Great work is possible because of great supporters.
Children Now is fortunate to have supporters who share our passion for improving the lives of kids. Their contributions help to amplify our message, connect with local groups across the state, and achieve big wins for kids.
Board of Directors
Jason Salzetti
Board Chair
Deloitte Consulting LLP, Principal
Jane Gardner
Board Chair Emeritus
Gardener Rodriguez, Partner
John Garcia
Board Vice Chair
Kaiser Permanente, Vice President, Government Relations (retired)
Mark T. Johnsen
Board Treasurer
Wealth Architects, LLC, Chief Executive Officer
Nancy Murray
Board Secretary
Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP, Partner (retired)
Gay Krause
Foothill College, Krause Center for Innovation, Executive Director
Ted Lempert
Children Now, President
Denise McCain-Tharnstrom
Our Community LA, President & Founder
Holly L. Sutton
of Counsel, Farella Braun + Martel LLP, Partner
Brandon Martinez-Larragoiti
Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Leadership Council
Members of the Leadership Council support and contribute to a powerful, unified voice for kids dedicated to ensuring all California children reach their full potential.
Katie Albright
CEO, Safe and Sound
Karen Alden
Early Learning Advocate, Board Member, Hope Street Group, Board Member
Dede Alpert
Girard Foundation, Board Member, Former State Senator
Maria Amundson & Elliot Krane
Stanford DCI Fellow
Frank Baxter
Jefferies and Company Inc., Chairman Emeritus, Former United States Ambassador to Uruguay
Nancy Berman
Skirball Center, Founding Director & Director Emeritus, Philanthropist
Vernon Billy
California School Board Association, CEO & Executive Director
Hardy Callcott & Nancy Spencer
Partner, Sidley Austin
Advisor, Environmental Nonprofits
Teresa Cisneros Burton & Sean Burton
Philanthropists
Charles and Lisa Coker
Managing Director, Dasym Media LLC
Senior VP, Aon Commercial Risk
Jennifer Esmeralda Delaney
Blockchain – Facebook, Product Manager
Steve and Sarah Deschenes
Capital Group, SVP & Director of Client Analytics, Philanthropists
Candis Duke
Everychild Foundation, Chair, Policy & Activism Committee,Executive Board of Directors Member, Grant Screening Board (ECF), Member, Peter and Candis Doerken Foundation, CEO
Alison Elliott
SV2, Board of Directors
Judy Fishman
Philanthropist
Adam Glick
Warner Bros. Television, Executive Vice President, Head of Business Affairs
Ron Gonzales
President and CEO, Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley
Zac Guevara
Private Investor, Capital International Research, Inc., Former Executive VP, Investment Analyst
Crystal Hayling
The Libra Foundation, Executive Director
Beth Hunkapiller
Founder of San Carlos Charter Learning Center
Lauren Johnson
Liatis and Louis L. Borick Foundations, Trustee
Christopher Kanand
Orbis Investment Management, Analyst
Ann-Louise Kuhns
California Children’s Hospital Association, President & CEO
Gavin MacElwee
Salesforce, Principal Success Specialist, Mobile Technologies
Pedro David Espinoza
Co-founder and CEO of Pan Peru USA
Bailey Masullo
Capital Group, Results Analysis Associate
Antoinette & Alejandro Mayer
Blue Shield of California – Vice President, Corporate Citizenship
Workday – Senior Vice President, Corporate and Portfolio Strategy
Mary Kelly Persyn
Senior Director, Legal & Strategy, New Teacher Center
Stefanie Phillips
Kelly Pope
SV2 Partner
New Teacher Center Board of Directors
Sherri R. Sager
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Chief Government and Community Relations Officer
Richard and Patti Shavelson
Stanford University, Professor of Education (Emeritus)
Nicole Tilley
William H. Tilley Family Foundation, Executive Director
Linda Verhulp
Executive Director, Morgan Charitable Foundation
Steve Westly
Former California State Controller
Funders
Children Now’s work is funded by the following foundations and organizations, as well as by individual contributions.
Alliance for Early Success
Annenberg Foundation
Blue Shield of California Foundation
The Louis L. Borick Foundation
Broadcom
The California Endowment
California Optometric Association
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Chen Family Foundation, Robert and Lien
Chevron Foundation
The Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation
East Bay Community Foundation
First 5 LA
First 5 Santa Clara
First 5 San Mateo
Fishman Family Foundation
Friedman Family Foundation
Futures Without Violence
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Genentech
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
Health Net
Hellman Foundation
Walter S. Johnson Foundation
Joseph Drown Foundation
Jonas Philanthropies
Dirk & Charlene Kabcenell Foundation
Kaiser Permanente – Northern and Southern California Community Benefits Program
W. M. Keck Foundation
LA2050
Marin Community Foundation
Morgan Family Foundation
Partnership for America’s Children
Heising-Simons Foundation
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
Reissa Foundation
Sarlo Charitable Fund
George Sarlo Foundation
Samueli Foundation
San Joaquin Valley Health Fund
Sierra Health Foundation
Silver Giving Foundation
The Sobrato Family Foundation
Stein Family Fund
The W. Clement & Jessie Stone Foundation
Stuart Foundation
Stupski Foundation
Sunlight Giving Foundation
Tides
Tikun Olam
Walton Family Foundation
Westly Foundation
Yellow Chair Foundation
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