Board
Friends of the Children–SF Bay Area's Board of Directors and Young Professionals Board. are composed of dedicated professional and community leaders who share our passion for our mission and commitment to our values.
Board of Directors
Abhi Talwalkar
Co-Founder
Director, LAM Research and Former CEO, LSI Corporation
Ruth Bond
Partner, Renne Public Law Group
Dion-Jay Brookter
Executive Director, Young Community Developers, Inc.
Jason DiLullo
President, Qatalyst Partners
Rene Durazzo
Founder, All-In Strategies
Gary Gates
Managing Director, Accenture
Robert House
President of Business for Sale, CoStar Group
Seema Shah, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Greg Vilkin
CEO, Universal Paragon Corporation
Tanya Welch
Managing Director, BakerAvenue Wealth Management
Rev. Cecil Williams
Co-Founder and Minister of Liberation, GLIDE
In Memory of Janice Mirikitani
Co-Founder, GLIDE
In Memory of Janice Mirikitani
Co-Founder, GLIDE
Friends of the Children – SF Bay Area joins thousands of others in mourning the passing of our founding director Janice Mirikitani, whose tireless activism and powerful poetry helped to advance the cause of social justice in San Francisco and beyond for over 50 years. Janice was our friend, our inspiration, and a fierce advocate for the children and families we serve. We will miss her immensely.
To learn more about the incredible life of this incredible woman, click here: https://www.glide.org/obituary-janice-mirikitani/
Young Professional Board
Alex Wong
Chair
Customer Success, Greenhouse
Oakland, CA
Jose Loera
Partnerships & Fundraiser Chair
Customer Success Manager, Gong.io
San Francisco, CA
Madeline Cline
Membership Chair
Juris Doctor Candidate, UC Hastings College of Law
San Francisco, CA
Oliver Lamb
Senior Client Success Manager, HouseCanary
San Francisco, CA