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THE TEAM

Passionate, Committed and Resourceful

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CLAIRE KOMIVES, PH.D.

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Komives is a Biochemical Engineer.  She taught Chemical Engineering courses at San Jose State University for over 20 years and managed a bioprocess laboratory beginning with $5000  start-up funds.

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GOPAL CHOTANI, Ph.D.

Trustee

Dr. Chotani earned a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from IIT Delhi.  He led scale-up operations at Genencor (now IFF) for decades. Recently retired as a Laureate Biochemical Engineer from IFF.

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LIZ CONNORS

Logistics Engineer

Liz graduated from UCLA with a degree in Occupational Therapy.  She is a mother of six young aspiring engineers and scientists.

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