Our Advisory Councils
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Our chapter is supported by several generous and active Advisory Councils. For more information on the Advisory Councils, contact to [email protected].
Ben Kochalski (Chair), TMG Partners
Ash Kulkarni (Vice Chair), Elastic
Ethan Davis, King & Spaulding
Shenna Huynh, Redis Labs
Jen Kelly, D8taMine
John Lloyd,
Chris Mironov, Mironov Fine Jewelry
Larry Nibbi, Nibbi Bros. Construction
Kristin Pace, Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys
Beryl Potter, Private Attorney
Patty Robbins, DoorDash
George Sammut, Black Bear Diner
Heidi Silber, Golden State Warriors
Leslie Visbal (Chair), Ability Now
Loren Kimura, retired CEO of Basic American Foods
Jan Kincaid, Community Volunteer
Rich Link, PwC
Del Ross, Community Volunteer
Tillie Ross, National Financial Title
Rick da Silva, LOH Realty & Investments
Barbara Pedersen (Chair), PG&E
Jonathan Polkinghorn (Past Chair), Edward Jones
Bobbi K Beehler, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Michelle Ausburn, BPM LLP
Serena Lienau, Santa Rosa Violence Prevention Partnership
Katy Moranda, Jason Krist Electric
Lindsey Ehrlicher Styles, Engel & Volkers
Megan Nelson, Studio H Designs
Misty Platt, Mason McDuffie Commercial Real Estate
Becky O’Connell
Heidi Silber, Golden State Warriors
Scott Ormerod, Leap Solutions Group, Inc.
Chris Meadors, Realtor
Kelly Engel, Financial Advisor
Erin Whittle, Senior Portfolio Manager, Foundations
Amber Borucki, MD, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Yen Kim Bui, MD PhD F.A.S.E, Kaiser Permanente
Wendy Celaya MA, CCLS, Kaiser Permanente
Paul Fisher, MD, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Melvin Heyman, MD, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Kai Kai Lam, MD, Kaiser Permanente
Shirley Leong, MD, Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Sonia Partap, MD, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
David Pincus, MD, Kaiser Permanente
Leigh Ann Pincus, MSN, PNP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Lauren Mikula Schneider, Psy.D., Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Ami Shah, MD, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Denah Taggart, MD, Kaiser Permanente
Lena Winestone, MD, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Dana Green (Chair), Compass
Francine Anthony, Pantheon Platform
Catherine Aker, Oakland Athletics
Rae Corr, Jonathan and Rae Corr Family Foundation
Deborah Delis, Netskrt Systems Inc
Amanda Higgins, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region
Margaret Huang, Self-employed
Deborah Kirk, Diablo Publications
Travis LoDolce, San Francisco Giants
Tony Majowicz, KRON-TV to MarComm
Melinda Marks, Enterprise Strategy Group
Ann Rowlands, Bay City News Service & Foundation
Paulien Ruijssenaars, AWS
Charles Halladay, JLL
David Lonergan, Vista Capital Advisors
Eric Takaha, Investment Professional
George Madrigal, Penserra
Jason Schlesinger, Robert W. Baird & Co.
John Sun, Aperte Capital, LLC
Phillip Yim, Novogradac & Company LLP
David Jensen, Code Advisors
Ben Kochalski, TMG Partners
David Millstein, PwC (Retired)
Our Young Professional Advisory Council (YPAC) members act as ambassadors for our chapter through fundraising and advocacy activities. The council is made up of professionals under 45 years old who are passionate about being active and philanthropic members of their community.
Nick Centis, Chair, JP Morgan
Megan O'Meara, Vice Chair, LinkedIn
Alexandra Armando, Secretary, Watchtower Management Group
Brad Green, Auction/Sponsorships, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Danielle Hake, Marketing, Carmel Partners
Taryn Harris, Events, Salesforce
Adam Jakubowitz, Treasurer, JP Morgan
David Jensen, Community Engagement, Cahill Contractors
Reed Semcken, Membership/Social Lead, Doordash
| Sarah Barner, Dolby | Zach Levin, GoodRx |
| Joy Chopra, Hired (former) | Elana Levy, UCSF Medical Center |
| Morgan Davis, Asana | Merrill Lynch, Hanson Hong |
| Dana Diefendorf, Glue | Michael Millstein, PwC |
| Rishi Dixit, Valiant Capital | Pareesa Naghavi, Lyra Health |
| Madison Dutra, CBRE | Ryan Park, Fivetran |
| Kayla Ebien-Pesa, Airbnb | John Stafford, Accenture |
| Mario Flaherty, San Francisco Fire Department | Taylor Sanders, National Talent Manager |
| Ramya Gogineni, Adobe | Jeff Fortin, Rippling |
| Madeline Judge, Simplist | Andrew Tiemeier, Finix |
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Olivia Kope, The Wiseman Group |
Vishal Vijayakumar, Cisco Systems |
The Youth Board is a philanthropy and leadership program open to students ages 13 to 18 in the Greater Bay Area who want to support Make-A-Wish by actively fundraising and spreading awareness.
Children are at the heart of Make-A-Wish and it is our goal to have students as advocates for a mission that supports their peers. The Youth Board creatively fundraises in a kid-friendly way, shares ideas to get kids involved, and gives members the opportunity to learn from a network of mentors and community leaders.
Cooper Lee, Chair
Dana Lakowsky, Secretary
Kylie Chang, Fundraising Chair
Rishika Tellamsetty, Event Chair
Navya Kalahasti, Social Chair
Asha Bansal
Aarohi Buddhavarapu
Sophia Cinader
Sadie Cinader
Emerson (Emme) Cannizzo
Liza Corr
Leah Druch
Ana Evans
Alexis Gasner
Dillon Gaber
Grace (GG) Gallagher
Catherine Kaynor
Dana Lakowsky
Cooper Lee
Dylan Lachance
Ryan Magnusson
Ava Madrigal
Maitland Wais
Meila Osborne
Samantha Sherman
Miles Robinson
Meshi Roth
Deetya Rajan
Rishika Tellamsetty
Finley Brown
Tessa Ulvestad
Aashi Vasa
Maya Wade
Ella Wade
Mira Warner
Kylie Chang
Emma Berube
Fiona Mulderrig
Navya Venkatesh Kalahasti
Jingxi (Jessie) Wang
Nikhil Vijay
Rishi Vijay
Wish It Forward Greater Bay Area is an alumni group for families who have experienced a wish with our chapter. The Wish It Forward Council is an incredible group of wish parents and alumnae/i who have stepped forward to help build a community that lives on beyond the wish experience and offers families opportunities to stay connected with our mission.
| Roni Cazin | Mantra Robinson |
| Karen Douglas | Courtney Rodgers |
| Gwen Harsch | Homiara Shamel |
| Deborah Huber | Maria Tribble |
| Amy Hofmann | Donna Van Stralen |
| Melanie Gurunathan | Daniel Vasquez |
| Stacy Keegan | Yang Wei |
| Emelyn Lacayo | Ben White |
| Albert Lou | Joyce Yee |
Milan Alas, wish granted in 2014
Kelly Bauer, sister Becky’s wish granted in 2004
Becky Bauer, wish granted in 2004
Jack Chai, wish granted in 2018
Nathan Galicia, wish granted in 2011
Max Gavenman, wish granted in 2017
Grady Hofmann, wish granted in 2008
Matthew Ilg, wish granted in 2014
Shelby Miguel, wish granted in 1999
Chris Ramirez, wish granted in 2010
Max Saravia, wish granted in 2007
Lena Strickling, wish granted in 2008