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 with clarity, authenticity and impact – to customers, employees, media, influencers, and the broader community. The firm’s clients span a spectrum of industries and geographies, from health care, to education, to transportation and major non-profits, locally, nationally and internationally.
An active member of the Bay Area business community, Janis is a current board member and past Chair of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, where she advocates for attracting, developing and retaining businesses in San Francisco and the region. She also serves on Wells Fargo’s Community Advisory Board, the board of the British-American Business Council, and is a member of the International Women’s Forum. Previously, she chaired the Saint Francis Foundation and served on other regional nonprofit boards, including SPUR, SF Travel, United Way, and the Fort Mason Foundation
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