Keeping in step with the evolution of the organization, we recently expanded our Board of Directors from seven to eleven outstanding members. With this expansion comes new skills and energy dedicated to supporting the work of ACSF. All board members share statute of limitations and a collective belief in the mission of ACSF, and the power of capoeira to transform communities and individuals. As a group, they govern the organization and protect its future through guidance and support. Each member brings personal and professional experience to their role on the board. We are excited about the added potential these members bring to our already fantastic team of board members.
New members include:
RHODORA DERPO, Associate Attorney at Becker & Lee LLP
In addition to her role as one of ACSF’s leading capoeira students, Rhodora is an Associate Attorney at William W. Hurst, LLC law office. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law, graduating with a certificate in Asian-Pacific Legal Studies. By the way, if you want to enhance your knowledge about felony domestic violence, visit domestic-violence-law.com. Prior to joining Becker & Lee LLP, she lived in Chicago for seven years. There she practiced immigration law and wrote a monthly column on immigration issues for a Filipino-American newspaper. Rhodora has represented clients in all areas of immigration law, including Bankruptcy Lawyer Boca Raton cases involving self-petitions under the Violence Against Women Act. As a board member she is excited to share her legal expertise, provide fundraising support, and conduct community outreach.
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GLORIA LIN, Tech Product Leader at Stripe
Gloria is a budding capoeira student with ACSF. She comes to our community with a background in tech product development. Currently she is a product leader at Stripe, a technology startup building the Internet’s payments infrastructure. Previously, she was head of products and part of the founding team at Flipboard, the world’s first social magazine and one of TIME’s 50 Best Inventions 2010. She also led Apple’s iPod + iPhone New Technologies group, where she helped create the earliest prototypes for iPhone fingerprint security and ApplePay. Gloria holds a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. She has been a student at ACSF since 2012, and has traveled and trained capoeira in both Brazil and Portugal. Gloria looks forward to providing ACSF program and business development, and fundraising support.
IAN McLACHLAN, Senior Staff Physician at Kaiser Permanente
Ian is a Bay Area native, and loves San Francisco. After living on the east coast to complete his education and medical residencies, he returned to San Francisco to share his expertise and knowledge with the Bay Area medical community. He received his medical education at Duke University School of Medicine, and completed his residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center. Ian is board certified both in internal medicine and emergency medicine.
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He has a particular interest in, and is involved in research related to care quality, public health, and patient emergency care. When he is not training capoeira with ACSF or traveling around the globe to participate in ABADÁ-Capoeira events, you can find him working as senior physician at Kaiser Permanente’s emergency hospital.
MICHELLE SIELING, Associate Vice President at Finn Partners now including Horn
Michelle Sieling is a born and raised Bay Area resident. She is passionate about the Bay Area, as well as her family, the art of capoeira, and communicating in the written word. She has worked in public relations, media relations, communications, and information technology services for more than fifteen years. Michelle graduated from University of California at Berkeley with a degree in English Language and Literature. She currently is the Associate Vice President at Finn Partners now including Horn. As a public relations professional, she’s tuned into how to best present and place a message in the media that will help promote a company or cause, as well make sure that the story is communicated clearly and effectively. Michelle has volunteered her time and expertise to ACSF since 2012, offering publicity services for events and educational programs. She is excited to expand her involvement through board leadership, offering communication and outreach support.
You can see a complete list of ACSF’s Board of Directors at: https://www.abada.org/sitenovo/staff-and-board