Hannah Yanow, Ed.D

Program Director, Notre Dame de Namur BA Psychology Degree Completion

Visiting Assistant Professor, Menlo College

Inclusion & Belonging Consultant, Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab

Hannah Yanow first began working at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) in September of 2014 as the Advising Analyst and Administrative Coordinator for the Clinical Psychology Department with Dr. Helen Marlo. In 2016, Hannah began teaching in the undergraduate School of Psychology and Sociology with Introduction to Psychology. Hannah created two new courses for NDNU, the first being Psychology and Harry Potter, the course which would later become the focus of her Doctoral Dissertation Harry Potter and Queering the College Classroom (2019). Hannah also created the Queer Identities – a Community Engagement course – connecting students with the San Mateo County Pride Center and community members. While at NDNU, Hannah served as the faculty advisor for the LGBTQ+ student organization called ‘Plus,’ was a member of the Diversity Council, and became a Dorothy Stang Scholar for the development of the Queer Identities course. Hannah was with NDNU until 2018 before working with the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She continued teaching the Queer Identities course until 2019.

While at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, in the Executive Education program, Hannah completed her Doctoral Dissertation in December 2019, had a child in 2020, and continued her work with the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) space, co-authoring the Anti-Racism and Allyship 7-Day Journey with two tenured Stanford Faculty. This was the beginning of her connection with the DEI practitioner community at Stanford.

After leaving Stanford Executive Education in 2022, Hannah began exploring career options and full utilization of her degrees, which led to the current positions held: Program Director at NDNU, Psychology Faculty with Menlo College, and Inclusion and Belonging Consultant with the Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab.

Learn more on Hannah’s website here.

Education and Training

EdD, Organization & Leadership, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 2019
MA, Psychology, Antioch University, Santa Barbara, CA 2014
BA, Family and Human Services, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 2009

Courses Taught

Professional Ethics and Career Development
Queer Identities
Human Sexuality
Introduction to Psychology
Research Methods

Community Volunteer Work

Faculty Mentor, Menlo Mentorship Program October 2023 – present
Menlo College

Co-Facilitator, LGBTQ+ Parents Group June 2022 – present
San Mateo County Pride Center

Editorial Board Member April 2022 – present
Harry Potter Academic Conference

Alumni Mentor, Network USF September 2020 – present
University of San Francisco

Publications and Awards

Collaborated, developed, and produced The Board Culture Playbook, 2024
Opening Presenter for the Harry Potter Academic Conference, 2023
Presented a workshop on Navigating LGBTQ+ Topics with Children, BNP Paribas, 2023
Presented on How to Support Your LGBTQ+ Colleagues, BNP Paribas, 2023
Collaborated on, developed, and produced the The Board Diversity Playbook, 2023
Plenary Presenter for the Harry Potter Academic Conference, 2021
Co-Authored Article: 4 Way Queer Theory Shows Up in Higher Ed (That You Might Not Have Known), 2021
Co-Authored Article: Want to Promote Allyship in Your Company? Crowdsource It, 2021
Collaborated on and designed the Juneteenth Workbook, 2021
Co-curated and contributed to the AAPI Heritage Month Calendar, 2021
Co-Authored Article: Reclaiming Hogwarts: Meaning Making and Homemaking, 2020
Co-wrote the Anti-Racism and Allyship 7-Day Journey, 2020
Co-presented Queering Workspaces, Queer Mornings, 2020
Defended & Published doctoral dissertation Harry Potter and the Queering of the College Classroom, 2019
Became a Dorothy Stang Scholar for the production of the Queer Identities course, 2018

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Mark Dee

Magellan Solutions USA launched under the visionary leadership of Mark A. K. Dee, Chief Executive Officer – a consultant and service provider for healthcare administrative support, IT development, energy, call center, and business process outsourcing. Mark has served in various multi-level management positions in his 21 years of service in the United States Air Force (USAF). He performed as Immunology and Microbiology department manager, Medical Laboratory Assistant Director, Facility and Security Manager, and finally retiring in the military in 2008 as Superintendent/Assistant Chief of Operations of 330 personnel Medical Group. Mark has experiences in the services industries since he retired, including running a restaurant chain as the CEO. He has also developed other businesses in the Martials Arts studio and 3d-printing industries. He has a BS in Health Sciences and Hospital Administration, Board Certified in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Graduated in the Senior Executive Leadership School from the USAF, Master’s in Business Administration, and a Master’s of Science in Systems Management at Notre Dame De Namur University.

Chosen Cheng

Chosen Cheng is owner of CMC Group, a privately held engineering and marketing consultancy for small business startup ventures. He currently works with project teams developing patented award-winning solar roofing systems and patent pending drone-based augmented reality geological and thermal mapping solutions. He was formerly a Silicon Valley marketing and innovative corporate training manager. As an avocation and a way to “pay it forward” he enjoys teaching and career coaching college and graduate MBA students many of whom are pioneering first generation college students from underserved communities. He and his wife, a Notre Dame alum, celebrated their wedding reception at the Ralston Mansion in the 70’s and have two stupendously successful, married adult children who between them have four stupendously adorable grandchildren.

