Rhiannon Bailard
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Rhiannon is the Executive Director of Operations for UC Hastings Law in San Francisco, where she oversees sustainability, events, security, planning, and construction among other things. Previously she served at Pepperdine University as the Associate Vice President of Governmental & Regulatory Affairs where she founded their Center for Sustainability and served as the Founding Director of the Center.
Nancy Fee
Architectural Historian
Nancy is a San Francisco native who returned to her hometown after earning a PhD in Art History from Columbia University. She’s taught architectural history at several colleges and universities, including Mills College and UC Davis, and her focus with Save The Bay is to ensure people of all backgrounds and from all parts of the Bay Area can relish the beauty of our Bay.
Donnie Fowler
Tech4America
Donnie joined the Board of Save The Bay in 2011 after working on a successful campaign to defeat California’s Prop 23, which would have overturned California’s climate and clean energy laws. Not content with enjoying the views from the shorelines, Fowler regularly braves the annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, which includes a mile-and-a-half swim. He asks, “How lucky are Bay Area residents to be able to experience all this in our backyard?”
Ron Gonzales
Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley
Ron is a Bay Area native who currently serves as President and CEO of the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, an organization devoted to improving the quality of life for Latinos in the Silicon Valley region through education, elder services, and leadership programs. The former mayor of both San Jose and Sunnyvale, Ron is a champion of innovative public education, transportation, housing, and the environment.
Christopher Hockett
Board Chair
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Chris is a partner in Davis Polk’s Northern California office, where he focuses on complex litigation and strategic problem solving for leading businesses. He has been involved in conservation and environmental causes for nearly 20 years, and loves spending time on the Bay and shoreline.
Samuel N. Luoma
John Muir Institute of the Environment
University of California, Davis
Sam is an Environmental Scientist originally from landlocked Great Falls, Montana. He’s spent nearly 45 years studying the Palo Alto Baylands, which he calls “a wonderful example of where wetlands meet mudflats.” Sam’s focus is on fighting shoreline development and supporting wetland restoration as a means of flood control as sea levels rise.
Dean Meniktas
The Meniktas Group (UBS Financial Services)
Dean holds an MBA in Finance and BS in Civil Engineering from the University of California Berkeley and is a member of the Financial Planning Association and the Investment Management Consultant Association. On his off-hours, Dean enjoys windsurfing on San Francisco Bay, riding his bike on Angel Island, kayaking in Richardson Bay, and hanging out with his wife and three daughters at Crissy Field.
Suresh Raman
eBay
Suresh has been volunteering with Save The Bay since 2005, and supports our work not only by getting his hands dirty out on the shoreline, but also by being a dedicated donor. He has increased his impact through eBay’s matching gifts program and by nominating Save The Bay to be considered for grants through the eBay Foundation. Suresh is passionate about restoring salt ponds and ending the development—and subsequent destruction—of ecologically sensitive wetlands.
Lynda Sullivan
Community Leader
Lynda has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry; most recently in her capacity as investment director at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation where she was responsible for investing the foundation’s endowment in the public equity and fixed income sectors. Along with her work with Save The Bay, Lynda is also a board member at the SF-Marin Food Bank.
Andrew Williams
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Andrew is an executive at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, where he oversees the company’s environmental policies, including permitting, compliance, remediation and land stewardship management. He’s dedicated to continuing the partnership between PG&E and Save The Bay, so we can build a healthier, cleaner Bay, together.
Rhiannon Bailard
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Rhiannon is the Executive Director of Operations for UC Hastings Law in San Francisco, where she oversees sustainability, events, security, planning, and construction among other things. Previously she served at Pepperdine University as the Associate Vice President of Governmental & Regulatory Affairs where she founded their Center for Sustainability and served as the Founding Director of the Center.
Nancy Fee
Architectural Historian
Nancy is a San Francisco native who returned to her hometown after earning a PhD in Art History from Columbia University. She’s taught architectural history at several colleges and universities, including Mills College and UC Davis, and her focus with Save The Bay is to ensure people of all backgrounds and from all parts of the Bay Area can relish the beauty of our Bay.
Donnie Fowler
Tech4America
Donnie joined the Board of Save The Bay in 2011 after working on a successful campaign to defeat California’s Prop 23, which would have overturned California’s climate and clean energy laws. Not content with enjoying the views from the shorelines, Fowler regularly braves the annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, which includes a mile-and-a-half swim. He asks, “How lucky are Bay Area residents to be able to experience all this in our backyard?”
Ron Gonzales
Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley
Ron is a Bay Area native who currently serves as President and CEO of the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, an organization devoted to improving the quality of life for Latinos in the Silicon Valley region through education, elder services, and leadership programs. The former mayor of both San Jose and Sunnyvale, Ron is a champion of innovative public education, transportation, housing, and the environment.
Christopher Hockett
Board Chair
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Chris is a partner in Davis Polk’s Northern California office, where he focuses on complex litigation and strategic problem solving for leading businesses. He has been involved in conservation and environmental causes for nearly 20 years, and loves spending time on the Bay and shoreline.
Samuel N. Luoma
John Muir Institute of the Environment
University of California, Davis
Sam is an Environmental Scientist originally from landlocked Great Falls, Montana. He’s spent nearly 45 years studying the Palo Alto Baylands, which he calls “a wonderful example of where wetlands meet mudflats.” Sam’s focus is on fighting shoreline development and supporting wetland restoration as a means of flood control as sea levels rise.
Dean Meniktas
The Meniktas Group (UBS Financial Services)
Dean holds an MBA in Finance and BS in Civil Engineering from the University of California Berkeley and is a member of the Financial Planning Association and the Investment Management Consultant Association. On his off-hours, Dean enjoys windsurfing on San Francisco Bay, riding his bike on Angel Island, kayaking in Richardson Bay, and hanging out with his wife and three daughters at Crissy Field.
Suresh Raman
eBay
Suresh has been volunteering with Save The Bay since 2005, and supports our work not only by getting his hands dirty out on the shoreline, but also by being a dedicated donor. He has increased his impact through eBay’s matching gifts program and by nominating Save The Bay to be considered for grants through the eBay Foundation. Suresh is passionate about restoring salt ponds and ending the development—and subsequent destruction—of ecologically sensitive wetlands.
Lynda Sullivan
Community Leader
Lynda has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry; most recently in her capacity as investment director at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation where she was responsible for investing the foundation’s endowment in the public equity and fixed income sectors. Along with her work with Save The Bay, Lynda is also a board member at the SF-Marin Food Bank.
Andrew Williams
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Andrew is an executive at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, where he oversees the company’s environmental policies, including permitting, compliance, remediation and land stewardship management. He’s dedicated to continuing the partnership between PG&E and Save The Bay, so we can build a healthier, cleaner Bay, together.
