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
Kimberly Brandon ('84)
Chair
Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley (Retired)
Taylor Safford ('84, '95)
Immediate Past Chair
CEO and President, PIER 39 Limited Partnership
Neda Nobari ('84)
Vice Chair
Founder and President, MOZAIK Foundation
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
Leona M. Bridges ('79)
Commissioner, SFERS
Willie L. Brown, Jr. ('55)
41st Mayor of San Francisco
Amy Chan
Legal Consultant, Attorney
Dana Corvin (’73)
Community leader
Greg Cosko
CEO, Hathaway Dinwiddie
Donald "Don" Endo
Managing Director, BDO USA, (Ret.)
Nancy Fudem
Philanthropist
Ted Griggs ('84)
Former NBC Sports Executive
John Gumas (’84)
President, Gumas Advertising
Mary Huss
SFBT, SVBT publisher
Teri L. Jackson
Associate Justice, First District Court of Appeal
Judy Marcus ('62)
Philanthropist
Herb Myers
Retired Wells Fargo executive
Debra Plousha Moore (B.A., '75)
Principal, Plousha Moore Group
Don Nasser ('63)
President, Bay Properties, Inc. (Ret.)
Dennis O'Donnell ('82)
Sports anchor, KPIX
Marsha Rosenbaum ('72)
Director, Drug Policy Alliance (Ret.)
David Serrano Sewell (’99)
COO, SF Chief Medical Examiner
Patricia (Patty) Y. Siguenza ('87)
VP at Genentech
Dottie Simmons ('94)
Strategic planning specialist
David L. Simon ('72)
Television executive
Camilla Smith
Community leader, editor
Coraetta Smith
Senior Director, Office of the CIO, Zendesk
Russ Stanley ('88)
Managing VP, SF Giants
Lisa White ('84)
Director of Education, Museum of Paleontology, UC Berkeley
San Francisco State Representatives
Lynn Mahoney
President, SF State
Jeff Wilson
VP of Administration and Finance
Jennifer Summit
Provost/VP for Academic Affairs
Sheldon Gen
Faculty Representative
James Aguilar
Student Representative
Joshua Ochoa
Student Representative
Directors Emeriti
Professor Emeritus Philip King
Lee Blitch
Community Leader
Don W. Scoble (’61, MA ’71)
Community Leader
Laurie Pitman
Philanthropist