Marcus A. Foster Education Institute is led by a Board of Directors drawn from the education community, the corporate world, and the city of Oakland. The board members are actively involved in overseeing programs for the Institute, and in raising funds to make those programs possible.

Mr. Jose Arce, Chair
VP, Director, Community Investment
Citibank

Mr. José Arredondo
Oakland Public School Teacher

Robert Blackburn, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Emeritus
Dept. of Educational Leadership
California State University, Hayward

Mrs. Sharleen Cole

Mr. Grant Din, Development Chair
Executive Director
Asian Neighborhood Design

Ms. Shirley Douglas
Mgr., Community Relations
S.F. Bay Area Water Transit Authority

Coyness L. Ennix, Jr., M.D., President
Center for Cardiac Surgery

Mr. Gregory Frank, Vice President & Treasurer
VP, BRITA Division
The Clorox Company

Ms. Maria E. Gallo
Sr. VP, Emerging Market Administration
Union Bank of California

Mr. Ralph Grant
Partner
Grant & Smith, LLP

Ms. Julie Hadnot
Mgr., Comm. & Gov't Relations
Kaiser Permanente

Mr. Larry Jackson
Program/P.R. Chair
Jackson Robert Holdings LLC

Mr. Isidro Jimenez
Law Student

Ms. Patricia Jones
Assistant Executive Director
Association of Bay Area Goverments

Mr. Stephen M. Judson
Partner
Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley LLP

Dr. Sonia B. Manjon
Director, Center for Art & Public Life
California College of the Arts

Mr. Jack McAboy, Nominating Chair
Owner
Sylvan Learning Center

Ms. Thuy Thi Nguyen, Scholarship Subcommittee Chair
General Counsel
Peralta Community College District

Mr. Ron Scott
Provident Credit Union

Ms. Denise Saddler, Secretary
Network Executive Officer
Oakland Unified School District

Dr. Barbara Staggers
Children's Hospital

Mr. David Stein
Partner
Stein, Rudse, Cohen & Magid LLP

Rev. Dr. Katherine Ward
Retired School Administrator &
Episcopal Pastor

Ms. Carol H. Williams
CEO/President, Chief Creative Officer
Carol H. Williams Advertising Agency

Mr. Gene Zahas
President
Johnstone Supply Company

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS

Dr. Kimberly Statham
State Administrator
Oakland Unified School District

Mr. David Kakishiba
President
Oakland Board of Education

Ms. Betty Olson-Jones
President
Oakland Education Association

NATIONAL DIRECTORS

Mr. James A. Vohs, Chairman
CEO, Retired
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Ms. Albertine Foster
Retired Educator

Mr. Stanley P. Hebert
Attorney at Law

Ms. Bonnie Guiton Hill
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Mr. Cornell C. Maier
CEO, Retired
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.

Hon. Jean Quan
Councilperson, City of Oakland

Hon. Richard Spees
Councilperson City of Oakland, Retired

Mr. Craig Sullivan
CEO, Retired
The Clorox Company

Mr. David S. Tucker, Jr.
Senior VP
RBC Dain Rauscher