THE OPERATIONS TEAM
Tom Hogan, President

Tom splits his time between high tech marketing and Comunidad.  He is the co-founder and Creative Director of Crowded Ocean, a leading marketing firm that works with startups.  He has also taught Holocaust and Genocide Studies at UC Santa Cruz and Santa Clara University.
Pamela Pearson, Director of Escuela Program

Pamela recently retired from a 20-year career in health care administration and human resources management.  She recently completed her studies in interior architecture, specializing in the design of health care facilities. Besides Comunidad, Pamela has been active in several non-profit organizations focusing on children's education and cultural diversity.

      

Bill Rush, Director of Transportation and Facilities (Pilot)

Bill has been an active pilot since 1969 and spends a great deal of time traveling, working and providing charitable support in Mexico.  Bill is the past President of the Silicon Valley Insurance Brokers and Agents Association and has served on the Finance Committee of the Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West.
Larry Tabor, Chief Dentist (Pilot)

After a rewarding 22-year run as a business owner, Dr. Tabor embarked on a career change to healthcare.  Since receiving his degree from the University of the Pacific, he has been active in many dental outreach programs in the US and Mexico, including service as a director of Los Medicos Voladores (The Flying Doctors), and advisor to several schools, organizations and manufacturers.  Dr.Tabor maintains a private practice in Castro Valley, California.

Gabrielle Baccari, Finances and Non-Profit

Gabrielle has been actively involved with a number of non-profit organizations for several years and is dedicated to mentoring and working with children.  Prior to Comunidad, Gabrielle was a board member of Los Medicos Voladores (The Flying Doctors).  Gabrielle is a Corporate Real Estate Manager for a high- tech firm, responsible for managing the company's real estate portfolio in North America and Latin America.

Teresa Moreno, Director of Beca and Treasurer

Teresa has over 37 years in the insurance industry, and has been a partner and CFO with Teifeld & Co Insurance Services since 1986.  She is currently president of the company.  Teresa also served as the Northern California Director for the Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West as well as served on their Service Corp Board which provides new and innovative insurance products to the industry.  She  also Chaired their Young Brokers and Agents Conference in 1996.  Teresa is the past president of the Insurance Agents and Brokers of Silicon Valley and past recipient of their L.I.A.B.L.E. award for outstanding leadership in the community.  

Teresa has worked with Comunidad since 2005, first as Trip Coordinator and currently is the Treasurer and head of our Beca (scholarship) program.

 

 


Horacio Gonzalez Moncada, Operations Director

Horacio is Comunidad's 'Man in Ensenada'.  He works with the tribes on a daily basis, communicating their needs to us, managing the Beca scholarship program, and coordinating clinics and infrastructure projects. He also is Comunidad's liasison with CUNA, our partner organization that helps artisans promote and preserve their culture as well as market their native crafts.

Horacio has a degreee in History from UABC (Universidad Autonoma de Baja California), where his area of focus was the native groups of Baja California.  After graduation he worked as PR officer at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, a major Social Science research center in Mexico, organizing different academics events such as Congress, Symposiums and seminars until he was hired to work for Comunidad as Operations Director.



THE COMUNIDAD BOARD

Tom Hogan, Chairman
A Comunidad founder, Tom is co-founder and Creative Partner at Crowded Ocean, a leading event marketing firm.  Prior to Crowded Ocean he was VP of Corporate Marketing for such organizations as Oracle, Nortel, Lucent and VitalSigns Software.  Tom has been active in human rights most of his professional life, primarily in the fields of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, which he has taught at UC Santa Cruz and Santa Clara University.

Mary Ann Park
Mary Ann Park is a partner at M&M Leadership Solutions, LLC, a group which provides executive coaching for educational administrators and teachers.  Prior to starting M&M, Mary Ann was superintendent of the Los Gatos Union School District, a successful K-8 district in Silicon Valley.  Mary Ann also owned a forensic drug company in the 90's, leaving that field to pursue a career in educational leadership serving as a curriculum, personnel director and director of a school reform movement.

Elaine Cummings
As a founding principal of Eastwick Communications, Elaine offers more than 20 years of PR savvy to her clients and to Comunidad.  Elaine has been instrumental in establishing Eastwick's reputation for delivering strategic thinking and stellar results, with projects such as:

  • Serving as agency for industry powerhouses Oracle, Adobe, Business Objects and Seagate.
  • Launching a number of industry firsts including the first electronic book (Softbook) and the Palm platform.
  • Leading category creation initiatives including Mercury's Business Technology Optimization (BTO) effort.

Elaine oversees the agency's operations and staff development and training programs.  Prior to founding Eastwick, Elaine learned the high tech PR ropes during many years at Regis McKenna, working with Apple Computer, Novell and a variety of start-up companies in the software and systems markets.  During the early years of her career, Elaine learned consumer PR at an agency in San Francisco and worked with a computer retail chain learning the channel business.

Mike Wilken
Mike is a renowned cultural anthropologist who has lived and worked among the tribal communities of Baja since 1980.  Trained at UC Santa Cruz, Mike is the founder of CUNA (the Association to Preserve Native Cultures in Baja California) and ADESU, Alliance for Sustainable Development in the Indigenous Communities of Baja California. His role in Comunidad is to ensure that the projects we are engaged in match the needs of the indigenous communities, and to ensure that we understand and respect their traditions and lifestyles.