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New Board Members

Marc Benioff is Chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, an on-demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution that replaces traditional enterprise software technology. A veteran of two decades in the software industry, Benioff was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 as co-chairman of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, a bi-partisan organization of business leaders and academics that guides the Administration on developing and adopting vital informational technology. In 2003, salesforce.com received the Points of Light Foundation's Award for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs. Prior to creating salesforce.com, Benioff spent 13 years at Oracle Corporation. While at Apple Computer, he founded Liberty Software.

Jeff Hoffman is Vice President, Worldwide Outreach for The Walt Disney Company. Since 1978, Hoffman has worked with Disney Worldwide Outreach, the corporate function that oversees Disney's outreach initiatives including DisneyHand programs. He is responsible for worldwide community relations, volunteering and the division's finance and administration. He also administers the Disney Legends Award program, co-chairs the company's Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and is a member of the Corporate Synergy Committee. Hoffman is a former Vice Chairman for Business Strengthening America and also served several elected terms on the Points of Light Foundation's National Council on Workplace Volunteerism.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University School of Public Policy and visiting fellow at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, has a long history of accomplishment in the public arena, most recently as Maryland's first female Lt. Governor. Before her election as Lt. Governor, she served as deputy assistant attorney general of the U.S. She also served as founder of the Maryland Student Service Alliance, and led the effort to make Maryland the first state to require all high school students to perform community service. Townsend serves on a number of boards and is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations and the Inter-American Dialogue.