Rebekah Bell
President
Director of Strategy and Accounts, MMGY Global
Rebekah is an accomplished marketing professional with a decade of integrated experience, largely in the travel and tourism industry. She is currently serving a second term as the President of the Board. Workwise, Rebekah is the Director of Strategy and Accounts at MMGY, an international travel marketing agency; she is responsible for the oversight of marketing activities and strategic planning in its LA office. Prior to that, Rebekah worked within the ad agency world, leading some of the industry’s most recognizable travel brands; she also served as the Director of Advertising for the Arizona Office of Tourism. Rebekah is a native of Eureka Springs, Arkansas and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Spanish from the University of Arkansas.
Brooke Istook, Esq.
Director of Strategy and Operations, Thorn
Brooke is Director of Strategy and Operations at Thorn, a non-profit that drives technology innovation to fight child sexual exploitation. She oversees all of Thorn’s programs, products and operations to ensure effective and efficient execution of Thorn’s mission. Prior to joining Thorn, Brooke spent over 12 years working in IT consulting, operations, and program management, supporting Fortune 500 clients in Telecommunications and Entertainment. She has served on the board of Journey Out for 4 years. She holds B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Alabama and an M.A. in Cross-Cultural Studies from Fuller Seminary.
Aayush Chandan
Director, Lateral Link
Aayush Chandan is a Director at Lateral Link where he oversees attorney placements and client services throughout the United States, with a concentration in the West Coast. Prior to becoming a legal recruiter, Aayush worked at a high-growth recruitment focused startup in Los Angeles. He attended the University of Minnesota and Yale.
Art Spence, Esq.
Attorney-At-Law
Art Spence has an extensive career in law, which includes serving as a clerk for the local state Court of Appeal, working for a major law firm doing litigation, and then joining the legal department of City National Bank on July 1, 1980; where he worked until his retirement on December 31, 2015.
Linda Peterson, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Dr. Stephany Powell
Executive Director, Journey Out
Amanda Myers
Attorney at Law
Amanda is an associate in the Los Angeles office of the law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP. Amanda specializes in real estate and project finance, representing investment banks, institutional lenders, developers, and borrowers in a broad range of real estate transactions, including the development of renewable energy projects throughout the United States. Amandahas a B.A. from Biola University where she double majored in Anthropology and Intercultural Studies, and a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law.