
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.
2020 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
- Birt Johnson, Jr. 2019-2020
- Ken Petersen, 2018
- Steve McGowan, 2017
- Greg Chilton, 2016
- Rick Kennifer, 2015
- Gail Delorey, 2014
- Ann Brown, 2013
- Craig Johnson, 2012
- Kurt Gollnick, 2011
- Richard Borda, 2009-2010
- David Armanasco, 2007-2008
- Mary Wright, 2005-2006
- Kevin Cartwright, 2004
- Robert House, 2002-2003
- Kip Hudson, 2000-2001
- Lewis Fenton, 1999
- David Benjamin, 1997-1998
- Clay C. Larson, 1996
- Basil Mills, 1995
- William Doolittle, 1993-1994
- Roberta Bialek, 1990-1992
- Wilfrid A. Daly, 1989
- Kenneth Ehrman, 1988
- Sydney P. Harrison, 1986-1987
- Joseph A. Lee, 1984-1985
- Peter Wright, 1981-1983
Monterey Peninsula Foundation*
- Stoddard Johnston, 1980
- Ruth Fenton, 1979
- Howard Bucquet 1977-1978
- Will Shaw
- Jean Thomas
- James vanLobenSels
- Mrs. Henry Russell
- Charles Kramer
- Margaret Jacks
- Col. Allen Griffin
*Name prior to 1981