2023-24 Board of Directors

*Past Chair of Alameda Boys & Girls Club

KRISTEN THORSON, CHAIR
Providence – Senior Design & Construction Manager

ALLEN KANADY – SECRETARY
Omega Termite & Pest Control – Owner

ROBERT DOUD, TREASURER

MH Holding Company, Inc. – President

MEGHAN O’DRISCOLL FINTLAND – VICE CHAIR

Rubrik – Senior Director, Global Communications

WILL THOMAS
 – VICE CHAIR
Newmark Knight Frank – Associate Director 

BRAD BARNETT

Toyota Walnut Creek – General Manager

KEN CALA *
Lowery Thomas, LLC – Partner

ITALO CALPESTRI *
Italo Calpestri Architect

GIG CODIGA *
Genentech – Director of Facilities – Retired

LAUREN ZIMMERMAN COOK 
*
Alameda Elders Communities – CEO

STEVE CRESSY *
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties – Realtor

BILL DAL PORTO *
Chevron Group Manager – Retired

DEANNA DUDLEY
El Camino Health – Chief Human Resources Officer

JEANNIE GRAHAM
Business Marketing Consultant

JIM HAMMACK
Nerd Crossing – CEO

NISHANT JOSHI
Alameda Police Department – Police Chief 

ED KOFMAN *
Royal Alliance/Calif. Capital Planning – Managing Executive 

CAMILO LANDAU
Pandora – Lead QA Analyst

BURNY MATTHEWS *
Alameda Police Chief – Retired

MICHAEL MCDONOUGH
Principal Financial Group – Financial Advisor

PETER MCGUINESS
Alameda County District Attorney’s Office
Executive – Supervising Deputy District Attorney

JACK MCILVAIN
Commercial Maintenance Service

JOHN MERRITT
PayPal – Sr. Director, Global Partner Marketing

ALAN METHENY
Morgan Stanley – Senior Vice President

PASH OBENG, JR
Airbnb – Sr. Marcom Lead

BARRY PARKER, DDS, MS * 
Orthodontist – Retired

DAN PORITZKY
Blue Rise Ventures – Managing Partner

DEBORAH ROCHA
Community Advocate 

BRYAN SCHWARTZ
Bryan Schwartz Law – Attorney 

RICH SHERRATT *
Ertec Environmental Systems LLC  – Managing Member 

TOM SULLIVAN * 
Law Offices of Thomas P. Sullivan, APC – Alameda Attorney 

SABRINA SVENDSEN
IX Medical – Regional Sales Representative

GEOFFREY SYLVESTER
Healthcare Consulting and Interim Executive

TODD WELLNITZ
Wellguard Insurance & Financial – President

SEAN WHISKEMAN
Catellus Development Corporation Alameda First Vice President of Development 

CARRIE WRIGHT
Alameda County Industries – Community Relations