Board Membership
2026-2027 Board Officers
Foundation Chief Executive Officer; Interim Vice President for University Advancement, SSU
Foundation Chief Operating Officer & Secretary; Asst. Vice President for Advancement Operations, SSU
Foundation CFO; Chief Financial and Administrative Strategy Officer/CFO, SSU
Foundation Vice Chair / Executive Director of the California Violence Prevention Network (CalVPN)
Foundation Chair / Senior VP and Equity Partner, Quality Planning Corp. (Retired)
2026-2027 Board Directors
Interim Provost / Vice President for Academic Affairs
SSU Alumnus / Consultant
Superintendent/President Emeritus, Santa Rosa Junior College
Director, Providence at Home with Compassus
Associated Students, President
Associated Students, Vice President for External Affairs
SSU Alumnus / Founder/ Willow Creek Wealth Management
Owner, Investor-focused Real Estate Company, SSU Alumnus
SSU Alumnus / Chairman & Founder of Courseco, Inc.
SSU Professor, Mathematics
Retired, Financial Advisor, Abacus Wealth Advisors; High School Teacher
City Manager, City of Rohnert Park
Principal, Pisenti & Brinker
SSU Alumnus / President of Jackson Family Investments / Global Finance, Jackson Family Wines
SSU Alumnus, Past President SSU Alumni Association, UCSD Assistant Basketball Coach
President, Sonoma State University
Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer, Exchange Bank (Retired)
SSU Alumnus / CEO & Managing Director Abilene Partners
Alumnus / Retired, PG & E
Emeritus Directors
Emeritus Board Director, retired faculty
Staff to Board
Administrative Manager for Advancement and Foundation Operations
foundation@sonoma.edu
2043 Salazar Hall
707.664.3929
foundation@sonoma.edu
2043 Salazar Hall
707.664.3929
Associate Vice President Development, SSU
Director of Auxiliary Accounting, San Francisco Bay Regional Network (SFBRN)
2025-2026 Departing SSU Foundation Directors
In Memorium: Foundation CEO; Vice President for University Advancement, SSU 2020-2026
Served on SSUF Board of Directors 2025/2026 term as President, Associated Students; Alumna
Served on SSUF Board of Directors 2025/2026 term as Vice President for External Affairs, Associated Students; Alumna
Served on the SSUF Board of Directors from until March 2026
Served on SSUF Board of Directors from 2000 - 2026; SSU Alumna / SSU Alumni Association / Local Business Woman (Retired)
Served on SSUF Board of Directors from 2004 - 2026; SSU Alumnus / Financial Advisor
Served on SSUF Board of Directors from 2005 - 2026; SSU Emerita Professor, School of Education
Served on SSUF Board of Directors from mid 1990's - 2026; SSU Alumnus / CPA, CFO, Creative Associates
Served on SSUF Board of Directors from 2015 - 2026; SSU Alumnus / Focus Partners | Wealth
Served on SSUF 2024-2026 as Alumni Association Representative / Alumna / Senior Program Planner/Administrator, Napa Valley Transportation Authority