SUPPLEMENT TO THE SILICON VALLEY/SAN JOSE BUSINESS JOURNAL | APRIL 6, 2012

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Boards/volunteer: PRSA Silicon Valley Mentorship chair, ION/Advancing Women to the Boardroom, SCU Women in Business Network and One Heart WorldWideFirst job: Waitress in an all-night restaurant. The 2 a.m. bar-closing crowd tipped well.Proudest achievement: Building c3PR back up after the dot-com implosionBiggest whoops: Scuba diving in Belize and coming face-to-face with a giant sea turtle that apparently gets bigger every time I tell the story. The giant sea turtle has become a story of legendary proportions. At events, complete strangers come up to me to (jokingly) ask me about it — thanks to my wonderful associates who make sure to prep them ahead of time.Something that would surprise others: I used to play the accordion.After hours, where would we find you? After hours? What’s that?Five-year goal: Add a conference room that faces east so we can watch the sun rise and a corner offi ce facing west to see it set. If you weren’t in your career, what would you be doing? Writing novels and telling stories on a mountaintop far, far away. I’m a storyteller at heart.Tech gadget you can’t live without: I’m tech-gadget chal-lenged.Business hero: Bridgelux CEO Bill Watkins. You can always count on him to tell it like it is. I met Bill Watkins right out of college when he and my husband coated microfi lm at Xidex — long before he rose to fame as CEO of Seagate. We’ve been close friends ever since. He’s never let power or infl uence go to his head and is truly one of the good guys. The business world needs more like him.

Kyra KazantzisDirecting Attorney, Public Inter-est Law Firm and Fair Housing Law ProjectLaw Foundation of Silicon Valley

The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley is a nonprofit organization providing free legal services to disad-vantaged residents of Silicon Valley. Its services are provided through 75 staff members in five programs: Fair Housing Law Project, Health

Legal Services, Legal Advocates for Children & Youth, Mental Health Advocacy Project and Public Interest Law Firm.Residence: San JoseEducation: JD, University of Michigan Law School; BA, University of ArizonaBoards/volunteer: Board member, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana/MACLA; volunteer Garden Parent, Hammer Montessori Elementary School; ABC Reader, Project CornerstoneFirst job: Selling popcorn and other concessions at a movie theater during high schoolProudest achievement: I get a great deal of satisfaction from the results of my advocacy work when everything goes right and we’ve protected the civil rights of the residents of our community. However, overall, I feel the most pride when I see a glimpse of something I may have added to the strategic arsenal of an advocate who is “under” my supervision; I love to see new public interest attorneys and staff become confi -dent, professional and independent, and work to creatively solve community problems.Biggest whoops: I choose not to remember anything specif-ically, but almost every whoops I’ve committed has something to do with something I’ve forgotten.Something about you that would surprise others: I love Buffy (the Vampire Slayer).After hours, where would we find you? At home eating a meal cooked by my husband, Eric, and watching “Top Chef” with him and my 7-year old daughter, KassiaFive-year goal: I hope to become more prepared for and less frightened of my child’s teenage years.If you weren’t in your career, what would you be doing? I’ve always had several “backup” careers, such as hair-cutting or bartending or landscaping. At the moment, if you visited my alternative universe, you would find me running a non-profit that is geared toward facilitating children in volunteer-ing in their community and becoming engaged in civic and political life.Tech gadget you can’t live without: My Droid phone is indispensable, but I’m having an affair with my iPad.Business hero: My dad worked at a company for 35 years; in his work, he was loyal, honest, direct, hard-working, non-

personal and fi nancial obstacles to turn their ideas into successful small businesses. Through their courage, they transform their own lives, the lives of their families and the community. On the opposite end of the spectrum, I admire people like Bill Gates who take their success and turn it into an opportunity to change the world for the better.

