Board of Directors

Lisa Weinreb is a Deputy District Attorney in San Diego County. She has been a prosecutor for 15 years. Ms. Weinreb is an adjunct Professor at California Western School of Law where she teaches Trial Practice and Advanced Criminal Prosecution and has instructed for the California District Attorneys Association, the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and the National District Attorneys Association. Ms. Weinreb received her Bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law.

She is a co-founder and the Vice President for the International Bipolar Foundation.

As a Wealth Management Advisor with the Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank, Joye Blount helps successful individuals and their families meet their unique financial needs. Her extensive experience enables her to build long-term relationships by offering insight and advice touching on all aspects of her client’s financial affairs. Joye coordinates a carefully selected team of specialists to ensure that her clients fully benefit from the comprehensive capabilities and solutions the Wealth Management Group has to offer.

Joye has more than 17 years of experience in banking including philanthropic management, strategic communications, personnel management, private wealth management, trust and investments. She holds a FINRA Series 7, 66 certifications in addition to a Six Sigma Green Belt certification. She has earned numerous national business and community awards and nominations including YWCA Twin Award, Women Who Mean Business Award and Women Who Move the City Award. She has served as a United Nations Official Observer for the Mexican presidential election in 2001 and 2006. She is also a graduate of the FBI Citizen’s Academy and earned a B.S. Degree in Education from Winthrop University and a Master’s Degree in Leadership from The University of North Carolina.

Active in the San Diego community, Joye serves on the boards of The Point Loma Nazarene University President’s Advisory Board, Point Loma Nazarene University School of Business Advisory Board, Voices for Children Advisory Board, Charter One Hundred, The International Bi-Polar Foundation, Junior Achievement, The United Way Women’s Leadership Council and Education Advisory Committee, and most recently was appointed by the Mayor to serve on the Balboa Park Conservancy Task Force. She is also an active volunteer with The San Diego Symphony, The San Diego Futures Foundation, The San Diego Symphony and The Zoological Society of San Diego.

Joye resides in San Diego with her husband, Jessie J. Knight, Jr.

Ilia Terrazas-Dickey is a marketing and government affairs professional with over 20 years of corporate and government communications, public policy and bilingual marketing experience. She is adept at working in highly-regulated and politically sensitive industries and offers expertise in mitigating project opposition and corporate positioning in both the domestic and international markets. Ilia has is well-respected for bridge-building among opposing camps as well as developing and activating strategic partnerships among them. Ilia has an extensive history working with high level corporate executives, political leaders and diplomats. Ilia’s practice also operates as a regional resource for the multinational public relations and advertising firm Ogilvy Mather.

Before going out on her own, Ilia served as the Government Affairs Manager for the Fortune 500 Company, Sempra Energy. Ilia called upon a well established network of business and political relationships in markets where Sempra was expanding its multi-million power generation investment. She relocated to San Diego from Arizona where for five years she successfully operated her own public relations and political consulting business, Arizona Events & Enterprises, Inc. In this capacity she represented a broad range of interests targeting both the general and Hispanic markets ranging from political advocacy to social awareness campaigns, strategic community positioning and ballot initiatives.

In 2001, she was appointed Director of Legislative Affairs by the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction. Terrazas also served as Director of Multi-Cultural Affairs for the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Prior to that she was a member of the Qwest Public Policy Team in Arizona where she was responsible for intergovernmental relations, policy development and advocacy. Ilia worked as Special Assistant to the Governor of Arizona, specializing in legislative issues related to the U.S. Mexico border as well as Juvenile Justice. She was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Commission; she served in this capacity for has served as a Commissioner for six years.

Ilia dedicates her time to several non-profit local and national organizations. She is a Board member on the California League of Conservation Voters Educational Fund, as well as a member of the Voices for Children Community Advisory Committee; she serves on the National Board of Directors of Kids Korps USA; and works with the New Children’s Museum in San Diego to cultivate strategic partnerships and develop programs to educate children about environmental sustainability through art. Additionally, she and her husband, Scott, have been active members of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) for 8 years. Ilia received her B.A. in Geography & Economic Development in 1992 and a Juris Doctor in 1997.

Candise Holmlund has a background of 29 years of financial market experience and is currently a partner at Weatherly Asset Management, a Del Mar based, nationally recognized, asset management company.

Candise is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder, a member of the CFA Institute, the Chartered Financial Analysts Society of San Diego, the Estate Planning Council of San Diego, and the Financial Planning Association (FPA).

Candise resides in Rancho Santa Fe with her husband and two children and has been active in several community civic and charitable organizations such as the Children’s Hospital Auxiliary, NeighborHelp, RSF Community Center, RSF Foundation Women’s Fund, as well as being involved in public & private school fundraising.

Jesse Morgan, a long time supporter of IBPF has joined the Executive Board. Jesse Morgan received his BBA degree from Southern Methodist University and his MBA from Tulane University. He has recently retired after 40 years as a real estate consultant and developer. His business experiences enhance IBPF's ability to become a major worldwide impetus and resource for helping everyone affected by Bipolar Disorder.

Jesse was drawn to IBPF's mission of helping to reduce through education and support groups the extreme stress and feelings of helplessness that family members often experience when dealing with a loved one with Bipolar Disorder. He understands that for every one person with Bipolar Disorder, there are often as many as six family members whose lives are directly impacted.

 Maggie Reese was a nationally ranked track star on a full ride scholarship to the University of Idaho. Unfortunately, her Olympic dream ended when she broke her leg while running in a race. Without her running career to keep her together, mental illness crept in and took over. Her book, Runaway Mind, details Maggie's journey with bipolar disorder. In this memoir, she reveals her battle with the illness during her young life. She shares her harrowing struggle with being bipolar through her own words along with the words of other women close to her. Reese offers readers her personal experience with this disorder and how she and her family dealt with it fromsymptoms to causes, to treatment and recovery. Maggie sends out a message of faith, provides strength, and encourages positive outlook in order to survive the illness and to further enjoy life to the fullest.

Maggie is a stay-at-home mom, who when not writing, loves to travel, garden, read and spend time with her family and friends. Hearing how her book has given hope to so many people with bipolar and to their families, who love them, makes 'her journey' worth it! http://www.runawaymind.net and info@runawaymind.net

 Deborah Torbati splits her time between Rancho Santa Fe, CA and Honolulu ,Hawaii since hailing from the Midwest in 1998. She is Vice President of Interstate Holdings Inc., a commercial real estate investment and management company in San Diego.

Debbie was a volunteer and Board Member of Kids Korps USA for many years. Her jobs included setting up volunteer activities as Program Manager and training leaders new to the organization as Chapter Liaison. She co-authored the first training manual and led monthly meetings for the San Diego chapters. Debbie also volunteered for six years at The Bishops School including Circle of Arts board member, and Volunteer-in -Charge of the Theatre Department.

Debbie has been a supporter of IBPF and strongly believes in the mission of this organization.

In her spare time she enjoys tennis, yoga, travel, organic gardening, and cooking.