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Staff
Diverse, hard-working, and multitalented, our team
collaborates to provide a resource for community-driven philanthropy. Meet the staff of The San Francisco Foundation below. To reach a staff person directly, dial 415.733.8 + the extension number listed below, or call our receptionist at 415.733.8500 for assistance.
Executive Office
Sandra R. Hernández, M.D. [bio]
Chief Executive Officer
srh@sff.org, x518
Scott J. Owens, Jr.
Executive Assistant to the CEO
sjo@sff.org, x518
Philanthropic Services
Nick Hodges [bio]
Vice President for Philanthropic Services
nhodges@sff.org, x507
Bobbie Chapman [bio]
Director of Business Development
bchapman@sff.org, x521
Shona Carter [bio]
Donor Relations Officer
scarter@sff.org, x520
Jackie Anderson Downing [bio]
Donor Relations Officer
jdowning@sff.org, x506
Kristen Angel
Manager, Philanthropic Operations
kma@sff.org, x585
Joshua Jones
Philanthropic Services Assistant
jxj@sff.org, x587
Brenda Jin
Donor Relations Assistant
bjin@sff.org, x502
Kelly Luce
Donor Relations Assistant
kluce@sff.org, x593
Public Affairs and Communications
Sara Ying Rounsaville [bio]
Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications
syk@sff.org, x588
Talya Gould Sanders
Public Affairs and Communications Officer
tmg@sff.org, x555
Cole Krawitz
Public Affairs and Communications Online Specialist
ckrawitz@sff.org, x509
Susan Macintyre
Public Affairs and Communications Assistant
sam@sff.org, x542
Finance
Monica Pressley [bio]
Chief Financial Officer
map@sff.org, x525
Roberta Schutz
Assistant to the CFO and the COO
rschutz@sff.org, x538
Susan Frohlich
Controller
saf@sff.org, x556
Anne Bolla
Business Analyst
abolla@sff.org, x547
Susanne Ginn Meza
Investment Treasury Accountant
smeza@sff.org, x554
Elayne Chin
Senior Accountant
ehc@sff.org, x511
Josie Zocca
Staff Accountant
jzocca@sff.org, x549
Hidelita Sarmiento
Accounts Payable Administrator
hls@sff.org, x568
Grants Management
Jade Nelson
Manager of Grants Administration
jvn@sff.org, x504
Cynthia Gonzales
Grants Assistant
cag@sff.org, x548
Karen Campbell
Grants Assistant
kcampbell@sff.org, x571
Human Resources and Administration
Dee Dee Brantley [bio]
Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Human Resources
ddb@sff.org, x582
Kristen Angel
Manager, Administrative Operations
kma@sff.org, x585
Hidelita Sarmiento
Payroll/Benefits Administrator
hls@sff.org, x568
Angela
Tompkins
Administrative Assistant
axt@sff.org, x530
Esperanza Canes
Receptionist
ecanes@sff.org, x500
Choi Man Wong
Maintenance Assistant
cwong@sff.org, x536
Information Technology
Fred Jacob
IT Manager
fcj@sff.org, x533
Brian Harter
Systems/Database Administrator
bharter@sff.org, x519
Program Department
James W. Head [bio]
Vice President of Programs
jwh@sff.org, x514
Maria Healey
Administrative Coordinator, Program Department
mxh@sff.org, x572
Tessa Rouverol Callejo
FAITHS Program and Civic Engagement Officer
trc@sff.org, x541
Ellie Rossiter
Initiative Officer and Campaign Director, HOPE SF
erossiter@sff.org, x578
Yolanda Alindor
Organizational and Professional Development Officer
yxa@sff.org, x559
Michelle Myles Chambers
Program Assistant
mmc@sff.org, x539
Arts and Culture
Terezita (Tere) Romo [bio]
Program Officer for Arts and Culture
tromo@sff.org, x523
Jaime Cortez
Interim Program Associate
jcortez@sff.org, x528
Kevin Seaman
Program Assistant
kls@sff.org, x508
Community Development
Vanitha Venugopal [bio]
Program Director, Community Development and Investment
vxv@sff.org, x522
Jessica Pitt
Initiative Officer, Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative
jmp@sff.org, x580
Nila Kim
Program Assistant
nkim@sff.org, x540
Community Health
Mark Cloutier [bio]
Program Director, Public Policy, Community Health, and Civic Engagement
mcloutier@sff.org, x584
Andrea Zussman
Disaster Preparedness Officer
abz@sff.org, x532
Prasi Gupta
Program Fellow, Public Policy and Civic Engagement
pgupta@sff.org, x543
Shalini Iyer
Program Fellow, Community Health
siyer@sff.org, x567
Emily Rosenberg
Program Assistant
err@sff.org, x529
Education
Lisa Villarreal [bio]
Program Officer, Education
lrv@sff.org, x563
Tara Genea Wilson
Program Fellow, Education
twilson@sff.org, x527
Anna Karrer Manley
Program Assistant
aek@sff.org, x562
Environment
Francesca Vietor [bio]
Program Officer, Environment
fvietor@sff.org, x517
Kate White
Initiative Officer, Great Communities Collaborative
kwhite@sff.org, x505
Jessica Buendía
Program Fellow, Environment
jbuendia@sff.org, x580
Sarah Chun
Program Assistant
ssc@sff.org, x524
Koshland Program
Retha Robinson [bio]
Director, Koshland Program
rsa@sff.org, x561
Evelia Perez
Program Coordinator
eperez@sff.org, x564
Shannon D. Malone
Butler Koshland Fellow
smalone@sff.org, x558
Spencer Naar
Koshland Program Assistant
snaar@sff.org, x569
Staff Bios
CEO
Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., is chief executive officer of The San Francisco Foundation. Dr. Hernández is a graduate of Yale University, Tufts School of Medicine, and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Prior to becoming CEO of the Foundation, she served as the director of public health for the City and County of San Francisco. She is an assistant clinical professor at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine and maintains an active clinical practice at San Francisco General Hospital in the AIDS clinic. Dr. Hernández currently serves on the boards of Blue Shield of California, the Blue Shield of California Foundation, First Republic Bank, Mills College, and The Bay Citizen. She is also a trustee of the Western Asbestos Settlement Trust and a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Economic Advisory Council, the Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Leadership Council, the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Public Policy Committee, the Yale University Council, the UCSF Chancellor’s Advisory Board, and the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute Advisory Board. Her prior affiliations include President Clinton’s Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Healthcare Industry; the Council on Foundations; the Institute of Medicine’s Committees on the Consequences of Uninsurance and the Implementation of Antiviral Medication Strategies for an Influenza Pandemic; and Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government Executive Session on Philanthropy. Dr. Hernández also co-chaired San Francisco’s Universal Healthcare Council.
Executive Management
Dee Dee Brantley is the Foundation's chief operating officer and vice president of human resources. She has extensive background in business and human capital
management. Her experience spans multiple industry sectors, geographies, and disciplines throughout the business community. Before joining The San
Francisco Foundation, Ms. Brantley served in a variety of senior positions with
Sun Microsystems, PeopleSoft Inc., and Korn/Ferry Futurestep, Inc. She is a
current member of Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy and the National Center
for Black Philanthropy and has previously served on the International
Human Resources Information Management Board. Ms. Brantley is also on the HR
committee of the Fiscal and Administrative Officers Group for community
foundations. She earned a Bachelor’s in Business and Economics and a
Master’s degree in Business Administration from Holy Names College.
James W. Head is vice president of programs at The San Francisco Foundation and has more than 25 years of experience in the field of community and economic development. Previously, Mr. Head served as president of the National Economic Development and Law Center for 18 years. A lawyer by training, Mr. Head has significant nonprofit management, programmatic, and legal experience and has worked on nonprofit legal and finance issues as a consultant to foundations, business, and government, and as a professor of law. His past and present affiliations and community service include the community advisory board of Union Bank of California, member and past board president of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association; board member of Northern California Grantmakers, the National Center for Youth Law, and the Neighborhood Funders Group; as well as adjunct professor of law at U.C. Hastings, U.C. Berkeley (Boalt) and Santa Clara University Law Schools in the Bay Area. Additionally, Mr. Head has recently been appointed Commissioner for the Port of Oakland and serves on the Aviation and Commercial Real Estate committees. He has also formerly served as an advisor to the 2001 Race Commission in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a member and chair of the Consumer Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Board, and was a founding board member of the California Community Economic Development Lending Initiative. Mr. Head holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and a law degree from the University of Georgia, School of Law. He holds state bar memberships in Georgia, Florida, and California.
Nick Hodges serves as the Foundation’s vice president for philanthropic services, overseeing business development and donor relations. He works closely with donors and Foundation Program staff to maximize donors’ philanthropic impact. Nick was with the Schwab Charitable Fund for more than 20 years, most recently serving as the chief operating officer where he managed the fundraising team. He serves on the board of the Horizons Foundation and chairs its planned giving committee, and serves on the advisory board of Ashoka’s Youth Venture in the Bay Area. Nick has a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy certification from the American College and is completing his Bachelor’s in Business Economics from the University of San Francisco.
