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

Tosan Boyo

President of Sutter Health’s East Bay Market
Sutter Health

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

Jordan Davis

Director of Community and Economic Development
City of Pittsburg

Joe Ernst

Managing Principal
srmERNST Development Partners, Inc.

Debra Flores

Senior Vice President Area Manager - S Alameda
Kaiser Permanente

Brandi Howard

President and CEO
East Bay Community Foundation

Drew Johnston

Vice President, Site Engineering
Bayer

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

John McManus

Vice Chair
Cushman & Wakefield

Ann Notarangelo

Communications Relations Manager
Martinez Refining Company

Carlyn Obringer

Mayor
City of Concord

Becca Perata

Principal/Owner
Vox Populi LLC

Rich Robbins

CEO & Founder
Wareham Development

Vanessa Roshell-Stacks

Vice President
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Rebecca Rozen

Regional Vice President
Hospital Council - Northern & Central California

Raj Salwan

Mayor
City of Fremont

Cathy Sandeen

President
California State University, East Bay

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

Assistant City Manager
City of Livermore

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.

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