Board of Trustees

A second-generation Mensa member, Jennifer Wise is a Seattle-based content writer and editor, and she holds a master’s in literature from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has served as Foundation Secretary, Scholarship Chair at the local and regional levels, Scholarship Volunteer Coordinator, Young Ms Coordinator, and GenY Coordinator.

A member of Mensa since 2005, Michelle Rakshys has served as Scholarship Chair and Proctor for Mensa of Western Washington. Michelle the Senior Program Manager for Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Amazon and holds a master’s in business from New York University. She was appointed Treasurer in 2023.

Nguyen Pham, a Mensa member since 2010, was appointed to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees in 2020, and later as Secretary in 2023. Nguyen brings to the Board more than a decade of strategic communications experience and involvement with local charitable boards. He holds a bachelor’s from UC-Berkeley and an MBA from San Francisco State University.

Deb Stone joined the Mensa Foundation Board in 2019. Previously, she was elected to positions on the American Mensa Committee — Vice President in 2022, Treasurer in 2017, and Chair in 2015.

Billie Lee has been a member of American Mensa since 2007 and currently serves as Chair of the Gifted Youth Committee. She was appointed a Trustee in 2022.

Jeff Papa is a member of the Central Indiana Mensa chapter and is Chief of Staff and General Counsel for the Indiana Senate. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Mensa Research Journal. He was appointed Trustee in 2022.

American Mensa Committee Vice Chair 1 Teresa Campbell serves the Foundation board as an ex-officio Trustee to help maintain the vital relationship between American Mensa and the Mensa Foundation.

As the Chair of Mensa International, Björn Liljeqvist serves the Mensa Foundation as an ex-officio Trustee. He was the Chair of Mensa Sweden from 2007 to 2011. Professionally, Björn writes and lectures on academic learning strategies.