Leadership
The lean team behind the scenes.
Leadership
The lean team behind the scenes.
The development, the therapy, the research and the sessions are all possible through the leadership of….
Andy Dellenbach
JMMF Chief Executive Officer
Andy is the CEO of the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation, focused on long term vision, strategy, program development, fundraising and marketing for JMMF. In addition to his CEO role at JMMF, Andy has a solar consulting business – South Bay Solar Company – that helps friends and family save money and transition to clean, renewable energy. Before launching SBSC, Andy had a long and successful career in the advertising and media industry. Andy was a co-founder of Mind Over Eye Inc. a production/postproduction and content creation powerhouse which he sold to Source Interlink Media in 2011.
Prior to forming Mind Over Eye, Andy managed advertising sales for various magazines and media brands for Petersen Publishing including the Latin America territory for Skin Diver (scuba diving), the Action Sports Group (Surfer, Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Powder and Bike) and the NBC-televised action sports festival, the Gravity Games.
Connection to JMMF:
- Grew up with Jimmy at 4th Street in Manhattan Beach surfing, volleyball, friends
- Attended UC Berkeley with Jimmy, roommates in college
- Traveled to San Sebastian, Spain the year before Jimmy went and shared travel notes and surfing tips that motivated Jimmy to venture to Europe the following year
- Desire to share my and Jimmy’s love of surfing and therapeutic nature of the ocean
Pam Sousa
JMMF Director of Operations, Program Manager
Pam is a native of the South Bay. She has a background in marketing, event operations, administration and travel. She was the co-owner of Liquid Adventures, an outdoor adventure company in Seward, Alaska that specialized in expedition travel in kayaks and Stand Up paddleboards. Pam has a genuine love for the ocean and continues to recreate and spend as much time in the water as possible. Her hobbies include volunteering at church, surfing, yoga and travel. She has a true passion for helping people and sharing her stoke for the ocean.
Nick Borrelli
Military/Veterans Ocean Therapy Clinical Manager
Nick is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) and Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW) operating out of Encinitas California. Nick served 6 years of active duty as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps and achieved the rank of Captain prior to his departure in 2010. He was privileged to lead Marines on two combat deployments to Iraq in 2005 and again in 2007. He has extensive background in the nonprofit Veteran Services and Surfing sector, having worked for both the Travis Manion Foundation as a Veteran Programs Manager and Peer Support Specialist and the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) as a Membership Manager. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 2004 and his Master of Social Work Degree from University of Southern California in 2012, where he first volunteered with JMMF while working at the Wounded Warrior Battalion as a clinical intern. He is married to Agatha Borrelli and has 7 year-old twins, West and Eva. His love of surfing and the healing powers of the ocean combined with his desire to be of service to his community through healing, processing, and movement makes him very grateful to follow Kevin’s path as Manager of Veteran and Military services for the foundation.
Kevin Sousa
Past Program and Clinical Director
Kevin Sousa served as JMMF’s Program and Clinical Director from 2018-2023, guiding our Ocean Therapy program and supporting our tremendous growth. Kevin was one of the most loving and compassionate healers and therapist you’ll ever meet. He was a truly giving servant that blessed our community through counseling others in his private practice, leading and teaching Ocean Therapy sessions for JMMF and through his incredible musical talent. Kevin mentored and supervised most of the Ocean Therapist leading JMMF sessions today. Kevin passed away in May 2023 from melanoma cancer and even though we miss him every day, we sense his leadership and guidance through the Ocean Therapists he guided and his immeasurable impact on our Ocean Therapy Program.
