Board Members

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Rich Krigger

Rich Krigger

President and Founder

Rich is now fully focused on the mission of Trajectory Foundation after retiring in August after 20 years at Intel. During his time at Intel, Rich led the Global Distribution Sales & Strategy team and prior to that was he was responsible for various business operations including management of the global Distribution Channel Business Operations team for 10 years. Prior to his current position at Intel, Rich worked as a management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and held senior level roles at start-up companies in Denver, CO.

Rich graduated from UC-Santa Barbara with a degree in Business Economics. He grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and has been married for 30 years to his wife Anna, and they have twin daughters, Kelly and Erin.

Jason Tenley

Jason Tenley

Vice President - Treasurer

Jason Tenley is the Director of Credit at Intel Corporation. He oversees the credit and collections responsibilities for the North America, Latin America, Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa markets.

Jason joined Intel in 2001 and has two decades of experience as a leader in a global company with significant operating scale and complexity. His Intel career has included Finance leadership roles in the Sales and Marketing Group, IT Organization, Chipset Product and Manufacturing group. Before assuming his current role in 2018, Jason served as the Global Director of Business Operations for Intel’s Rack Scale Design and Mobility businesses.

Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance & Economics from California State University, Chico. He grew up in northern California and has been married for 20 years to his wife Michelle and has two children Cameron and Amanda

A. Philanda Moore

A. Philanda Moore

Vice President

A. Philanda Moore is a higher education advancement professional with over seven years of experience in major gift fundraising, alumni engagement, and institutional advancement. He currently serves as the Director of Donor Relations & Stewardship at Clark Atlanta University, his alma mater, where he leads efforts to enhance donor recognition and steward philanthropic support to advance student success.

Before returning to Clark Atlanta, Philanda worked at University of California, Davis and University of Oregon guiding institutions through strategic planning, volunteer/donor engagement, and fundraising initiatives. He has a proven track record of developing innovative frameworks, managing scholarship programs, and building sustainable donor pipelines.

Philanda earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Supply Chain Management from Clark Atlanta University. He is passionate about advancing equity in education and serves on scholarship selection committees and campaign initiatives that honor Black excellence and generational impact.

A native of Sacramento and now based in Atlanta, Philanda is deeply committed to service, mentorship, and community building. He brings a strategic mindset and a heart for mission-driven work to his role on the Trajectory Foundation Board.

Ike Harris

Ike Harris

Vice President

Ike is the Corporate VP of Supply Chain Operations at ZT Systems and is an independent board director at Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:  LITE) Ike has extensive experience as a senior leader in the high-tech industry, including VP roles at HP and Cisco before joining ZT. Ike has a passion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and will be a perfect fit on our board as Trajectory Foundation continues to grow its impact by funding scholarships for students to attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Ike attended Loyola of Chicago for his undergraduate studies and went on to get his Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago. Ike grew up on the south side of Chicago where he met his wife Dana and together they have three adult children.

Karla Samdahl

Karla Samdahl

Director

Karla serves as the Managing Director at Highspring, Inc., a global professional services firm offering integrated Consulting, Managed Services, and Talent Solutions to help businesses with transformation, growth, and overcoming complex challenges. Karla has extensive experience as a senior leader developing talent and board strategies for fortune 500 companies, including Cisco Systems and Google – driving growth and maximum return across multiple business groups, managing high performing teams, delivering business results, and operational excellence.

Karla is recognized for providing vision and strategic plan in championing global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives to increase the total population of diverse talent, which has been a blueprint to expand representation across the full spectrum of diversity.

Karla holds a Master in Business Administration with emphasis in Business Organizational Management and Marketing, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science/Pre-Law. Karla has been married for 21 years to her husband, Chris, and together they have two sons.