Ross V. Provenzano
Rise Up IndustriesFounder / President of Provenzano Resources, Inc.
Ross Provenzano is a graduate of the University of San Diego. He is the chief executive officer of Provenzano Resources, Inc., a retail-consulting firm serving shopping center developers, airports and municipalities. Ross holds a current California Real Estate brokers license, a California general contractors license and has an extensive background in commercial and residential property construction development and management.
Ross is a member ‘emeritus’ of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the past Board Chair of St. Augustine High School, a member of the California Board of Realtors, a participant in Kairos International and active in Catholic church ministries.
Steve Boyle
Rise Up IndustriesRetired School Administrator with the Cajon Valley Union School District
Steve Boyle is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University where he received Master of Education and Bachelor of Arts degrees. Upon graduation he taught in Alaska with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. After teaching in the Lennox School District in Los Angeles for eight years he relocated with his family to San Diego and served as a school administrator for the Cajon Valley Union School District for over thirty years.
Gary Lynn
Rise Up IndustriesAfter 28 years as a U.S. Navy Supply Corps officer with a financial management specialty, Gary Lynn has worked for over 20 years in the nonprofit sector. He spent nine years as the Director of Finance with YWCA of San Diego County, where he advised the Executive Officer and Board of Directors on a full range of financial and risk management functions. Prior to the YWCA, Mr. Lynn worked with the American Lung Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties, preceded by eight years with United Way of San Diego County as the Director of Finance and Administration. Gary currently serves as CFO of Casa Cornelia.
Mr. Lynn holds a Master of Science degree in Financial Management from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from San Diego State University. He has long been active in area nonprofit organizations – including Alliance San Diego, Veterans for Peace San Diego, Peace Resource Center, New Entra Casa and Casa Cornelia Law Center. He was a City of San Diego Human Relations Commissioner from 2004 to 2012 and a Gang Prevention and Intervention Commissioner from 2014 to 2019.
Steve Spooner
Rise Up IndustriesFounder / President of Spooner’s Woodworks Inc.
Steve Spooner is a graduate of Northern Arizona University. In 1980 Steve founded Spooner’s Woodworking Inc., a family owned and operated manufacturer and subcontractor of architectural woodworking for commercial and institutional applications. In 1991 Steve co-founded Laser Art and Engraving.
Steve is also a founding member and past president of the San Diego Cabinet and Millwork Association and a current board member of Woodwork Institute. He also served for two years as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center. Steve is active in several charitable organizations and is also involved with the Kairos Prison Ministry International that serves at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility.
Steve Avalos
Rise Up IndustriesJackie Bendix
Rise Up IndustriesGeorge Chappell
Rise Up IndustriesJoey Nunez Estrada Jr., Ph.D.
Rise Up IndustriesFather Gil Gentile
Rise Up IndustriesJoseph L. Gilbreath
Rise Up IndustriesMichael Macie, JD
Rise Up IndustriesKeegan McNamara
Rise Up IndustriesTim Meissner
Rise Up IndustriesAnnie Korn
Rise Up IndustriesRobert Wiley
Rise Up IndustriesBen Varghese
Rise Up IndustriesRay Salem
Rise Up IndustriesADVISORY COUNCIL
Deacon Jim Vargas
President and Chief Executive Officer, Father Joe’s Villages
Bishop Cornelius Bowser
Charity Apostolic Church
Dr. Derry Connolly
Founder and President, John Paul the Great Catholic University
Mr. Phillip Jelsma
Partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Mr. Steve Kim
University of Southern California
Mr. Barry LaForgia
Founder and Executive Director, International Relief Teams
Mr. Morad “Ronnie” Matingka
VP Branch Manager at US Bank
Ms. Lynn Sharpe-Underwood
Adjunct Professor at Alliant International University-San Diego Campus
Mr. Blaise J. Subbiondo
Founder, E-Tap, Inc
Mr. Raymond Uzeta
Retired at Chicano Federation of San Diego County, Inc.
Deacon Jim Walsh
Assistant Director, Office of Social Ministry, The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego