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Our Board of Directors approves all grants and policy decisions. Members are community leaders in health and philanthropy, with expertise in fields critical to the operation of the Foundation.

Board of Directors

Peggy Saika, Chair
Elizabeth M. Gomez, Vice Chair
Gary L. Yates, President & CEO
David S. Barlow
Stewart Kwoh, J.D.
Barbara S. Marshall, R.N.
Douglas X. Patiño, Ph.D.
Barbara C. Staggers, M.D.
Luz A. Vega-Marquis
Eugene Washington, M.D.

Executive Staff

Gary L. Yates, President & CEO
Peggy Ericson Graham, Senior Executive Assistant
Caroline Bourgoine, Executive Assistant

Communications Staff

Magdalena Beltrán-del Olmo, Vice President of Communications
Bruce Minnich, Information Systems Manager
Cecilia Laiché, Communications Officer
Adriana Godoy Leiss, Communications Officer
David B. Littlefield, Communications Officer
Denise Barrett, Communications Associate
Sean Frazier, Network/Database Administrator
Janet I. Sandoval, Executive Assistant

Finance & Administration Staff

Margaret W. Minnich, Vice President of Finance & Administration
Hailing M. Wang, Assistant Treasurer
Taryn Lee, Human Resources Manager
Joanne Williams, Accounting Manager
Hsiau-Lu (Cheryl) Lau, Senior Financial Analyst
Linda D. Albala, Accountant
Julie Malcolm, Senior Accounting Assistant
Melody Slotchin, Office Services Coordinator
Nicole Carpenter, Office Services Coordinator

Grants Management Staff

Joan C. Hurley, Director of Grants Management
Kay R. Dawson, Grants Management Database Administrator
Amy B. Scop, Grants Management Associate
Laura Ascencio Real, Senior Grants Management Assistant

Grants Program Staff

Cristina M. Regalado, Vice President of Programs
Fatima Angeles, Director of Evaluation and Organizational Learning
Saba S. Brelvi, Program Director
Jeffrey Seungkyu Kim, Program Director
Frank Lalle, Program Director
Earl Lui, Program Director
Julio Marcial, Program Director
Sandra J. Martínez, Program Director
Amber Lopez Gamble, Executive Assistant
Amy Poppers, Administrative Assistant
Fikre Asmamaw, Senior Program Assistant
Barbara Baker, Program Assistant
Cynthia Cevallos, Program Assistant
Lauri Green, Program Assistant
Samantha Sandoval, Program Assistant
Joanne Tong, Program Assistant
Alexandra Wong, Office Services Coordinator