Marc is Senior Director of Strategic Research, Public Imperatives, and Corporate Development at IEEE. In that role, he leads teams that manage the institutional and market research activities, humanitarian activities, and industry outreach and corporate partnerships for IEEE. He currently serves as Co-Chair of the ASAE 2022 Social Impact Research Task Force and as President of the ACLU of New Jersey. Marc was previously on the Board of the ACLU-National (where he still chairs the Governance Committee). He is also founding Co-Vice Chair of the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment in STEMM. He is the co-author of two chapters in “The Informed Association: A Practical Guide to Using Research for Results” as well as the chapter on Research in the “ASAE Handbook of Professional Practices in Association Management.” He has also published scholarly articles in journals ranging from the Journal of Applied Social Psychology to the Proceedings of the 2011 International Workshop on Institutional and Programme Accreditation: Connections and Opportunities. Prior to coming to IEEE, Marc worked as an evaluator for a number of NSF-funded pre-college math and science education projects at Rutgers University. In addition, he has taught Research Methods for Psychology, Statistics for Psychology, and other social and personality psychology courses at Rutgers.

Julianna Pichardo joined the Humanitarian & Sustainable Development Activities team at IEEE in 2018 after returning to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic. While in the DR, she worked with Esperanza International, a microfinance nonprofit dedicated to poverty alleviation. At Esperanza, Julianna held positions in communications and operations analysis, working closely with diverse stakeholders, from board members to program staff to donors to micro-entrepreneurs, to increase long-term impact for 10,000+ clients. A fluent Spanish speaker, she has studied in Valparaiso, Chile and serves on the Board of Generation to Generation Network, a Guatemalan NGO focused on building capacity among local non-profit leaders. As the IEEE SIGHT Program Specialist, Julianna supports the IEEE SIGHT Steering Committee in its mission to empower a global network of IEEE volunteers partnering with underserved communities & local organizations to leverage technology for sustainable development. She especially enjoys meeting SIGHT members and supporters from around the globe and working with them to achieve a common goal.

Betsy Toland joined the Humanitarian & Sustainable Development Activities team at IEEE in 2016, returning to employment at IEEE after previously working with the IEEE Signal Processing Society where she managed the conference business of the Society.  While on a break from IEEE to raise her family, Betsy focused much of her time volunteering with the Home & School Associations in her town, serving in various fundraising roles and as one group’s President. She also volunteered with her son’s Cub Scout Pack and Boy Scout Troop, as well as a local dog rescue group.  She continues her volunteerism with both the rescue group and the town’s Project Graduation. Returning to IEEE brought Betsy the opportunity to be an important part of the volunteerism of the IEEE in the HAC, where her time is spent helping to develop operational processes, assisting in the support HAC committees, and managing the financial operations of the department.

Khanyisile joined the Humanitarian & Sustainable Development Activities in 2022, and has been working to support IEEE volunteers to implement sustainable development projects that have a positive and lasting impact on the communities that they serve. She served as the secretary to the African Students Association and Association of Caribbean Students during college, where she helped with fundraising efforts for underserved communities in those regions. Originally from South Africa, she has experience working with international audiences and regularly volunteered with her college's international student admissions team to help increase the school's diversity. Prior to joining the team, Khanyisile worked as a project manager within pharmaceutical marketing, where she was responsible for the process to develop and execute medical marketing print and digital projects.