DEBORAH ALVAREZ-RODRIGUEZ, Board Chair, serves on the Board's Executive and Community Engagement committees. She has 20 years of experience as a senior executive in the fields of public health and children's needs in The Bay Area. Currently President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin, Ms. Alvarez-Rodriguez leads an organization of 450 employees with a $22 million budget. Before that, she was Vice President of the Omidyar Foundation, the family foundation of e-Bay founder Pierre Omidyar; was Director of the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families for the City and County of San Francisco; served as Senior Manager in The Lewin Group, a health-care consultancy; and held management positions at the San Francisco Unified School District, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and the Women's Alcoholism Center in San Francisco. She was the founder and CEO of the Every Child Can Learn Foundation in 1996. She serves on the Advisory Board for the John Gardner Center at Stanford University and on the Steering Committee for the Noe Valley Ministry Center for Community in San Francisco. She holds a B.A. degree from Harvard-Radcliffe College.

NATHAN BROSTROM is Executive Vice President for Business Operations for the University of California. He is responsible for policy development and oversight of the University's business operations. The Executive Vice President serves as chief administrative officer for the 10-campus University of California system, with responsibility over system-wide budget, facility construction and maintenance, real estate management, human resources administration, institutional advancement and information technology support. He also oversees the budget and administration of the University’s Office of the President.

Before joining UCB, he served for 10 years as Managing Director and Manager of the Western Region Public Finance group of JP Morgan. He served as lead banker on the $11.3 billion energy bond program for the California Department of Water Resources, the financing that repaid the state general fund for lost revenue during the 2000-01 California energy crisis. He has also served as a banker for higher education and cultural institutions such as the University of California, Stanford University and the Getty Trust. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford and holds an M.A. degree in public and international affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.

JOHN CHAPMAN, civic leader and environmentalist, returned to the Board of Directors in 2007 following nine years of service from 1995 to 2004, including four years as Board Chair. He serves on the Board's Community Investment and Audit committees. Before turning to civic affairs, Chapman was a Certified Public Accountant with Price Waterhouse in London, Madrid and San Francisco -- and later an entrepreneur who founded, owned, managed, and sold two fast growing companies. Since the early 1990s, Chapman has served on the governing boards of the Funders Network for Smart Growth & Livable Communities, Community Foundations Leadership Project, California Council of Community Foundations, Greenbelt Alliance, Local Initiative Support Corporation, Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust, Great Communities Collaborative, and the Diablo Valley Masterworks Chorale. He established and personally participated in the Foundation's continuing Livable Communities Initiative and played a key role in bringing to the Foundation new charitable funds valued at more than $20 million.

RONALD D. CORDES joined the Foundation's Board of Directors in 2005. He serves on the Board's Investment Committee.He is co-Chairman of Genworth Financial Wealth Management, Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of investment consulting and management services to fee-based investment advisers. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley, and currently serves on the boards of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland, the Oakland Rotary Endowment, the Katalysis Bootstrap (Central American Microcredit) Fund and the Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship at the University of the Pacific.

ROBERT R. DAVENPORT III is Managing Partner of Brightpath Capital Partners, LP (BCP) and Chairman of Up Communications Services, LLC (UCS). BCP is a private equity investment fund focused on emerging growth companies on the west coast that generate attractive ROI and positive social impact. UCS is an information technology and outsourced fulfillment services company headquartered near Nashville, TN. Prior to BCP and UCS, he was President and CEO of Covad International, a broadband services provider in Asia and Europe. He also served as SVP of Tele-Communications, Inc. (now Comcast) where he managed the broadband data business unit and was a member of the board of directors of Teleport Communications Group and Sprint PCS. He began his career in private equity, risk arbitrage and business development at First Boston, Lehman Brothers and TLC Beatrice Foods. He has served on the board of directors of MCI, Inc. and St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Oakland, Ca. and is currently a Director of OneCalifornia Bank, FSB and the East Bay Community Foundation. He earned his AB and MBA from Harvard University. He also completed postgraduate work in political economy at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, as a Rotary Fellow.

PETER GARCIA, President of Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, CA, has also served as the college’s Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Dean of Economic Development, Dean of Humanistic Studies, faculty researcher, philosophy instructor, and offensive line coach during his twenty three years of service. He was recently appointed to the board of California Community College Chief Executive Officers. Outside of education his professional experiences include ministry and stints as a drug counselor, job developer, and community organizer. His understanding of eastern Contra Costa County comes from his community involvement as the President of the East County Boys and Girls Club Board, a member of the Sutter Delta Medical Center Board, and the Board President of One Day at Time – a gang prevention program with local youth. Peter is a graduate of Pittsburg High School, and a long time resident of the community. He holds a Master of Divinity from the Dominican School Of Philosophy and Theology, a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from St. Albert’s College and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from California State University, Chico.

Gary Hall
Executive Director
Investment Banking Group
J.P. Morgan

GARY HALL joined the Board of Directors of the East Bay Community Foundation in December of 2010. He is an Executive Director in the Investment Banking Group of J.P. Morgan, where he assists state and local governments throughout the country with capital raising. Hall was in a similar role with Banc One Capital Markets Inc. and also served in its Corporate Finance Group. Before his career in investment banking, he was a White House Fellow at the Department of the Treasury, practiced law at the Chicago-based firm of Gardner,Carton & Douglas, and served in Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Administration. Hall has led and worked with civic organizations on public awareness campaigns, fundraising and other initiatives, including issues related to famine in Somalia, HIV-AIDS awareness, and mentoring at-risk youth. He serves on the Board of Directors of the YMCA of San Francisco and on the Board of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, also in San Francisco. Hall has a BBA in Finance from Howard University and a JD degree from University of Notre Dame.

