Meet our Leadership and Board
Meet Our Leadership and Board
Get to know a few Out4Good key team members
Marjorie Abalos
Marjorie Abalos is the Board Chair and Co-Founder of Out4Good Ltd. She is a social entrepreneur who has made it her “mission in life” to deliver access to digital technologies in underserved communities throughout the world. She is also CEO, Founder, and Board Chair of CLODS Inc. The CLODS System™ she created provides a digital health infrastructure that aggregates critically-needed population health data in real-time. She is bridging the gap of access to quality healthcare and affecting policies in healthcare delivery with big data generated from CLODS System™ implementations.
Previously, Marjorie held senior management positions and played key roles at software and renewable energy firms both for Global 500 companies and startups. More than 20 years ago, she began her career working in various web development capacities for several Internet startups in web hosting, media, and advertising industries after earning her degree in biomedical/biochemical engineering from the University of Southern California (USC). At USC, she worked on various groundbreaking projects utilizing cutting-edge biomedical imaging techniques.
Marjorie has traveled to more than 50 countries and has led engagements developing process improvement plans which have empowered millions of disenfranchised, underserved, and marginalized people throughout the world transform into the Information Age. Under her leadership, she was also instrumental in the deployment of the first ATM networks in Vietnam and in addressing public and industrial environmental remediation issues in China.
Marjorie has a life-long history of being engaged in social justice and public service projects such as the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, the international coed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega where she served as president of her chapter at USC, Amnesty International, as well as volunteering at hospitals, convalescent centers, and schools.
Jack T. Donson
Jack Donson, a member of the Board of Directors of Out4Good Ltd. and Executive Director of PERA, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to transforming prison systems. He is a nationally recognized criminal justice policy expert who has held for more than two decades various positions within the United States Department of Justice’s federal prison system in case management capacities; specifically classification, designations, and correctional programs. During his tenure of office, he experienced various correctional environments at the institutional, regional, and central office levels. During his service with the U.S. Government, Jack acted as an instructor and mentor for familiarizing and orientating new case managers and counselors. He received various awards and was recognized nationally for his achievements. He also acted as a liaison for the U.S. Parole Commission, U.S. Marshal Service, the FBI, and ICE.
Jack holds a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice. He is a Lecturer at Marywood University. He is also Director of Case Management and Programs for FedCURE, a nonprofit international organization advocating criminal justice reform. He serves as the Chair of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Standing Sub-Committee on Federal Bureau of Prisons Policy. He also serves on the Corrections Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (“NACDL”). In addition, he has an active involvement in several national reform workgroups which address reentry, prison reform, and collateral consequences.
John Thomas, PhD.
John Thomas is the Strategic Planning Advisor to Out4Good Ltd. John brings innovative leadership and expertise to Out4Good. He co-founded Genelux, a 15-year old clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in oncolytic virotherapy, which he successfully grew and remains a director. He has spent his career as Dean of the Zapara School of Business and Bashir Hasso Professor of Entrepreneurship at La Sierra University where he spearheads fundraising efforts. He continues to champion global service and social entrepreneurship amongst his students and has led them to numerous Enactus championships. He is an effective administrator, teacher, and scholar.
John has championed innovative academic and co-curricular programming including centers for philanthropy, conflict resolution, entrepreneurship and the TransResearch Consortium for which he is a founding director. TransResearch Consortium is an innovative initiative designed to help businesses and government officials manage the impending shifts in global influence caused by changing demographics and tectonic plate shifts in power and relationships among the United States, China, India, and the EU which are shaping the future. It anticipates roadblocks to cooperation among these countries while also identifying opportunities for investment, trade, and reciprocal relationships.
John is also a board member of other public service and impactful organizations such as ADRA International; KSGN Good News Radio; and LLBN, a 20-year-old global broadcasting network .
Dr. Thomas holds a doctorate in political economy from Claremont Graduate University.
Edward R. Sechrest, Jr.
Edward Sechrest, Jr., a Director of Out4Good Ltd., is an internationally known solution provider for environmental issues related to oil and gas, renewable energy, and domestic and industrial wastewater. He has operated offices in the United States and the People’s Republic of China including a treatment storage and disposal facility for RCRA waste with a staff of 200. He is currently president of Light Environmental, Inc.
Eddie also has had oversight of remediation of hazardous waste sites for the U.S. Department of Defense and the Defense Reutilization Marketing Services in the states of Hawaii and Alaska and in several countries including the Philippines, Panama, Canada, and Mexico. He was responsible for the proper movement, disposal, and treatment of TSCA and RCRA waste owned by the U.S. Government. Currently, Eddie is a consultant to, or represents, several major global companies including engineering firms working with refineries and large oil companies throughout the United States and in other countries.