Our Board of Directors
Karen Wilson, Chairperson. Karen has a diverse history with nonprofit organizations. She has worked professionally serving populations such as women, children, minorities, prisoners, and immigrants. She has traveled broadly to serve the most poor and neglected of the world. Karen and her husband Doug love to travel, explore, surf, and read. They have a married daughter expecting twins in October who lives in New York and a wonderful son in Costa Mesa.
Ann Duncan, Vice Chairperson. Ann has volunteered and fundraised for nonprofit organizations in Chicago, Austin & Southern California throughout the past 10 years. Her professional experience began 18 years ago with Dell, Inc. in sales training & development, and has evolved into following her passion of business consulting for artists. Ann makes her home in Laguna Beach, California with her beloved partner Alan. She enjoys reading, cooking, art, walking her dogs and enjoying nature.
Carol Ummel Lindquist, Policy Chair. Carol has served as president, treasurer and board member of several nonprofit organizations. She has an active clinical psychology practice in Laguna Beach, California and published a trade book and audio called Happily Married with Kids: It's Not a Fairy Tale. She retired as professor emerita from Cal. State Fullerton where she served as coordinator of the Clinical Psychology program, and has numerous academic publications. She and her husband Neil Olson love travel, reading, movies, theater, listening to books on tape, hiking, new inventions, internet marketing and technologies, the beach, politics, economics, and architecture. They are parents of two sons in college.
Elizabeth Gosselin, Communications Chair. Betsy is a leader in her community and has served as a volunteer with many local and state nonprofit organizations. She has worked professionally in real estate and owned her own Event Planning business. Betsy is now following her bliss as a Yoga and Meditation Teacher. She likes to spend her leisure time reading, enjoying art, hiking in nature and traveling the world. Betsy is married, a gourmet cook extraordinaire and has two children in college.
Susan Marx, Information Systems Chair. Susan has volunteered her time with abused and neglected children. She has 20 years of high tech experience working in Fortune 100 companies, is a Marketing Consultant and a member of the National Association of Professional Women. Susan loves to travel, surf and ski with her 11-year-old son.
Sam Dawson, Grants Chair. Sam is retired from the Ahmanson Foundation. Prior to that she had her own public relations company working primarily with nonprofit and arts organizations. She is the author of “Free Radio Air Time”, a public service and public affairs source book. She has volunteered with numerous nonprofit organizations and serves on the board of Working Wardrobes and is a member of the Social Enterprise Institute. Sam loves travel, yoga and salsa aerobic dancing. She is the mother of three daughters and grandmother of seven perfect grandchildren.
Liz Landon, Finance Chair. Liz has a diverse professional background spanning multiple industries, including banking, real estate, and technology. She has worked for corporations including JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and IBM. Currently Liz is a VP Commercial Real Estate Loan Officer for Central Pacific Bank located in Newport Beach CA. Liz’s passion in life is leadership and contributing to her community. In addition to Impact Giving she is active in Girls Inc., Orange County and Crystal Cove Alliance, Newport Beach. In the past Liz has participated with Habitat For Humanity, Chicago Cares, and was a founding member of Children’s Memorial Hospital Pediatric Aids Foundation in Chicago. In her free time, Liz enjoys hiking, kayaking, traveling, and spending time with her two dogs Gracie and Spencer.