Alanna Powell
Executive Director & Founder
Alanna is a survivor of Alopecia Universalis, and has had to learn coping mechanisms to help her transcend the disease. Alanna has built a successful career in the high tech industry as a change agent, engineering and PMO manager – helping high profile companies like Hewlett Packard, Yahoo!, and Redwood Systems. She is committed to her family and empowering others to live their lives fully and to be boldly themselves.
Kristin Spitz
Secretary
Kristin has a degree in Accounting from the USF, and spent fourteen years in corporate accounting at 3Com Corporation.
She searched for an opportunity to serve others on a larger scale and is very excited about contributing to Boldly Me.
Margaret Andrews
Chair of Communications & IT
Margaret, a former AVP at Jefferies & Co., worked as a project manager, business analyst, software developer and technical writer.
Margaret manages Boldly Me’s website, social media and online communications. She is also the designer and content co-creator of the Boldly Me Academy.
Margaret is a published writer of fiction, essays, writing instruction and humor. She has taught classes, done speaking engagements and improvisational theater.
Richard LaBelle, PsyD
Chair of Counseling
Richard LaBelle works as a psychologist at Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek doing individual and group therapy, works on the Crisis Team in the Emergency Department, and as an independent contract psychologist for Diablo Behavioral Health.
Dr. LaBelle is also a pro bono consultant and volunteer for the Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area
Liz Keshawarz
Chair of Education Programs
Liz holds a BA and a MS from the CSU in Education as well as credentials in Teaching and School Administration.
Since 1992, she has taught students in elementary through high school, managed educational programs, and school sites in addition to being an avid community organizer. Her unique cultural perspective has been an asset to the teams she has worked with; and students have always been the direct beneficiaries of her efforts.
Nina Clymer
Chair of Business Development
Nina brings over 15 years of leadership and consulting in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors.
As a Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director, her vision, strategy and team building talent transformed organizations to the next level, exceeding revenue targets, and creating best practice performance outcomes. Nina is passionate about helping people and organizations embrace and demonstrate their unique potential.
Janelle Evans
Event Manager
Janelle is the owner and founder of Creative Collaborations, A Women Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE). She began her career over twelve years ago with Kaiser Permanente as a Project Manager. Janelle has Master’s in Business Administration with a Minor in Marketing.