Palo Alto Fund board of directors

2022 – 2023 Impact Report

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.

Lisa Van Dusen
Executive Director
Palo Alto
Suzanne Attenborough
Director of Communications & Operations
Palo Alto
Susan Fields Bailey
Vice President
Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
Palo Alto
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
Becky Beacom
Health Educator and community volunteer, Palo Alto, CA
Matt Caspari
Managing Partner, Strawberry Creek Ventures - an Alumni Venture Fund, Menlo Park
Diane Downend
Treasurer
CFO, Eden Bridge Homes, Palo Alto, CA
Health Educator and community volunteer, Palo Alto, CA
In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:
- Youth Community Service
- Adolescent Counseling Services
- Sequoia Union High School District
- Palo Alto Unified School District
- Palo Alto Council of PTAs
- Sequoia High School Health Careers Academy
- The Parent Venture
- Project Safety Net
- Safespace
- HEARD Alliance
- City of Palo Alto Human Services
Managing Partner, Strawberry Creek Ventures - an Alumni Venture Fund, Menlo Park
CFO, Eden Bridge Homes, Palo Alto, CA
In addition to PACF, I support the community through my current and past involvement with:
- Mid-Pen Housing
- The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
- Palo Alto Partners in Education
- Palo Alto Unified School District – PTA Council and PTAs
Leonard Ely III
Commericial Real Estate Sales and Leasing, Palo Alto
Steve Emslie
Secretary
Lighthouse Public Affairs, Palo Alto
Kristine S. Erving
Community Advocate, 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
Lighthouse Public Affairs, Palo Alto
In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with
- Palo Alto Family YMCA
- Friends of Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
- Covia Affordable Communities (Lytton Gardens Senior Housing)
- Avenidas Facilities Committee
- Palo Alto/Stanford History (PAST)
Community Advocate, Palo Alto
In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:
- Bring Me a Book
- YMCA Mid-Peninsula
- Vista Center
- Avenidas
- Peninsula Habitat for Humanity
Georgia Farooq
Executive Director, Thrive Alliance of Nonprofits in San Mateo County, Redwood City
Masha Korsunsky Fisch
Head of Marketing, Digital Transformation, Google, Palo Alto
Anne Frahn
Community Volunteer, Palo Alto, CA
Executive Director, Thrive Alliance of Nonprofits in San Mateo County, Redwood City
Head of Marketing, Digital Transformation, Google, Palo Alto
In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:
- Walter Hays Elementary School PTA
- Bing Nursery School
- Stanford Business School
Community Volunteer, Palo Alto, CA
In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:
- Addison Elementary School PTA
- Jordan Middle School Library
- Palo Alto High School College & Career Center
- Refugee Foster Care, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County – Foster parent
- Swing Left Peninsula – Co-founder and leader
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto – Board and various committees
- Human Rights Watch, Silicon Valley Committee
Karen French Neuman
CFO
Retired CPA, Palo Alto
Sally Hewlett
Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
Sheryl Klein
COO, Alta Housing, Palo Alto, CA
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
Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
COO, Alta Housing, Palo Alto, CA
In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:
PA Farmers’ Market
PA Forward
Oshman Family JCC
Friends of PreSchool Family
JDRF
Palo Alto Schools PTAs
Kully Kooner
Operations, Salesforce, Palo Alto, CA
Fred Mondragon
Medalia, Vice President of Business Development, Palo Alto
Eliane Neukermans
Retired Castilleja High School teacher, Portola Valley
Operations, Salesforce, Palo Alto, CA
In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:
Medalia, Vice President of Business Development, Palo Alto
In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with
- Ravenswood Family Health Center
- Stanford University
- Palo Alto Unified School District
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
Peter O’Riordan
Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
Sigrid Pinsky
President
Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
Missy Reller
Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
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
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
Robert Roskoph
Attorney, Saratoga
Jane Rytina
Community Volunteer, Palo Alto
Anna Waring
Retired Executive Director, Foundation for a College Education, Palo Alto, CA
Attorney, Saratoga
In 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:
- Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
- Palo Alto Partners in Education
- Upward Scholars
- Palo Alto Unified School District & PTAs
Retired Executive Director, Foundation for a College Education, Palo Alto, CA
In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:
- Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
- Mid-Peninsula High School
- Distinguished Career Institute Global Advisory Board, Stanford University
Lauren Williams
Community Volunteer , Palo Alto
Community Volunteer , Palo Alto
In addition to PACF, I support Community through my current and past involvement with:
- AYSO
- Addison Elementary PTA
- DreamCatchers
- Greene Middle School PTA
- March of Dimes
- Palo Alto Little League
- Palo Alto Girls Softball