Our Team

Margaret Iwanaga Penrose has over 40 years’ experience including public and private administration of service delivery systems, training, consultation and education, public-private partnerships, and policy development and advocacy.  Her extensive governmental, non-profit and corporate community involvement has included local, regional, state, and national boards; commissions; committees; and task forces. Community involvement has included San Diego State University (SDSU) President search, selection and  transition advisory committee, SDSU Enrollment Advisory committee member (since 7^th President Dr. Stephen Weber through 9^th President Dr. Adele de la Torre), Kyoto Symposium Organization, California API Budget Partnership Steering Committee, Asian Business Association of San Diego, San Diego Association of Non-Profits, Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana, Asian American Advancing Justice Demographic Reports on Asian Americans/Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in San Diego region, and County of San Diego Behavioral Health System of Care Council.  Her continuing work is guided by belief that quality of community is reflected in its capacity to assist, heal and strengthen its most vulnerable members. She has a Masters’ degree and doctoral studies in Human Development from the University of Chicago with focus on Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Cross-Cultural Studies.

She has been recipient of numerous awards including:

• Herb Klein Spirit of San Diego Award (San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce 149^th Anniversary Celebration)
• Proclamation from County of San Diego “Honoring Margaret Iwanaga Penrose For Human Rights Day”
• Community Legacy Award (Asian Business Association of San Diego)
• Phillips Community Award (Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana)
• Outstanding Asian Pacific Islander Leadership Award (LEAP/Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.)
• On behalf of the UPAC Health Project (The C. Everett Koop National Health Award)
• Visionary in Diversity Award (LEAD San Diego, Inc)
• Agency Executive of the Year Award (United Way of San Diego County)
• Community Leadership Awards (Asians for Corporate and Community Action)
• Leadership Award (Cavite Association of Southern California, Inc.)
• Outstanding Community Service to San Diego Community Award (Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego and Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego)
• Outstanding Achievement in the Service of Humankind Award (Youth Advocacy/Innocent Addicts Humanitarian Awards)
• Vision and Courage Award (The Catfish Club)
• On behalf of UPAC Aging and Independence Services Public Health Champion Awardee (San Diego County’s Live Well San Diego)
• Asian Heritage Awards for Excellence in Community Services (Asian American Society)

Bobbie Oudinarath is Vice President and Area Manager for JP Morgan Chase & Co.’s business banking. In this capacity, she is primarily responsible for the business banking performance in this area and a team of relationship managers that manage and grow the firm’s portfolio of small business customers here in San Diego.

Prior positions include regional business banking manager, relationship manager, and human resources recruiting manager. Her background encompasses nearly seventeen years of experience in banking of which 13 years have been in business banking.

Ms. Oudinarath lives in La Jolla with her husband and 2 sons. She has lived in San Diego for over 22 years and is involved in many JP Morgan Chase’s internal and external community organizations such as Diversity Action Group, Women on the Move, Adelante, Aspire, Pride, various Lao Community Groups, and Asian Business Association to support diversity and foster growth for San Diego. Ms. Oudinarath holds 2 bachelor’s of science degrees in psychology and biochemistry from the University of San Diego, California.