BAWSI Board Members

Marlene Bjornsrud, Board member

Marlene has more than 30 years experience in management and nonprofit work and was previously general manager of the San Jose CyberRays women's professional soccer team overseeing all business operations of the organization. Before her role with the CyberRays, she was assistant director of athletics at Santa Clara University, where she supervised marketing and media relations as well as eleven sports. Prior to coming to the Bay Area, she was assistant athletic director and senior women's administrator at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. She coached the women's tennis team at Grand Canyon University for several years and was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1981. Her career includes leadership roles in nonprofit organizations working with youth and homeless families. Bjornsrud is co-founder of BAWSI and has responsibility for management of the organization, including fundraising, human resources, strategic planning, programs, finance, communications, and representing BAWSI to government agencies, the community, and the public.

Liza Chuck, Board member

Liza Chuck has been an active BAWSI supporter since the program inception. She has worked to coordinate the BAWSI-in-A-Bag program taking the BAWSI Girls format and bringing it to St Lucy Parish School in Campbell for the past two years. Liza has served as Secretary for the School Board at St Lucy School and is currently serving a Secretary for the Parent -Teacher Group. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, Liza worked as a department manager for a large retail chain and then as a client coordinator for a law firm involved in multi-client, class action litigation.

Liza has been married to former BAWSI Board member, Sam Chuck, for 13 years. They have three children, all of whom inspired her love of team sports. She is very active as team parent for the many sports and dance activities her children are involved in and continues to champion self-confidence in young women through fitness.

She grew up in the Bay Area and currently resides in Willow Glen.

Katey Kennedy, Board Chair

Katey spent nearly 20 years in marketing and sales for Hewlett-Packard. During this time, Katey became the sponsorship manager for HP and directed their World Cup 1998 efforts, Women's World Cup 1999, Formula One and America's Cup programs in addition to several others. She was responsible for driving some of HP's consumer programs with Adidas, Coke and McDonald's. Katey now works with several non-profit organizations in marketing and program management.

Katey is a long standing BAWSI and women's sports supporter. She started playing soccer at the age of 10 and played for Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo and since then has played for a variety of teams and coaches her children's teams. She is a former member of the Women's Sports Foundation resource board and has been supporting BAWSI since its inception; including coaching BAWSI girls and BAWSI Rollers, program development around the Silicon Valley 5K, BAWSI team photographer and fund raiser. She grew up in the Bay Area, is married and has three young children.

Anne Kerwin-Payne, Board member

Anne is founder and Managing Director of Kerwin Associates, a legal recruiting firm representing both law firms and corporate legal departments with their attorney hiring needs. With more than twenty years of recruiting experience, Anne partners, counsels and coaches management teams and human resource professionals at companies and law firms on how to build legal teams. Additionally, Anne career counsels attorney candidates through the job search, interview and hiring process. Anne is an active supporter of UC Berkeley Women's Athletics, where she played collegiate tennis. She continues to play USTA National Tournaments and USTA team tennis. Anne is currently President of the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton, California, and has served on the Board for the previous six years. Anne is married and has two children and resides in Menlo Park.

Sandra Roman, Board member

Sandra has over 20 years experience in corporate accounting and finance in the high-tech industry, most recently as a finance consultant with Symantec Corporation. She is a proud BAWSI supporter who began as a BAWSI volunteer, Site Manager, and currently serves as Program Manager for BAWSI Girls, Gilroy.

Sandra, a dedicated volunteer of the Morgan Hill Unified School District, has held board positions at the elementary and middle school levels, and is the current Home and School Club V.P. at Martin Murphy Middle School. She is an active member of the American Association of University Women, serving on many committees including the Sponsorship committee for the annual Wildflower Run branch fundraiser. Instrumental in starting a Girls On The Run program in Morgan Hill, Sandra has a passion for fitness, community service and empowerment of women and girls. She and her husband, Dave, have 2 young daughters and reside in Morgan Hill.