Maha IbrahimGeneral PartnerCanaan Partners

Canaan Partners is a multibillion-dollar global venture capital firm. We invest in pioneering technology and health care entrepreneurs and partner with them to build valuable, game-changing companies. Companies you might recognize include Successfac-tors, Match.com, Active Network,

Lending club and of course, Kabam.Residence: HillsboroughEducation: BA, economics, Stanford University; MA, organi-zational behavior, Stanford University; PhD, economics, MITBoards/volunteer: Board member of 3Crowd, InhaleDigital, Kabam, SenSage and Virsto; DAPER investment board, Stan-ford UniversityFirst job: Gift basket maker at Crabtree & Evelyn. I am now an expert at gift wrapping.Proudest achievement: I’m really proud of Kabam. It’s a company we seeded and stuck with because we believe in founder Kevin Chou. Like many seed investments, the com-pany started as one thing (a TV app on Facebook called Water-cooler) and pivoted a few times before morphing into what it is today — the leader in hardcore social games.Biggest whoops: So many! Investing in a company with more attention on the idea and market than on the strength of the management team. Nothing is more important than the team.Something that would surprise others: I’m obsessed with designer shoes and crossword puzzles. AND I’m a tomboy at heart so I’m slightly relieved to have boys instead of daughters. I love to fl yfi sh, ski and play tennis.After hours, where would we find you? I have two ener-getic boys and a husband who loves sports; most days, you can find us at a neighborhood park or in our backyard playing ball.Five-year goal: Work-life balance, whatever that means.If you weren’t in your career, what would you be doing? I’d still be involved in tech and entrepreneurship — but as an academic or a professor.Tech gadget you can’t live without: My BlackBerry was the device I relied on most until I gave it up cold turkey for an Android phone and tablet. I haven’t looked back, except when complaining about battery life.Business hero: I’ve had the privilege of meeting some im-pressive business leaders from around the world. Still, my busi-ness heroes are my parents — both mathematicians — who came to the U.S. from Egypt and worked hard to attain the American Dream. Their work ethic, focus and entrepreneurial spirit inspire me every day.

Sandi JacobsPresidentSideMark Corporate Furniture

SideMark provides workplace solu-tions for large and small businesses. We service Silicon Valley’s Fortune 500 companies with their workspaces throughout the Americas and assist businesses to relocate or redesign their spaces.Residence: Union City

Education: Bachelor’s in interior design, San Jose State UniversityBoards/volunteer: Vice chair for the board of directors, Of-fi ce Furniture Dealers Association; volunteer for Art Vistas — teaching art in public elementary schools.First job: Kirk’s Burger Joint was my fi rst job at 16.Proudest achievement: The company culture we’ve built at SideMarkBiggest whoops: Thinking my husband was only going to be a great friend. He convinced me differently 15 years ago.Something that would surprise others: I used to ride a Harley.After hours, where would we find you? Recently, at the roller hockey rink with my 12-year-old son Ben.Five-year goal: Take my family back to Africa. I visited Kenya

with a friend in 2005, and it’s an amazing experience I want to share with my family.If you weren’t in your career, what would you be doing? Theatrical set design — I enjoy creating environments and love the fantasy of theater.Tech gadget you can’t live without: I hate to say it’s my iPhone, which seems to have become my connection to everything.Business hero: My dad!

Soonhee JangVice President for Intellectual Property Strategy and Chief IP CounselDuPont Industrial Biosciences

DuPont has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace since 1802. By collaborating with customers, govern-ments, NGOs and thought leaders, we can find solutions to such chal-

