Arabella (Carey) Harrington
CEO, Defense Technology Analysts
San Diego Regional Director

Carey Harrington has been with WITI since its inception in San Diego and has served as Director and member of the Leadership Council. She co-founded Defense Technology Analysts in 2004 in order to continue her work in advancing technologies for Homeland Security, the fastest growing industry of the decade. Carey initially began in Homeland Security sector as the first Program Administrator for the Center for the Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) in San Diego and San Bernardino, Carey was responsible for the coordination of the congressionally funded program, among other duties. CCAT founded in 2001, is an $18 million dollar program tasked with the identification, selection and funding of technology for Homeland Security. The program is managed by the Office of Naval Research and San Diego State University Foundation.

Prior to coming on board at CCAT, Carey was President of Harrington International. Carey acquired SBA - SDB certification and was listed in the Navy Potential Contractor Program. Harrington International provided technical translations, English/Spanish, international technology transfer, technology commercialization, technology assessments, and market intelligence. Her clients included Eli Lily/Galbreath Kite, GTE, Orincon International, numerous Small Business Development Centers, and California Community Colleges.

Providing award winning community service throughout her career, Carey has served on numerous non-profit advisory boards. She founded the East Kern County Hispanic Advisory Council, which provides scholarships for Hispanic students, she presently works with the San Diego Science Alliance, and the BeWise program that provides educational workshops for girls in science and engineering, and is part of the NanoBioNexus Executive Team.

Carey graduated from the University of Redlands with a BS in Business Administration. Carey attended school in Guadalajara, Mexico (School of Psychology) and Rambouillet, France, (French Studies) and graduated from the Global BioExecutive Program at the Haas School of Management at UC Berkeley. She enjoys deep- sea fishing; her biggest catch to date is a 520 lb blue marlin off the coast of Kona, HI in 2003. Carey is the mother of two very wonderful adults - Charles and Dominique, ages 26 and 24.

Molly Tanouye
WITI-San Diego Network Coordinator

Molly is an IT industry veteran with a background in Business Analysis, Software Development, Quality Assurance and Project Management. She spent her early career working at EDS for a dozen years which included 8 years in San Diego supporting financial institutions. She has worked in IT in various industries including insurance, software consulting services, government, banking and most recently law.

Molly is a long time member of the local WITI Network and one of our most active volunteers. She works tirelessly to attend and support each of the local meetings and encourages membership. She is a member of PMI San Diego (Project Management Institute) where she has worked on the yearly conference planning committee for the past 5 years and currently serves as Director of Sponsorship.

Molly served in the U.S. Air Force. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Florida with a BS in Management and Computer Science. She enjoys connecting with people and travelling to Hawaii several times a year to keep in touch with family.

Monica Berlanga Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California San Diego

Monica Berlanga received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2006 from the University of Texas at Austin. She is now working as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research characterizing an animal model of hyperdopaminergia, the dopamine transporter knockout (DATKO) mouse. This mouse model is currently used to study a variety of neurological disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Parkinson’s disease, Schizophrenia, and drug addiction. She specializes in electron microscopy and advanced imaging techniques to help disseminate her scientific findings to the public.

As a postdoctoral scholar, she manages a small research team of undergraduates studying at UCSD, providing them with valuable research experience that will help them in their future professional endeavors. She is committed to her research and her students. Monica is an active member of several other organizations including, Society for Neuroscience, National Hispanic Science Network, Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, and Hispanics Organized for Public Education.

In her spare time, Monica manages and plays violin for a UCSD mariachi band. Some of her favorite sports include basketball, football and softball. She currently plays on an intramural softball team at UCSD.

Monica received her B.S. in Biochemistry and M.A. in Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Austin.

Katherine Kline
Oasis Advantage
San Diego Tech Coast Angels

Katherine Kline has been working in the Human Resource industry since 1990. She started out as a sales representative and worked with employees of non-profit organizations. Over the years she advanced her career by becoming a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and started helping her clients as a Financial Planner. Later as an RIA representative she worked as a fee-based planner.

After 17 years as a financial planner with three staff members, she decided that she wanted to do something new. In 2006 she sold the majority of her practice and started working in the PEO (Professional Employer Organization) industry. As a consultant to small business owners, she helps save them time and aggravation by helping them outsource much of the back-office duties that come with having employees.

Active in Soroptimist International, a non-profit charitable group, she helped increase the club's membership by over 10% in 2006. In 2007 she is co-chairing the membership committee and also sits on the Board as a Director. She is also active on the 'Road to Rilla' committee, which was formed to build a home for girls who are aging out of the foster care system. She is also interested in the YMCA and has worked on the East County YMCA's major fundraiser, 'The Branding' for two years in a row.

