Director of Philanthropy, San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum

Director of Philanthropy, San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum
President and Founder, Puzzle Pieces Marketing
Angel Mason Broadus, is the President & Founder of the fabulous, do-gooding, creative and colorful nonprofit marketing and branding agency, Puzzle Pieces Marketing. Angel founded the agency in 2009 and co-owns and operates it with her wife Kristine. Focusing on social good and providing services that benefit their community, the marketing agency works with nonprofits and mission-driven businesses to develop strategies that inspire action.
In the spirit of giving back, Angel also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Point Loma Nazarene’s Marketing Advisory Board; and is a member of United Way of San Diego County’s Women United Steering Committee and Marketing Committee, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego Marketing Committee Chair, and Moonlight Cultural Foundation DEI committee.
Executive Vice President & Regional Director, Netzel Grigsby Associates, Inc.
Jeanne is an executive vice president with Netzel Grigsby Associates, Inc., serving San Diego,
Arizona, Nevada and San Jose. Jeanne joined the firm in 1997 following a successful 17-year
career as a nonprofit professional primarily in the San Diego area. During those years, she
served as vice president of community relations of the United Way of Santa Clara County,
executive director of the San Diego Downtown YMCA and associate executive of both the
Magdalena Ecke and the Davis/Grossmont YMCAs in San Diego.
Jeanne’s professional experiences have included managing and implementing successful
multi-million dollar capital campaigns, annual and major gift fundraising programs. She has
provided both counsel and management to a wide range of nonprofit organizations and
institutions. Jeanne has had extensive experience in board and staff development, fiscal
management, long-range strategic planning, facility and program development, marketing
and communications.
Jeanne received her Bachelor of Business Administration from National University, San Diego.
She has been an active Rotarian since 1991 and is currently a member of the San Diego Rotary
Club. She has served on several boards including the Rotary Club of Santa Clara, the
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Silicon Valley Chapter and San Diego Chapter, the
Central branch of the YMCA of Santa Clara, Notre Dame High School–San Jose, and the
Downtown YMCA Board of Directors. Jeanne has been on the faculty for extended studies at
the University of California, San Diego instructing Fundraising Basics and Processes and
Capital Campaigns and at California State University– San Marcos instructing Special Events
for Nonprofits.
Sr. VP of Membership & Chief Advocacy Officer, Mission Federal Credit Union
Neville Billimoria is an effective communications and values leader, growing organizations through external marketing, media, and sales effectiveness, as well as internal organizational alignment, corporate communications and leadership development. He brings experience, energy and empowerment to his executive leadership role as SVP Membership/Marketing and Chief Advocacy Officer at Mission Federal Credit Union, a $4.5B institution and the largest financial services organization exclusively serving San Diego, where he has accountability for a strategic array of crucial outward facing functions for over 18 years including leading marketing, community relations, corporate giving as well as promoting Mission Fed’s public image and brand.
Mission Fed received Consumer Reports highest rating for all national banks or credit unions in 2015 and 2018, the BBB Torch Awards for Ethics in 2015 and 2017, Forbes rating as one of the best State Credit Unions and highest ranked local credit union in 2018, and best in the state in 2019, as well as the Union Tribune’s Top Workplace Award for 2020.
Neville has and currently serves on several boards including; Founder of the Chamber of Purpose San Diego, Conscious Capitalism Advisory Board, Ed Corps/Real World Scholars Board, Alliance 4 Empowerment Board & The Ackermann Foundation Board, among others.
After graduating from UC San Diego, Neville remains involved on the UCSD Alumni Board since 2008, as well as teaching martial arts, yoga and meditation on campus for over 38 years.
He is a frequent speaker on topics including brand as culture, purpose-driven leadership, social capital optimization and civic engagement.
Linked-In: www.linkedin.com/in/nevillebillimoria
Community Relations Manager, Nordson Corporation Foundation
Sara Vaz is the Community Relations Manager for Nordson Corporation. In her role, she manages all of the Corporate Social Responsibility Activities for Nordson in the Western Region of the US. Previously, Sara was the Program Manager for the Gary and Mary West Foundation focusing her efforts on their Youth Employment and Service Animal portfolios, she has served as Vice-Chair of the San Diego Refugee Forum and Board Chair of Somali Family Services. Sara now serves on the Board of Directors of Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties. She is also the immediate past co-president for Women Give San Diego.