lenges as providing enough healthy food for people, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels and protecting the environment.Residence: CupertinoEducation: Bachelor’s of science, chemistry, California State University, Fresno; master’s, chemistry, University of Wash-ington; JD, Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, N.H.Boards/volunteer: Worked with Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) over 10 years, serving in lead-ership positions including as a member of the board of directors of IPO, a vice chair of Asian Practice committee, and current chair of Corporate IP Management Committee of IPO; member, Advisory Counsel Board of IP, University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce Center for IP; member, American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), and active voting member of its IP Practice in Japan Committee; corporate representative, Intellectual Property Counsel of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) First job: Research chemist at Aquanautics Corp. in AlamedaProudest achievement: I am very proud of the IP team that I have built over the past few years at Genencor, now a part of DuPont Industrial Biosciences. It has been a journey for the last several years assembling and building a high-performing IP team, which required my full commitment and dedication. Biggest whoops: Early in my career, I decided to try a sales job and resigned from a good research chemist position without telling anyone. This was a big departure from my training and background, and I surprised everyone, including my husband. Something that would surprise others: I came to the U.S. when I was 18 years old without having any family or relatives in the U.S. I did not speak English much at all then. Everything was new and unfamiliar to me. I had to grow up fast, making decisions, taking responsibilities, while at the same time learning to take care of myself and do well in school. I was pretty scared, lonely and afraid of making mistakes and disappointing my family for not doing a good job. In retrospect, I am glad I went through those tough times as I learned a great deal and those experiences helped shape who I am today. After hours, where would we find you? I would love to spend more time with my family, my husband and my daugh-ter. My daughter, like me, loves shopping, so we would enjoy going to the mall and dining out. Five-year goal: DuPont’s Industrial Biosciences (IB) business was formed through the merger of DuPont’s former Applied Biosciences division and the Genencor division that was a part of Danisco A/S in May 2011. Our goal is to create the industry-leading industrial biotech business. I serve in that business as a member of the senior leadership team and have an overall responsibility for all strategic IP matters. Our goal is to further incentivize developing future technologies, and help our business to grow and be competitive with a strong IP position. If you weren’t in your career, what would you be doing?I would likely be doing some sort of fashion-related work. As far as I remember, I always have had an interest in fashion. My work has taken me to many different parts of the world: China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, India, London, Munich, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, etc. And when I have some free time, I take an opportunity to do some shopping and check out the latest fashions. In my fantasy alternate career, I would travel around the world, check out new fashions and go to shows and shop. Tech gadget you can’t live without: All things tech — my computer, iPhone and iPad. I am always connected and work around the clock. First thing I do when I get up is check my emails and make a few phone calls, and the last thing I do

before I go to bed is check the emails. I work with businesses and lawyers around the world from Asia and Europe, so it is important for me to connect and address the matters as they surface.Business hero: My father is my business hero. My dad escaped from North Korea during the Korean War with only the clothes on his back, and started from nothing to build a very successful business in Korea. He told me there were days he would go without eating because he did not have enough money to buy food. He was extremely hard-working and also very bright and keen in business. Everything he touched and tried turned into a great success. He owned and operated one of the largest pencil manufacturing companies, and later de-veloped and owned many pieces of prime real estate. People respected my dad because he was an honest man, understood his customers, and had a great respect for people around him and those who worked for him.

Marilee JenningsExecutive DirectorChildren’s Discovery Museum of San Jose

Children’s Discovery Museum is a 50,000-square-foot center for cre-ativity and exploration for children, where more than 150 interactive ex-hibits invite you to let your curiosity soar and discover some of the hows and whys of the world we live in.

Residence: San JoseEducation: Bachelor’s from Sophie Newcomb College, now part of Tulane UniversityBoards/volunteer: Vice president of programs, National Association Children’s Museum; member, Noyce Leadership Institute Alumni Leadership Team; volunteer, Campus Com-munity AssociationFirst job: Commercial loan secretaryProudest achievement: Receiving the National Medal for Museum Service bestowed by First Lady Laura Bush in the Blue Room of the White HouseBiggest whoops: I got carried away with enthusiasm for pickling and canning, and tried a batch of pickled pumpkin. Yuck!Something that would surprise others: I was the lead acoustic guitar in a band in high school.After hours, where would we find you? Very often walk-ing with my husband through our Naglee Park neighborhood, headed downtown for the dining and cultural scene, gather-ing ideas along the way on renovation and gardening projects for our 1920s-era Victorian bungalowFive-year goal: I am passionate about helping children learn about food through hands-on experiences — where it comes from, ways to grow it in a densely urban environment like San Jose, and how it is used for different ethnic cuisines. I be-lieve that this fi rsthand engagement will help children learn to make healthy choices. Don’t be surprised when vegetables grown in the museum’s backyard garden start showing up on the menu of the museum’s café!If you weren’t in your career, what would you be do-ing? I would be hard at work developing a line of pickled and fermented food products, such as dilled green beans and sauerkraut, competing fiercely with Claussen.Tech gadget you can’t live without: The splash-proof, super-fast Thermapen, a cooking thermometer that measures food temperature in 3 seconds with remarkable accuracy.Business hero: Henry Rosso, co-founder of The Fund-raising School, who developed the golden rule for ethics in fundraising, formalizing the role of development in nonprof-its. This helped professionalize organizations, allowing the nonprofi t industry to grow and become one of the largest employers in the nation.

