Leadership

Our leadership includes appointees from the East Bay Boards of Supervisors, Mayors’ Conferences, City Manager Associations, the regional Economic Development Directors’ Council, along with high-level business and nonprofit leaders from across the region.

Executive Committee

Elected leaders and stewards of the organization, with advisory and oversight responsibilities for fiduciary, governance, legal, and other key operational and policy priorities.

Board of Directors

Serves to guide and inform organizational activities and events. Membership is composed of senior leaders from business, education, elected officials, nonprofit organizations, and other sectors.

Leadership Committees

Supported by members and organizational partners who contribute specialized knowledge, networks, and resources aligned with each committee’s objectives and strategies.

Executive Committee

Chair

Hon. Candace Andersen
Contra Costa Supervisor, District 2
Contra Costa County

Vice Chair

Edward Del Beccaro
EVP/Bay Area Regional Manager
TRI Commercial Real Estate Services

2nd Vice Chair

Hon. Nate Miley
Supervisor, District 4
Alameda County Board of Supervisors

2nd Vice Chair

Greg Armstrong
Executive Director
NECA, Northern California Chapter

2nd Vice Chair

Ken Maxey
Director of Government Affairs
Comcast

Secretary

Zack Wasserman
Attorney at Law
Retired

Officer At-Large

Sharon Quesada Jenkins
Director, Government Affairs & External Relations
John Muir Health

Officer At-Large

Sarah Yoell
Local Government Affairs
PG&E

General Counsel

Neal Parish
Director
Fennemore

Advisor

Susan Muranishi
County Administrator
Alameda County

Advisor

Monica Nino
County Administrator
Contra Costa County

Board of Directors

Derek Aitken

Chief of Staff
California State University, East Bay

Brett Badelle

Sr. Government Affairs Representative
PG&E

Laura Billings

Principal
srmERNST Development Partners, Inc.

Daniel Buckshi

City Manager
City of Walnut Creek

Timothy Burroughs

Executive Director
StopWaste

Gail Chen

Strategic Partnerships
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Ryan Clausnitzer

General Manager
Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Andreas Cluver

Secretary-Treasurer
Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County

Jennifer Cogley

Deputy Director, Community Relations
Bayer

Matt Davis

Director of Government Affairs
Port of Oakland

Hilary Dito

Director
Contra Costa County Office of Education

Cori English

Managing Principal
Cushman & Wakefield

Joe Ernst

Managing Principal
srmERNST Development Partners, Inc.

Debra Flores

Senior Vice President Area Manager - S Alameda
Kaiser Permanente

Hon. David Haubert

Supervisor, District 1
Alameda County Board of Supervisors

Eleanor Hollander

Economic Development Manager
City of Berkeley

Brandi Howard

President and CEO
East Bay Community Foundation

Hon. Chris Kelley

Vice Mayor
City of Hercules

Sabrina Landreth

General Manager
East Bay Regional Park District

Ruben Lizardo

Director, Local Gov't & Com. Relations
University of California, Berkeley

Hon. Lynn Mackey

Superintendent
Contra Costa County Office of Education

Stephen Maduli-Williams

Senior Manager Economic Development Policy
Amazon

Hon. Michael McCorriston

Councilmember
City of Dublin

Autumn McDonald

Vice President
East Bay Community Foundation

John McManus

Vice Chair
Cushman & Wakefield

Lokelani Montero

Senior Vice President
Bank of America

Susan Muranishi

County Administrator
Alameda County

Hon. Devin Murphy

Mayor Emeritus / Councilman
City of Pinole

Ann Notarangelo

Communications Relations Manager
Martinez Refining Company

Hon. Carlyn Obringer

Mayor
City of Concord

Christina Oh

President
Sutter Health

Becca Perata

Principal/Owner
Vox Populi LLC

Adrienne Ramirez

Managment Analyst
StopWaste

Rebecca Rozen

Regional Vice President
Hospital Council - Northern & Central California

Hon. Raj Salwan

Mayor
City of Fremont

Cathy Sandeen

President
California State University, East Bay

Jennifer Scanlon

Managing Director, Community & Government Relation
Kaiser Permanente

Hon. Zac Shess

Vice Mayor
City of Pleasant Hill

Daniel Shulman

SVP / Market Manager
Bank of America

Craig Simon

Director of Aviation
Port of Oakland

Paul Spence

City Manager
City of Livermore

Bret Sweet

Economic Development Program Manager
City of Antioch

Trevor Thorpe

Market Leader-East Bay
CBRE

Jennifer Torai

Director of Local Government Affairs
Stanford Health Care

Hon. Kim Trupiano

Mayor
City of Clayton

Dan Walters

CEO
Copper Harbor Company Inc.

Sabrina Wu

Senior Fellow, Equitable Economic Development
East Bay Community Foundation

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