George McGraw

Founder

George McGraw is the Founder and Executive Director of DigDeep. George is an avid speaker and has been published by the New York Times, the Huffington Post and several law reviews. He has been profiled by NPR, Vice and CBS News, and he has spoken at events hosted by the Clinton Foundation, WeDay, the World YMCA and Ford. George was recently named one of the 17 “Local Globalists” by the UN Foundation and is currently serving as the Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Stanford University. George has a Masters in International Law and Conflict Management from the United Nations University for Peace.

http://georgemcgraw.com

David Hayes

Wharton Smith

David Hayes is Vice President of Florida-based Wharton-Smith Inc. Construction Group, managing the entertainment and international portfolio of work. David has extensive experience in water and wastewater construction. He is the father of two sons and avid pilot and snowboarder. David is DigDeep’s Board Chairman.

Flip Croft-Caderao

The Infinite Agency

Flip Croft-Caderao is co-founder and Principal of The Infinite Agency, an advertising agency headquartered in Dallas, TX. Flip bring his expertise in creative marketing with brands such as Bud Light, Pizza Hut, Susan G. Komen and United Way to the board, as well as his heart to end water poverty. Flip lives in Dallas with his wife Katie and their two pups. Flip is DigDeep’s Board Vice-Chairman.

Steve McCormick

Draper Richards Kaplan

Steve McCormick is a Managing Director at the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation in Palo Alto, where he identifies and supports DRK Entrepreneurs like DigDeep. Steve is DigDeep’s Acting CFO.

Before joining the team at DRK Steve spent over forty years in the not-for-profit sector. He is the co-founder of Earth Genome served as President of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation from 2007-2014. Prior to his time at the Moore Foundation, Steve worked at The Nature Conservancy for 32 years, the last 6 from 2002-2008 as its President and CEO overseeing operating in 30 countries as well as every state in the U.S.

A leader in the social innovation sector, Steve has served on the boards of the California Academy of Sciences, Sustainable Conservation, U.C. Berkeley College of Natural Resources, and the California Wildlife Officers Foundation. He has also served on the boards of The Independent Sector, the Student Conservation Association, the Sustainable Forest Initiative, and the Advisory Board of the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative.

Steve has received widespread recognition and awards, including the Chevron Conservation Award, the Edmund G. Brown Award for Environmental and Economic Balance, the John Pritzlaff Conservation Award, the California League of Conservation Voters’ Conservation Leadership Award, and the Silver Eagle Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. McCormick holds a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of California at Berkeley (1973), and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law (1976).

Joni Abdalla

Wee Believers

Joni Abdalla is the Design Director for WeeBelievers Toy Company, which she co-founded with her husband, Steve. Joni lives in Indianapolis with her seven beautiful children. Joni is DigDeep’s Board Secretary.

Laurie Peter

LCSW

Laurie Peter, LCSW, spent the majority of her career as a Senior Clinical Social Worker at a Level One Trauma Center in Denver, CO.  Currently, she lives in NJ. and is involved in philanthropic endeavors. She teaches a day long Continuing Education Seminar for Social Workers on “Nonprofit Board Leadership” each summer at Smith College School for Social Work.

Marin Babb

Advisor - NBC Universal

Marin Babb is Senior Council for Universal Pictures in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of USC and Stanford Law and a member of the California Bar. Marin loves animals, especially her Frenchie pug, Elsie.