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Advisory Board

Enoch Choi

Catherine Crystal Foster

Anne Dauer

Karen Douglas

Carol Friedman

Elaine Hahn

Kristen Hughes

Mandy Lowell

Elizabeth Lucchesi

Worth Ludwick

Beth Martin, Co-Chair

Cherie Miller Sopkin

David Mitchell

Eliane Neukermans

Karen Nierenberg

Steve Player

Karen Ross

Kathy Schniedwind

Anne Taylor, Co-Chair

Mike Trigg

Directors Emeriti

Marti deBenedetti

Betsy Gifford

Bill Reller

Charles Schulz

Roger Smith

Maddy Stein

Past Presidents

Charles Schulz

Leonard Ely Jr.

John Northway

Bill Reller

Julie Jerome

Kathy Torgersen

Maddy Stein

Ellen Turbow

Cathy Kroymann

Terry Conner

Anne Taylor

Beth Martin

Barbara Carlitz

Amy Renalds

Kathy Schniedwind

Mike Trigg

Karen Ross

David Mitchell

Anne Dauer

Mandy Lowell

Karen Nierenberg

Peter Gifford

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Meet our team

Members of the PACF board and its advisors have extensive knowledge of the local nonprofit community.  Our past and present members have a record of active, engaged volunteer service to hundreds of local nonprofits. As a result of these experiences, we have developed a rigorous process for making and monitoring grants to ensure positive outcomes.

  • Cammie Vail
    Cammie Vail
    Executive Director
    San Carlos
  • Suzanne Attenborough
    Suzanne Attenborough
    Technology Marketing, Palo Alto
  • Jay Backstrand
    Jay Backstrand
    Wealth Management, JP Morgan, Palo Alto
  • San Carlos

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Mid-Peninsula High School
    • San Carlos Education Foundation
    • Junior League of San Francisco
    • San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center
    • Service League of San Mateo County
    Technology Marketing, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • The Girls Middle School
    • Canine Companions for Independence
    • The Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula
    • Palo Alto High School PTSA
    Wealth Management, JP Morgan, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • VolunteerMatch
    • YouthNoise
    • Baseball, swimming, soccer coach
  • Susan Fields Bailey
    Susan Fields Bailey
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
  • Pam Brandin
    Pam Brandin
    Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired,
  • Brian Chancellor
    Brian Chancellor
    Realtor/Sereno Group, Palo Alto
  • Community Volunteer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Palo Alto Partners in Education
    • Palo Alto Unified School District and PTAs
    • Zohar School of Dance & Company
    • All Saints Episcopal Church, Palo Alto
    • Palo Alto Dance Connection Youth Ensemble
    Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired,

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula
    • Palo Alto Rotary Club
    • Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
    • VisionServe Alliance
    • Stanford Alumni Association & Stanford Historical Society
    Realtor/Sereno Group, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • CASA
    • Duveneck Elementary
    • Silicon Valley Association of Realtors Charitable Foundation
    • Stephanie Ann Chancellor Foundation for Leukemia & Lymphoma Research
    • AYSO
    • NJB
    • Palo Alto Little League
  • Sarah Clark
    Sarah Clark
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
  • Alison Cormack
    Alison Cormack
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
  • Nitesh Dullabh
    Nitesh Dullabh
    Director, Business Development, Better Finance, Palo Alto
  • Community Volunteer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Stanford University Medical Center Auxiliary
    • Friends of the Palo Alto Library
    • The Garden Club of Palo Alto
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with

    • Palo Alto Library Foundation
    • 10 Books a Home
    • Congregational Oratorio Society
    • League of Women Voters
    • Palo Verde, JLS, and Gunn schools
    Director, Business Development, Better Finance, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Palo Alto Soccer League
    • Palo Alto Little League
    • Jane Lathrop Middle School
    • Fairmeadow Elementary School
  • Leonard Ely III
    Leonard Ely III
    Commericial Real Estate Sales and Leasing, Palo Alto
  • Karen French Neuman
    Karen French Neuman
    Retired CPA, Palo Alto
  • Bruce Gee
    Bruce Gee
    Technology, Agriculture Investments, Palo Alto
  • Commericial Real Estate Sales and Leasing, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Silicon Valley Community Foundation Advisory Committee
    • Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
    • Adolescent Counseling Services
    • Palo Alto Community Block Grant committee
    • Stevenson House
    • Abilities United
    Retired CPA, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Palo Alto Partners in Education
    • Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
    • Palo Alto Cool Block Program
    • Palo Alto Schools and PTAs
    • Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts
    Technology, Agriculture Investments, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Rotary Club of Palo Alto
    • Palo Alto Family YMCA
    • Palo Alto Schools
    • Palo Alto and Stanford Soccer Clubs
    • Cub Scouts
  • Peter Gifford
    Peter Gifford
    Private Investor, Regis Management Company, LLC, Woodside
  • Susie Hwang
    Susie Hwang
    Attorney and Designer, Palo Alto
  • Jean McCown
    Jean McCown
    Government Relations/Stanford University, Palo Alto
  • Private Investor, Regis Management Company, LLC, Woodside

