Glenn W. Holsclaw

Mr. Holsclaw is the Executive Director of Making Waves. His work as a social entrepreneur focuses on developing and implementing innovative programs to ensure that urban children, living in economically depressed communities, acquire the skills necessary to gain acceptance to and graduate from four-year colleges and universities. His work experience includes more than 30 years of skills development in the public, non-profit, and private sectors, including Hewlett-Packard, Container Corporation of America, and San Francisco State University where he was a faculty member for fifteen years. He is a former member of JCYC, Japanese Community Youth Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the children, youth and families living in San Francisco; the Board of Trustees of the Bay Area Discovery Museum, a children’s museum located in Sausalito; The Branson School, an independent high school located in Ross; the Breakthrough Collaborative (formerly Summerbridge National), a program designed to aid middle school students in the acquisition of skills necessary to succeed in competitive high schools; and the Hamlin School, an independent K-8 school located in San Francisco. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Academy of Science, a world class scientific and cultural institution in San Francisco dedicated to exploring, explaining, and protecting the natural world. He received his B.A. from Santa Clara University and his J.D. from the University of Washington. Mr. Holsclaw resides in Contra Costa County with his wife, Donna.