Leadership CORPS

Class of 2026

Titles represent participants’ position at the time of class participation.

Laurie Davies Adams

Councilmember

Town of Hillsborough

Renee Anderson

(she, her, hers)

Head of Product Strategy, Franklin Equity Group

Franklin Templeton

Susan Baker

(she, her, hers)

Chief Executive Officer

Burlingame/SFO Chamber of Commerce

Stephanie Balon

(she, her, hers)

Executive Director & Co-Founder

Kapwa Kultural Center & Cafe

Mia Bernardino

(she, her, hers)

Director, Real Estate Investments

Emerson Collective

Maz Bozorginia

(he, him, his)

Public Works Director/City Engineer

City of Brisbane

Kendra Calvert

(she, her, hers)

Public Engagement Manager

City of Menlo Park

Cecilia Chu

(she, they)

Executive Director

Friends for Youth

Erick Colomer

(he, him, his)

Regional Director - NSMC Career Centers

JobTrain

Maggie Cornejo

(she, her, hers)

Principal

Cornejo Consulting

Joy Dardenelle

(she, her, hers)

Executive Director - District Improvement and Support

San Mateo County Office of Education

Sarah Minczeski Delisle

(she, her, hers)

Owner

Kalorama Strategies

Mark Dinan

(he, him, his)

Vice Mayor

City of East Palo Alto

Angela Duldulao

(she, her, hers)

Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation

City of South San Francisco

Amira Elbeshbeshy

(she, her, hers)

Directing Attorney

The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County

Michelle Estabillo

(she, her, hers)

City Clerk

Town of Colma

Jeff Fornesi

(he, him, his)

Assistant Director of Public Works

City of Daly City

Cari Guittard

(she, her, hers)

Strategist, Department of Emergency Management

County of San Mateo

Francine Hunt

(she, her, hers)

Director of Administrative Services

Menlo Park Fire Protection District

Zoe Hunton

(she, her, hers)

Associate General Counsel

Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation

Jeremy Kirshner

(he, him, his)

Deputy City Manager

City of Burlingame

Shiri Klima

Assistant City Manager

City of East Palo Alto

Felicia Leong

(she, her, hers)

Chief Executive Officer

Daly City/Colma Chamber

Michele Lew

(she, her, hers)

Senior Vice President & Chief Government Relations Officer

Stanford Medicine Childrens Health

Leah Lockhart

(she, her, hers)

Human Resources Director

City of South San Francisco

Ernesto Lucero

(he, him, his)

Economic Development Manager

City of South San Francisco

Bani Malhotra

(she, her, hers)

Consultant, Head of Product

Stealth Startup

Julie Mau

(she, her, hers)

Assistant Deputy Chief

San Francisco Fire Department (Ret.)

Amar Mehta

(he, him, his)

Chief Legal Officer

Waymo

Effie Milionis Verducci

(she, her, hers)

Director, Strategic Communications

County of San Mateo

Andrea Pappajohn

(she, her, hers)

Environmental Program Manager

City of Millbrae

Daniel Platt

(he, him, his)

Principal

Neumann Capital Management

Mary Prem

(she, her, hers)

Chief Executive Officer

South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

Ryan Reynolds

(he, him, his)

Assistant Director, Department of Emergency Management

County of San Mateo

Shane Ross

(she, her, hers)

Labor Standards Manager

County of San Mateo

Julie Sims

(she, her, hers)

Founder

Elevate Your Story

Michelle Stulbarg

(she, her, hers)

Chief Operations Officer

One Life Counseling Center

Angela Taylor

(she, her, hers)

Director

San Mateo Adult and Career Education

Desiree Thayer

Councilmember

City of Burlingame

Crystal Tilton

(she, her, hers)

Chief Executive Officer

Foster City Chamber of Commerce

Jennifer Torai

(she, her, hers)

Senior Director, Local Government Affairs

Stanford Health Care

Elizabeth Wells

(she, her, hers)

Executive Director

Foundation for a College Education

Karina Wilhelms

(she, her, hers)

Executive Director

San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation

Kwanée Womack

(she, her, hers)

Senior Director of Career Training and Education

JobTrain

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