SHERRY M. HIROTA is Chief Executive Officer of Asian Health Services, an Oakland-based non-profit organization that aims to serve and advocate for the Asian community regarding its health rights, and to assure access to health care services regardless of income, insurance status, language, or culture. She serves on the Board's Community Engagement and Finance & Budget committees. As CEO of Asian Health Services for more than 30 years, she has developed the organization from a staff of nine and a budget of $100,000 to a model, multi-cultural, and multi-lingual primary care clinic with a staff of 165 and an annual budget of $18 million. She successfully opened three new medical and dental facilities, including a 30,000-square-foot medical center through acquisition, financing, and reconstruction of prime property in Oakland's Chinatown. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Chez Panisse Foundation and is Health Chair of the Dellums Commission: Expanded Pathways of Young Men of Color. She is an Emerita Board Member of The California Endowment, the health-care foundation in California established by the conversion of Blue Cross of California into a for-profit company and she has served on the Board of Directors of the Oakland Ballet. She has won many awards and commendations and has published research on health care issues.

ROBERT KESSLER joined the Foundation Board in 2006 and serves on the Community Investment and Finance & Budget committees. Rob was the Superintendent of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District for thirteen years until retiring from that position in 2008. He is currently associated with two educational and management consulting firms, Springboard Schools and Total School Solutions. Since 2005, Kessler has also served as Adjunct Professor at California State University, East Bay. In his career of more than 34 years, Kessler has deep experience as a teacher, school principal, and superintendent in Bay Area public schools as well as in consulting and research. His writing on education and urban issues has been published in a number of journals and he has received awards for his contributions to education over the years. He has served on governing boards of and advisory groups to many organizations, including the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation; the Community Services Group and the Discovery Center, both of San Ramon; the Contra Costa Special Education Local Plan Area; and the Education Alumni of University of California, Berkeley (UCB). Kessler holds a B.A. degree in Political Science and African Studies from UCB, and Masters degrees in Curriculum and in Educational Administration from San Francisco State University. He is a recipient of the Marcus Foster Memorial Award (for excellence in school administration).

SHIRLEY NELSON joined the Board of Directors at the East Bay Community Foundation in September of 2010. She created and, since 1982, has led Summit Bank headquartered in Oakland. She serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Bank and Summit Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for Summit Bank. She is also Chair of the Summit Bank Foundation. In its 25th year of operation with 24 consecutive years of profitability, Summit Bank has been voted by its peers as Northern California's Best Managed Independent Bank for five consecutive years. Her list of honors includes a Lifetime Achievement Award from U.S. Banker, the Anti-Defamation League's Civic Commitment Award and San Francisco Business Times' Women in Leadership Award. She has been named "One of the 50 Most Influential Businesswomen in the Bay Area" since 1997 and was named Financial Woman of the Year by the Financial Women's Leadership Association in 1997. She was bestowed with the American Jewish Congress' Community Service Award in 1993; the Heart Lung Institute's "Lady with a Heart" Award in 1992; the Leading Women Entrepreneur's Global Award in 1997; and the Girl's Inc. Strong, Smart and Bold Award in 2006. She holds an honorary doctorate from John F. Kennedy University..

DONALD C. REINKE is a Partner at the law firm of Reed Smith, LLP where he is a Deputy Chair of the firm’s Global Emerging Company/Venture Capital practice. Don has extensive experience as a corporate lawyer in the areas of venture capital finance, public securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and other general corporate representation of technology start-up and emerging growth companies, as well as venture capital and private equity funds. He has previously been designated as a Northern California “Super Lawyer” by the publication Law & Politics and his work has been published in a number of journals, including California Business Law Practitioner. Don was also selected to serve as a member of the State Bar's Corporations Committee from 1996-2000. Don has served on a number of non-profit boards, including the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center and Board member and past Board Chair of Inner City Advisors. He holds a B.A. cum laude from Pomona College and a J.D. from University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law.

AMY SLATER joined the Foundation's Board in 2004. She serves on the Board's Investment Committee. She was an attorney specializing in intellectual property and other business matters for more than 20 years and was the general counsel of Ask Jeeves, Inc. (now Ask.com) from 1997 to 2000. She is currently an adjunct professor at the University of California's Hastings College of the Law and at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California Berkeley. In addition to serving on the Board of the East Bay Community Foundation,she is president of the Board of Directors of Civicorps Schools and a member of the board of International House at UC Berkeley.

TIMOTHY H. SMALLSREED joined the Foundation's Board of Directors in 2005 and serves as the Foundation's Assistant Treasurer and on the Board's Executive and Finance & Budget committees. He is a partner with the law firm Fitzgerald Abbott & Beardsley LLP, Oakland, and a member of the firm's Business and Corporate Transactions, Estates and Trusts Practice, and Nonprofit Groups. He received a B.A. degree from Pomona College, an M.P.A. from Syracuse University, and an M.B.A.-Tax and J.D. from Golden Gate University, San Francisco. Tim has served as an adjunct professor at St. Mary's College and California State University, Fullerton. Prior to practicing law, he served as a budget and program analyst in the Office of the Governor, State of Illinois, during both Republican and Democratic administrations.

Emeritus
Lois De Domenico
Richard Heggie