Board of Directors

Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

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Board Chair

Andreu "A. J." Reall

El Camino Health

A. J. Reall

Andreu (A. J.) Reall currently serves as the Vice President of Strategy for El Camino Health, and has been with the organization for 5 years. He is responsible for strategy development and execution, including new business planning and development, marketplace trend analysis, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and organizational transformation. Mr. Reall has a broad experience base - immediately prior to El Camino Health, he worked in Academic Medical Center leadership in strategy and strategic operations. Prior to his pivot into healthcare, Mr. Reall worked in industry, ranging from consulting to strategic operations.

Mr. Reall received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, with a Strategy specialty from Brigham Young University. He completed a dual degree program at the University of Utah, receiving Master of Business Administration and Master of Healthcare Administration degrees.

Mr. Reall is excited to be a member of the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and help the businesses in our great community thrive.

Board Vice Chair

Ismael Islas

ISLAS

Ismael Islas

Ismael is a Facilities Professional, and the Owner of ISLAS whose dependability, integrity, and work ethic have all earned him a reputation as a community leader. Over the course of a decade, he has garnered extensive experience, receiving recognition from various Federal, State, and Local governments along the way. In addition to walking in his father’s footsteps by continuing the family business that was established back in 1996, he serves on the Leadership Mountain View Advisory Council. Ismael is deeply dedicated to serving his community in any capacity that he can.

Board Treasurer

Marie Bernard

Sunnyvale Community Services

Marie Bernard

Marie Bernard is the Executive Director of Sunnyvale Community Services (SCS), a local nonprofit organization. SCS’s mission is preventing homelessness and hunger in our local community. Sunnyvale Community Services has grown to serve over 10,000 low-income individuals each year with emergency assistance including financial aid, year-round food assistance, case management, and services for homeless individuals. With an annual budget of $12M, the agency serves as a hub for safety net services in the community, bringing together over 2,500 volunteers each year.

Prior to her work in the nonprofit sector, Marie worked for 19 years at Hewlett-Packard in a variety of director and management positions in marketing and workforce development. After leaving HP in 2003, she was Director of Stewardship and Development for the Diocese of San Jose, and then became the CEO of Project HIRED, a nonprofit organization assisting individuals with disabilities to gain employment.

Marie has served on the Board of Directors for local nonprofits, including Second Harvest Silicon Valley, Sacred Heart Community Service, and Cake4Kids.

She holds an MBA from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, a M.A.in Pastoral Ministries from Santa Clara University, and a B.A. in History from the University at Buffalo.

Marie is a Senior Fellow of the Silicon Valley American Leadership Forum’s Class XXXI, as well as a graduate of the Center for Excellence (CEN) in Nonprofits’ Leaders’ Institute and the Institute for Leaders in Ministry from the Diocese of San Jose and was part of the 2023 CEN Silicon Valley cohort for Racial Equity Advancing Pathways (REAP).

Board Secretary

Christine Mallery

Fremont Union High School

Board Member at Large

Drew Costantino

Lockheed Martin Space

Board Member at Large

Kerry Haywood

Mofett Park Business Group

Kerry Haywood

Kerry has been Executive Director of the Moffett Park Business Group (MPBG) since 2006. She has grown the MPBG from seven-member companies, representing, 20,000 employees, to 12-member companies representing 32,000 employees. As Executive Director, she drives the organization’s commitment to improving the social, environmental and economic health of its members via advocacy, partnerships, and programs. Her work has had positive impacts for her members, such as better power quality, pragmatic development ordinances, improved transportation infrastructure, and park-wide emergency response and traffic mitigation programs.

Prior to coming to MPBG, Kerry worked in the airline industry for ten years for Southwest Airlines. She holds a B.A. in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley, is married and stays busy with her two kids, two cats, one dog, book club, volunteering at non-profit organizations and hiking.

Non-voting Member

Mike Johnson

Sunnyvale Downtown Association

Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson is the Executive Director of the Sunnyvale Downtown Association and President of JOHO Marketing, a Digital Marketing Company based in Sunnyvale California. He has been active in the Sunnyvale community for over 25 years with a range of community activities in addition to his strong working background in Sales, Marketing, and Advertisement. Mike joined the Sunnyvale Chamber in 2003, and served as an Ambassador for years, he served as a member of the Sunnyvale Rotary, and was a Board member as well. Mike graduated Leadership Sunnyvale in 2005 and continues to serve the Sunnyvale community and he is currently the Executive Director of the Sunnyvale Downtown Association. Mike Johnson launched his company JOHO Marketing in 2015 and continues to own and operate his marketing company. Mike brings a great mixture of knowledge and understanding of Non-profit operations as well as his personal understanding of small businesses and their needs.

Board Member at Large

Benita Kent-Hibbard

Lockheed Martin Space

Past Board Chair

Rashad Wiley

Star One Credit Union

Rashad Wiley

Prior Board Chair

Board Member at Large

Po Popal

Synopsys

Po Popal

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Board Member at Large

Chinh Nguyen

Comcast

Board Member at Large

Christian Pellecchia

JE Dunn Construction

Board Member at Large

Eddie Truong

DT Strategies, LLC

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