Arthur Chait

Entrepreneur, Executive, Engineer, Investor, Professor, Mentor. Founder & CEO EoPlex Inc. ($31 million VC funded startup acquired by ASTI Singapore). President Stanford Research Institute (SRI) Consulting Division (800 staff worldwide). SVP Flextronics (responsible for $8 Billion in global accounts). President Zitel Software. Principal Booz Allen. R&D Director Halliburton. Adjunct Professor Menlo College, Visiting Professor Universidad Francisco Marroquin (Guatemala), Mentor Draper University, Judge Startup Chile. BS Engineering Rutgers, MBA Strategy University Pittsburgh.

Kelly Cansler

Kelly completed both her BS (Finance/Economics) and MBA from NDNU. She utilized her business education to launch an insurance agency in 2008 with Farmers Insurance. It’s grown into multi-million-dollar agency, organically and through acquisition. She has been recognized by Farmers Insurance being ranked within the top 10% of agents nationwide, but also as a speaker, trainer, and mentor within the Farmers Insurance Community. Kelly is extremely connected with local businessowners through several networking channels.

Cliff Burnette

Cliff is the senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Rambus, a global chip and IP provider that advances data center connectivity and solves the bottleneck between memory and processing. Cliff has over 20 years of experience leading global human resources operations for publicly traded companies with expertise in employee relations, organizational development, and compensation strategy. Prior to Rambus, Cliff worked for several other high-tech companies in the semiconductor and medical device space and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Marketing from Texas State University and a master’s degree in Human Resources Management and Organization Development from the University of Texas at Austin.

Memo Morantes

Memo Morantes has been a San Mateo County resident for more than 45 years. He has been a three-term San Mateo County Board of Education incumbent, a Redwood City/San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce board member, a Sequoia Hospital Foundation member, a co-chair of the Latino Leadership Council of San Mateo, and a civic/community activist.

Sheryl Young

Sheryl serves as a director for Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, which provides $10M each year for innovative teachers and social entrepreneurs throughout the Bay Area. Prior Sheryl served as CEO of Community Gatepath and AbilityPath.org. She has over 30 years of managerial experience in operations, finance, and marketing. Young is a graduate of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Program for Non-Profit Leaders, earned an M.A. of Public Health from UC Berkeley, an M.A. in Special Education from Ball State University and a B.A. in Political Science from Purdue University.

Brian Schumacker

Brian manages South San Francisco-San Bruno’s wastewater treatment plant and with a dedicated staff of over 40 professionals who safeguard community health and protect the fragile San Francisco Bay ecosystem. Brian holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration, both from Notre Dame de Namur University. Brian has also earned the highest levels of professional certifications in wastewater treatment.

Mario Rendon

Mario Rendon serves as District Director for State Assemblymember Kevin Mullin. He develops the communications, public relations and constituent service strategy for the office and supervises a small team that represents Mr. Mullin in the 22nd Assembly District within San Mateo County. He has over twenty year’s experience working with elected officials at the local, state and federal level developing public policy.

Jerry Hill

Jerry’s public service started with his local neighborhood association that progressed to the California State Assembly and Senate where he authored legislation resulting in laws on issues related to consumer protection, utility safety, coastal protection, public health, education and the environment. Jerry was born and raised in San Francisco, receiving his BA from the University of California, Berkeley and a Teaching Credential from San Francisco State University.

Magda Gonzalez

Magda was most recently the City Manager for the City of Half Moon Bay, California. Prior she was the City Manager of East Palo Alto, California and Assistant City Manager, Redwood City. Magda was President of Cal-ICMA, representing the Local Government Hispanic Network and serves on the Board of Directors for the San Mateo Credit Union and the Latino Leadership Council of San Mateo County. Magda is also a member of ICMA and the State Bar of California and received several awards and recognitions, including Career Excellence Award (WLG) and the Ethical Hero Award from Cal-ICMA.

Jeremy Dennis

Jeremy currently serves as Portola Valley Town Manager. Previously, he’s worked for elected officials at all governance levels, including twice as District Director for local assemblymembers. He worked as the Palo Alto Long Range Planning Director, and for San Mateo County in management roles. Jeremy has a Masters in Urban Planning from the London School of Economics, and graduated from UC Davis studying US History/Political Science.

Kate Comfort-Harr

Kate is Executive Director of HIP Housing, a nonprofit specializing in creative affordable housing solutions throughout San Mateo County. Kate is a frequent speaker on a wide array of affordable housing topics and is passionate about the cultivation of collaborations between the private, public and social sectors. She serves on the Board of Directors for the San Mateo Credit Union and was awarded the Chamber San Mateo County’s 2020 Business Woman of the Year Award.

Jeff Cox

Program Director for Master of Public Administration

Jerome Nadel

Jerome Nadel is Internationally experienced design-led marketing executive (CMO and GM) with a track record of improved market position, revenue growth, and M&A. He is an advance degreed psychologist and user experience product/service design expert, board member and advisor. Jerome recently retired from Rambus as where he was CMO and GM of the security software division that he led the sale to Visa. He has had a variety of chief marketing officer and chief user experience officer roles at companies including Human Factors International, SLP InfoWare, Gemplus, and Sagem. He started his career in the IBM Human Factors Labs. He is also an avid cyclist with National and multiple California State Champion titles.