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The Human Development Foundation Board of Directors serve a 2 year renewable term, and 100 % of HDF Board Members make a financial contribution.

David Zeiger, R.Ph. – HDF Chairman of the Board
President & CEO: Priority Pharmacy
Mr. Zeiger has over 25 years of experience in executive leadership in the pharmaceutical industry. Since 1979 he has been President and CEO of Priority Pharmacy, a disease state management mail order pharmacy, where he has led the company’s growth from a local supplier to a leading nationwide resource. Prior to joining Priority Pharmacy, he was President and CEO of Priority Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Zeiger received his BS in Pharmacy from the University of Arizona and completed the Harvard Graduate School of Business OPM (Owners’ Pres Management) Program.  He is an active member in the community and has served various non-profit boards.

Josh Komenda – HDF Vice Chair
Senior Engineer: QUALCOMM Inc.
Josh brings 8 years of engineering and leadership experience as a Senior Engineer in QUALCOMM’s CDMA Technologies Group. Josh leads major mobile phone features through their complete life cycles from market opportunity identification to commercialization, and actively works with Engineers, Mobile Phone Carriers, and Handset Manufacturers from North America to South-East Asia. In addition, he serves on the University of Waterloo’s Strategic Alumni Council and the Executive Policy and Planning committee which advocates for alumni issues and provides strategic guidance to the University President and Senate.  Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Josh has worked for other Fortune 500 companies and small start-ups in Canada and the United States in Telecom, Medical Devices, and IT Consulting.  He graduated from the University of Waterloo in Canada with a BS (Hon) in Computer Engineering and an Option in Management Sciences.

Marjorie Fox – HDF President/CEO
Board Member: San Diego Social Venture Partners (SDSVP), Founder: ARDON, A Resource Development & Organizational Network
Ms. Fox has been HDF’s President and CEO since its inception in 1997. Prior to joining HDF, she implemented extensive media campaigns corresponding with Congressional lobbying efforts after the massacre in Tiananmen Square. She also coordinated the first US media tours for escaped dissidents and Tiananmen Square student leaders. At the United Nations, in preparation for the “Earth Summit,” Ms. Fox coordinated media campaigns that leveraged NGO participation and lobbying efforts with UN Delegates. Additionally, she founded ARDON, an online service that facilitates the exchange resources for nonprofits. Ms. Fox was a TV talk show host and associate producer on the FOX network affiliate in San Diego. She has served on a variety of boards and committees for organizations concerned with human rights, the environment and early childhood development. Currently, Ms. Fox represents the nonprofit community as a member of San Diego Social Venture Partners Board of Directors.

Michael Kole, Ph.D. – HDF Treasurer
Retired Professor: University of New Hampshire, Rider University
Dr. Kole holds a Ph.D. in Accounting and Information Systems from the University of Massachusetts.  As a professor at both the University of New Hampshire and Rider University in New Jersey, he authored three books, a manual and several publications.  He has provided financial consulting and a broad range of seminars for dozens of organizations.  Dr. Kole has also committed a great deal of his time to improving life in local and state communities. He is a founding member of Save Our Shores, a New Hampshire environmental group, and he received four consecutive grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities on the impacts of economic growth in New Hampshire. In 2003, Mr. Kole relocated to San Diego, where his community service continues.  He has served as treasurer and a member of the Board of San Diego Social Venture Partners, as a member of the Board for both the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo and the Canyons Campaign. 

Alan Sorkin – HDF Secretary
Founding partner San Diego Social Venture Partners , Incoming President: Social Venture Partners International & Board Member: San Diego Grantmakers; Chair: Vistage International
Alan Sorkin, Social Venture Partner International Volunteer of the Year, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Volunteer of the Year, San Diego Channel 10 Individual of the Year, has 30 years of for-profit and non-profit business expertise. Retiring from a career as an entrepreneur, CEO and founder of six companies, Mr. Sorkin volunteers almost all his time in the community, focusing on children and educational issues. He has written two books, What Parents Must Know and Can Do About Teenage Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and CustomerMaker; More Customers, Loyal Employees & Higher Profits.

 Lou Anne Kellman, J.D.  – HDF Director
Vice President:  Joseph Kellman Family Foundation, Former Assistant Public Defender: Public Defender’s Office of Cook County, Juvenile Division
Mrs. Kellman is currently the Vice President of the Joseph Kellman Family Foundation. She recently relocated to San Diego from Chicago, where as an Assistant Public Defender she tried cases and represented clients in the Abuse and Neglect Division and juvenile clients in the Delinquency Division. An active community member, Mrs. Kellman has sat on the board of several charitable organizations including The Better Boys Foundation, Child Abuse Prevention Service, and The National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse Women’s Board. 

Helen Djukic   – HDF Director
A fine wine broker and the owner of Liquid Assets Fine Wine Company.   
A  Los Angeles native, Helen’s experience in the business world is diverse.   She has worked as a fashion designer in LA’s entertainment industry, an Import Director at Body Glove International, and a Public Relations Director for professional snowboarding and surfing tours. She has supported The Painted Turtle Children’s Foundation, Sutter Breast Medical Center in Santa Rosa, The Dream Project, the Westside Children’s Center, and a number of teen runaway shelters in Hollywood.

Andrene Rene Dziubinski – HDF Director
Andrene Dziubinski brings over 15 years experience working with specialized educational programs to promote student achievement and success.  She received her BA in Sociology as well as her BA in English from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  She continued her educational experience by teaching english in Japan.  After spending several years overseas, Andrene relocated to California, where she has merged her unique passion for helping ‘at-risk’ youth with special events planning & management; specializing in charity fundraisers.  It is this unique combination of community service and special events coordination which makes Andrene a unique asset to the organizations that she serves.  She remains an active member of the community and currently sits on several San Diego boards
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