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BOARD
Leadership committed to making an impact
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
Adam Tait
Wealth Planning Associate,
UBS
Member Since 2019
Chair
Adam's service on the Compass Board of Directors began after learning more about the housing crisis and touring Compass programs. With a strong sense of community and responsibility, he has been active in the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Golden Gate Business Association, SF Marin Food Bank, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
Lauren Kowal
Partner, Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass
Member Since 2019
Secretary
Lauren's law practice focuses on complex civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels. She has represented clients in both state and federal court. Lauren has been a long-time donor in Compass' annual Adopt-a-Family holiday project.
Beth Roy Jenkyn
Community
Volunteer
Member Since 2019
Co-Chair
Beth joined the board because she feels Compass does an excellent job helping those who need it most. She's grateful for the support she received at critical junctures in her life and wants to make sure others in our community have the supports they need. Beth served as a consultant for McKinsey & Co and has held a variety of positions in nonprofit and public sector focusing on family welfare.
Debbie Koski
Director, Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First Citizens Bank
Member Since 2022
Treasurer
Debbie has 15+ years’ experience funding nonprofits in the private and nonprofit sectors, with a focus on housing and homelessness. She currently provides debt financing for affordable housing development at Silicon Valley Bank.
Debbie previously served on the boards of Lyon-Martin Health Services and HealthRight 360. She earned her B.A. and master’s degree in public policy from UC Berkeley.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Members
Steffany Chisholm
Community
Volunteer
Member Since 2024
Board Member
Steff graduated from Middlebury College with a BA in Psychology, which she followed with an MA from Boston University in Communications. After working in public relations, she pivoted to teaching Pre-Kindergarten at the Beacon Hill Nursery School in Boston. Steff was the PA president at the Jewish Community Center preschool and served on the PA executive committee at Town School for Boys as Vice President and Communications Chair. Steff has served as a mentor to students applying to high schools with the SMART program.
Robert Daoro
Community
Volunteer
Member Since 1990
Board Member
Bob was a Founding Partner of DZH Phillips, with extensive experience in audits, reviews, compilations and tax planning, strategic planning, and succession planning. His expertise also includes management consulting and advisory assistance, involving forecasting, budgeting, business planning, and financing. Bob currently chairs the Audit Committee for Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture, serves on the board of Wu Yee Children’s Services, where he sits on the Finance Committee, Real Estate Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee. Bob joined the Compass board to help provide lasting solutions for homeless San Francisco families.
Katie Giometti
Principle,
Obvious Ventures
Member Since 2024
Board Member
Katie is a Principal on the Obvious Ventures investment team where she invests in purpose-driven early stage companies. She has been volunteering with Compass since 2018 and served on the Compass Leadership Council from 2019 through 2023.
Frank Gutierrez
Director of Software Engineering, Zendesk
Member Since 2024
Board Member
Frank Gutierrez is an accomplished Senior Executive with more than 30 years of demonstrated success spanning the financial services, software, high tech, and telecommunications industries. Most recently serving as a Director of Software Engineering for Zendesk.
Frank is involved with several non-profits, including former board member at Raphael House, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving homeless families, volunteer at the SMART Program, a non-profit that helps low-income kids attend college, and school builder / supporter in rural Cambodia. He believes in programs that help individuals break the cycle of poverty; by providing stable housing, job skills, educational opportunities, and a supportive environment.
Frank holds a Master of Science degree in Software Management from Carnegie Mellon University, an MBA in Computer Science from the University of San Francisco and a BA in Economics from UC-Davis.
Kimathi Marangu
Global Head of Prepaid, Visa
Member Since 2023
Board Member
Kimathi Marangu joined Visa in 2012, and is currently the Global Head of Prepaid. In this role, he leads a fast growing business serving fintech, government, gig economy and digital wallet clients around the world. He holds two U.S. Patent Office awards. Early in his career Kimathi was trained as an investment banker at J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley. He brings to Visa an “intrapreneur” mindset and is passionate about the digital transformation of payments.
Kimathi holds an A.B. in Economics from Vassar College and an M.B.A. from Stanford Business School. A strong advocate for the value of education, Kimathi has served as Chair of the Vassar Fund, and as President of the Stanford Business School Alumni Association.
Kimathi was elected to the Board of the American Red Cross Bay Area in March 2020, where he serves on the Blood Services committee. Visa and Visa Foundation are the 2023 Philanthropic Company of the Year. In July 2022 Kimathi was appointed to the Board of SamCERA, a $6 billion pension fund serving San Mateo public employees.
Tim Moffet
Head of Syndicated Finance, JPMorgan Chase
Member Since 2017
Board Member
Tim is a San Francisco native and is passionate about his work with Compass and the impact the organization has on the community. He has 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. Tim is also currently on the alumni fundraising committee for University High School.
Linsey Thornton
Director, Global EFT & Indexing Investments COO Team, BlackRock
Member Since 2021
Governance & Strategy Chair
Linsey has served for 12+ years within BlackRock's iShares business. She also leads various volunteer and grant making programs within BlackRock through which she first became acquainted with Compass in 2015. Since then, Linsey has managed BlackRock's engagement with Compass and served as a member of the Compass Leadership Council for two years.
Dana Corvin
Community
Volunteer
Member Since 2022
Board Member
Dana is a third generation San Franciscan. She was a principal and Vice-President of Cal-Steam, a wholesale plumbing supply distributor. Since selling the business in 2006, she has concentrated her efforts in the non-profit world.
