Board of Directors


Board of Directors

Executive Officers

Lennies Gutierrez

Lennies Gutierrez

Chair of the Board - Director of Government Affairs, South Bay & Peninsula, Comcast

Aaron Aknin

Aaron Aknin

Vice Chair – Economic Development - Principal & Co-Owner, Good City Company

Manuel Martinez

Manuel Martinez

Vice Chair - Membership Services, Funding & Communications - Owner, LV Mar / La Viga

Jamillah Moore

Jamillah Moore

Vice Chair - Community Development - Vice President- Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, SFSU

Don Cecil

Don Cecil

Vice Chair - Governmental Relations - Principal, MC2 Bay Area Public & Government Affairs Consulting

Bill Graham

Bill Graham

Chief Financial Officer - President, Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital

Peter Tsai

Peter Tsai

Past Chair of the Board - Vice President, The Sobrato Organization

Rosanne Foust

Rosanne Foust

Deputy Chair - President & CEO, SAMCEDA

Amy Buckmaster

Amy Buckmaster

President & Chief Executive Officer, Chamber San Mateo County

Chamber San Mateo County Board

TERM EXPIRING 2024

Clay Jones

Clay Jones

President & CEO, Heritage Bank of Commerce

Ellen Kamei

Ellen Kamei

External Affairs Area Manager, AT&T

Laura Parmer-Lohan

Laura Parmer-Lohan

Chief of Staff, Amgen SSF

Diana Bautista

Diana Bautista

Government Relations Manager, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

Chris Weber

Chris Weber

Director, Real Estate & Facilities, Oracle Corporation

Samantha Friesz

Samantha Friesz

Development Executive, Google

Chris Lunny

Chris Lunny

Global Real Estate and Facilities, Meta

TERM EXPIRING 2025

Evan Boyd

Evan Boyd

General Manager & Assistant Regional Manager, Recology

John Fong

John Fong

President, Kenson Ventures

Julie Lind

Julie Lind

Executive Secretary-Treasurer, San Mateo Labor Council

Kim Lopez

Kim Lopez

President, Cañada College

Mary Morrissey Parden

Mary Morrissey Parden

Agent & Owner, The Parden Agency

Simon North

Simon North

Principal/Vice President, BKF Engineers

Rich Sacher

Rich Sacher

Executive Vice President & District Manager, Graniterock

Charles Stone

Charles Stone

Partner, Goethals Legal

TERM EXPIRING 2026

April Chan

April Chan

General Manager/CEO Samtrans

Leah Cowan

Leah Cowan

Government Relations Manager, Sutter Health

Greg Greenway

Greg Greenway

Executive Director, Seaport Industrial Association

Dawn Jedkins

Dawn Jedkins

Associate Principal, Project Executive, DES Architects & Engineers

Tara Korlipara

Tara Korlipara

Director, Development, Longfellow

Kate Mosley

Kate Mosley

Owner, OrangeTheory Fitness Redwood City

Seamus Murphy

Seamus Murphy

Executive Director, WETA

Mark Murray

Mark Murray

Principal, Lane Partners

Chamber San Mateo County Past Chair Council

Mario Rendon

Mario Rendon

District Director, Office of Congressman Kevin Mullin

2020 – 2021

Josh Perry

Josh Perry

Founder & Former CEO, Pierry Inc., A Wunderman Company

2018 – 2019

Steve Elliott

Steve Elliott

Managing Director of Real Estate Development, Stanford University

2017 – 2018

Stacey Wagner

Stacey Wagner

Director of Public Affairs, Kaiser Permanente

2012 – 2013

Ben Paul

Ben Paul

Executive Managing Director, Cushman and Wakefield

2011

Jeff Gee

Jeff Gee

Vice President, Swinerton Management & Consulting

2008

Rosanne Foust

Rosanne Foust

President & CEO, SAMCEDA

2003

Jim Hartnett

Jim Hartnett

CEO, HJSR Solutions LLC

2002

Alyn Beals

Alyn Beals

President & CEO, Beals Martin, Inc.

2001 – 2010

Dani Gasparini

Dani Gasparini

Owner, GB Consulting

1999

Frank Bartaldo

Frank Bartaldo

Consultant, Heritage Bank of Commerce

1997

Larry Aikins

Larry Aikins

Broker/Owner, Terrace Associates

1982 – 1989