Mar JungeFounder and Principalc3PR

c3PR is a public relations and marketing agency that helps midsize B2B technology companies get noticed and get results. We’re like a “marketing department in a box” for companies that don’t have the resources for full-time staff.Residence: Sunnyvale

Education: Bachelor’s in public relations, San Jose State University

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Boards/volunteer: PRSA Silicon Valley Mentorship chair, ION/Advancing Women to the Boardroom, SCU Women in Business Network and One Heart WorldWideFirst job: Waitress in an all-night restaurant. The 2 a.m. bar-closing crowd tipped well.Proudest achievement: Building c3PR back up after the dot-com implosionBiggest whoops: Scuba diving in Belize and coming face-to-face with a giant sea turtle that apparently gets bigger every time I tell the story. The giant sea turtle has become a story of legendary proportions. At events, complete strangers come up to me to (jokingly) ask me about it — thanks to my wonderful associates who make sure to prep them ahead of time.Something that would surprise others: I used to play the accordion.After hours, where would we find you? After hours? What’s that?Five-year goal: Add a conference room that faces east so we can watch the sun rise and a corner offi ce facing west to see it set. If you weren’t in your career, what would you be doing? Writing novels and telling stories on a mountaintop far, far away. I’m a storyteller at heart.Tech gadget you can’t live without: I’m tech-gadget chal-lenged.Business hero: Bridgelux CEO Bill Watkins. You can always count on him to tell it like it is. I met Bill Watkins right out of college when he and my husband coated microfi lm at Xidex — long before he rose to fame as CEO of Seagate. We’ve been close friends ever since. He’s never let power or infl uence go to his head and is truly one of the good guys. The business world needs more like him.

Kyra KazantzisDirecting Attorney, Public Inter-est Law Firm and Fair Housing Law ProjectLaw Foundation of Silicon Valley

The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley is a nonprofit organization providing free legal services to disad-vantaged residents of Silicon Valley. Its services are provided through 75 staff members in five programs: Fair Housing Law Project, Health

Legal Services, Legal Advocates for Children & Youth, Mental Health Advocacy Project and Public Interest Law Firm.Residence: San JoseEducation: JD, University of Michigan Law School; BA, University of ArizonaBoards/volunteer: Board member, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana/MACLA; volunteer Garden Parent, Hammer Montessori Elementary School; ABC Reader, Project CornerstoneFirst job: Selling popcorn and other concessions at a movie theater during high schoolProudest achievement: I get a great deal of satisfaction from the results of my advocacy work when everything goes right and we’ve protected the civil rights of the residents of our community. However, overall, I feel the most pride when I see a glimpse of something I may have added to the strategic arsenal of an advocate who is “under” my supervision; I love to see new public interest attorneys and staff become confi -dent, professional and independent, and work to creatively solve community problems.Biggest whoops: I choose not to remember anything specif-ically, but almost every whoops I’ve committed has something to do with something I’ve forgotten.Something about you that would surprise others: I love Buffy (the Vampire Slayer).After hours, where would we find you? At home eating a meal cooked by my husband, Eric, and watching “Top Chef” with him and my 7-year old daughter, KassiaFive-year goal: I hope to become more prepared for and less frightened of my child’s teenage years.If you weren’t in your career, what would you be doing? I’ve always had several “backup” careers, such as hair-cutting or bartending or landscaping. At the moment, if you visited my alternative universe, you would find me running a non-profit that is geared toward facilitating children in volunteer-ing in their community and becoming engaged in civic and political life.Tech gadget you can’t live without: My Droid phone is indispensable, but I’m having an affair with my iPad.Business hero: My dad worked at a company for 35 years; in his work, he was loyal, honest, direct, hard-working, non-

complaining and well-respected. He wasn’t very touchy-feely with the folks who worked for him, but he was there when they needed help, personal or professional. My dad’s my business hero.

Liz KertonPresidentThe Telecom Council of Silicon Valley

The Telecom Council is “Where telecom meets innovation.” It is a global business development tool for telecom companies that are involved in innovation and finding, funding, and supporting new products and ser-vices across telecom markets.

