hyde Street Community Service 501c(3) https://www.hscssf.org/ Michael is a community volunteer, including a Crisis volunteer . Michael lives with his wife.. Michael’s daughter is a recent MSW graduate from U of Oregon and his son is a recent UC Berkeley graduate.
Mel Siegel-Board Director
Professor Emeritus, Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University. IEEE Life Fellow. BA, Cornell; Peace Corps, Achimota School, Ghana; PhD, experimental physics, CU-Boulder/JILA; postdoc UVA, faculty SUNY-Buffalo; R&D Director, Extrel; faculty CMU. Leads Citizen Climate Science Action team, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers for Environmental Action https://www.rpcv4ea.org
