Lead Bay Area 2022-2023

Natalie McGee is the Vice President, Resident Experience & Engagement for Milestone Retirement Communities, LLC, transitioning from CommonSpirit Health, where she was a part of the leadership [...]

Matt Carona has been at Google for 9 years, where he’s currently a marketing manager for Google’s environmental sustainability team. He was recently involved in a 6-month Google.org Fellowship [...]

Leo Goldberg is Co-Director for Policy and Capacity Building at the California Community Land Trust Network, where he leads policy advocacy and technical assistance activities for community led [...]

Leigh Hanson currently serves as GLIDE’s Interim Chief Development Officer, overseeing the Foundation’s $25 million contributed, contract, and earned revenue strategies. Leigh is also the Senior [...]

Lakiba Pittman is a college professor, compassion and mindfulness educator, trauma healing facilitator, social justice worker, writer, and creative artist. She is a Senior Instructor for [...]

Kristin Hanaoka has worked in the public sector for 14 years. She began her federal career at the US Census Bureau, working as a project manager of a national hospital […]

Kara Vuicich joined the Metropolitan Transportation Commission as a Principal Planner in February 2020, but has been working as a transportation planner in the Bay Area since 2001. During that [...]

Joel Valencia grew up in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park and holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Princeton University. He is a first-generation Mexican-American with family [...]

Jimmy O’Hare’s professional experience centers on sustainability and climate resilience, with a focus on buildings and campus design, municipal climate action planning, and regional energy [...]

Hannah Hanssens-Reed grew up in Philadelphia and spent the early years of her career teaching in Spain, South America, and Australia before returning to the States for her Master of […]