In everything we do, we are working to build a strong, vibrant, and healthy Bay Area where neighbors work together to create opportunities for all. Our powerhouse Board of Directors and Advisory Council members embody this vision. Carefully cultivated from all sectors of our community, this distinguished group of leaders invests their time, passion, and resources to fight for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in the Bay Area. We could not do what we do without their strategic guidance and support, and we hold ourselves accountable to you and them.
CHANDRA ALEXANDRE
Chief Executive Officer, Community Action Marin
PEDRO ARISTA
Director, Hirsch Philanthropy Partners
AISHA BARO
Executive Director, Life Science Cares Bay Area
EVE BIRGE
Executive Director, White Pony Express
RUBY BOLARIA-SHIFRIN
Director of Housing Affordability Program, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
ADAM BLAYLOCK
Audit Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
MICHELLE BRANCH
Founding Attorney, Branch Law Group
PIERRE BREBER
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Chevron
OUSMANE CABA
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
ALICE A. CHEN
HealthTech Executive & Entrepreneur
JIM FOLEY
Lead Regional President, Pacific North Region Wells Fargo Bank
MARIO ROBERTO CHAVAC GOMEZ
Program Aide, LifeMoves
DAVE HEACOCK
(Retired) Senior Vice President Texas Instruments
JESS HUDSON
United Way Bay Area Ambassador, Community Volunteer
CAROL ISEN
Human Resources Director, City and County of San Francisco
JAMIE LYNN KEARNS
Math Teacher Leader, Vallejo City Unified School District-Secondary Education
KY LE
Deputy County Executive, County of Santa Clara
TOM LEIBOWITZ
Vice President & Chief Actuary, Delta Dental of California
DAVID LONGHURST
(Retired) Treasurer, Dodge & Cox Funds
GABRIELA (GABBY) CHAVEZ-LOPEZ
Executive Director, Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley
RITA MANCERA
Executive Director, Puente del la Costa Sur
GIOIA MCCARTHY
Managing Director, San Francisco-East Bay Market President Bank of America Private Bank
ANNA MOK
Regions Leader & Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
JIM OLSON
Partner, Joseph & Cohen Professional Corporation
MARY KELLY PERSYN
Vice President, Legal and Strategic Advocacy New Teacher
ARCHANA VENUGOPAL
Senior Member Technical Staff, Texas Instruments
BOB WALKER
(Retired) EVP, Chief Financial Officer Agilent Technologies
The Advisory Council ensures that United Way Bay Area has broad representation, insights, and perspectives from our eight-county Greater Bay Area region and includes members from our volunteers, supporters/donors, community partners, labor movement and people with lived experience with United Way programs and services. The Advisory Council, which can have up to 40 members, provides guidance on fundraising and community impact and reports to our Board of Directors. Meetings are held every 4 months, plus one additional meeting, for a total of 4 times per year.
If you have an interest in being considered for open positions on our Advisory Council, or you would like to nominate a candidate, please review the expectations and commitments of our Advisory Council. After review, please submit the nomination for consideration.
A full listing of our governance and advisory bodies and subcommittees can be found here.
If you have an interest in being considered for open positions on our Advisory Council, or you would like to nominate a candidate, please review the expectations and commitments of our Advisory Council. After review, please submit the nomination for consideration. A full listing of our governance and advisory bodies and subcommittees can be found below.
Advisory Council,: expectations and commitments Submit Nomination Full Listing of Governance and Advisory Bodies and Subcommittees