Leadership CORPS

Class of 2026

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

Kwanée Womack
(she, her, hers)
Senior Director of Career Training and Education
JobTrain
Karina Wilhelms
(she, her, hers)
Executive Director
San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation
Elizabeth Wells
(she, her, hers)
Executive Director
Foundation for a College Education
Jennifer Torai
(she, her, hers)
Senior Director, Local Government Affairs
Stanford Health Care
Crystal Tilton
(she, her, hers)
Chief Executive Officer
Foster City Chamber of Commerce
Desiree Thayer
Councilmember
City of Burlingame
Angela Taylor
(she, her, hers)
Director
San Mateo Adult and Career Education
Michelle Stulbarg
(she, her, hers)
Chief Operations Officer
One Life Counseling Center
Julie Sims
(she, her, hers)
Founder
Elevate Your Story
Shane Ross
(she, her, hers)
Labor Standards Manager
County of San Mateo
Ryan Reynolds
(he, him, his)
Assistant Director, Department of Emergency Management
County of San Mateo
Mary Prem
(she, her, hers)
Chief Executive Officer
South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Platt
(he, him, his)
Principal
Neumann Capital Management
Andrea Pappajohn
(she, her, hers)
Environmental Program Manager
City of Millbrae
Effie Milionis Verducci
(she, her, hers)
Director, Strategic Communications
County of San Mateo
Amar Mehta
(he, him, his)
Chief Legal Officer
Waymo
Julie Mau
(she, her, hers)
Assistant Deputy Chief
San Francisco Fire Department (Ret.)
Bani Malhotra
(she, her, hers)
Consultant, Head of Product
Stealth Startup
Ernesto Lucero
(he, him, his)
Economic Development Manager
City of South San Francisco
Leah Lockhart
(she, her, hers)
Human Resources Director
City of South San Francisco
Michele Lew
(she, her, hers)
Senior Vice President & Chief Government Relations Officer
Stanford Medicine Childrens Health
Felicia Leong
(she, her, hers)
Chief Executive Officer
Daly City/Colma Chamber
Shiri Klima
Assistant City Manager
City of East Palo Alto
Jeremy Kirshner
(he, him, his)
Deputy City Manager
City of Burlingame
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
Cari Guittard
(she, her, hers)
Strategist, Department of Emergency Management
County of San Mateo
Jeff Fornesi
(he, him, his)
Assistant Director of Public Works
City of Daly City
Michelle Estabillo
(she, her, hers)
City Clerk
Town of Colma
Amira Elbeshbeshy
(she, her, hers)
Directing Attorney
The Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Angela Duldulao
(she, her, hers)
Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation
City of South San Francisco
Mark Dinan
(he, him, his)
Vice Mayor
City of East Palo Alto
Sarah Minczeski Delisle
(she, her, hers)
Owner
Kalorama Strategies
Joy Dardenelle
(she, her, hers)
Executive Director - District Improvement and Support
San Mateo County Office of Education
Maggie Cornejo
(she, her, hers)
Principal
Cornejo Consulting
Erick Colomer
(he, him, his)
Regional Director - NSMC Career Centers
JobTrain
Cecilia Chu
(she, they)
Executive Director
Friends for Youth
Kendra Calvert
(she, her, hers)
Public Engagement Manager
City of Menlo Park
Maz Bozorginia
(he, him, his)
Public Works Director/City Engineer
City of Brisbane
Mia Bernardino
(she, her, hers)
Director, Real Estate Investments
Emerson Collective
Stephanie Balon
(she, her, hers)
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Kapwa Kultural Center & Cafe
Susan Baker
(she, her, hers)
Chief Executive Officer
Burlingame/SFO Chamber of Commerce
Renee Anderson
(she, her, hers)
Head of Product Strategy, Franklin Equity Group
Franklin Templeton
Laurie Davies Adams
Councilmember
Town of Hillsborough
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