A group of diverse community leaders who work with local staff to raise funds and awareness for Best Buddies.
Sacramento
Rebecca Cross, Board Chair
IT Sr. Analyst
Adventist Health
Jennifer Sierras, Vice Chair
Technology Executive and DEI Advocate
Katina Aitkens
Best Buddies Ambassador
Tammy Hinds
Sr Deputy Probation Officer
Sacramento County
Kaylee Jones
Event and Project Planner
CalPERS
Caroline Van Zant
Student
UC Davis
Magdeline Zogopoulos
Community Advocate
Tony Zogopoulos
President, Network Community Management
San Francisco
Ken Seto, Board Chair
Advisory Board Chair
Best Buddies
Brian Amador
General Manager
ClubSport San Jose
Tessie Amador
Sourcing Lead
Gas Operations, PG&E
Sarah Coyne
Vice President
Value Act Capital
Linda Goldstein
EVP, Customer Experience & Marketing
CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer
Wesley Lam
Outreach Ambassador
Civic Edge Consulting
Kevin Lint
Managing Director
Accenture
Kelly Petersen
Teacher & Education Specialist
Fresno Unified School District
Christine Preziosi
Event Productions
Founder, Christine Preziosi LLC
Rob Shilling
General Manager
OUTFRONT Media
Roberta Zarea
Superintendent
Portola Valley Elementary School District
Los Angeles
Karl Lott, Board Chair
Partner
Holland & Knight
Ben Scott, Board Vice-Chair
Sr. VP of Operations
Paradigm Talent Agency
Shawn Egan
Sr. Programmatic Account Strategist
Google
Karen Leder
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Leder Group
Emily Levine
Sr. Vice President
Career Group Companies
Carlos Lopezleon
District Sales Manager
Office Depot
Elissa McClure
Partner
Holland & Knight
John Poulos
Research and Development Associate
Propagate
Judene Small Jean-Louis
Partner, Cultural Leadership Fund
Andreessen Horowitz
Ava Weinrot
Student
Harvard-Westlake
San Diego
Steve Feller
Senior Sales Solution Strategist
Accenture
Kimberly Hazard
Director of Operations
High Flying Foods
Mari Mayberry
Facilities Manager
JLL
Angie Reyes
Project Manager
Intact Technology
Kevin Stevenson
Broadcaster
KOCT
Honorary Board
Marco Dondero, San Francisco
If you are interested in being a part of our Advisory Board, and would like more information, please reach out to california@bestbuddies.org.
