Our Team – SAGE Global

Meet the Team

Leadership

Curtis L. DeBerg

Founder and CEO (2002-2020)

Curtis L. DeBerg is a retired business professor. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. at Oklahoma State University in business administration and economics.

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Rob J. Best

COO

Educated in Organizational Communication and Business Administration, Rob has built a career in coaching and developing professional teams & their leaders;

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Carol Furtado

SVP

Since 2003, Carol Furtado has served SAGE Global as a mentor, event planner, Executive Secretary, CFO, Vice President and is currently Senior Vice President.

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Board of Directors

Peter Fagen

Chairman

Peter K. Fagen is a founding partner of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost. Established in 2006, the firm is recognized as the premier full-service education law firm in California, representing nearly 500 clients across the state.

Ed Byers

Board Member

Ed Byers is Principal with Deloitte’s Advisory Practice in San Francisco. With over 20 years of experience at Deloitte, Ed serves primarily the Health Care practice in the West Region and has also been fortunate

Kelby Thornton

Board Member

Kelby Thornton is the Information Management leader in San Joaquin Valley Business Unit for Chevron North America Exploration & Production Operation Company. Kelby has over 15 years energy industry

Van Ajemian

Board Member

Van Ajemian is an attorney by profession and a social entrepreneur by passion. Having graduated UCLA, he now manages two charities in Montebello, California, and develops

Danielle Harmony

Board Member

Danielle Harmony has been volunteering with SAGE Global since its inception in 2002 and is proud to join the board in 2016. She is a data analyst at heart and enjoys using data

Steven Drenth

Board Member

Steve Drenth is a retired engineer who previously worked at Boeing as a Senior Principal Engineer.

He graduated from University of Northern Iowa with Masters of Business Administration in 1983.

Helen Shi

Board Member

Since 2004, Helen has grown from a SAGE Student, SAGE Champion winner (2005), to college mentor of the champion team(2006) and Country Coordinator (2007-2009).

Curtis L. DeBerg

Founder and Former CEO (2002-2020)

Curtis L. DeBerg is a retired business professor. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. at Oklahoma State University in business administration and economics.

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