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Joshua J Swaninger is a Chief Executive Officer at Spectrum Community Services.

Pierre Ferrari joined Heifer International in 2010 with more than 40 years of business experience. He worked for many years at Coca-Cola USA, before deciding in 1995 to focus his energy and business acumen on social issues. Ferrari is a former chair and current board member of Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream and a former board member of the Small Enterprise Assistance Fund. He received a Master’s degree in economics from the University of Cambridge and a Master's of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

After serving the organization in a volunteer capacity, in 2001 Dawn Trapp founded and was elected the first Executive Director of what is now known as the Civitan Foundation, Inc. Since that time, Dawn has transformed Civitan from a single-service, single-location volunteer organization to a multi-faceted enterprise which offers programs and services to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout the state of Arizona. Dawn is a strong leader in the nonprofit world, and is an active volunteer, fundraiser, community collaborator, board member, and successful entrepreneur. She is fueled by a tireless passion and vision for Civitan and the individuals we serve, and is constantly seeking out ways to propel the organization forward.

Chris joined Kiva in 2021. He is a technology CEO and advisor with more than 25 years of experience developing and leading beloved consumer technology businesses. Previously, Chris was the CEO of Vivino, the world's largest online wine marketplace and most downloaded wine app, and President of StubHub, the world's largest online ticket marketplace. Under his nearly 8 years of leadership at StubHub, the company grew the value of tickets sold from $400 million to $3.2 billion while doubling customer satisfaction and increasing brand awareness by over 50%. Prior to leading these organizations, Chris was an eBay Marketplaces executive from 2003 to 2014 and managing partner at Trefo, a consulting firm focused on high-technology startup companies. Chris started his career as a consultant with Bain & Company, working in their Boston, London, Warsaw and Moscow offices. In newly democratized Russia, Chris saw how lack of access to capital hindered the success of privatized small businesses. Chris graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was the first in his family to graduate college or high school. Chris is a heart disease survivor and, since 2011, has served as a volunteer and board member for the American Heart Association at both the local and regional level.