Decisions about NAWBO San Diego operations are made by our volunteer Board of Directors, which meets monthly. The NAWBO year runs from July to June; members are invited to apply for Board positions in April of each year.

President
Christine McDannell, Social Starfish

Christine McDannell is managing partner at Social Starfish, a full-service Internet marketing firm aimed at assisting small and startup businesses with little or no online presence. She’s also the founder and head coach for The Game of Business, a company that teaches business owners how to stay focused on running a healthy, profitable company. Christine began both those ventures after selling Cleanology, a green cleaning company she founded in 2003. Her passion as an entrepreneur was rewarded when the San Diego Small Business Administration selected her as its Small Business Person of the Year for 2009.

Secretary
Mindy Bortness, Communications Works, Inc.

Mindy Bortness leads Communication Works, Inc., a total Talent Management service provider specializing in assessments, recruitment, engagement and development. Clients call her the "eHarmony for jobs" because the proven, predictive, patented system she uses ensures clients hire right and that their top talent is retained through job-focused development plans. Mindy delivers dozens of workshops each year in the areas of Communication Skills, Leadership, Teamwork, Core Motivators, Personal Accountability and Emotional Quotient (EQ). Mindy is certified as a Professional Behavioral Analyst, Professional Values Analyst, TriMetrix Analyst and DNA Analyst through TTI Performance Systems. She has earned the President’s Award for Community Service from 2005 - 2010 from TTI.

Treasurer
Jere Batten, Batten Accountancy

Jere R. Batten, a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner, is president of Batten Accountancy, Inc. She has more than 19 years of experience in conducting audits; preparing tax returns; and consulting for small businesses, not-for profit organizations, and individuals. Jere received her CFE designation in 2002 and specializes in fraud prevention with her clients, conducting investigations usually pertaining to embezzlement issues and financial statement fraud. She’s a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, and is president of the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Membership Director
Anna Doxie, The Travel Aficionado

Anna Doxie is the Director of Leisure Travel, at Cruise Planners American Express, an award winning Travel Agency Franchise specializing in Group Travel, Corporate Incentives, Honeymoons, Family Travel, All-Inclusive Resorts and Escorted Vacations.  She is committed to helping clients achieved their vacation goals and dedicated to assisting each client to create dream vacation memories that will be talked about for years to come.  To learn more about The Travel Aficionado, please visit www.TheTravelAficionado.com.