I’ve been impressed by how quickly Mensa members can cut through the clutter. Because they see multiple possibilities, they nail the challenge.

Bryan Mattimore
Author & Facilitator


Unique — As Are The Problems They Solve
Mensa Process draws a wide diversity of Mensa members to serve on problem-solving and brand growth teams. All are accomplished in their fields and share a passion for discovery. With an innate curiosity and ability to cut through clutter to solve complex problems quickly, our team members bring all of their intellectual prowess and curiosity to bear on every engagement.

With diversity in cultural and educational backgrounds, talents, and interests, our teams are extremely flexible and focused.



Here’s a look at a few members of Mensa Process:

Chitra Hepburn
With a strong background in finance and banking, and a Masters in Environmental Economics, Chitra helps fund such large infrastructure projects as power plants and telecom backbones in Asia Pacific. Chitra and her family have lived in Asia, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, and now Shanghai, for more than 15 years. She enjoys oil painting and scuba diving, and is passionate about spending time with her children. Chitra speaks eight languages — English, French, German, Portuguese, Persian, Hindi, Bahasa Indonesia, and Tamil — fluently. Chitra provides valuable input as a member of our Naming Network and Mothers Network.

Marina Tay
As a private investor, Marina has spearheaded many innovative and prominent international banking and business programs in North America, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, South Korea, and Hong Kong. Her clients include Asia’s largest central banks, commercial banks, and state-owned agencies, as well as local and international fund managers. Several years ago, Marina was featured with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in a 60 Minutes television documentary, which showcased the work of senior international statesmen. Marina, always an avid reader, at the age of nine read the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica! Currently, Marina is President of Mensa Singapore and works with Mensa Process' Finance Network. Marina, whose hobbies include gardening and cooking, spends much of her free time working with programs to assist the less advantaged.

Frank Parth
Frank has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Physics, a Masters in Systems Management from USC, and a Masters in Business Administration from the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management. After a career in the aerospace industry as Assistant Technical Director for US Satellite Systems, Frank began consulting in program and project management. His clients include numerous Fortune 500 companies, the US government, and the United Nations. Frank enjoys sailing and is currently restoring a 1961 30-foot wooden ketch. He serves on our Information Technology Network and has co-authored a book about IT project management.

Cordian Bialek
Dr. Cordian Bialek - Cordian is an M.D. in Germany specializing in anesthesiology. While also being an anesthesiologist, Cordian has spent the last 6 years flying regularly in an emergency medical rescue helicopter as a doctor for medical rescues. He also has a strong interest in health and alternative medicines.

Cordian is fluent in English, French and Spanish and also speaks Polish and Hebrew. Cordian is a published poet and the co-author of two anthologies. For fun, Cordian enjoys various sportive disciplines like running, skiing or playing Badminton, singing, playing the guitar and cooking for friends. He’s part of Mensa Process’ Healthcare Network and Naming Panel.


Diane Huth
Diane Huth is a leading marketing professional, who has held top-level marketing positions at Johnson & Johnson, Frito-lay and Nestle. She held the position of Vice President of Marketing of Mission Foods, the world’s largest tortilla company, becoming recognized as an innovative Hispanic marketer, and helped spearhead growth from $75 to $250 million in just 4 years.

Diane specializes in all aspects of consumer marketing, and is an expert in branding and brand architecture. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, and active in professional and civic organizations in San Antonio, where she currently resides.

Vicki Abbott
Vicki has degrees in Radio/TV/Film, Zoology, and Exotic Animal Training. In her varied positions, she's worked on a space shuttle mission and professionally performed with a black leopard on her shoulders. Currently Vicki directs shows of killer whales at a major US theme park.

In her free time, Vicki enjoys dancing, ice skating cruising, exotic travel, and wine tasting. Vicki has a very inquisitive mind, and enjoys problem-solving and discovery. She is the current champion of the World Gathering Logic Problem Tournament.

Her world is shaded by lupus (SLE) but it's been more of a learning experience and an exercise in positivity than a disease. Medical and health issues are of extreme importance to her and she is considering medical school as her next venture.

Mark Danna
Mark is a member of our Naming Panel. His expertise in making puzzles has not only made him a valued member of our naming network, but has also made him a favorite among puzzle enthusiasts. In addition, Mark is a full-time word puzzle maker whose work has been published for more than 20 years. Once a longtime editor at Games Magazine, Danna now creates a wide range of puzzles for various clients such as, the syndicated newspaper puzzle Wordy Gurdy for United Media; a monthly crossword for a physician’s magazine; 12 word search books, including ones made officially for Mensa by Sterling Publishing; Sunday crosswords for The New York Times; and kids’ puzzles for an upcoming Mensa tie-in with a fast-food chain.

A trivia maven, Danna has also been a staff writer for a TV game show and created daily online quizzes for CNN. Before puzzling, Danna was a 3-time national Frisbee champion who co-wrote the Frisbee Players’ Handbook, which was round, and came packaged inside a Frisbee. Mark lives in New York City and enjoys tennis, swing dancing, gym workouts, puzzles, and board games.