Ellen Magnin Newman
Ellen Newman Associates
Ellen is the founder of Ellen Newman Associates and has developed products and marketing strategies for diverse clients such as Dole Corporation, McKesson Corporation, Neiman Marcus, Lord and Taylor, and Max Mara and Wells Fargo. She is a founding member of the Retail Management Institute at the University of Santa Clara and currently serves on the Board of the Foundation of City College and the San Francisco Symphony.
Ellen is committed to helping the community and is a Co-Founder and past Chairman Emerita of the University of California San Francisco Foundation. She is also Founding Member and Past President of the University Art Museum at UC-Berkeley and a past member of the Advisory Council at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
Our Team
Board of Directors

Janis MacKenzie
Board Chair

Melissa Chadwick-Dunn
Board Treasurer

Robert Turley
Board Secretary

Pamela Baer
Lifetime Director

George H. Clyde
Lifetime Director

Judy Guggenhime
Lifetime Director

Simone Balch

Howard Chi

Andrew Clark

Susan P. Ehrlich, MD, MPP

Rodney A. Fong

Alfonso Felder

Suzanne Giraudo, PhD

Kimberley Goode

Cristina Huezo

Hemal Kanzaria, MD MSc

Matthew Kinsella

Jenna Lim

Allan E. Low

James D. Marks, MD, PhD

Andrew McCollum

Elizabeth Minick

Ellen Magnin Newman

Candace Sue

Janet Wojcicki, PhD, MPH
Foundation Staff

Kim Meredith
Chief Executive Officer

Gerry Chow
Chief Financial Officer

Jen Wylegala
Chief Development Officer

Paul Rose
Chief External Relations and Communications Officer

Saeed Mirfattah
Chief of Staff

Alice He
Assistant Controller

Allison Arden
Director of Development, Major and Individual Gifts

Melissa Moore
Director of Development, Institutional & Corporate Giving

Jenna Casey
Director of Communications

Quinn King
Associate Director, Development Operations

Tiffany Liu
Associate Director, Grants and Program

Elaine Robertson
Associate Director of Events

Catherine Homsey
Major Gifts Officer - Capital Campaign

David Yu
Senior Accountant and Financial Analyst

Henry Fung
Annual Fund Manager

Beth Ferreira
Gift Compliance Manager

Marissa Filice
Database and Donor Information Manager

Aileen Flores
Senior Development Associate

Kaeya Patel
Marketing and Communications Associate

Alyssa Angeles
Staff Accountant

Iliana Medina
Office Coordinator