Dr. David Miyashiro

Cajon Valley Union School District, Superintendent

Dr. David Miyashiro is a forward-thinking education leader known for creating a culture of trust and innovation while revolutionizing learning approaches in Southern California. As a digital pioneer, he has garnered recognition for his efforts, such as being named Superintendent of the Year, K-12 Dive’s 2022 District of the Year, and one of the “Top 35 District Leaders in Personalized Learning” by the White House and U.S. Department of Education. As superintendent of Cajon Valley Union School District, he established the first Computer Science Magnet School, a digital teacher academy, and personalized technology learning programs. Under his leadership, the district has won multiple awards, including the National School Boards Association’s Magna Award for Digital Learning.

Dr. Miyashiro has a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy from UCLA, his Master’s in Education Technology and Curriculum from Grand Canyon University, and Bachelor’s from Cal State Long Beach.

Sarah Hassaine

ResMed, Head of Global Diversity and Inclusion

Sarah Hassaine leads D&I at the MedTech company ResMed. She has nearly 10 years of experience in this space, starting at Amazon where she helped with recruiting and retaining women in Applied Sciences, and then at Qualcomm where she led their conference engagement, affinity group expansion, leadership support, and their inclusion building programs. Now at ResMed, Sarah designed and leads a data driven global strategy that steers the business into embedding inclusive practices, policies, behaviors and programs across the business.

Prior to finding her niche in D&I, Sarah, a San Diego native, worked in international development and government consulting around the world. She is very devoted to community empowerment and issues around equity and social justice and grew up engaging in many cross-cultural and intra-faith initiatives. In San Diego, she devotes her time to refugee assimilation efforts, as well as across the border in orphanages in Baja Mexico. She was a Founding Member of the San Diego Tech Women Coalition and the San Diego Diversity Council. She currently sits on three Boards – the Southwest chapter of Planned Parenthood, the Kim Center for Social Balance championing pay equity, and the North San Diego Business Chamber.

Sarah earned her Executive MBA from the Wharton Business School at UPenn, her MA in Public Policy from George Washington University, and her BA in International Affairs from UC San Diego. She is fluent in both French and Arabic.

Sarah Iglesias

Qualcomm, Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

Sarah Iglesias is the Sr. Manager of Talent Acquisition for Qualcomm Software, Gaming, and Automotive teams in the Americas Region and the interim lead of the Global Campus team. Sarah is energized by seeing people connect and thrive in the right job at the right time. She has over a decade of experience in early career recruitment, experienced hiring, intern program management, DEI, and university relations.

Shannon Pope

Sony, Head of Diversity & Sustainability

Shannon Pope, Head of Diversity & Sustainability at Sony Electronics North America, oversees Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEI&B), which includes talent acquisition and the employee experience. She is responsible for ensuring DEI&B is reflected at every stage in the employee journey. She also works closely with leaders of the Accessibility and Environmental Impact pillars to support Sony’s global corporate social responsibility goals. Shannon has been with Sony for over 17 years, with a majority of her career in engineering and product management of automotive audio systems.

Originally from Detroit, Michigan, she has a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from Wayne State University and a master’s in engineering management from the University of Michigan.

Jaimie M. Francis

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, V.P. of Policy and Programs

Jaimie M. Francis is vice president of policy and programs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Francis develops and oversees the Chamber Foundation’s programs for workforce development. She manages its Talent Pipeline Management® (TPM) initiative and its 900+ member National Learning Network of TPM practitioners and partners. Francis is a faculty member for the TPM Academy®, a training for state and local chamber, business association, and economic development agency leaders, as well as employers, to learn the TPM approach to drive partnerships with their education and training providers based on industry need.

Earlier in her career, Francis worked for the Division of Student and Academic Support Services at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She began her career as an admissions counselor for her undergraduate alma mater, Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in sociology. She received her Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development.

Originally from Tallahassee, Florida, Francis lives in Maryland with her family.