Teresa Picchi, President, is a co founder of EBEA and St. Teresa Technical School. She is a nurse and project manager for Epidemiological reseac studies at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. She has a master of
science in nursing with a focus on High Risk Populations.
Our Board
Teresa Picchi
Dan Altemus
One of the founders of E.B.E.A., Dan is a retired attorney who currently serves as a labor arbitrator. A longtime resident of Oakland, California, he is active in a variety of community endeavors. He finds the challenge of helping a small Kenyan community to be a truly unique and rewarding opportiunity.
David Taylor
One of the founders of E.B.E.A., David is a retired marketing and sales manager whose experience ranges from potato chips to computer chips. He earned a BA in Psychology from the Unversity of San Francisco and an MBA from Goldengate University and servers on the Boards of both for-profit and non-profit organizations.
Melissa Nelson
Melissa was thrilled to be able to travel to Kenya in the summer of 2006 to see the beginnings of the St. Teresa Technical School. She is employed by Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research and can't wait to travel to the three continents she has not yet visited.
Chris Lundin
Craig Lundin
Craig Lundin has been a member of the EBEA Board of Directors since 2008. In his hometown of Piedmont, California, he has served as Mayor and as a member of the City Council. Craig currently also serves on the boards of Greenbelt Alliance and the Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation. He is President and CEO of the Tree Sculpture Group, an East Bay landscape company. Craig and his wife, Carol, have two children, Cassidy and Connery.
Jeff Lyon
Jeff travelled to Kenya in the fall of 2008 where he taught physics and mathematics at Ortiner Girls Seconday School and assisted the administration of St. Teresa Seconday School. He is a co-founder of Albatross Digital a website design and development company.
Monica Linzner