Sabrina D. Ashjian, Esq. JD/MBA/MA
Sabrina Ashjian consults in the legal, legislative, and regulatory space internationally, nationally, and locally with clients ranging from investment firms to nonprofit organizations. She has taught in environmental law and legislation clinics at UCLA and UC Berkeley. Prior to academia she advanced animal welfare legislation as California State Director of the Humane Society of the United States. She has served as an environmental crimes prosecutor and began her career as a public defender. She has been appointed by two governors to serve California. First by Governor Brown to the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel, and most recently, by Governor Newsom to the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Sabrina is proud to serve as Board Chair for the American Red Cross Pacific Coast Chapter. She also participates in several other nonprofit spaces on issues of environmental justice, increasing representation of women in appointed and elected office, and mentoring the next generation.
Sivani Babu
Sivani Babu is the co-founder and CEO of Hidden Compass, a women-founded independent journalism outlet ending the era of clickbait. She is also an award-winning conservation journalist and nature photographer whose work frequently meshes history, science, and polar exploration. She’s contributed to numerous publications and exhibits worldwide, and her stories have been recognized multiple times in The Best American Travel Writing series.
Babu began volunteering with the American Red Cross after evacuating her own home twice due to wildfires in the first two years she lived in Santa Barbara. The experiences drove home her desire to be of service to her community and others during challenging times. She is grateful to be able to help tell the Red Cross story and further the organization’s mission — both as a volunteer disaster responder and as a Vice Chair of the board.
She holds an AB in economics, public policy studies, and political science from the University of Chicago, and a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. A former Teach for America corps member and federal public defender, she also teaches storytelling as a tool for justice and advocacy to law students around the country.
Ken Bauer
Aaron Bright, M.D.
Dr. Bright is an Emergency Physician, entrepreneur, and educator. He is the founder and CEO of Hippo Education, a modern medical education company blending superior academic quality with high production value and a more human tone. Hippo’s mission is to empower the people of medicine to learn, grow, and thrive. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at LAC+USC in Los Angeles, where he served as a chief resident, and later transitioned to leadership positions in community and academic medicine. He lives in Santa Barbara with his family and tries to get into the surf as much as possible.
S. Dominic Dopico
Jean Flanagan
Jean Flanagan is beginning her second year on the Pacific Coast Board of the American Red Cross. She has lived in Santa Barbara for over 15 years, having moved to the area for a role at Deckers Brands, where she remains employed. Jean holds a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and has worked consistently in the fashion industry since graduating in 1997.
In 2008, she successfully sold a manufacturing business outside her area of expertise—a milestone that reflects her perseverance and adaptability. Jean enjoys spending her free time at the movies and is an avid participant in the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where she immerses herself in film as a way to explore stories, cultures, and perspectives from around the world.
Robert Lewin
Ruilong Ma, Ph.D
Morgan Noble
April Remnant
Richard Steel
Richard has run private and public companies, is the author of the book Elevated Economics and is one of Inc Magazine's fastest-growing company CEOs. He is the founder of Parsec Ventures and serves on several boards. Richard is a YPO member and an alumnus of Harvard Business School.
Noah Tyler Tabbay
Natalie Yanez
Natalie Yanez serves as a Government Relations Manager for Southern California Edison, focusing on strategic engagement across Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles Counties. With a deep commitment to community resilience and public service, she brings extensive experience in political and stakeholder engagement, supporting initiatives that strengthen emergency preparedness and humanitarian outreach.
Natalie is actively involved in regional leadership through her roles on the West Ventura County Business Alliance, Santa Clarita Valley EDC, and various political advisory committees across her region. Her work emphasizes collaboration with local governments, nonprofits, and business communities to advance resiliency and public safety.
As a board member of the Pacific Coast Chapter, Natalie supports the Red Cross mission to turn compassion into action, helping communities prepare for and recover from emergencies through advocacy, volunteerism, and resource mobilization.
Hannah Zachariah Wirz
Hannah Zachariah Wirz has over 25 years of experience in the Agricultural industry working for Monsanto and now Bayer where she has held multiple leadership roles in Supply Chain and Marketing Strategy. She is currently Vice President, Global Crop Supply Strategy.
She has served on the Board of Directors for the Pacific Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross for the last ten years where she enjoys using her business acumen and leadership skills to further the mission of this vital nonprofit organization.
Hannah holds a BSc in Business from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Hannah has an international background; although she is originally from India, she grew up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, completed high school in the United Kingdom and the moved to the United States for college. Hannah, her husband, Bill and two children Zachariah and Katherine, enjoy travel, sports and all that Southern California has to offer.
