Members
Ferdinando Olivieri
Product Manager - Qualcomm
Ferdinando is a Product Manager in the Qualcomm Platform Solutions Ecosystem.
Vistage on Campus – Flex 21
April Ghiroli
Senior Program Manager at Intuit
April is a highly self-motivated leader with a proven record of success partnering with senior executives to drive action across rapidly changing SaaS organizations. She has a passion for the details and a talent for building relationships and working cross-functionally across teams.
A veteran of the U.S Army, April garnered numerous accolades during her military career—most notably being named U.S. Army Soldier of the Year in 2012.
Additionally, April was selected to join the White House Communications Agency as a member of former President Barack Obama’s Communications Team, providing direct support to the President, then-Vice President Joe Biden, White House senior staff and U.S. Secret Service on missions worldwide. She was awarded the Presidential Service Badge for flawless execution of 65+ presidential flight operations.
Vistage on Campus – Flex 21
Mark Schultzel
Orthopedic Surgeon - Synergy Orthopedic Specialists Medical Group
Mark is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery and a Flex Weekend 2021 MBA student at the UCSD Rady School of Management. He is the Cohort Rep for his class, the Rady Student Board President, and is actively involved in campus development as part of the Rady Strategic Planning Committee. He was recently selected as a UCSD Changemaker for his work in co-founding a masking company during the COVID pandemic called Ethos Mask, which distributed thousands of safe and reusable masks to healthcare workers in the US and abroad, and which won the Fowler UN Global Social Innovation Challenge COVID-19 Award. He is also the Medical Director for Ravara, a health-tech start-up. In his professional life, he is an Emerging Leader in the American Orthopedic Association, elected to the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, and sits on the Emerging Professionals and Shoulder/Elbow Exam Committees for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. In his spare time, he mentors college and medical students, practices kendo, enjoys international travel, and explores the culinary world as a Yelp Elite representing San Diego.
Vistage on Campus – Flex 21
Chris Gordon
CEO - R3 Gifts
In 2022, Chris founded Re3. After years of working in the industry, Chris saw the need to fill the gap in employee and client recognition. At Re3, they know that you desire to show your people just how much you value them. The problem is, you have great intentions but not enough time. This leaves you frustrated, and them unappreciated. Re3 believes that rewarding your people can be a thoughtful part of your retention strategy without consuming too much of your time or budget. This is why Chris created Re3, a full-service gifting partner to recognize your people with relevant gifts at key milestones along their journey.
Joined Vistage in 2019
Chris Megison
Founder/CEO - Solutions for Change
In 1999, Chris and Tammy Megison were helping out at an emergency winter shelter with their two boys, when a 9 year old girl named Jessica pulled Chris’ sleeve and innocently asked, “Hey mister, do you live here too?” Chris looked at the girl and then over to her mother who was preparing a bed on the shelter floor. Chris got down on one knee, looking into the girl’s eyes, and said, “I don’t live here, sweetie, but my wife and I are going to do everything possible so that you, and your family, won’t have to live here too.” The girl’s eyes welled with tears, and so did Chris’, and a vision was born—to solve family homelessness. This one night forever changed not only the lives of Jessica and her family, who solved their homelessness, but also the lives of over 2,200 other children and their parents who have since found their way here. Through this promise an imperative evolved that is known today as Solutions For Change. Chris served in Marines for 10 years.
Joined Vistage in 2014
Gregg Haggart
CEO - The Gildred Companies
Since 2005, Gregg has been CEO of the Gildred Companies, a privately held company actively developing and investing in southern California industrial and commercial real estate. The Gildred Companies began in 1928 with construction and operation of the landmark San Diego Fox Theater Building which is now Copley Symphony Hall and Symphony Towers. Today the Gildred Companies is a diversified company with assets throughout Southern California including a portfolio of industrial and business parks, new developments in real estate and renewable power, as well as strategic investments in complementary business opportunities. Prior to leading the Gildred Companies, Gregg worked in the energy sector at Honeywell, ABB Energy Capital and Sempra.
Joined Vistage in 2006