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Astia Team
About Us FAQ Board of Trustees Advisory Board Investor Advisory Council Astia Partners The Astia staff is dedicated to nothing less than the complete success of our companies.Astia Team Sharon Vosmek, CEO Follow me on Twitter Sharon Vosmek has been CEO of Astia since June 2007 having served as its COO since August 2004 and community member since 2002. Her life and career are best described as a series of serendipitous events that have led to great opportunity and adventure. Her diverse experience lends itself to the many constituents of Astia. Sharon has been instrumental in building the community that is Astia – the advisors, the sponsors, the thought-leaders, and the entrepreneurs we serve. Sharon has a Masters in International Public Affairs from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and a Bachelors in Political Science from Arizona State University. Prior to Astia, Sharon’s career included SJ Vosmek & Associates, a consulting firm focused on organizational change and growth that included PG&E and PacBell as clients. Prior to consulting, Sharon worked in management at American Express and in the office of United States Senator Dennis Deconcini. Sharon currently serves on the Board of Directors for the YMCA of San Francisco, on the Advisory Board of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives, and as co-chair of the Entrepreneurial Alliance for the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). In the recent past she has served on the boards of the Level Playing Field Institute, Food First: The Institute for Food & Development Policy, and Global Exchange. She was named one of 49 Most Notable Female Internet Heroes of 2009 by The Next Women magazine in London and currently calls San Francisco home.  Clara Dellenbach, Intern Clara is an undergraduate at UC Berkeley majoring in Cognitive Science. She is a member of the Cal Dance Team and an active volunteer for many organzations. Clara has served as an Astia Intern for the past 3 years.  Katie Nittler, COO Katie is the COO at ASTIA, a global non-profit committed to building women leaders and accelerating the funding and growth of high-potential, high-growth, women-led start-ups. Katie joined Astia in mid 2009 to initially lead the showcase Astia Silicon Valley Program. In December 2009 she was promoted to COO with additional responsibilities for global programs, marketing and building Astia client management programs. With over 20 years experience in marketing & business development for high tech companies (Fortune 500 and venture funded start ups) including HP, PeopleSoft, Convoy/NEON, Commerce One, Portal and Oracle and not-for-profit organizations including NFCO and Lancashire University Katie has been repeatedly recognized as an outstanding contributor. In 2000 she was recognized as one of the top 100 influential people in B2B.
Katie is helping with Astia’s expansion across the globe by combining her passion for global alliances and growth in women.  Brian Evje, Executive Consultant Brian Evje helps people and organizations manage change and growth. This involves a process consultation approach to change management, leadership development, organizational health, coaching, strategy, culture, performance improvement, training, and hiring the right people in the right roles. Brian has worked in human resources and business operations with early-stage and high-growth startups, public companies, the public benefit sector, and as a private consultant. With strong partner relationships, he has used his international experience to establish business entities, operations, and teams in the UK, Germany, Japan/APAC, and Canada. A Certified Coach with Results Coaching Systems, a Certified 360° Assessment Facilitator with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), and a graduate of Santa Clara University, Brian is completing the Master’s program in Consulting and Coaching for Change at HEC School of Management, Paris / Saїd Business School, University of Oxford.  Mark Moore, Director of Operations & Finance As a finance and operations professional with over 15 years experience in the high-technology industry, Mark brings a different skills set to the Astia team. He started his career working with the Peace Corps where he chaired a program focused on integrating third-world women into the economic development process. Having worked his way through Finance, he shifted to focus on sales and alliances operations for the past 10 years. Prior to Astia, Mark held operational positions with Charles Schwab, Vitria, Commerce One, New Era of Networks and Convoy. Mark’s background and contribution will greatly support Astia as it continues to scale globally and expanding its community and program offerings.  Eileen Puklin Faucher, PhD, Life Sciences Intern Dr. Faucher joined Astia in 2009. Before joining Astia, Dr. Faucher worked as a Fellow with Columbia University’s Office of Technology Ventures and as an analyst for Lux Capital Management. In these roles, she assessed the commercial viability of new technologies in the life sciences. Dr. Faucher holds an A.B. degree in Religion from Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Washington. The majority of her doctoral work was conducted at the ËTH in Zürich, Switzerland. Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr. Faucher held the position of Project Manager and Systems Engineer at a privately-held start-up software company called the Redtop Company, LLC. In that role, she worked closely with senior management to redesign tools for tracking product production and optimizing workflow. Before entering graduate studies in the life sciences, Dr. Faucher helped to characterize and commercialize pressure-sensitive phosphorescent paint for use on aerodynamic surfaces and enjoyed overseeing the use of this paint in wind tunnel tests at NASA-Ames Research Center. In addition to her work with Astia, Dr. Faucher is a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University, where she applies the predictions that she derived as a graduate student to guide her protein binding experiments. She has run 4 marathons and is an author on 5 articles in the scientific literature, primarily in the field of protein dynamics.  Stella Y. Xu, Market Analyst Stella is currently an Assistant Vice President at RREEF, the alternative investment division of Deutsche Bank. Specifically, she covers global private equity and infrastructure investment research. Prior to Deutsche Bank, she was an analyst at Spring Mountain Capital LP in New York. Before that, she was as a management consultant at Booz & Company, formerly known as the commercial strategy division of Booz Allen Hamilton. Stella holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Barnard College, Columbia University and was a Visiting Student at Oxford University from 2003-2004. While at Oxford, Stella was a board member of the Oxford Entrepreneurs society and launched a student-run enterprise with guidance from the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Saïd Business School.  Char Devich, Executive in Residence Char Devich works with Astia as Executive in Residence, focusing on program management. She brings to the Astia team proven leadership and a solid track record for execution as an entrepreneur and as a senior manager in a Fortune 100 company. Her business acumen, organizational development strategies, and people and program management skills have been honed during more than thirty years in strategic planning, financial management, business process management, customer service, quality, and banking operations. Most recently Char was Co-Founder and COO of software tools startup Solidware Technologies, Inc. Char led and managed the daily operations of the business from formation through acquisition, in a customer-facing role that included corporate governance, fundraising, strategic planning, and interfacing with the Board of Directors and private and institutional investors. Char was introduced to Astia in 2005 when she and her Solidware Co-Founder participated in the Astia Program. The company participated again in 2007. Char was a pivotal player across several Sun Microsystems divisions, where she was highly successful in operating roles including team development and budget management. Her experience at Sun included serving as Executive Assistant to two executives. Earlier, as Vice President of Savings Administration at Glendale Federal, Char oversaw operations for a thirty-five-branch network with more than 150 employees. Char has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix, a certificate in Total Quality Management and a certificate in Nonprofit Management. She served for four years as a Board Member for the AIDS Coalition Santa Clara Valley, and has worked with the Taproot Foundation, and the Sustainable Business Institute.  Char Devich, Char Devich works with Astia as Executive in Residence, focusing on program management. She brings to the Astia team proven leadership and a solid track record for execution as an entrepreneur and as a senior manager in a Fortune 100 company. Her business acumen, organizational development strategies, and people and program management skills have been honed during more than thirty years in strategic planning, financial management, business process management, customer service, quality, and banking operations. |