Empowering AI for Job Security™ Community

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With nearly 15 years at Microsoft and a career at the intersection of ethics, equity, and innovation, Leigh brings both heart and systems fluency to the Foundation’s vision for AI for job security. As a former Chief Administrative Officer and technology executive, she has witnessed how governance can either protect people or fail them. Her nonprofit leadership ensures that the AI for Job Security Foundation is not just a name, but a movement grounded in accountability, lived experience, and the belief that technology must never outrun our humanity.

Angela brings decades of experience in nonprofit leadership, compliance, grant stewardship, and fiscal operations. As Treasurer, she ensures financial accountability, transparency, and alignment with public benefit standards. Her consulting background and strategic funding insight help ground the Foundation’s work in sustainability—ensuring that mission never outpaces capacity. With the rise of AI for job security, Angela's sharp eye for detail and deep care for community well-being make her an anchor in our operational integrity.

Jesper is a seasoned software architect and strategic operations leader with a passion for system design that centers people, particularly in the context of AI for job security. He brings a global perspective shaped by engineering rigor, creative thinking, and practical implementation. At the Foundation, Jesper strengthens our architecture for scale—translating technical complexity into human outcomes that enhance job security. His approach to nonprofit leadership ensures that our systems not only work but also work for everyone.

As Executive Director of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, Deborah is a nationally recognized civil rights leader, speaker, and advocate. Her life's work ensures the past is neither erased nor repeated, emphasizing the importance of job security in a rapidly changing world. At the Foundation, she connects historical memory with future-making—reminding us that justice is not automatic and that equity in AI for job security must be earned. Her voice brings sacred continuity, honoring those who were silenced by history as we build nonprofit leadership systems that must now hear all.

As the Founder of Blacks in Gaming and a national leader in HBCU engagement, Keshia offers essential insights on equitable pipelines, future workforce development, and representation in emerging tech. Her work connects culture, education, and opportunity, particularly in fostering AI for job security. At the Foundation, she amplifies our outreach strategy, ensuring that our community programs resonate with those shaping the next generation of AI talent, while exemplifying strong nonprofit leadership.

Cathlyn is a retired federal ICE agent whose lived systems expertise offers a no-nonsense lens on risk, implementation, and unintended harm, particularly when considering AI for job security. She ensures our frameworks remain grounded in operational reality rather than theoretical ideals. With her experience navigating government structures and advocating for human rights under complex constraints, she provides a unique, systems-aware perspective on how AI is deployed in real life, which is essential for effective nonprofit leadership.

 Dr. Diane Biray Gregorio holds a PhD in Social Psychology and Organizational Behavior from Harvard Business School and has spent her career helping organizations prevent burnout and build cultures where people actually flourish. She's now applying that expertise to one of the most urgent questions facing organizations today: how do we deploy AI in ways that strengthen human capacity instead of quietly draining it? At the Foundation, Dr. Diane brings research credibility, real organizational experience, and a practitioner's instinct for what actually changes behavior — because the human capacities that AI can't replicate aren't a nice-to-have. They're the whole point. 

Carlson is a strategic technology and AI leader with over 14 years of experience driving enterprise transformation in higher education and complex business environments. His expertise includes AI strategy, governance, and automation, all aimed at enhancing job security through responsible innovation and practical impact. As the founder of Csophical LLC, he focuses on ethical technology and human flourishing, emphasizing nonprofit leadership in his initiatives. Carlson holds an MBA from the University of Arizona and is completing a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Business at Arizona State University.