Board of Directors

Back (l to r): Fred Meurer, Jeff Eikenberry, Kenneth Wright, Rick Kennifer, Steve McGowan, Bill Mitchell, Birt Johnson, Jr., Catherine Kobrinsky Evans, Nolan Kennedy, Ken Petersen, Greg Chilton, William Sharpe. Front (l to r): Anna Marie Ponce, Patti Hiramoto, Betsey Pearson, Betsy Buchalter Adler, Tina Starkey Lopez, Teri Belli,  Erica Padilla-Chavez, Ida Lopez Chan

Pictured – 2017 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.

2018 Board of Directors

• Ken Petersen (Chair) President, Monterey Private Wealth
• Birt Johnson, Jr. (Vice Chair) Community Volunteer, former General Manager AT&T
• Teri Belli (Treasurer) CPA Owner, tBelli Business Consulting & Advising
• Jeff Eikenberry (Secretary) Former Managing Vice President, Jackson Family Wine
• Betsy Buchalter Adler Trustee and Program Officer, Claire Giannini Fund
• Ida Lopez Chan Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank
• Nolan Kennedy Attorney at Law, Kennedy, Archer & Giffen
• Steve McGowan former CFO & Executive Vice President of Corporate Resources, Sun Microsystems, Inc
• Fred Meurer Owner, Meurer Municipal Consulting
• Bill Mitchell Managing Director, Carmel Realty
• Erica Padilla-Chavez CEO, Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance
• Betsey Pearson Non Profit Consultant, Retired President/CEO United Way
• Anna Marie Ponce Owner, Sun Valley Berries, LLC
• Michael Reid, Co-founder, Fund for Homeless Women
• Bill Sharpe Professor of Finance, Emeritus at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business
• Loren Steck, Entertainment Industry Consultant
• Abby Taylor-Silva, VP of Policy & Communications, Grower Shipper Association
• Jan Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Certified Public Accountants
• Maija West, Law Office of Maija West
• Kenneth R. Wright Community Volunteer, Retired California Highway Patrol

Past Board Chairs

Former board chair luncheon: Front: Dick Borda, Mary Wright, Ann Brown,
Gail Delorey, Bertie Elliott, Kevin Cartwright, Dan Baldwin Back: Craig Johnson,
David Benjamin, Clay Larson, Bill Doolittle, Kurt Gollnick, Bob House

Past Board Chairs