Residence: PleasantonEducation: Master’s in diplomacy from The Fletcher School of Law and DiplomacyBoards/volunteer: Treehouse Pack - Where Kids Give BackFirst job: Building an inventory database for a local bike shop after schoolProudest achievement: When the Telecom Council mem-bership topped 100 companies in July 2011Biggest whoops: Thinking I had time for a puppy in my life — in a time when I was growing my family, three businesses and remodeling a homeSomething that would surprise others: I perform locally in musical theater productions with the Pleasanton Civic Arts Stage Company.After hours, where would we find you? Climbing boulders on Mount Diablo with my childrenFive-year goal: I’d like to cut my work week down to 40 hours.If you weren’t in your career, what would you be doing? I’d be working for the U.S. State Department on Economic Development projects in developing nations.Tech gadget you can’t live without: My Juice multi-tool made by Leatherman

Business hero: None — being a hero is very demanding and not something I would impose on anyone.

Noreen KingPresident and CEO Evolve Manufacturing Technologies Inc.

Contract manufacturer of equip-ment for the medical, biotech, defense and semiconductor industriesResidence: Redwood CityEducation: Bachelor of engineer-ing, National University of Ireland, Galway

First job: In my fi rst year of college I spent the summer work-ing as a machinist at the factory where my father worked. I got an up-close look at working in a unionized environment, and it was so fun to see how my dad interacted with the 20 young girls he supervised. I’m very glad that I had that experience. Proudest achievement: Building a great team of 60 people who are excited and proud of the direction the company is moving.Biggest whoops: There have been a few times that I hired someone who was not a good fi t for the position. I fi nd that very distressing.Something that would surprise others: I started piano les-sons last year and I am really enjoying myself. My daughter and I go together, but nobody nags me to practice. After hours, where would we find you? With my husband, Jan, and three girls: Julia, 10; Elizabeth, 3; and Katherine, 3. We are always together — and it’s usually chaotic.Five-year goal: Make our team fi nancially secure

If you weren’t in your career, what would you be doing? I would like to get involved in improving education for under-privileged children. Tech gadget you can’t live without: Android phoneBusiness hero: I admire the accomplishments of many business leaders but don’t have a particular hero. If I had to pick someone whose style I would like to emulate, it would be Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Mon-etary Fund. I’d like to be cool, calm and collected like her!

Kathy Kost VP, Human Resources OperationsLSI Corp.

LSI designs semiconductors and software that accelerate storage and networking. Our technology is the intelligence critical to enhanced ap-plication performance, and is applied in solutions created in collaboration with our partners in data centers, networks and mobile computing.

Residence: San JoseBoards/volunteer: Silicon Valley Employers Forum and Silicon Valley Compensation Association; volunteer, Second Harvest Food BankFirst job: Administrative assistant at State Farm Proudest achievement: Led an effort to evangelize par-ticipation in the company’s 401(k) plan, teaching seminars throughout LSI’s Silicon Valley sites. The program led to a signifi cant increase in plan participation among employ-ees (approximately 85 percent). A number of long-term LSI employees still cite those seminars as turning points in their retirement strategies.Biggest whoops: After wrapping up a presentation to the ex-ecutive staff, I scooped up my laptop and spun around to leave. It slipped out of my grasp and fl ew across the room to land at the feet of the CFO.Something that would surprise others: I like camping with my family.

After hours, where would we find you? At home with my familyFive-year goal: Step up my efforts to educate and prepare employees for retirement, so people are taking advantage of their benefi ts and planning for a fi nancially secure retirement. If you weren’t in your career, what would you be doing? I am passionate about the coastline, so I would do something as-sociated with the ocean, maybe be an oceanographer or marine biologist.Tech gadget you can’t live without: SmartphoneBusiness hero: Meg Whitman

Julie K. KwonPartnerMcDermott Will & Emery LLP

McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers and 17 offices around the world. The firm’s private client group consisting of 60-plus attorneys is renowned as the premier estate planning practice in the U.S.Residence: Menlo Park

Education: BA in sociology, Stanford University; JD, Yale Law SchoolBoards/volunteer: Palo Alto Medical Foundation Advisory Board; Stanford University Planned Giving Advisory BoardFirst job: Plainclothes security agentProudest achievement: Working with donors to preserve $70 million of scholarship support from endowed funds at Stanford when the market plummeted in 2008Biggest whoops: Accidentally waxing off half of my eyebrow

Tech gadget:

“My Droid phone is indispensable, but I’m having an affair with my iPad.”

Kyra KazantzisDirecting Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley

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