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 public affairs needs. Previously, he has managed public relations campaigns, overseen communications plans and served as chief spokesperson for several organizations and elected offices in California and New York.
Paul’s service includes being the chief spokesperson and customer service lead at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. In this role, Paul was the chief spokesperson for the high-profile agency that operates Muni, regulates taxis, manages all parking and traffic issues and emerging mobility options in San Francisco. He also served as the communications director for Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, managed communications for the American Red Cross Bay Area, served as press secretary for the speaker of the New York City Council, as deputy press secretary for the New York City Department of Education under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and as an assistant press secretary for California Governor Gray Davis.
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