Dana currently serves on the boards of the Contemporary Jewish Museum (since 2008), the Morris Stulsaft Foundation (Secretary), San Francisco State University Foundation and the Jewish Senior Living Foundation. She has been active in the Jewish Community Foundation since 2000, serving as a board member and officer, as well as on the Jewish Community Endowment Fund. Dana is a former board member and officer of American Red Cross, M.t Zion Health Fund (Chair), Congregation Emanu-El, Jewish Family & Children’s Services, SF Jewish Community Center, the J Weekly, and United Way of the Bay Area for Alameda Co. She is an active supporter of the Guardian Scholar Foster Youth Program.
Steven Dinkelspiel
Board
Whisperer
Member Since 2019
Development Committee Chair
Steven is a fifth-generation San Franciscan and graduate of Yale University and Stanford Law School. He has worked as a program and financial analyst for the San Mateo County Manager’s Office, a Deputy District Attorney (San Mateo), owner and publisher of San Francisco magazine, and an active small investor in the film, commercial, restaurant, electronics component and real estate industries. Steven was motivated to become involved with Compass as homelessness has persisted as the preeminent challenge facing our beloved City.
Doug Goelz
Community
Volunteer
Member Since 2000
Community Relations Chair
With over 20 years of commercial banking experience, Doug began as a financial analyst, and then assumed roles in product management for deposits and cash management services. Eventually, he was responsible for marketing to commercial clients with over $2B in assets. Doug has also been an entrepreneur, co-founding two successful businesses. Doug serves on the board because he believes that every child deserves a safe and stable home.
Valerie Garcia Houts
Managing Director, Venture Services, Merrill Lynch
Member Since 2019
Board Member
Valerie received her B.A. in economics from the University of California at Irvine and her MBA from the Haas School of Business. She is also currently serving on the Board of Trustees of Project Glimmer, a non-profit organization supporting disadvantaged young women & girls, and is active in the leadership at St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco. Valerie and her husband Tim live in San Francisco where they are raising their three daughters.
Michael McCarthy
IT Consultant
Member Since 2002
Board Member
Mike is an innovative and results-driven Community Broadband Engineer with 15+ years of community-based IT experience, including designing and directing city-wide fiber and Wi-Fi initiatives. Mike currently manages a community-based ISP that provides internet access to over 8,000 users every day in San Francisco. Mike was also part of the Compass staff for 12 years, helping start Compass’ homeless family program back in the early 1990s. He stays involved with Compass because he knows firsthand the tremendous long-term benefits families receive from being part of the Compass family.
Kowonda Perkins
Mental Health Specialist in Childhood Early Education, Cross Cultural Family Center
Member Since 2022
Board Member
A native of San Francisco, Kowonda has more than 20 years of dedicated work in Early Childhood Education and building community resources for families. She has a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology and has been associated with Compass Family Services for 30 years.
Jennifer DaSilva
Community
Volunteer
Member Since 2024
Board Member
Jenny has a 20+ year track record of working hands-on as both a nonprofit leader and an entrepreneur. Most recently, Jenny served as the founder and Executive Director of Start Small Think Big, a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing equity and inclusion in entrepreneurship by connecting small businesses with the resources and community they need to thrive. Jenny is a graduate of Yale University and Cornell Law School. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.
Kimberly Garfinkel
M.D., M.P.H. Obstetrics and Gynecology Physician
Member Since 2022
Board Member
Kim is a passionate women's health physician and advocate. She is a graduate of UCSF medical school. Additionally, she has masters in public health from UC Berkeley where she studied public health policy. Her community work involves equity and inclusion work and well as reproductive rights advocacy. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and four children and enjoys participating in Compass activities with her entire family.
David Goldman
Executive Director, Congregation Emanu-El
Member Since 2023
Board Member
David Goldman is currently Executive Director at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. He is creating a synagogue based on 21st-century management principles so that Emanu-El will be a center of Jewish Civilization in the Bay Area and a model to other institutions nationwide. Before that, he was the Littler Learning Group's managing attorney, the Littler Mendelson division devoted to meeting clients' employment law compliance, management skills, diversity and inclusion training needs.
Chris Jackson
President,
SFG Asset Advisors
Member Since 2024
Board Member
Chris Jackson is a President at SFG Asset Advisors with decades of experience in investment and asset management. He has worked at SFG for over 20 years, acting as CIO for the family office responsible for asset planning and global strategy, as well as meaning portfolios, identifying risks, and overseeing manager research. Prior to SFG, Chris worked as a Partner at Barbary Coast Capital Management LLC and Hoover Capital Management, and as Head of Marketing at Emerging Growth Management LLC. Chris received his BA in Economics from Lehigh University.
Donnie McCleskey
Director of Sales, Twilio
Member Since 2023
Board Member
Donnie is currently Senior Manager, NAMER, Social Impact Sales at Twilio. A Bay Area native, Donnie launched a life of constant leaning with a degree in Globalization & Consumer Behavior from Cal and an MBA from Saint Mary’s. He strives to drive innovation in the health, finance, education and public sectors by leveraging strategic community alliances. A deep believer in technology’s ability to improve the lives of people of color, Donnie frequently speaks on a wide range of related topics to underrepresented communities country wide. Donnie is a dedicated local volunteer as well, leaning in with both his colleagues and his family in support of local service programs.
Lauren Thornhill
Executive Director of Institutional Advancement, Hamlin School
Member Since 2024
Board Member
Lauren Thornhill currently serves as the Executive Director of Institutional Advancement at The Hamlin School in San Francisco, where she recently completed a $77M capital campaign. Prior to joining Hamlin, Lauren served as Leadership Gifts Officer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Associate Director of Development at the Exploratorium, and Director of the Annual Fund at Scripps College. She is a proud alumna of Scripps College, the all-women’s college of The Claremont Colleges Consortium.
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