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

Charles Charnas
Board Secretary

Melissa Chadwick-Dunn
Board Treasurer

Pamela Baer
Lifetime Director

George H. Clyde
Lifetime Director

Judy Guggenhime
Lifetime Director

Deborah Anderson Bialis

Maria Ansari, MD

Simone Balch

John H. Bell

Howard Chi

Andrew Clark

Susan P. Ehrlich, MD, MPP

Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH

Hemal Kanzaria, MD MSc

Suzanne Giraudo, PhD

Kimberley Goode

Schuyler Hudak

Matthew Kinsella

Jenna Lim

Neda Ratanawongsa MD, MPH

Michael Macbryde

James D. Marks, MD, PhD

Andrew McCollum

Theodore Miclau, III, MD
Lifetime Director

Elizabeth Minick

Indu Navar

Ellen Magnin Newman

Candace Sue

Bob Tandler
Foundation Staff

Kim Meredith
Chief Executive Officer

Gerry Chow
Chief Financial Officer

Rebecca Schuett
Chief Development Officer

Paul Rose
Chief External Relations and Communications Officer

Saeed Mirfattah
Chief of Staff

Alice He
Assistant Controller

David Yu
Senior Accountant

Allison Arden
Director of Development, Major and Individual Gifts

Melissa Moore
Director of Development, Institutional & Corporate Giving

Damian Bass
Director of Events

Jenna Casey
Associate Director of Communications

Quinn King
Associate Director, Donor Relations

Tiffany Liu
Associate Director, Grants and Program

Joey Castaneda
Corporate Partnership Manager

Jessie Lee
Development Manager, Grants and Administration

Beth Ferreira
Gift Compliance Manager

Marissa Filice
Database and Donor Information Manager

Aileen Flores
Development Associate

Kaeya Patel
Marketing and Communications Associate

Alyssa Angeles
Bookkeeper