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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