Board of Directors

Manju Abraham

Vice President, Engineering, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Manju is an accomplished engineering leader with over 25 years of experience. Manju has built, grown and scaled global teams and organizations for companies such as HP, NetApp, and   Delphix. and HPE. During her career, she has led enterprise product operations, driving initiatives across distributed teams to develop and deliver high-quality products on schedule. She brings her passion and energy into these initiatives and has a proven track record as a change agent, transforming organizations and software development lifecycles to improve      agility, effectiveness and efficiency.

Tanal Basma 

President, The CLUB | People Consultant to Series A-C Startups & Scaleups

Tanal is an People Leader and diversity advocate with experience across multiple industries and a record of achieving business objectives through forward-thinking, motivational style. She is a thought partner to CEOs and has helped organizations grow by setting the foundations for a people-first culture.

She's passionate about a top-down approach to diversity, equity and inclusion through personal experience and a heightened awareness of how our differences enhance the workplace. She now leverages AI among teams to build thriving workplace communities that enable innovation and collaboration.  Tanal graduated from Golden Gate University with a BA in Management.

Julia Andrianova-Figg

Operations & Sales Leader

Julia is an accomplished operations leader, thriving in the fast-paced environments of high-growth tech companies. With over 20 years of experience in both startup and corporate tech sectors, she has honed her problem-solving skills and strategic acumen to optimize business and people operations, pre-sales, and contracting. Julia's career spans operations, enterprise sales, and sales management, providing her with a unique perspective on the pivotal role that organizational efficiency and productivity play in ensuring a successful customer journey.

Julia is a seasoned connector and collaborator, adept at working across borders, cultures, and genders. She excels at bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to forge consensus and deliver the most advantageous solutions for their organizations. Outside of her professional pursuits, Julia and her husband jointly manage a travel blog, sharing their adventures and insights into the beauty of California and other destinations.

Laura Fechete

Engineering Senior Manager

Laura Fechete is a rocket scientist, leading highly skilled engineering teams solving complex problems. She is a diversity and inclusion advocate, and is an avid supporter of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math).

Svetlana Kamyshanskaya

Attorney & Startup Advisor, Primum Law Group

Svetlana Kamyshanskaya is an accomplished attorney with 20 years of successful experience in legal practice and business. Svetlana has extensive experience with providing full legal support to privately-held businesses in connection with various corporate matters including entity formation, corporate governance, advising clients on a wide range of commercial and financial issues including capitalization, debt and equity financing, director and officer liability, corporate governance compliance, and contracts.

Before starting her firm, Primum Law Group, Svetlana worked at a business consulting company assisting seasoned businesses as well as start-ups in a process of US market entry through development and implementation of their market entry strategy conducting risk assessment of commercial transactions, identifying a potential area of compliance vulnerability and risk,  developing and implementing corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues as well as negotiating and drafting commercial contracts. Svetlana assists her clients in conducting  international business transactions by identifying the risks related to transactions as well as potential  corporate governance and compliance problems while helping to address them.

Tamar (Tammy) Serna

Treasurer, The CLUB

As a licensed CPA and MBA, Tammy has over 20 years of accounting experience spanning from semiconductors to SaaS. Working in start-up environments, Tammy thrives in new and ambiguous situations and has proven to be a resilient leader. A Silicon Valley native with deep roots in the community, service has always been important to Tammy. She is a proud former member of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls and also supports the YWCA, Red Cross, and her University Alumni Association.

Tammy currently leads the global accounting function of a foreign currency trading platform. She enjoys hiking with her husband and two sons, and going to punk rock concerts.

Lamya Alaoui

Operations Executive, Behavioral Expert

Lamya Alaoui is a multifaceted Executive with a proven track record of leading organizational transformation, pioneering innovative people strategies, and building diverse, high-performing teams. Her extensive experience spans defense, technology, and media industries across four continents.

Lamya specializes in launching and scaling new ventures from early stages to over 3000 employees and leading organizational integrations after Mergers and acquisitions. In addition to her professional achievements, Lamya actively mentors startups at various accelerators, and is an advisor for Astia, a global not-for-profit organization supporting women in high-growth start-ups. She has recently been appointed to the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, contributing to the improvement of the publication's content and future direction.

Dixie Dunn

Success Strategist, Advisor

With over 15 years of experience in Operations Strategy, Dixie brings invaluable expertise that will enhance our mission to empower and uplift women leaders in tech and business.

Her strategic mindset has been honed through years of hands-on experience, excelling in defining key value differentiators and aligning them with critical milestones. Dixie’s ability to design and implement agile, digital processes has consistently driven operational efficiency and measurable success. A true strategist at heart, she excels at building high-performing teams and developing metrics that foster growth and long-term value, always keeping strategy at the forefront of her execution.

Dixie’s academic background underscores her dedication to continuous learning and leadership development, holding a Wharton Executive GMP, an EMBA from the University of Utah, and a Bachelor's degree in Physics.

Advisory Board

Kristiane Koontz

President, The CLUB 2016/17

EVP, Director of Banking Transformation at Zions Bancorporation

Annie Rogaski

VP and General Counsel, Avegant

As Director of Banking Transformation for Zions Bancorporation, Kristiane is responsible for driving strategic, technology-enabled business transformation initiatives for the bank. Kristiane was also Director in PwC's Digital Banking practice where she helped banks and financial technology companies envision and execute complex business transformation projects. She led complex systems implementation and re-engineering programs, merger / acquisition, international market entry, product development, cost restructuring, process improvement and regulatory-driven change programs for banks payments, and financial technology companies. Kristiane is also the Founder of internet marketing firm k2 Web Development & Marketing LLC.

Annie recently co-founded, with CLUB co-founder Julie Stephenson, HIPLegal LLP, an IP strategic counseling, prosecution, licensing and litigation support firm that delivers practical IP solutions to its clients. Annie leverages 17 years of technology-based litigation to partner with clients to design and implement IP strategies that align with their business values and anticipate future issues. Upon this foundation, she helps maximize clients’ opportunities       in identifying, valuing, licensing and maximizing their IP.

     Sherry Hashimoto Main 

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Strategic Communications & Public Affairs, UC Irvine

Karen Catlin

Advocate for Technical Women, Karen Catlin Consulting