The SF State Foundation is governed by a board of directors who work closely with the University to reach out to alumni, friends, and businesses in the community to build commitment and funding for San Francisco State University. The Foundation directly manages the University's endowment by determining acceptable risks in the portfolio, maximizing investment returns, minimizing investment expenses and improving endowment reporting and stewardship. The Foundation is incorporated as a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Board Officers
Jeff Jackanicz
President, SF State Foundation
Vice President, University Advancement
Neda Nobari ('84)
Chair
Founder and President, MOZAIK Foundation
Mary Huss
Vice Chair
SFBT, SVBT publisher
Kimberly Brandon ('84)
Immediate Past Chair
Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley (Retired)
Venesia Thompson-Ramsay
Secretary/Treasurer, SF State Foundation
Associate Vice President, University Advancement
Board Directors
Vincent R. Anicetti ('77, '87)
Sr. VP at Coherus Biosciences
Cynthia Bengier ('78)
President, The Bengier Foundation
Leona M. Bridges ('79)
Commissioner, SFERS
Amy Chan
Legal Consultant, Attorney
Dana Corvin (’73)
Community leader
Greg Cosko
CEO, Hathaway Dinwiddie
Donald "Don" Endo
Managing Director, BDO USA, (Ret.)
Ted Griggs ('84)
Former NBC Sports Executive
John Gumas (’84)
President, Gumas Advertising
Teri L. Jackson
1st District Court of Appeal, Justice
Gulshan Kumar ('16)
Partner & Vice President, PATH
Fred Levin
Philanthropist
Judy Marcus ('62)
Philanthropist
Debra Plousha Moore (B.A., '75)
Principal, Plousha Moore Group
Don Nasser ('63)
President, Bay Properties, Inc. (Ret.)
Dan Neumann ('82)
Neumann Capital Management
Marsha Rosenbaum ('72)
Director, Drug Policy Alliance (Ret.)
Taylor Safford ('84, '95)
CEO and President, PIER 39
Karim Salgado ('00)
Owner, Carmelina’s Taqueria
David Serrano Sewell (’99)
COO, SF Chief Medical Examiner
Patricia (Patty) Y. Siguenza ('87)
VP at Genentech
Dottie Simmons ('94)
Strategic planning specialist
Camilla Smith
Community leader, editor
Coraetta Smith
Senior Director, Office of the CIO, Zendesk
Russ Stanley ('88)
Managing VP, SF Giants
Chris Wachira ('06, '11)
CEO, Wachira Wines
Lisa White ('84)
Director of Education, Museum of Paleontology, UC Berkeley
Jim Wunderman ('84)
President & CEO, Bay Area Council
San Francisco State Representatives
Lynn Mahoney
SF State, President
Amy Sueyoshi
Provost, VP for Academic Affairs
Jeff Wilson
VP, Administration and Finance
Sheldon Gen
Faculty Representative
Iese Esera
Student Representative
Directors Emeriti
Lee Blitch
Community Leader
Professor Emeritus Philip King
Retired Professor & former vb
Philanthropist
Don W. Scoble (’61, MA ’71)
Community Leader