Board of Directors

The Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) is governed by a volunteer board of directors. These community leaders provide strong stewardship by establishing policy, setting priorities and approving final grant decisions. Members serve three-year terms, and their expertise, diverse perspectives and guidance drive our success.

2021 Board of Directors

• Teri Belli (Chair), Belli Architectural Group
• Betsy Buchalter Adler (Vice Chair), Retired trustee and program officer, Claire Giannini Fund
• Jan Vanderbilt, (Treasurer), Vanderbilt Certified Public Accountants
• Maija West, Law Office of Maija West
• Kirk Gafill (Secretary), President/CFO, Nepenthe/Phoenix Corporation
• Romero Jalomo, Vice President of Student Affairs Hartnell Community College
• Elsa Mendoza Jimenez, Director of Health Services, Monterey County Health Dept.
• Birt Johnson, Jr. Community Volunteer; former General Manager AT&T
• Nolan Kennedy, Attorney at Law, Kennedy, Archer & Giffen
• Judy Guzman Krueger, Managing Director / Regional Manager MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
• Giff Lehman, Founder, Integris Wealth Management (Retired)
• Adriana Melgoza, Watsonville Law Center Chief Programs Officer
• Fred Meurer, Owner, Meurer Municipal Consulting
• Betsey Pearson, Non Profit Consultant, Retired United Way
• Joe Pezzini, CEO Ocean Mist Farms
• Francine Rodd, Executive Director, First Five Monterey County
• Bill Sharpe, Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business
• Loren Steck, Entertainment Industry Consultant
• Abby Taylor-Silva, Executive Vice President, California Agricultural Leadership Foundation
• Jennifer L. Walker, Attorney/Principal Leach & Walker

Past Board Chairs

2019 Past Board Chairs Luncheon- Standing (l to r) Christine Dawson, Bill Doolittle, Craig Johnson, Steve McGowan, Kurt Gollnick, CFMC President/CEO Dan Baldwin. Seated (l to r) Greg Chilton, Dick Borda, Kip Hudson, Birt Johnson, Jr., Kevin Cartwright

Past Board Chairs