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WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS!
Jess Ghannam, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Global Health Sciences in the School of Medicine at UCSF

Dr. Jess Ghannam is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Global Health Sciences in the School of Medicine at UCSF. His research areas include evaluating the long-term health consequences of war on displaced communities and the psychological and psychiatric effects of armed conflict on children. 
Jochen Kleinknecht, Ph.D.
Head of Business Operations in GSO at Linkedin

Jochen - He is currently the head of Business Operations in GSO at Linkedin. He was a VP of Corporation Strategy at Netapp. Before that he was a VP of Strategy & Planning at Juniper Networks. He was a Partner at B Street Caputal LLC and Principal at The Boston Consulting Group. He graduated from Stanford University with a Ph.D in Management Science & Engineering and Executive Program from Stanford GSB. 

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C hristopher Scott
Admissions Outreach Specialist

Christopher was born in Boston and earned his BA from Southeastern Massachusetts University, and his MBA from Keller Graduate School.

He has worked at Devry University as an academic advisor, recruiter and counselor and is now with Sofia to enhance our recruitment process and initiate new relationships and developments for the Admissions Office. He is also active in his community and enjoys travel, movies, sports, and music. 


Yuping Du
International + Transfer Student Admissions Counselor

This new relationship with Sofia started with a summer hiking with my sisters in Christ. I met Dr. Liz at a restaurant in downtown Mountain View. After a brief browsing of Sofia.edu, a new position "Admissions Counselor" caught my attention. I am very people-oriented, I love to deal with people, and help people. 

I had worked in financial field for more than ten years both in China and in United States, and helped thousands of customers manage their financial plans. As a new immigrant, I deeply understand how a younger heart yearns for a new journey in a free country. If I could do something to help these students reach their dreams that I could win a great pleasure in my new career.

Ross Shott
VP of Operations

Ross is an alumnus of the inaugural Singularity University GSP09 class and helped build that company from a start-up to $50-million. He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, a Master of Technology in Strategic Foresight, and a Doctor of Psychology in Human Performance. Ross uses his unique blend of strategic foresight education and extensive management experience to coach executives one-on-one for leadership enhancement and to mentor management teams for enterprise transformation.

For over 25 years, Ross has used his experience as a organizational leader in positions with the military, manufacturing plants, service operations, retail establishments, construction projects, distribution chains, and educational institutions. He is a human performance, process improvement, and systemic innovation expert. He has worked with for-profit/non-profit entities ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups of 3 members to established corporations with over 80,000 employees.
Maria Medina
Digital Marketing Manager

I hold a Bachelor of Fine Art in Design from Cornish College of the Arts. In 2009 I graduated with a Masters of International Business in Multi-National Marketing with a published Thesis on Cause Related Marketing from Schiller International University in Heidelberg, Germany.

I have been developing in the digital space for the past 8 years where I have married both design and digital to capture the large scale audience to engage, inspire and teach. I have traveled to and worked with clients in 17 countries. 

My last project was with Standard Bank in Kenya and South Africa. It is with deep gratitude that I hold the position as Sofia University's Digital Marketing Manager.
My websites: www.culturedsocial.org