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Board Members

Robert Levitan. Board Secretary. Robert Levitan is co-founder and CEO of Flooz.com, the creator of the world's first online gift currency for consumers and businesses, sent by e-mail and accepted as a branded form of payment at the Web's best stores. Prior to founding Flooz.com, Levitan was a co-founder of iVillage.com and a consultant to America Online. At iVillage, Levitan was responsible for developing the company's innovative sponsorship sales strategies. Levitan created integrated online marketing programs for companies such as Kimberly Clark, MGM, Toyota, Starbucks, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, and Glaxo Wellcome. Levitan also created a new online publishing model with Intuit and Charles Schwab to launch a financial planning site for iVillage called the Armchair Millionaire. In recognition of his accomplishments in developing new online sponsorship models, Advertising Age proclaimed Levitan a "digital media master." Levitan served as President of iVillage's Better Health web where he formed a strategic relationship with Intel to develop new interactive health applications such as the Personal Health Report.

Levitan serves on the Board of Directors of New York Cares, a service organization that coordinates volunteers who work with children, the homeless and the elderly in New York City. In 1997, Levitan and his two brothers climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and visited CARE project sites in Africa as part of a fundraiser for CARE, the international relief organization. He is also a board member of HEAVEN, a non-profit organization providing youth with the technology training and tools they need to succeed and lead. Levitan graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in history and public policy studies. Levitan lives in New York City.

Natan Zaidenweber. Board Treasurer. Mr. Zaidenweber is an industry expert in stakeholder engagement and triple bottom line reporting with over 10 years of relevant experience in the field of corporate social responsibility, working with companies like Royal Dutch Shell. He has over 9 years of entrepreneurial experience. Formerly a Director of a Multinational research project with The World Bank and The Mexican Government, he holds a Masters degree in international development policy from Stanford University.

Lisa Setterfield. Board Member. Lisa is an independent consultant to the real estate industry who began her career as a CPA with Laventhol & Horwath in Seattle, WA focused on the real estate industry and non-profit organizations. She subsequently worked for Greystone Realty Corporation in Greenwich, CT and AMB Property Corporation in San Francisco, CA specializing in acquisitions of residential, retail, office and industrial properties throughout the United States. Presently, Lisa focuses her expertise on transactions, business development and investor relations, and her clients include advisors, developers and private equity funds. A native of Portola Valley, CA, she lives in and works from San Francisco, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from The College of Idaho, Summa Cum Laude, and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Lisa has a passion for conservation that is inspired by the intensity of the world's highest mountains as well as the archeology and diversity of Asia and South and Central America. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Felidae Conservation Fund and is also a member of the Asia Council for The Global Heritage Fund.

Susie Portmann. Board Member. Susie is a marketing professional with more than 12 years of experience in event management, project management, strategic planning, product marketing and field marketing. Currently a Director of Marketing Programs at Salesforce.com, she is actively involved in the Salesforce.com Foundation and sits on the Product Council. Prior to working for Salesforce.com, she worked for leading public companies such as AT&T and Pepsi as well as small, private companies such as advertium.com and Spectra Logic.

A lifelong interest in animal welfare and community outreach began with a volunteer job working closely with Cleveland Amory at the Fund for Animals. Since then she has volunteered at several animal welfare organizations including the ASPCA, the SPCA, the Marine Mammal Center and Pets Unlimited. She spent two years in Brazil where she worked for ARCA Brasil, Brazil’s premier animal welfare organization for both domestic and wild animals. Susie has also worked with children in orphanages in Brazil and Ghana and at a specialty treatment center focused on leprosy in Brazil.

Susie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Union College and a Master of Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.