Lisa Craig Gautier, Board of Directors President
In 1998, Lisa founded Matter of Trust, Inc. (MofT) and then co-founded
MofT's online donation / wish list matching database (Excess Access) with
her husband, Patrice Gautier (see below). She provides over 20 years of
both for-profit managerial experience and nonprofit networking. Previously
she was Assistant Director of International Development then promoted to
Assistant Treasurer, at Valeo - Paris (50,000 employees worldwide, equipment
partner of Renault). Before that she was Assistant Director for FedEx Logistics
Paris in 1994. From 1985-1993 she was the executive assistant for the legal
/ accounting firm CSMM, CPAs in San Francisco. Her ecological background
comes from extensive volunteer experience including living at the Jersey
Wildlife Preservation Trust in the UK Channel Islands to study breeding
of endangered species and zoo management (surprisingly useful in running
a charity). A mother of 3 young daughters, Lisa is a strong advocate for
the modern working environment with flexible schedules, home offices, and
a close-knit, dedicated, hard-working team.
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Patrice Olivier Gautier, Board of Directors Vice President
Patrice is Vice President of the iTunes Store, iPhone Apps Store Engineering & Mobile Me, Apple Inc. Previously, he worked for NeXT and then was CTO of Netstruxr.com. Before that he was R & D engineer
for Thomson-CSF Paris, France, in charge of NATO's Data Fusion Demonstrator. Earlier
still, as Research Assistant in the Knowledge Systems Lab at Stanford University
he was modeling the Reaction Control System for NASA's space shuttle. Patrice
holds an engineering degree from Ecole Centrale de Paris, France and a Masters
Degree in computer science from Stanford.
Peter de Vries, Board of Directors Secretary
Peter is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Previously, for over 17 years,
Peter was in the computer business. As Director of Operations
for FTP Software's West Coast Office, he managed the initial set-up of FTP's
first remote office, and was in charge of administrative operations on the
West Coast. Peter is a patron of the arts and also serves on the Board of
Directors of the Endowment Fund for San Francisco's Lamplighters / Opera
West Foundation.
Jamie Kay Gerard, Legal Counsel, Board Member
Jamie has been an attorney for over 20 years. She is a partner with the
law firm of Nevas, Nevas, Nevas, Capsse & Gerard in Westport, Connecticut
where she concentrates mainly in the areas of real estate, estate planning
and administration, corporate and business law. She received her JD in 1980
from the Washington College of Law at The American University in Washington
DC and a BA in Psychology in 1977 from the State University of New York
at Albany. She has represented several nonprofit organizations and serves
as legal counsel for Newman's Own, Inc., a company that, through its founder
Paul L. Newman, donates all of its net profits to charities. Ms. Gerard
was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Mid Fairfield Child
Guidance Center, a mental health facility serving a large part of Fairfield
County CT.
Travis Cripps, Board Member
Travis is a software engineer in the iTunes department at Apple Inc. After moving out here from Arizona, he worked for PGP Corporation, MediaRing, NetStruxr, and Quetzal Consulting. Travis has been advising Matter of Trust for its online database, Excess Access, since 2000. And together with Patrice (Board VP) is responsible for the design and implementation of the dynamic database.
Joe Rosen, Board Member
Joseph is a managment consultant who specializes in the fields of retailing
and media. His clents have ranged from national firms such as Staples, Mrs.
Field's Cookies, and Conde-Nast to regional firms such as The Paper Store
and Kitchen Etc. He is active in the nonprofit world, a Board Member of
Community Action Partners, an organization sponsored by Boston Area Harvard
Business School Alumni that do pro bono advising. He is also on the Board
of The Food Project, a Boston organization with a mission that encompasses
food, youth and community.
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