Board of Directors

2020 Board of Directors Standing (l to r) Bill Sharpe, Joe Pezzini, Abby Taylor-Silva, Nolan Kennedy, Giff Lehman, Elsa Mendoza Jimenez, Ida Lopez Chan, Michael Reid, Loren Steck, Joe Pezzini, Erica Padilla-Chavez, Fred Meurer, Betsey Pearson. Seated (l-r) Jose Luis Alvarado, Betsy Buchalter Adler, Birt Johnson, Jr., Teri Belli, Jan Vanderbilt, Maija West. Not pictured: Romero Jalomo, Judy Guzman Kruger, Adriana Melgoza, Francine Rodd, Jennifer Walker

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, (Secretary) Law Office of Maija West
• Kirk Gafill, 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