Board of Directors

Culture eats strategy for breakfast. -Peter F. Drucker
Culture eats strategy for breakfast. -Peter F. Drucker

Eli Enciso

Mentor and CEO

Eli serves as the President and CEO of Elias & Co. Staffing.  He has over 15 years of experience in the staffing industry.  He earned an undergraduate degree at UCLA and an MBA with concentrations in finance and leadership from the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University.  He earned a second masters degree in HR Management, also at Claremont Graduate University.  Eli is currently earning an additional masters degree in employment law at the UCLA School of Law, and he has zero plans to ever stop learning.

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Maniya Gatmaitan

Board Member

Maniya serves on the board of directors and has worked as an employment attorney advising management and HR in both the law firm and in-house settings. She earned her B.A. from UCLA and her J.D. from USC Gould School of Law, and considers herself a "Brojan" when it comes to rooting for the highly competitive and elite sports teams from both universities. Her greatest joy is her wondrous, ever-smiling son.

Mark received the 2016 OCA Asian American Corporate Achievement Award and the 2016 Community Service Award.
Mark received the 2016 OCA Asian American Corporate Achievement Award and the 2016 Community Service Award.

Mark Ng

Board Member

Mark serves on the board of directors and has been in marketing management with Wells Fargo for over 10 years.  Mark is based in Wells Fargo headquarters in San Francisco, CA.  He earned an undergraduate degree at UCLA and a Masters in Public Policy from Princeton University.  He is also a gifted artist and a great tennis player.

Here is Tommy on the luckiest day of his life.
Here is Tommy on the luckiest day of his life.

Tommy Koga

Board Member

Tommy serves on the board of directors and has worked in Silicon Valley for over 10 years. He earned both an undergraduate degree and a Masters in Engineering at UCLA.  Tommy and his wife are foodies have two adorable kids.