The T.A.C.O. Board

TACO’s Fiduciary & Advisory Board Members are the only volunteers in the organization who are not current undergraduate students or recent graduates. Comprised of TACO’s founders, former executive leadership, and subject matter experts, the TACO Board upholds our Bylaws, votes to approve major initiatives, and supports our Executive Leadership Team in strategic planning, accounting, and professional development.

  • Madeline Hilliard, Founder

    Board Chair

    Former Executive Director of TACO, 2020-2022

    BS Computational Neuroscience, University of Southern California

    Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician

  • Madison Minear, Co-Founder

    Board Vice Chair

    Former Chief Scientific Officer of TACO, 2020-21

    Physician’s Assistant Student, Stanford Medical School

    BS Global Health, University of Southern California

    Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician

  • Kameran Mody

    Board Secretary

    Former Executive Director of TACO, 2023-24

    BS Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California

  • Ryan Foreman

    Advisory Board Member

    Former Chief Scientific Officer of TACO, 2021-23

    PhD Student in Pharmaceutical and Translational Sciences, University of Southern California

    MS Neuroimaging and Informatics, University of Southern California

    BS Neuroscience, University of Southern California

  • Amanda Grennan

    Advisory Board Member

    Former Chief Operating Officer of TACO, 2022-24

    Former Interim Executive Director of TACO, 2022

    BA Economics & BA Public Relations, University of Southern California

  • Michael Jakowec

    Advisory Board Member

    PhD Molecular Biology, University of Southern California

    MSc Plant Genetics, University of California - Davis

    BS Microbiology and Biochemistry, University of Toronto