The Institute is an IRS approved 501(3) Non-profit corporation which was incorporated in the State of California in December 2002. It is governed by a Board of Directors that includes William H. Fredlund, Nathaniel Collins, Roger Stein, Josephine Jackson, Patrick Guevara, and Mike Miller.
William H. Fredlund, Director of the Institute and Board Member
Dr. Fredlund obtained his B.A. and M.A. from UCLA, where he specialized in European history and art history. After independent study in Europe, Dr. Fredlund came to Stanford University, where he completed a Ph.D. in history and humanities, specializing in Renaissance Italy. Dr. Fredlund also studied in Italy on a Fulbright Fellowship. While living in Italy, he began work on his book 1494: The Year the French Discovered Italy and lectured extensively in Florence for American university programs such as those of UCLA and the University of Michigan, as well as for the University of Florence. Here in California, Dr. Fredlund has taught for UCLA, Stanford University, and UCSC Extension.
Nathaniel Collins, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Collins earned a B.S. and a M.S. degree from Boston University's College of Engineering in 1991. Since then he has held semiconductor technology development positions with Texas Instruments and Micron Technology in Texas, Italy, and California. Nat holds two U.S. patents. His volunteer work includes teaching economics to high school seniors through Junior Achievement. Nat is also a violinist and board member of the Palo Alto Philharmonic.
Roger Stein, Treasurer
Mr. Stein was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1978 and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1978, both from Washington University in St Louis. He completed his M.B.A. at the University of Chicago in 1986 and has studied at the London School of Economics. From 1988 to 1996, he worked for Intel Corporation in marketing and currently is Marketing Manager for Themis Computer in Fremont, California.
Josephine Jackson, Board Member
Dr. Josephine A. Jackson was born in Los Banos, California. She began her higher education at Fresno State College, and went on to do graduate work at the University of Southern California where she was awarded a Masters degree in Social Work. She continued her graduate studies at the Institute for Clinical Social Work in Berkeley, California, where she obtained her Ph.D. in clinical social work. In 1999, she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement award from the Society for Clinical Social Work.
Patrick Guevara, Board Member
Mr. Guevara was born in Manila, Philippines and immigrated to the United States in 1979. He earned his B.A. in Political Science and Business Administration from the University of California at Riverside in 1992. Before transferring to U.C. Riverside, he studied studio drawing and painting in the California State University at Fullerton. Patrick received his Doctor of Jurisprudence at the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1999. During his first summer of law school, he studied the history of jurisprudence at Magdalen College in Oxford, England. Patrick combines his interest in the arts and technologyand immigration experience with his professional degree in his Intellectual Propertyand Immigration law practice at the law firm of McNichols, Randick, O'Dea & Tooliatos. He regularly counsels many creative clients on trademark, copyright, patent, Internet, and immigration law.
Mike Miller, Board Member
Mr. Miller was born and raised in Los Gatos, California. After graduating with a B.A. degree in Economics from San Jose State University, Mike went to work for NYNEX Corporation in Boston, as part of their Technology Sales Division. Upon returning to California in 1991, Mike began his career in commercial real estate. He is currently a vice president at Colliers International in San Jose, where he leads the Office Division and is a board member for the Association of Silicon Valley Brokers. The father of two boys, Mike volunteers his time with the South County Basketball Academy and the Charter School of Morgan Hill.
Legal Representation
The Institute is represented by Kelley Pittroff Reinhard at Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel, 60 South Market, San Jose, CA, 95113-2396
