Leadership

Board of Directors

Alex Mari, M.D.
Chair of the Board
Physician, Orangeburg Medical Group

Marie D. Gallo
President Emerita (In Memoriam)

Evan Porges
Immediate Past Chair
Porges Family Foundation

June Rogers
Vice President
Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation

Christina Gomez
Treasurer & Chair Elect
Vice President of Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk, E. & J. Gallo Winery

Ginger Johnson
Secretary
Former Associate Superintendent, Modesto City Schools

Joe Swain
Member at Large
Swain Financial Services

Annie Benisch
Director of Marketing, Boyett Petroleum

Jill Bower
Past President, Stanislaus County Fair Board of Directors

Mel Bradley
Owner, Mel Bradley Electric and Solar
Team 209 Manager, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Clarke Filippi, D.D.S.

Sarah Grover
Owner, Designer, Suite 52 Living

Chad Hilligus
Chief Executive Officer, Gallo Center for the Arts

Michael Krausnick
Attorney
Former County Counsel, Stanislaus County

Nicole Larson
SCF NextGen Fellow
Council Member, Turlock City Council
Funding Manager, Elder Law Firm

Michelle Lewis
Vice President of Global Human Resources, E. & J. Gallo Winery 

Katy Menges
Community Volunteer & Performing Arts Professional
James Madison Council Member, Library of Congress

Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Ph.D.
Chancellor, UC Merced

Duncan Reno
General Manager, COO, CCE, Del Rio Country Club

Tina Rocha
Assistant Executive Officer, Stanislaus County

Stephanie Gallo Tyler
Chief Marketing Officer, E. & J. Gallo Winery

Board of Trustees

Angelica Anguiano
Attorney, Anguiano Law

Victor Barraza
Realtor, PMZ Real Estate

Elliot Begoun
Founder, The Intertwine Group

Lorraine Cardoza
Realtor, PMZ Real Estate

Clifford Cooper
Group Managing Director, Bank of the West

Ismael Covarrubias
Owner, Rancho Fresco Mexican Grill

Daniel Del Real
Del Real Group, PMZ Real Estate

Paul Michael Eger
President & Chief Operating Officer, Flory Industries

Robert Fantazia
Chief Financial Officer, Cebro Frozen Foods, Inc.

Robert Fores
Partner, Fores Macko PLC

Britta Foster
Partner, TIV, Inc.

Julian Gallo
Ecommerce Specialist, E. & J. Gallo Winery

Ryan Roth Gallo
Attorney

Diane Gilbert
Trustee, Oakdale Joint Unified School District

Emma Grover
Owner, Suite 52 Living

Xelah Herrera
Owner, La Parilla Mexican Restaurant

Sabrina High
Chief Strategy Officer, Doctors Medical Center

Doug Highiet
President, Ceres Pipe & Metal

Linda Hischier
SVP Relationship Manager, Central Valley Community Bank

Ronald Hoffmann
Owner, Morris Nursery

Jose Ibarra
Vice President & Relationship Manager, Northern California Commercial Banking, U.S. Bank

John Jacinto
President & Chief Executive Officer, Vistech Manufacturing Solutions

Jaime Jimenez
Founder & President, Stuart’s Business Consulting 
Owner, Venue 833

Kimberly Clauss Jorritsma
Clauss Dairy Farms  

Brian Kline
President, G. Hedgecock Inc.

Danielle Lau
Community Volunteer

Virginia Madueno
President, IMAGEN LLC

Roberto Martinez
Owner, Nor-Cal Foods, Inc

Trent Mayol
President, Pacific Southwest Container

Yolanda Meraz
Chief Strategy Officer, Stanislaus Equity Partners

Chris Murphy
President, Sierra Pacific Warehouse Group

Norik Naraghi
General Counsel, Naraghi Farms

Sharilyn Nelson
Business Owner

Richard Ogle, Ph.D.
Provost & Vice President, Academic Affairs, CSU Stanislaus

Rose Marie Reavill
Retired, Stanislaus County Assessor's Office

Jeffrey Reed
President & Chief Executive Officer, Basic Resources, Inc

Catherine Rhee
Financial Advisor, Cetera Advisors LLC

Susan Rich
Retired, Stanislaus County Office of Education

Christine Roberts
Community Volunteer, Broadway Dreams

Janet Rogers
Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation
Regent, University of Pacific

Michael Roland
Vice President of Commercial Manufacturing & Engineering, E. & J. Gallo Winery

John Schneider
Vice President of Administration, Stanislaus Food Products

Brant Scott
Vice President Controller, E. & J. Gallo Winery

KT Staack
Grizzly Nut LLC

Kate Trompetter
Owner, Kora Community Coaching

Philip Trompetter, Ph.D.
Police and Forensic Psychologist

Ann M. Veneman
Former Executive Director, UNICEF
Former US Secretary of Agriculture

Doug Vilas
Chief Operating Officer, E. & J. Gallo Winery