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Leadership CORPS
Class of 2022

Evan Adams, Commissioner, Foster City Planning Commission
Evan Adams
(he, him, his)
Commissioner
Foster City Planning Commission
Kristen Armbruster, Human Resources Manager, Town of Hillsborough
Kristen Armbruster
(she, her, hers)
Human Resources Manager
Town of Hillsborough
Anthony Au-Yeung, Financial Controller, Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association
Anthony Au-Yeung
(he, him, his)
Financial Controller
Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association
Jeanne Back, Board Member, San Mateo Public Library Foundation
Jeanne Back
(she, her, hers)
Board Member
San Mateo Public Library Foundation
Aisha Baro, Executive Director, Life Science Cares
Aisha Baro
(she, her, hers)
Executive Director
Life Science Cares
Pat Calihan, Senior Vice President, Investments, Prometheus Real Estate Group
Pat Calihan
(he, him, his)
Senior Vice President, Investments
Prometheus Real Estate Group
Sophie Cole, MD, Councilmember, Town of Hillsborough
Sophie Cole, MD
(she, her, hers)
Councilmember
Town of Hillsborough
Eric DeBode, Executive Director, Abundant Grace Coastside Worker
Eric DeBode
(he, him, his)
Executive Director
Abundant Grace Coastside Worker
Stephen Dover, Chief Market Strategist, Head of Franklin Templeton Investment Institute, Franklin Templeton
Stephen Dover
Chief Market Strategist, Head of Franklin Templeton Investment Institute
Franklin Templeton
Christina Fernandez, Assistant to the City Manager / CSO, City of South San Francisco
Christina Fernandez
(she, her, hers)
Assistant to the City Manager / CSO
City of South San Francisco
Eddie Flores, Councilmember, City of South San Francisco
Eddie Flores
(he, him, el)
Councilmember
City of South San Francisco
Ken Giacotto, Deputy Fire Chief, Central County Fire Department
Ken Giacotto
(he, him, his)
Deputy Fire Chief
Central County Fire Department
Alexandra Gillen, Board Member, San Mateo Public Library Foundation
Alexandra Gillen
Board Member
San Mateo Public Library Foundation
Greg Gonzalez, Operation Manager, AbilityPath
Greg Gonzalez
(he, him, his)
Operation Manager
AbilityPath
Alicia Heneghan, Leadership Coach, UC Berkeley
Alicia Heneghan
(she, her, hers)
Leadership Coach
UC Berkeley
Karin Huber-Levy, Commissioner, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission of County of San Mateo
Karin Huber-Levy
(she, her, hers)
Commissioner
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Commission of County of San Mateo
Dana Johnson, Co-Chair, County of San Mateo-LGBTQ Commission and the PRIDE Initiative
Dana Johnson
(they, them, theirs)
Co-Chair
County of San Mateo- LGBTQ Commission & PRIDE Initiative
Susan Kokores, Commissioner, SMC Commission on the Status of Women
Susan Kokores
(she, her, hers)
Commissioner
SMC Commission on the Status of Women
Suzanne Lee, Senior Manager, Corporate Relations, Genentech, Inc.
Suzanne Lee
(she, her, hers)
Senior Manager, Corporate Relations
Genentech, Inc.
Daisy Li, CEO & Founder, Moonstar Charitable Organization
Daisy Li
(she, her, hers)
CEO & Founder
Moonstar Charitable Organization
Antonio López, Councilmember, City of East Palo Alto
Antonio López
(he, him, his)
Councilmember
City of East Palo Alto
Ben McMullan, Systems Change Advocate, Center For Independence of Individuals with Disabilities
Ben McMullan
(he, him, his)
Systems Change Advocate
Center For Independence of Individuals with Disabilities
James Moore, City Librarian, City of San Mateo
James Moore
(he, him, his)
City Librarian
City of San Mateo
Robert Nisbet, (Former) City Manager, City of Half Moon Bay
Robert Nisbet
(he, him, his)
(Former) City Manager
City of Half Moon Bay
Christine Padilla, Director, Build UP for San Mateo County’s Children
Christine Padilla
(she, her, hers)
Director
Build UP for San Mateo County’s Children
Lisa Perry, Community Leader, City of Redwood City
Lisa Perry
(she, her, hers)
Community Leader
City of Redwood City
Anita Rees, Executive Director, Pacifica Resource Center
Anita Rees
(she, her, hers)
Executive Director
Pacifica Resource Center
Tim Russell, Program Director, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Tim Russell
(he, him, his)
Program Director
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Kalimah Salahuddin, Co-Founder / Trustee, REACH Coalition / Jefferson Union High School District
Kalimah Salahuddin
(she, her, hers)
Co-Founder / Trustee
REACH Coalition / Jefferson Union High School District
Tish Scola, Director of Admissions and Enrollment, Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew’s
Tish Scola
(she, her, hers)
Director of Admissions and Enrollment
Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew’s
Malcolm Scovil, CEO & Founder, TLDR, Inc.
Malcolm Scovil
(he, him, his)
CEO & Founder
TLDR, Inc.
Ross Sit, Board Member, Moonstar Charitable Organization
Ross Sit
(she, her, hers)
Board Member
Moonstar Charitable Organization
Patrick Sullivan, Broker/Owner, Liberty Realty Investments
Patrick Sullivan
(he, him, his)
Broker/Owner
Liberty Realty Investments
Christine Thorsteinson, Director, Early Childhood Education, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Christine Thorsteinson
(she, her, hers)
Director, Early Childhood Education
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Tiffany Ung, Family Services Unit Manager, Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association
Tiffany Ung
(she, her, hers)
Family Services Unit Manager
Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association
Bryan Vander Lugt, Senior Scientist, Amgen, Inc.
Bryan Vander Lugt
(he, him, his)
Senior Scientist
Amgen, Inc.
Yvonne Webb, Board Member, San Mateo County Health Foundation
Yvonne Webb
(she, her, hers)
Board Member
San Mateo County Health Foundation
Kate Wilson, Senior Director, Public Affairs, Gilead Sciences
Kate Wilson
(she, her, hers)
Senior Director, Public Affairs
Gilead Sciences
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Titles represent participants’ position at the time of class participation
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