Board of Directors
Ginger Johnson
Chair of the Board
Former Associate Superintendent, Modesto City Schools
Marie D. Gallo
President Emerita (In Memoriam)
June Rogers
Director Emerita
Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation
Christina Gomez
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President of Audit, Risk, and Compliance, GALLO
Mel Bradley
Chair Elect
Owner, Mel Bradley Electric and Solar
Team 209 Manager, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Kathryn Davis
President & Chief Executive Officer, Valley First Credit Union
Fallon Ferris
Director of Community Engagement & Outreach, Modesto City Schools
Sarah Grover
Owner, Designer, Suite 52 Living
Michael Krausnick
Former County Council, Stanislaus County
Jay Krishnaswamy
Senior Vice President/Area Manager, Central Valley Area, Kaiser Permanente
Katy Menges
Community Volunteer & Performing Arts Professional
James Madison Council Member, Library of Congress
Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz
Chancellor, University of California Merced
Jeffrey Reed
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board, Reed Family Companies
Duncan Reno
General Manager, COO, CCE, Del Rio Country Club
Tina Rocha
Assistant Executive Officer, Stanislaus County
Brant Scott
Vice President Controller, GALLO
Michael Joe Silva
Silva Injury Law, Inc.
Stephanie Gallo Tyler
Chief Marketing Officer, GALLO
Ann M. Veneman
Former Executive Director, UNICEF
Former US Secretary of Agriculture
Geoff Wong;
Senior Director, Treasury, AP & AR, GALLO
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Todd Aaronson
Chief Executive Officer, Visit Modesto
Eric E. Alvarez
District 2 Council Member, City of Modesto
Angelica Anguiano
Attorney, Anguiano Law
Joseph Antonacci
AVP, Relationship Manager, Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California
Rebeca Baeza
Internal Audit Manager, GALLO
Victor Barraza
Realtor, PMZ Real Estate
Nick Bavaro
Principal – Benefits Advisor, Bavaro Gingerich Employee Benefits and Insurance Services
District 4 Council Member, City of Modesto
John C. Bellizzi
Senior Vice President, Wealth Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Jennifer Coelho
Chief Financial Officer, Heritage Management Group
Stacey Filippi
Administrator, Central Valley Periodontics & Implants
Robert Fores
Of Counsel, Fores Macko Johnston Chartrand, PLC
Louis Friedman
Retired Attorney, Gianelli, Friedman, Jeffries & McKernan
Julian Gallo
Finance Manager, GALLO
Diane Gilbert
Trustee, Oakdale Joint Unified School District
Adam Gray
Congressman for California’s 13th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives
Allen Grayson
Retired Environmental Scientist
Mani Grewal
District 4 Board of Supervisors, Stanislaus County
Emma Grover
Owner, Suite 52 Living
Jennifer Guerrini
Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting, GALLO
Adrian Harrell
President & Chief Executive Officer, New Bridge Management
Sabrina High
Director of Strategy and Business Development, Sutter Health
Doug Highiet
President, Ceres Pipe & Metal
Linda Hischier
Senior Vice President Relationship Manager, Community West Bank
Jeffery J. Holmes
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President Finance, Stanislaus Food Products
Jose Ibarra
Director & Relationships Manager, Diversified Industries Group, BMO Bank
Amy Abid Jeffries
Attorney, Gianelli, Friedman, Jeffries & McKernan
Jaime Jimenez
President & Chief Executive Officer, Rio Valley Foods Inc.
Chad Kennedy
Director, Westwood Professional Services
Brian Kline
Retired President, G. Hedgecock Inc.
Roberto Martinez
Owner, Nor-Cal Foods, Inc.
Ivey Mayol
Board Member, The Society for disAbilities
Alison Morr Gemperle
Retired Attorney and University Development
Gloria Mraz
Mraz & Associates, Inc.
Chris Murphy
President, Sierra Pacific Warehouse Group
Sharilyn Nelson
Business Owner
Bill Nunes Jr.
Executive Vice President, Marketing, Oak Valley Community Bank
Richard Ogle, Ph.D.
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, California State University, Stanislaus
Gino Patrizio
President, Central Valley Division, Sutter Health
Cathie Peck
Board Member/BEARD
Johann Ramirez
Healthcare Finance & Strategy Consultant, American Advanced Management
Management Consultant, Alcar Health
Catherine Rhee
Financial Advisor, Cetera Advisors LLC
Rosalee Rush
Vice President, Strategic Communications & Marketing and Partnership Engagement, California State University, Stanislaus
Robert J Soria
Vice President, Business Banking Relationship Manager, U.S. Bank
Kate Trompetter
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Connect For
Philip S. Trompetter, PhD, ABPP
Police and Forensic Psychologist
Aaron Valencia
Founder, Royal Equity Fund
Owner, Modesto Silos
Colleen F. Van Egmond
Managing Partner & Chief Financial Officer, Swingle, Van Egmond & Heitlinger
Kimberly Vanpetten
Licensed Realtor and Team Leader, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties
Julie Gallo Vander Wall
Shareholder, GALLO
Sue Zwahlen
Mayor, City of Modesto
