Our Advisory Board
Santiago Gowland
Executive VP, Global Innovation and Managing Director for Latin America
Eileen Howard Boone
SVP of Corporate Social Responsibility & Philanthropy at CVS Health, President of CVS Health Foundation
Tom Langan
North America Director – Communications, Corporate Affairs & Sustainable Business
Dave Stangis
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Chief Sustainability Officer
Pam Van Orden
Global Brand & Design Leader
Advisory Board Councils
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council
Bring more diversity to the fields of CSR, sustainability and brand management.
Chair: Annie Longsworth & Leslie Isaac
Members: Annie Longsworth, Gwen Migita, Mark Spears, Sandy Skees and Mary Wroten
Partnerships & Collaboration Council
Define, develop and help implement a framework for strategic partnerships and collaboration that connects individual and organizational stakeholders in the SB ecosystem to craft solutions for common challenges and helps sustainable brands win in the marketplace.
Chairs: Raphael Bemporad & KoAnn Skrzyniarz.
Members: KoAnn Vikoren Skrzyniarz, Raphael Bemporad, Mary Jo Cook, Dr. John Izzo, Brendan LeBlanc, Mark Lee, Andrew Winston, Sally Uren and Mitchell Toomey
Community Engagement Council
Helps integrate and retain the SB community, identifies and promotes opportunities for collective action, and supports community celebration and storytelling.
Chairs: Sandy Skees & David Fiss.
Members: David Fiss CMP, Jose Antonio Illana, Annie Longsworth, Valerie Miller, Sandy Skees and Pam Van Orden
Content Council
Helps ensure the quality and integrity of all SB event content and intellectual property by helping the SB team resolve potential conflicts of interest, supporting speaker preparation and guiding curriculum development.
Chairs: Kevin Hagen & Dimitar Vlahov.
Members: Kevin Hagen, Dimitar Vlahov, Daniel Aronson, Álvaro Almeida, Gil Friend, Virginie Helias, Kevin Moss, Kirk Myers, Laura Palmeiro, Helen Ripmeester and Dave Stangis
Brand Communications & Marketing Council
Helps to define, monitor and extend SB's brand positioning and experience, marketing communications and media partnerships globally.
Chairs: Jonathan Yohannan & Marie Perriard.
Members: Pablo Benavides, Carol Cone, Eileen Howard Boone, Marie Perriard, Douglas Sabo, Solitaire Townsend and Alex Thompson
Membership Council
Helps govern SB's Corporate Membership by setting and maintaining membership guidelines, outlining member priorities and meeting agendas, and identifying and advocating opportunities for high impact collective action among members.
Chairs: Gwen Migita & Darren Beck.
Members: Darren Beck, John Frey, Gwen Migita, Andrew Winston and Sara Burnett