Board of Directors
Geraldine Jimenez, President
CalSTRS
Geraldine Jimenez serves as the Director of Investment Strategy and Risk and is responsible for implementing and monitoring CalSTRS overall investment portfolio’s strategy and risk profile. Her focus is on the strategic portfolio positioning to meet the long-term liabilities and serves on the CalSTRS Asset / Liability team reviewing and setting the strategic asset allocation. For shorter-term tactical portfolio positioning, Geraldine chairs the Risk Allocation Committee and is part of the CalSTRS leadership team managing the $240 billion California Teac
Doug Aguiar, Vice President
Former CMO of Golden 1 Credit Union
Doug Aguiar is the former Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Golden 1 Credit Union, the nation’s sixth largest credit union with $13 billion in assets. Doug has more than 30 years of executive level strategic marketing and communications experience. As CMO, he led the cooperative’s marketing, communications, and community relations strategies. In 2016, he led the launch of Golden 1 Center, a historic naming-rights agreement with the National Basketball Association’s Sacramento Kings.
Will Gabri, Treasurer
CAPTRUST Advisors
Will Gabri, Vice President and Financial Advisor with CAPTRUST Advisors, brings a very personal connection to Stanford Sierra Youth & Families. Will has lived experience as a child who navigated the foster care system. Personally knowing the importance of growing up in a permanent loving family, Will adopted a foster child into his home.
Will has four children, and when he’s not busy being a dad, he enjoys being outdoors. His hobbies include salt water fishing and running.
Anthony Ogbeide, Secretary
Pacific Gas & Electric
Anthony Ogbeide brings over 13 years of extensive experience in Operations and leadership. As a Principal, Business Analyst at Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Anthony focuses on leveraging the PG&E Clear Sky Playbook daily, embodying the principles of Lean Life to drive efficiency and innovation in Electric Operations.
Shelley Laurel, Past Chair
Umpqua Bank
Shelley Laurel is the SVP/Regional Manager of Umpqua Bank. She heads up a team of 16 experienced business bankers including relationship managers and business development officers. Shelley has been in the business banking industry for more than 30 years, and her experience includes being an integral part of the start-up team of the Bank of Sacramento in 1998. She takes pride in being a Business Banker at a Community Bank where she is able to help small to medium sized businesses be successful. Shelley holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration Accounting.
Blake Johnson
Child Action, Inc.
Blake Johnson serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for Child Action, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering families and child care professionals in Sacramento County by increasing access to and improving the quality of child care services. In his role, Blake oversees the Communications, Government Affairs, and Business and Fund development teams, leading initiatives to enhance the organization’s public policy influence, strengthen external relationships, and drive growth through strategic partnerships.
Chuck Nicholson
Nicholson & Olson
Chuck is managing partner of Nicholson/Olson CPA’s. He is a Certified Public Accountant and earned his BA from Humboldt State University. Chuck has managed his business with the same partner for over 40 years, nurturing and growing the firm during that time.
Jaime Mathews
Dignity Health Medical Foundation
With nearly two-decades of healthcare transformation experience, Jaime Mathews serves as VP of Patient Access for Dignity Health. She is an expert in strategy development and planning, holding many positions that sit at the intersection of strategy and operations. In Jaime’s current role she works to improve the patient care experience.
Leon Clark
Sutter Health
Leon Clark is the Vice President, Chief Academic Affairs Officer and Designated Institutional Official at Sutter Health. In 2016, he was named by Modern Healthcare as one of the top minority executives to watch, and in 2020 he established the Sutter Health Institute for Advancing Health Equity (IAHE). As a senior level healthcare executive, Leon has extensive leadership experience in research and clinical practice operations, healthcare finance, and quality management.
Linda Ram
Sacramento State Guardian Scholars Program
Dr. Linda Howe-Ram (aka Ram) is Director of Sacramento State Guardian Scholars Program (GSP) which serves students who have experienced the foster care system, McKinney Vento Act students, and unaccompanied minors. The GSP program offers focused wrap services to support students’ journey at Sac State. Being a part of the GSP means more than just a resource; students are part of a family community.
Mark Olander
Vistage International Chair
Mark Olander is a retired CEO serving as a Vistage International Chair emphasizing continual personal improvement to grow efficient and more valuable organizations which emulate the vision of the CEO. Mark received his BA in Accounting and his Executive MBA from Stanford University. He has been preparing tax returns since 1979 and is licensed as an Enrolled Agent and admitted to practice before the US Tax Court. At the end of 2020, Mark retired as the CEO of TRIHoldCo, Inc. and TaxAudit, and he continues to assist the Centenal Tax Group and his longtime clients with tax return preparation.
Melissa Bass
VSP Vision Care
Melissa Bass is the Sr. Director of Client Management Operations at VSP Vision Care where she provides strategic direction and oversight of client operations. She is passionate about optimizing processes and has successfully led multiple re-organizations and system implementations to improve business functions and employee enablement. Melissa is a continuous learner and has participated in numerous leadership development programs, and she takes pride in developing and empowering her team to help them realize their potential.
Michael Muse-Fisher
Buchalter
Michael Muse-Fisher is Shareholder at Buchalter where he represents public and private companies in a variety of state, federal, and administrative cases. He has been recognized for his expertise in California receivership law and has served as the Chair of the California Receiver’s Forum State Organization. Michael has also utilized his legal background to assist pro bono clients, such as the Department of Children and Family Services, the Los Angeles Domestic Abuse Clinic, and Bet Tzedek.
Tyler Ganyo
DesCor Builders
Tyler has been a valuable member of the DesCor team for 19 years and took over the President & CEO roll in February of 2023, during which time he has gained a comprehensive understanding of all phases of construction, from concept to final product. His ability to find solutions to technical construction projects has earned him a reputation as a professional who can overcome even the most complex challenges.