2011 EBPA board
Marilyn Leonard
President
Marilyn Leonard has been an Evergreen resident since 1977, and she owns BeaconRidge Health Insurance Services which assists individuals, families and small businesses of 2-50 with their medical, dental, vision, life, disability and long term care insurance needs. She has two grown children, and since 2001, when her son won a scholarship to be an exchange student for a year in Germany, she has hosted foreign exchange students from many different countries. She is also active in her professional organization, the National Association of Health Underwriters, serving as President of the local San Jose chapter twice and is now serving as the Region 8 Chair of Education for California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. She joined EBPA in February of 2008, and in addition to being on the Board this year, she is active in the Leads and Referral Group and is on the Scholarship Committee.
Marie (“Ree”) Ortiz
Vice President
Marie (“Ree”) Ortiz has been a resident of San Jose and the Evergreen community for over 20 years, and is a native Californian. A certified instructor in the SuperSlow technique, she is the co-owner and president of the first SuperSlow Zone (www.sszsilvercreek.com) within Santa Clara County. Marie is a seasoned veteran of startup & technology firms including E*Trade, McAfee, ZANTAZ & Charles Schwab, with a strong background in operations, M&A, service, and product design (amongst other things), who joined the entrepreneur sector to drive growth in the exciting (and needed!) fitness industry. Marie and her husband have three sons (two now in college) and a pair of mini toy poodles that keep them very busy.
Katie Nguyen
Secretary
Katie Nguyen chooses Evergreen as a place to raise her family. She sees that Evergreen community has much potential for growth as it is expanding fast with young families like hers. Nice parks, good schools with young, diverse and dynamic family structures are great characteristics of Evergreen. As a board member of EBPA, Katie has much enthusiasm in reaching out to the community in every way in the continued effort of building and strenghthen the community as a safe and a great place for the children to grow.
Carla Evans
Treasurer & Past President
Carla Evans has managed Plaza Dental Group since 1986. She has lived in the Evergreen Community for over 15 years, and has been a member of EBPA for several years. Prior to dental management, Carla was Vice President and customer service manager in the computer industry and managed several distribution centers in her earlier years. She is also actively serving the community in the San Jose East Valley Lions. She is married to Bill Evans, lives in The Villages, and enjoys playing piano, kneedlework, sewing and community service.
(408) 270-4333 ext.205
David Maley
Board Member
David Maley is President of the Silver Creek Sportsplex www.silvercreeksportsplex.com in San Jose, a multi-faceted sports, fitness and entertainment destination featuring 240,000 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities and professional expertise. He has been President of the San Jose Sharks Alumni since 2003, playing an integral part in raising funds for the San Jose Sharks Foundation. Maley serves on the board of the Police Activities League (PAL), and recently founded the Dream On Foundation, both of which give youth a chance to participate in sports that they could otherwise not afford. www.thedreamonfoundation.com David loves the Bay Area, and has lived in San Jose since 1993. He and his wife Karin have three children, Michaela, Ryan, and Shae.
Saras Venkatram
Board Member
Saras Venkatram has been a member of the EBPA since 2006. She lives and has a business in the Evergreen area. She is the owner of SV3 Designs, a web and graphic design company. Saras, with a Masters degree in Computer Science and web design, specializes in designing custom, quality websites at affordable rates. In addition, she can also help you with your graphic design needs - business cards, logos, postcards and much more. Saras also maintains the EBPA website.
Marie Sinatra
Board Member
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