Volunteers - New Volunteers

Nancy Summers - Director of Finance

It's about time that I contribute to this group that I have received so many benefits from over the last four years. I am a well-rounded analyst, technical writer, and project manager with experience as an instructor and instructional designer, currently learning about workforce development and expanding data analytics skills. My prior experience has been in real property, environmental and land use planning, and GIS. I am a life-long learner, enjoy mentoring others, and provide an outstanding level of customer service.

 Adil I Qazi - Director of Finance

Hello,
I recently achieved my PMP certification and would like to expand my networking circle and stay connected with latest and greatest update as far as PMP or any Project Management skills are concern. 

Wilson W Hsing - Director of Membership

I am a new certified PMP. I hope to help fellow PMPs by volunteering. 

 Kenworth Budd - Director of Membership

Kenworth Budd is an accomplished Telecommunications professional with 10+ years of experience in Wireless Carrier network infrastructure. He has worked in both Engineering and Development departments supporting and leading wireless communications networks. The ability to work with cross-functional teams within an organization to help eliminate roadblocks and provide clarity.
Holds an undergraduate degree in Telecommunications Management, an MBA, and a Project Management Graduate Certificate from Keller Graduate School of Management. A Certified Telecommunications Subject Matter Expert and Certified Project Manager.

Mary Franklin - Director of Operations

Mary’s career spans over 30 years with experience is in the field of Project Management, Product Release Management and Business Operations Development across financial services, broadcasting, medical and technology solutions industries. Her core strengths are in business, project management, operations development, strategic and tactical planning, problem resolution, quality assurance, product release and communication. Her project revenues have ranged from ten thousand to twenty-million-dollar budgets, managing two to three employees up to two hundred technical and operational administrative resources. Mary’s main focus the last 15 years has been overseeing Managed Services PMO department development, process improvements, client on-boarding projects in additional to oversees the Managed Services division’s customer advocacy program to ensure high quality customer care standards are delivered to clients.

On a personal note, Mary is the 5^th daughter of 6 children. She was born and lives in southern California. In addition to enjoying her family she likes ocean cruises, palates, sewing and adores her friends.  She is known to have gone sky diving a few times, parasailing, taken 26 mile bike rides on the coast, hikes, will support any friend participating in philanthropic activities for children, claims to be willing to try almost anything “once” and often wears a hat just for fun.

Saul Ramirez - Director of Operations

I am thrilled to be submitting my volunteer application at our esteemed PMI Chapter organization. As an experienced project manager with over five years of experience in successfully leading and delivering complex projects, I am confident that I possess the skills and expertise required to excel in any volunteer role.

LinkedIn Profile link:.linkedin.com/in/saul-e-ramirez

Viswanatha Palempalli - Director of Operations

My name is Viswanatha Palempalli, but you can call me Viswa. I'm a certified project management professional with over 11 years of experience leading and managing projects across various business domains. I'm passionate about project management and enjoy tackling new challenges and learning opportunities.
I have a proven track record of successfully delivering projects on time and within budget while maintaining a high level of quality. My skills in stakeholder management, risk assessment and mitigation, budgeting and resource allocation, and team leadership have been honed over the years and enable me to effectively manage complex projects.
I currently reside in Beaumont, California, located in the southern part of the state. I look forward to exploring potential opportunities and connecting with others in the project management community

Adriana Miranda - Director of Operations

I’ve lived on SoCal most of my life. Married with three kids. I volunteer with AYSO as a referee and teams coordinator. My last job was in quality and recently graduated with a master’s in quality assurance.

Meei J Lum - Director of Operations

Having acquired a PMP certification in 2012, Meei’s background includes market research and process improvement in consumer products and business-to-business segments. Meei is a transplant from the Pacific Northwest, and volunteering with PMI Portland. She is a lifelong learner in social, environment and global issues. When not wearing her PM hat, Meei enjoys travelling, finding good food, photography, kayaking and being outdoors.

Alban Nganbou -  Mentorship Director & Director of Professional Development 

Skilled and experienced professional with 20+ years’ experience in project and organizational management, business analysis, and IT specialist services where he exceled in entrepreneurship across 30+ countries including the U.S. Alban is a certified PBA, PMP, MCP after his studies at UCI, fluent in English and French, passionate of soccer, hiking, and beach. Over the past 3 years, in his personal commitment as community change maker, he has offered his expertise with 20+ organizations nationwide in various industries including PMI Sacramento Valley Chapter, American Red Cross, Justice Impact Alliance and Catchafire, implementing Process Improvement, Organizational Culture, Cross-Functional Management, Leadership Excellence, IT support, and Coaching professionals in diversity. His achievements have promoted sustainability in communities with inclusion and diversity, and output funds savings ($ 80K+) in organizations to support projects and impact lives in the need of resources.

Balu Vignesh Thavidu Rajan - Director of Professional Development

I am a doctoral student at Loma Linda University with prior 12 years of experience in medicine, healthcare, public health, marketing, consulting, and leadership, and five years of experience in project management. I am an MD, MBA, MPH, and PMP with work-life experience in 3 different countries, and the USA is my fourth new country.

Bethany Stephenson - Director of Programs

After perusing a Bachelor’s of Science in Graphic Design at the Art Institute of California   I ended up pivoting into Project Management working with boutique design agencies and small start-ups. I’ve had the pleasure of working with remote teams across the globe on projects ranging from Amazon #1 Bestsellers to helping at risk children achieve literacy. I know my creative processes bring a unique perspective and I enjoy helping my teams achieve their goals — it’s so rewarding when I can promote our success! I’ve joined PMI-IE to continue to learn different methodologies and give back to the amazing community that have provided me so much guidance on this journey. In my free time I still peruse personal art projects including some very messy paintings! I also have an avid interest in marine biology/ocean conservancy and maintain a couple aquariums. I hope to take on bigger projects in the future and look forward to integrating Artificial Intelligence into my work flow. 

Spandana Anumalasetty - Director of Programs

Hello, My name is Spandana Anumalasetty, Construction Project Manager by profession.
I feel overwhelmed to express my interest to volunteer with the team and below is a short bio about myself -

-With an overall experience of 2+ years in project management, I have a broad knowledge of project management skills with emphasis on scope, cost and schedule management.
- I posses my Masters degree in Advanced Construction Management from National Institute of Construction Management and Research, India and a Civil Engineering graduate from India.
- I am a keen individual who takes ownership of any challenging tasks and highly result oriented.
- I am a detail oriented person and have an excellent eye for every single detail.
- Volunteering, leading the team, organizing activities are few of my project management strengths that I figured out during my work experience.
- Numbers are of a great interest to me and playing with Excel and data gives me excitement to solve and perform data analysis.
- Lastly, I moved to California recently, about 08 months ago, and looking forward for this exciting opportunity of volunteering with PMICIE.

Juan Carlos (JC) Valenzuela – Elections Chair

JC currently works at Prime Healthcare as a Project Analyst Coordinator. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree from California State University, San Bernardino. He majored in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. JC developed his career in healthcare with a foundation in Chino Valley Medical Center for seven years, upon which he was referred to a position as Administrative Assistant to the CIO, shortly thereafter being promoted to his current role in the PMO. He is on a path to achieve the PMP. He has a strong suit in networking and professional development, as well as experience with college outreach and native marketing. JC strives to bring harmony and efficiency to all teams and projects he partakes in.