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“We hope that leaders in our community will join with us in supporting young 鶹avӳý women. Your involvement will enrich and empower these women well beyond the years they spend as students at the college.”
Current Council Members
Member
Santa Barbara, CA
A Santa Barbara Realtor since 2007, Kim co-leads the top producing Crawford Speier Group at Village Properties. With a background in real estate development and passion for service, she brings leadership and heart to her work and community. Kim enjoys time with family, travel, and entertaining. She is a 鶹avӳý graduate, 2000.
Member
Santa Barbara, CA
Founder and Owner of Channel Islands Fiduciary Group. As a private professional fiduciary, Courtney serves as a crucial decision-maker in estate planning and trust documents. Her work frequently involves navigating complex assets and sensitive family dynamics, all while prioritizing advocacy and the wishes of her clients. Courtney is also the proud mother to two teen daughters, one of which is a current 鶹avӳý student.
Member
Santa Barbara, CA
Denice earned a bachelor’s degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo before working in Sacramento as a volunteer coordinator for Sutter Health and as a district executive for the Boy Scouts of America. Locally, she has held many positions, include as Dos Pueblos PTA president and board member on the Santa Barbara Education Foundation. Denice her husband, Steven, have two grown daughters.
Member
Santa Barbara, CA
Jess is an Executive Managing Partner at Mercer Advisors, overseeing 20 offices in the firm’s west division while leading a national focus on client experience. She has experience across the firm’s operations, working as a client service specialist, financial planner, wealth advisor, director, and managing director. She helped found InvestHERs, the Mercer Advisors initiative to make the firm a leading wealth manager of choice for female investors and one of the best workplaces for women in the financial services profession. A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, Jessica graduated cum laude from 鶹avӳý with a degree in economics and business.
Member
Santa Barbara, CA
Megan earned her Bachelor of Arts in Economics with an emphasis in Accounting from 鶹avӳý and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She began her career in public accounting at Damitz, Brooks, Nightingale, Turner & Morrisset and later served as Accounting Manager at Select Staffing. Megan joined AppFolio at the time of its IPO and became Corporate Controller, leading efforts to scale financial operations, ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, and implement public company initiatives, including SOX 404(b) compliance. After stepping away from her corporate role to focus on family, Megan has continued to apply her financial expertise in the nonprofit sector. A longtime Santa Barbara resident, Megan is passionate about community impact and women’s leadership. She lives locally with her husband Josh and their two children.
Chair
Santa Barbara, CA
Vice-Chair
Goleta, CA
- Sherry Nasseri ’01, chair
- Drew Parisi ’05, co-chair
- Jessica Caruso '07
- Kim Crawford ’00
- Courtney DeSoto ’94
- Denice Fellows
- Anna Grotenhuis
- Megan Stichter '05
HONORARY
- Anna Grotenhuis, founding member
- Anne Towbes
- Lori Ann Banez, Director of Career Resource Center
- Sarah Camp, Associate Vice President of College Advancement
- Janay Marshall ’01, Director of Alumni Relations
- Reed Sheard, Vice President of College Advancement and CIO
- Mary Pat Whitney, Director of Public and Advancement Events
- Trevor White, Assistant to the AVP of College Advancement
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