Nancy joined the Women’s Fund in early 2023. She grew up in St. Louis, Mo, one of 9 children, and moved to California full time after completing her BS degree from Santa Clara University. Nancy spent the first part of her career working at Hewlett Packard in the SF Bay Area, in various technology and marketing positions. While at HP, Nancy completed her MBA in Marketing at Santa Clara University. She continued to work for HP in Marketing until her 3rd son was born, and decided to put her career on hold, while raising her boys, and volunteering in a plethora of positions. These positions included raising money for local schools through fundraisers, as well as working at Wonderful Witchy Women with a Cause, a fundraising organization for women and children in need. Nancy eventually returned to the workforce as a Marketing Consultant, consulting on Marketo marketing automation implementations in various companies to ensure their best use of the software to optimize marketing efforts. Nancy and her husband moved to Santa Barbara in 2020 for retirement. She joined the SB Newcomers and served on the Board, as well as working on numerous Committees.