Our People

About Us

We are powered by a cogenerational, co-leadership duo and a diverse, multigenerational, accomplished team and board.

Team and Board

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Encore Fellow

Cal J. Halvorsen

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CAL J. HALVORSEN

Senior Research Fellow

Cecily Medved Portrait

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Systems Administrator

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CHRISSEY BUCKLEY

Senior Director of Development and Philanthropic Partnerships

Darlene Johnson Portrait

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DARLENE JOHNSON

National Strategy and Program Director, Encore Fellowships

Dr. Mike Rizzo portrait

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Director of the Encore Physicians Program

Tom Burns

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South Bay Regional Director, Encore Physicians Program

Duncan Magidson

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DUNCAN MAGIDSON

Digital Communications Specialist

Eunice Lin Nichols portrait

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EUNICE LIN NICHOLS

Co-CEO

Gara LaMarche

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Senior Fellow

Gary Hume

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Director of Information Technology

Greg Burnett

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National Operations and Program Director, Encore Fellowships

Harriette Cole

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Senior Fellow

Isabel González Whitaker portrait

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ISABEL GONZÁLEZ WHITAKER

Senior Fellow

Janet Oh Portrait

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Director of Innovation Fellowships

Portrait of Jim Emerman

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Senior Fellow

Julia Randell-Khan portrat

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JULIA RANDELL-KHAN

Senior Fellow

Marc Freedman Portrait

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Founder and Co-CEO

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Vice President, Narrative Change

Marco Austin

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Controller

Megan McCarthy Portrait

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Vice President, Operations and Finance

Michelle Gahee portrait

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Fellowships Coordinator

Nicole Pitre Ewing

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NICOLE PITRE EWING

Operations Coordinator

Nina Torrifiel portrait

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NINIA TORREFIEL

Staff Accountant

Phyllis Segal Portrait

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Senior Fellow

SARAH McKINNEY GIBSON

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SARAH MCKINNEY GIBSON

Storytelling & Media

Stefanie Weiss Portrait

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Senior Director, Communications

Vibha Dixit

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Program Director of Encore Fellowships, San Francisco and the East Bay