Pamela Baer

Board of Directors

Lifetime Director

Community Leader

Pam Baer is a native Texan who graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with a marketing/finance degree. Pam started her career in New York City, then married and started a family in San Francisco. Pam has become a San Francisco-based community leader whose philanthropic work includes projects related to social good and healthcare for the vulnerable.

Pam became involved with San Francisco General Hospital after experiencing their life-saving care on behalf of her son. She joined the board of the SFGH Foundation in 2002 and served until 2019, at which point she was named a Lifetime Director. Pam remains very involved today with the Foundation and the Transform Mental and Behavioral Health Fund, which she founded in 2019.

Pam also serves as a Founder’s Circle Member of Every Mother Counts (EMC), a Board Member of the Giants Community Fund, and an Advisory Board Member of Nest, an organization dedicated to improving women’s well-being and preserving important cultural traditions around the world.

In addition to her foundation work, Pam has held many trustee and board positions, such as the Contemporary Jewish Museum and Jewish Women’s Giving Circle, along with schools and initiatives that benefit her local community. Implementing solutions for society’s vulnerable issues is a passion. Pam is married to Larry Baer, CEO of the SF Giants, and together they have four children.

Our Team

Board of Directors

Janis MacKenzie

Board Chair

Founder & President, MacKenzie Communications For more than 30 years, Janis has led a successful marketing and communications agency that helps organizations and individuals communicate...

Melissa Chadwick-Dunn

Board Treasurer

Portfolio Manager, RS Investments Melissa is a Portfolio Manager at RS Investments, an Affiliate of Victory Capital, and manages $15 billion of growth equity assets....

Howard Chi

Board Secretary

COO, San Francisco SPCA Howard Chi is currently the COO of San Francisco SPCA. For over 20 years, Howard has led multi-million dollar brands and...

Pamela Baer

Lifetime Director

Community Leader Pam Baer is a native Texan who graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with a marketing/finance degree. Pam started her career...

George H. Clyde

Lifetime Director

Community Leader George led the effort to create the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation in 1993 and chaired the Foundation’s Board in its formative years....

Judy Guggenhime

Lifetime Director

Community Leader Judy previously worked for Election Central, an independent nonprofit organization providing results to the news media in Houston. Moving to San Francisco, she...

Maria Ansari, MD

CEO and Executive Director – The Permanente Medical Group; President and CEO – Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group; Co-CEO – The Permanente Federation Maria Ansari, MD,...

Simone Balch

Simone Balch is Sonen Capital’s Chief Growth Officer and is responsible for developing and driving the firm’s growth strategies. In addition to overseeing the sales...

John H. Bell

Principal, Mercer (US) Inc. John earned a BA in Economics from Furman University in Greenville, SC. He began his insurance career in 1983 as a...

Andrew Clark

President, Strategic Aid Partnerships Andrew graduated from Saint Mary’s College and the University of San Francisco School of Law. He is the President of Strategic...

Susan P. Ehrlich, MD, MPP

Chief Executive Officer, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Dr. Ehrlich is the Chief Executive Officer of the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital...

Rodney A. Fong

President & CEO, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Rodney A. Fong is a native San Franciscan and a third-generation owner of the world-famous Wax Museum...

Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH

Vice Dean, UCSF School of Medicine at ZSFG Dr. Fuentes-Afflick has been a UCSF faculty member since 1993. She is Professor and Vice Dean for...

Suzanne Giraudo, PhD

Health Commissioner, San Francisco Health Commission Dr. Giraudo is a psychologist and is the Clinical Director of the California Pacific Medical Center Department of Pediatrics...

Kimberley Goode

Chief Communications and Social Impact Officer, BMO Financial Group Kimberley Goode thrives on tackling tough challenges and developing the talent needed to address them. She currently...

Cristina Huezo

Vice President, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Cristina is Vice President at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the philanthropic organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla...

Hemal Kanzaria, MD MSc

Professor, UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine; Chief of Performance Excellence, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Dr. Hemal Kanzaria, MD, MSc, is a...

Matthew Kinsella

Venture Capital, Partner, Maverick Ventures Matt joined Maverick in 2005 and was responsible for the public software investment effort through 2014, with a particular focus...

Jenna Lim

Jenna is the founder and CEO of TRIVAD, Inc., a global company and recipient of many awards, specializing in architecting and designing IT and Cybersecurity...

James D. Marks, MD, PhD

Chief of Performance Excellence, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Dr. Marks received his medical degree from UCSF, where he also completed residencies in Internal Medicine and...

Andrew McCollum

CEO, Philo Andrew attended Harvard College, taking time off as part of the founding team of Facebook, and graduating with an AB in Computer Science...

Theodore Miclau, III, MD

Lifetime Director

Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Ted completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Elizabeth Minick

Managing Director, San Francisco-East Bay Market Executive at Bank of America Liz Minick is the San Francisco-East Bay Market executive at Bank of America leading...

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,...

Candace Sue

Head of Academic Relations, Chegg Inc. Candace A. Sue is head of Academic Relations at Chegg, Inc. In this role, she works to engage and...

Janet Wojcicki, PhD, MPH

Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics, UCSF Dr. Wojcicki is an anthropologist and epidemiologist with an expertise in early life risk factors for the development of obesity and associated...

Foundation Staff

Kim Meredith

Chief Executive Officer

Kim Meredith is Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation and acts as the chief strategist, fundraiser, and advocate for one of...

Gerry Chow

Chief Financial Officer

Gerry Chow joined the Foundation in 2015. Previously, he served as Vice President of Finance and Risk Management for Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, and...

Rebecca Schuett

Chief Development Officer

Rebecca has 20 years of experience working in philanthropy in the Bay Area and currently serves as the Chief Development Officer at the San Francisco...

Paul Rose

Chief External Relations and Communications Officer

Prior to joining the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, Paul was a partner at Lighthouse Public Affairs, where he worked with clients on communications and...