Monica Pressley has been the Foundation's chief financial officer for eight years, managing the Foundation's assets, now totaling $ 1 billion. Monica brings to her senior management role a wealth of expertise in nonprofit community service, asset management, and strategic planning. Previously, she was a chief administrative officer for Barclays Global Investors, director of finance for Dividend Development Corporation, and a consultant for Charles Schwab & Co. She served with Harvard Community Partners to support Bay Area nonprofits, and received the Jim Stocker Award for Volunteer Excellence. She earned her Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s in Economics from UCLA.
Sara Ying Rounsaville serves as The San Francisco Foundation's vice president of public affairs and communications. With over 20 years of communications experience in the private, public, and philanthropic sectors, Ms. Rounsaville is responsible for the Foundation's integrated communications strategy and brand. Before joining The San Francisco Foundation, Ms. Rounsaville was director of public affairs at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. She has previously served as senior policy advisor to Lieutenant Governor Leo McCarthy, and producer, writer, and reporter for Asian Health Reports on KTSF-Channel 26. She has served on the boards of Asian Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy and Planned Parenthood Golden Gate. She is a member of the Independent Sector's Public Affairs Committee, The Council on Foundation's Media and Public Affairs Committee, and Nihonmachi Little Friends Public Relations Committee. Ms. Rounsaville holds a Bachelors in Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
Donor Services
Bobbie Chapman is the director of business development responsible for developing relationships with prospective donors and their wealth advisors. Bobbie has a 30-year background in philanthropy development, incorporating financial, corporate, community relations, fundraising, and volunteer perspectives. She joins the Foundation after four years at Schwab Charitable, where she provided education, counsel, and access to strategic charitable planning strategies and tools for individuals and independent advisors in Northern California, South-Central United States, and the Pacific Northwest. She was also responsible for relationship development with the philanthropy marketplace, affiliated associations, and with Schwab Advisor Services nationwide. Prior to joining Schwab Charitable, she served as the senior community relations liaison for American Airlines in Northern California. Bobbie is on the executive board of the Marin Theater Company and volunteers for Cystic Fibrosis and Breast Cancer Awareness organizations. She became a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy at The American College.
Shona Carter serves as a donor relations officer, working closely with donors to provide strategic consulting to facilitate their philanthropic aspirations. With 12 years of experience, Shona comes to the Foundation with a diverse range of expertise from the private, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors. She is effective at identifying, engaging, and establishing formal partnerships, while also responding to changing environments. Prior to The San Francisco Foundation, Shona was an advancement officer for the Foundation of City College of San Francisco where she cultivated high net worth and corporate donors. Before this role, Shona worked at the East Bay Community Foundation as the primary manager of The Clorox Company corporate fund. In this role, she facilitated the grantmaking of nearly $4 million to Oakland’s education, youth development, and arts communities. Shona holds a Bachelors of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Mills College in Oakland. She is a former Forté Foundation fellow and current member, and a member of Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy.
Jackie Anderson Downing is a donor relations officer dedicated to supporting the Foundation’s family of donors. Whether a long-time donor or new to the Foundation, Jackie is passionate about responding to our donors’ needs to ensure they meet their philanthropic goals and make a difference on the issues that are important to them. Prior to joining the Foundation, Jackie served in senior leadership roles at several Bay Area nonprofits, including Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Network, where Jackie ran the individual donor program, while growing GSA Network’s brand, profile, and communication’s capacity on a national scale. Prior to GSA Network, Jackie was co-director of World Bridges in Oakland, a nonprofit dedicated to developing the leadership capacity of low-income, Bay Area youth of color. Jackie is a graduate of Oberlin College and a recipient of the Howard R. Swearer National Student Humanitarian Award from Brown University. She previously served on the board of the international human rights nonprofit School of the Americas Watch and worked as a human rights observer in Colombia.