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • East Palo Alto Charter School/Phoenix Academy
    • Stanford University
    • Stanford Graduate School of Business
    • The Hotchkiss School
    Attorney and Designer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Building Futures Now
    • Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense
    • Duveneck Elementary School
    • Palo Alto Partners in Education
    • InnVision/Urban Ministry
    Government Relations/Stanford University, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Greenbelt Alliance
    • Palo Alto Housing Corporation
    • Avenidas
    • Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
  • Cindy Miller
    Cindy Miller
    Retired Nonprofit Manager, Cupertino
  • Eliane Neukermans
    Eliane Neukermans
    Retired Castilleja High School teacher, Portola Valley
  • Sigrid Pinsky
    Sigrid Pinsky
    Secretary
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
  • Retired Nonprofit Manager, Cupertino

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Peninsula Open Space Trust
    • TheatreWorks
    • Junior League of Palo Alto–Mid-Peninsula
    • Hawaii Community Foundation
    • Mercado Global
    Retired Castilleja High School teacher, Portola Valley

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Avenidas
    • St. Elizabeth Seton School
    • Thomas Merton Center
    • Foothill College Commission
    • Human Rights Watch
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • League of Women Voters of Palo Alto
    • Adolescent Counseling Services
    • Palo Alto Partners in Education
    • PreSchool Family
    • Project SafetyNet
  • Missy Reller
    Missy Reller
    President
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
  • Robert Roskoph
    Robert Roskoph
    Attorney, Saratoga
  • Lynne Seymour Russell
    Lynne Seymour Russell
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
  • Community Volunteer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Palo Alto Partners in Education
    • Bring Me A Book
    • Addison PTA
    Attorney, Saratoga

    n addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Family & Children’s Services
    • Palo Alto Kiwanis Club
    • Palo Alto Little League
    • AYSO
    • Saratoga Elementary School; Redwood Middle School; Saratoga High School – parent volunteer
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • League of Women Voters of Palo Alto
    • Gunn Foundation
    • Palo Alto Family YMCA
    • Neighbors Abroad, Palo Alto’s Sister Cities Organization
    • Palo Alto Library Foundation and Better Libraries for Palo Alto

     

  • Jane Rytina
    Jane Rytina
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
  • Victoria Thorp
    Victoria Thorp
    Writer, Palo Alto
  • Diana Walsh
    Diana Walsh
    Freelance Writer, Palo Alto
  • Community Volunteer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
    • Palo Alto Partners in Education
    • Upward Scholars
    • Palo Alto Unified School District & PTAs
    Writer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Palo Alto Partners in Education
    • Castilleja
    •  Furry Friends
    •  Palo Alto Unified School District AAR program
    •  AYSO
    Freelance Writer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Palo Alto Partners in Education
    • SV2
    • Pinewood HIgh School
    • Palo Alto High School
    • Jordan Middle School
  • Lanie Wheeler
    Lanie Wheeler
    CFO
    Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
  • Lauren Williams
    Lauren Williams
    Full-time Parent & Community Volunteer , Palo Alto
  • Community Volunteer, Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Palo Alto City Council
    • Palo Alto Planning Commission
    • Palo Alto Housing Corporation
    • Palo Alto Library Foundation
    • Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto
    • Cal-Nev-Ha Kiwanis Charitable Foundation
    Full-time Parent & Community Volunteer , Palo Alto

    In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:

    • Addison Elementary PTA
    • Palo Alto Little League
    • Palo Alto Girls Softball League
    • March of Dimes
    • St. Albert the Great Church (St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

     

     

Advisory Board

Enoch Choi

Catherine Crystal Foster

Anne Dauer

Karen Douglas

Carol Friedman

Elaine Hahn

Kristen Hughes

Mandy Lowell

Elizabeth Lucchesi

Worth Ludwick

Beth Martin, Co-Chair

Cherie Miller Sopkin

David Mitchell

Eliane Neukermans

Karen Nierenberg

Steve Player

Karen Ross

Kathy Schniedwind

Anne Taylor, Co-Chair

Mike Trigg

Directors Emeriti

Marti deBenedetti

Betsy Gifford

Bill Reller

Charles Schulz

Roger Smith

Maddy Stein