The Board

Pierre Smit
President since 2020
Was G.M. from a small printing & mailing facility for 32 years and Executive Director for the St. Francis Living Room, a comfortable place for homeless and low income seniors in the Tenderloin of San Francisco
Pierre@bcnc.com

Dirk De Mol
Website Coordinator & Event Organizer
Hardware Test Engineer at Nuro. Dirk is based in the South Bay.
Dirk@bcnc.com

Fabienne Sowa-Dobkowski, PhD
Treasurer
Faculty Team Lead and Adjunct Faculty | Southern New Hampshire University | f.sowa@snhu.edu
Owner / Founder of Fab Art Gallery & Fab Photography Services | info@fabphotographyservices.com | 415-342-2102

Philippe Jansen
Secretary
Deputy Director Field Technical Solutions at TSMC North America. Philippe is based in the South Bay.
Philippe@bcnc.com

Marcia Saecker
Event Organizer
Cloud Engineering Program Manager
with Apple, Marcia loves connecting with people from every culture and walk of life. She is based in the South Bay.
Marcia@bcnc.com

Wim Sohier
Event Organizer
Science & Technology Counselor - Americas at Consulate General of Belgium; Founding Chair & Board Member University Ghent Alumni / Chapter USA West. Wim is based in the Silicon Valley.
Wim@bcnc.com

Harold Deblander
Event Organizer
Realtor with Sotheby International Realty, with two decades of experience focused on achieving great real estate goals. Harold is based in San Francisco.
Harold@bcnc.com