Board

    Board of Directors

    Zack Wasserman

    board chair

    Wendel Rosen LLP

    Partner

    Website

    Mark Everton

    treasurer

    Visit Oakland

    President & ceo

    Website

    Dan Cohen

    Communications Department, Chair

    Full Count Press

    Principal

    Website

    Jackie Ray

    public policy, chair

    The Clorox Company

    Associate director, Government Affairs

    Website

    Ben Harrison

    Economic development department, chair

    Colliers International

    Senior Vice President

    Website

    Ken Maxey

    Oakpac, chair

    Comcast

    Director of Government Affairs

    Website

    Manan Shah

    EC Member At-Large

    Gensler, Inc.

    Principal

    Website

    Barbara Leslie

    President & CEO

    Oakland Metropolitan
    Chamber of Commerce 

    President & Ceo

    Website

    Alicia Bert

    Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

    Government relations manager

    Website

    Pat Kernighan

    Former City
    Council Member

    Pamela Kershaw

    Port of Oakland

    Director, commercial real estate

    Website

    Rich Kinney

    Matson

    Vice President, West coast
    terminal

    Website

    Michael Hester

    McGuire and Hester

    Government relations manager

    Website

    Daren Chan

    AT & T

    Area Manager

    Website

    Ray Connell

    Holland Partner Group

    Development Manager

    Website
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    Emily Webb

     

    Sutter Health Bay Area

    Vice President, External Affairs

    Website

    Robert Lucchese

    Bank of America, East Bay Commercial Banking

    SVP & Market Executive

    Website

    Wade Martin

    Oakland Athletics Baseball Co.

    VP Corporate Partnerships and Hospitality

    Website

    Edward McFarlan

    JRDV Urban International

    Principal

    Website
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    Karen Balderama

    Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean 

    Attorney at Law

    Website

    Sam Nassif

    Creative Hospitality Corporation

    Founder & CEO

    Website

    Denise Pinkston

    TMG Partners

    Partner

    Website
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    Sonny Grewal 

    Wells Fargo Bank

    Regional Sales Manager

    Website

    Jennifer Scanlon

    Kaiser Permanente

    Managing Director, Community and Government Relations

    Website

    David Stein

    Donahue Fitzgerald LLP

    Partner

    founder & ceo

    Website

    Angela Tsay

    Oaklandish

    CEO

    Website
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    California State University, East Bay

    Website
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    Malinder Bhan

    JPMorgan Chase

    Website
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    Lauren McDermott

    CIM Group

    Vice President,

    Investments

    Website
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    Peralta Community College District 

    Principal

    Website
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    Tasion Kwamilele

    Schnitzer Steel Industries

    Government & Public Affairs Manager

    Website
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    Riaz Taplin 

    Riaz Capital

    CEO & Founder 

    Website
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    Ahmed Ali Bob 

    Square Inc.

    Community Affairs Lead 

    Website