Program Department Management
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH, program director for public policy,
community health, and civic engagement, leads the Foundation’s
activities and initiatives to correct health disparities by expanding
access to care, promoting community based prevention, and advancing
health reform. He will lead the Foundation’s efforts to address state
budget issues and the intersection in the economic development, social,
cultural, education, and health arenas effecting low-income communities
and communities of color. Mr. Cloutier has a wealth of experience in
health policy, healthcare consulting, public health, and executive
management. Most recently he was principal at Sellers Dorsey, where he
managed the firm’s population/public health portfolio with a focus on
LGBT health. Previously, he was CEO of the San Francisco AIDS
Foundation, where he led its transformation into a thought leader on
evidenced-based strategies to control and end the HIV epidemic. He was
also concurrently president of the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation, an
affiliate of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, where he oversaw the
development of the strategic plan and the execution of the business
strategy. Earlier, he consulted in the healthcare arena, concentrating
on bioethics, healthcare allocation strategies, and redesign of primary
care. Mr. Cloutier earned a Bachelor's degree from Lewis and Clark
College and has Masters degrees in Public Policy and Public Health from
the University of California, Berkeley.
Retha Robinson is the director of the Koshland Program, a community development program that is working toward civic unity, leadership development, neighborhood partnerships, and encouraging civic participation and celebrating unsung community heroes. Under Ms. Robinson's guidance, each year the Koshland Program chooses a neighborhood in the Bay Area and makes a
five-year commitment towards improving the quality of life. Ms. Robinson has been with the Foundation for over two decades, working primarily in community building efforts throughout Bay Area neighborhoods. She is chair of the board of directors of the Girls After School Academy and chief financial officer of Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy. Ms. Robinson is a member of the Association of
Black Foundation Executives, the National Center for Black Philanthropy, and Neighborhood Funders Group, and an advisory board member of the Bay Area Women and Children's Resource Center. She received a
Bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University.
Terezita (Tere) Romo is the program officer for arts and culture. An independent curator and scholar, she recently served as the arts project coordinator at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC). Previously, she was the arts director at the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum in Chicago and resident curator at The Mexican Museum in San Francisco, where she organized exhibitions and public programs. She was the program manager for the Organizational Support Program at the California Arts Council, where she developed a Traditional Arts Program and participated in the development of the Multi-Cultural Arts Programs. She has served as reviewer for the National Endowment for the Arts, Alpert Awards, Denver Airport, and Sacramento Public Art Programs. An art historian, she has published essays on Chicana/o art and is the author of “Malaquias Montoya” (2011), an artist monograph within the UCLA CSRC book series “A Ver: Revisioning Art History.” She was also the lead curator for “Art Along the Hyphen: the Mexican-American Generation,” one of four exhibitions organized within the CSRC’s “LA Xicano,” a collaborative project within the Getty Foundation’s regional initiative called “Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945-1980.” She holds a Master’s degree in art history.
Vanitha Venugopal, program director of community development and investment, has worked in the field for more than two decades, as an urban planner, facilities and policy analyst, and legislative aide. Most recently, she served as a senior program officer for community revitalization at the Surdna Foundation, a national family foundation based in New York City where she developed a portfolio of grants focused on transit-oriented development, energy efficiency retrofits in affordable housing, and building new voices for equity. She is a co-founding member of Chhaya CDC, which provides housing services to South Asians in New York City, and a former board member of Habitat for Humanity-NYC and Asian Americans for Equality. Vanitha holds a Master’s in Community and Regional Planning from Iowa State University, and a Bachelor’s of Architecture from the JNT University in India.
- Francesca Vietor photo
Francesca Vietor, program officer for the environment, oversees the Foundation's efforts to improve the environmental health and well-being of the Bay Area's most vulnerable and impacted communities while protecting and preserving the region's natural environment. Francesca is also president of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, where she leads policymaking for the City and County of San Francisco’s water, wastewater, and municipal power services. Most recently, she was executive director of the Chez Panisse Foundation, where she advanced nutrition education. Previously, she was president of the Urban Forest Council, president of the Commission on the Environment, and chair of the Mayor’s Environmental Transition Team. She has served on the boards of the Center for Environmental Health, Commonweal, Environmental Working Group, and the Goldman Fund. Francesca holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree from Georgetown University and is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California College of the Arts. She also pens a blog for The Huffington Post.
Lisa Villarreal, program officer for
education, has over 25 years of experience in public education, serving as a teacher, counselor, and
administrator at the local level, a director of grants and professional
development programs at the county, state, and university levels, and a national
consultant on education reform and community school partnerships. Before coming
to The San Francisco Foundation in 2005, Lisa was the executive director for
the CRESS Center (Cooperative Research and Extension Services for Students), the Center for
Community School Partnerships, and the Healthy Start Field Office, all at the University of California,
Davis. She currently serves on the national board of directors for Grantmakers for
Education, and is vice-chair of the National Coalition for Community Schools. A
first-generation Mexican American, Lisa holds a Bachelor's in Psychology and a Master's in
Education.