2025 Members Annual Meeting

Shaku Selvakumar is a marketing leader who has worked for Fortune 500 companies like IBM, Shell, and for fast growth companies like CognitiveScale and Webify Solutions. Currently she is the founder and CEO for Activateen, which provides educational programs and content for teenagers and college students. She also provides virtual CMO services for companies. Her work has won various awards, and she is also a prolific writer whose articles have appeared in various global publications.

Shaku holds a BA in Literature and Sociology, a Post Graduate degree in Mass Communications and a master’s in business administration from the University of Bradford. She is passionate about education reform, responsible technology, and community building having served on various boards and initiatives.

Sandy Dochen retired after a 21-year career at IBM, where he served as Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility. He was responsible for implementing a variety of innovative technology applications that served communities in Texas and three other states. He was engaged in volunteer, community, and public policy development processes.

Dochen is a native Austinite and is past chair of the Austin Area Research Organization. He has served in multiple capacities in the areas of education improvement and workforce development. He is a member of Early Matters Greater Austin, a business-oriented focus of United Way on early childhood education. He is also a board member of the Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation and the Anti-
Defamation League Austin Region.

Lemuel C. Williams is a seasoned technology and business executive who has extensive experience as a program director, in product management, developing business and managing channels & alliances for national and global organizations.

In 2007, he was appointed to the City of Austin’s Technology and Telecommunications Commission. In 2019, Lemuel was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to The State of Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council. And in 2021, he was again appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to The State of Texas Affordable Housing Corporation. In addition to these positions, Lemuel serves as a Member of National Association of Corporate Directors and as Austin Chapter Lead of Maverick Pac.