Team Group
Leadership
Team Members
Bob Bridge
Executive Director & Board of Directors
Bob founded the SWAN Impact Network in late 2015, and leads the organization. Bob has a passion for making the world a better place by encouraging the application of human and financial capital to address significant societal and environmental challenges. He has extensive experience in founding and taking early-stage technology start-up companies to successful exits, […]
Heather Gilker
Executive Director, North Texas & Board of Directors
Heather Gilker is the founder and principal of Tokalon Advisors LLC. She is also the Executive Director of the North Texas Chapter of the SWAN Impact Network, an angel network focused solely on making early-stage impact investments. She brings over 25 years of experience in investing, community involvement, and strategy with a focus on sustainability. She […]
Juan Thurman
Director, Strategic Initiatives & Board of Directors
In addition to his work with the angel network, Juan is a mentor, startup investor, and sales consultant, focused on working with early-stage companies get to the next level.
Meagan Packard
Director, Impact Reporting
Megan is motivated to find novel solutions to critical conservation & sustainability issues. Her aim is to get cutting edge research into the marketplace quickly to start solving our global climate and biodiversity problems today. She is currently a Partner and serves as the Partnerships Director at GAV Conservation Management. GAV is a group of […]
Jenny Dielmann-Garcia
Administrative Director
Jenny Garcia is the founder of JDGarcia & Associates, LLC, an association management company based in Austin, Texas. Since 2013, Jenny has brought a passion for organization and detail to various administrative and planning roles for professional business organizations in Texas and Southern California, including Financial Executives International Austin, Turnaround Management Association Central Texas and […]
Christina Gorczynski
Board of Directors
Christina Canales Gorczynski is the Executive Director of Impact Austin, a dynamic women’s collective giving organization that cultivates collective wisdom and strength to transform ourselves and our communities. Christina is also a licensed attorney and certified mediator with the State Bar of Texas. Previously, Christina served as a Program Officer at the Simmons Foundation, specializing […]
Laura Hill
Board of Directors
My passions are angel investing, career coaching, golf, and travel. I live in Austin most of the year, and during the hot summer months I retreat to the suburbs of New York City for golf and urban activities in more reasonable temperatures. In my career coaching practice, I continue to work with returning clients, including […]
Elizabeth Jennings
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Jennings helps new products (and their instigators) survive their first five years.