She became a member of Tech Coast Angels in January of 2007 and is very active in the group. She has participated in screening and due diligence committees and is on the 'Power of Angel Investing' committee for 2008. She is interested in working with High Tech and Bio Tech companies.

Jennifer Beckey
Regional Vice President, WITI
Director, Corporate Partnerships, WITI

Jennifer Beckey is an entrepreneurially-minded executive with a passion for building companies. Her past business experience includes 20 years of management and business development in the high technology and professional services sectors.

She is currently the Director of Administration for the law firm of Kirby Noonan Lance & Hoge, LLP, and also serves as Regional Vice President for WITI Southern California.

In January 2001, Jennifer founded the San Diego chapter of FWE, which became the WITI San Diego regional network in January 2005. She built the original chapter from its inception to a membership base of over 200 members, and remains active in its leadership to the present date.

Jennifer is an active member of several foundations and organizations. She serves on the board of the WITI San Diego Leadership Council (2001-present), and chaired the Sharp Hospice 2006 and 2007 Annual Regatta organizing committee. She is a member of the San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum board and Executive Committee. She is a member of ALA (Association of Legal Administrators).

Jennifer has a Bachelor of Arts from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN. She studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris in 2001, and received her certificate, Chef du Patisserie du Bas, in August 2001. Her passion is sailing, and she and her husband competed in the 2005 Transpacific Yacht Race (sailing from Long Beach, CA to Honolulu, HI).

Jennifer Kinsbruner Bush
Associate
Fish & Richardson, PC

Professional experience: Jennifer Kinsbruner Bush is an Associate in the San Diego office of Fish & Richardson P.C. Her practice emphasizes litigation in all areas of intellectual property. Ms. Bush was previously an Associate with Irell & Manella (2001-2002), and a Research Assistant/Summer Associate with Wiggin & Dana. She has other Summer Associate experience with Cleary Gottlieb (1999) and Kirkland & Ellis (1998). Ms. Bush served as a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Stanley Marcus, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (2000-2001).

One of her recent cases was recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the "Top Defense Wins for 2004" (Arendi v. Microsoft).

Practice areas: Copyright Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Employment and Labor Law; Media and Entertainment; Appellat; Patent Litigation.

Education: Princeton University A.B. History, Latin American Studies 1996 summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Universidad Católica (Santiago Chile), Fulbright Scholar 1996-1997. Yale Law School J.D.2000. Yale Journal of International Law.

Adriana Vela
Founder/Chair, NanoBioNexus

Adriana Vela, Founder & Chair NanoBioNexus. After 18 years of tracking leading-edge technologies in the high-tech industry and defining new markets, Adriana embarked in the Life Sciences arena through various client-led projects. In 2004, Adriana founded NanoBioNexus, a not-for-profit corporation focused on tracking nanotech applications in the life sciences. She leads a team of high caliber scientists and business professionals and has developed an international presence for NanoBioNexus.

Under her leadership, NanoBioNexus was selected to participate in a $20 million, 5-year National Cancer Institute grant for the creation of a Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE). In this role, Adriana serves as project co-lead of the Educational Core team for the regional NanoTumor Center (www.ntc-ccne.org) tasked with developing educational strategies, tools and outreach programs for intra-center members as well as the healthcare community and general public.

As a professional consultant and strategic advisor, she has assisted start-up companies in securing funding, doing market validation, customer acquisition and go-to-market strategies. Her corporate career includes management positions with global responsibility for driving new technologies at Fortune 100 companies. She has brought dozens of technology products to market, has managed multi-million dollar corporate initiatives.

Prior to founding NanoBioNexus, Adriana was instrumental in building and shaping a similar organization from the ground up while in Silicon Valley. Adriana has served on several boards and decision-making committees. She holds a Bachelors of Business Administration/Information Technology from the University of Texas in Austin.

Barbara Oppelz
Corporate Intern
Baker & McKenzie

Prior to serving as a Corporate Intern at Baker & McKenzie, Ms. Oppelz served as senior portfolio analyst of Strategy, Finance and Business Development for Nokia. For more than a decade, she has developed market entry strategies for Fortune 500 international vendors, wireless carriers and content providers such as Nortel, DaimlerChrysler and Sprint. Her expertise is in applying competitive intelligence to corporate planning and business development across technologies positioning products, services and markets worldwide. Barbara has joint-venture experience developing growing markets, customer relationships, pricing and distribution strategies. She has consistently managed multi-million dollar projects and new product opportunities in wireless and satellite communications, technology, healthcare, aerospace, and software. She received her bachelor degree from Babson College (B.S.) and her masters degree from Kellogg School of Management (executive MBA). Barbara is fluent in German and French, and has studied Mandarin and Spanish. She is a J.D. candidate at Thomas Jefferson School of Law.

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