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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mary Glide

(Chair) Vice President Technology, Sequoia Capital

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Mary Glide
Mary Glide is the great-great-granddaughter of Lizzie Glide, who began GLIDE in 1929 as “a house of prayer for all peoples.” Mary has attended Sunday Celebrations regularly since 1999 and in 2010 started GLIDE Kids, a program that runs concurrent with Sunday Celebration, giving children an opportunity to be creative and experience community through storytelling. In her professional life, she is a founding member of Sequoia Capital’s Technology Services team—building systems that drive performance, specifically around data science, relationship intelligence, CRM, and company-building tools. Via the Ascent program, she provides up-and-coming women in technical roles with mentorship and resources to help advance their careers.
Logan McDonnell

Logan McDonnell

(Vice Chair) Nonprofit Executive

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Logan McDonnell
Logan McDonnell
Logan McDonnell is a New York native who has aimed to be an advocate for the community ever since he successfully defended himself in trial after an unwarranted arrest during the height of stop and frisk. As a young man, and with that experience, he realized that he can be a voice for the voiceless and found a passion for advocacy work. Logan is a nonprofit executive with 10 years of experience in homeless services. During his time as a fund development director, he raised millions of dollars, tripling the annual philanthropic revenue over three years. He’s overseen multiple housing resource centers, many workforce development programs, as well as some behavioral health programs. Currently, he serves as the Regional VP of Operations for Bay Area Community Services (BACS). He is a graduate of Florida A&M University where he majored in Criminal Justice and minored in social work also holding a Certificate of Specialization in Leadership and Management from Harvard Business School online. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. as well as the 100 Black Men of the Bay Area. He sits on a couple of nonprofit boards, chairs committees for community programming, and on the weekends, he mentors at-risk youth in East Oakland.

Dr. Harold Collard

Secretary/Treasurer - Vice Chancellor for Research at UCSF and professor of Medicine and Health Policy

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Dr. Harold R. Collard
As vice chancellor for Research, Dr. Collard oversees and stewards UCSF's research mission. Dr. Collard previously served as associate vice chancellor of Clinical Research and is director of UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute. He has helped to position the University as a leader in the NIH’s national consortium of clinical research institutions, developed programs to support the needs of its clinical researchers, and lead the UCSF clinical research community through the SARS CoV-2 pandemic. As professor of Medicine and Health Policy, Dr. Collard has written seminal articles on the epidemiology, natural history, and management of interstitial lung disease, and he is internationally recognized as one of the world’s most preeminent physician scientists in his field.

Lynn Brinton

Senior Communications Executive

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Senior Communications Executive
Lynn Brinton has more than 25 years’ experience conceiving and managing broad communications programs with measurable impact for Fortune 500 companies. She held leadership positions at three of the top global agencies: Hill and Knowlton, Fleishman Hillard and Ogilvy where she worked on clients ranging from Visa and AT&T to McDonalds and Nissan. She led in-house corporate communications for Pacific Bell, Netflix and Shopping.com. In May 2022, Lynn received a Master's in Public Affairs from the Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley. Lynn has a lifelong interest in creating greater equity in education, aging, and economic opportunity. She is currently on the Institute on Aging’s Board of Directors and has served in board and leadership roles at 10,000 Degrees, Osher Marin JCC, and Mill Valley Library Foundation. She is a 25-year member of Glide Memorial Church. She and her husband were married by Glide's Reverend Douglass Fitch, her now teenage daughter learned to walk among the pews in the Sanctuary and they all enjoy volunteering when not spending time with family and friends in the Bay Area.

Chris Cimino

Managing Partner, San Francisco KPMG LLP

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Chis Cimino
Chris Cimino is the managing partner of KPMG in the San Francisco office and oversees the Bay Area and Pacific Northwest markets. In this role, Chris is responsible for leading market strategy, developing and inspiring over 3,000 team members (across seven states), delivering an outstanding client experience, and driving the values of the firm. Chris currently serves as a global lead partner and is known for his relationship-building and leadership skills, with focus on team building, recruitment, retention, and ensuring diversity and inclusion is embraced and practiced. Most recently part of the KPMG Advisory Services practice, Chris has more than 30 years of strong leadership and experience providing advisory and audit services to large global, domestic, and mid-market companies with experience across the organizational lifecycle—from start-up to mature operations. Chris began his career at KPMG in Los Angeles in 1994 after graduating from the University of Southern California. He became a partner in 2006 and worked in the firm’s Silicon Valley office before joining the San Francisco office in 2002. Chris also serves on the board of the Bay Area Council (Executive Committee).

Emily Cohen

Executive Vice President, United Contractors

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Emily Cohen
Emily Cohen is the Founder & President of EHC Content and Executive Vice President of United Contractors. Through EHC Content, Emily works with CEOs, business and community leaders, organizations, and elected officials to develop thoughtful communications strategies and compelling written content for a diverse cross-section of audiences. In her role as EVP of United Contractors, Emily oversees government relations, political advocacy, and public relations for California’s largest union-affiliated construction trade association. Prior to her role as EVP, she served as Director of Government Relations. As the organization’s senior strategist and coalition builder, Emily has helped to lead and influence dozens of sophisticated local and statewide campaigns and initiatives, securing more than $90B in infrastructure funding for California’s vital infrastructure. Additionally, she has helped to craft and pass dozens of bills to improve the state business and labor environment for her industry. Prior to United Contractors, Emily was a Legislative Aide in the Office of Kevin de León and former Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellow. Emily is an alumna of California State University, Chico with Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Political Science and International Relations. In the community, Emily serves on the GLIDE Board of Trustees, is a mentor with Capitol Network Mentor Program, and serves on the Advisory Board for Old Skool Cafe, a youth-run supper club aimed at providing connection, income, job skills and support for at-risk youth.

Paula R. Collins

CEO, WDG Ventures, Inc. and President, Portfolio Real Estate Consulting

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Paula R. Collins
Paula R. Collins is the founder of WDG Ventures, Inc., a real estate development company in Northern California, and of Portfolio Real Estate Consulting. Ms. Collins is also a director and founder of Presidio Bank in San Francisco. She is a member of the national board of the Automobile Association of America and a director of the CSAA Insurance Exchange, as well as AAA Northern California, Nevada, Utah. Ms. Collins has served as a Presidential appointee to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Visiting Committee for the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and on the board of directors for the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Special Olympics for Northern California, and BRIDGE Housing Corporation. She has been named to the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame, awarded the Silver SPUR by the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, named "Forever Influential" by the San Francisco Business Times, and honored by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. Ms. Collins graduated cum laude in urban studies from Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts and received her Master of City Planning from MIT. She was appointed to the Presidio Trust board by President Barack Obama in 2012 and re-appointed in 2015.
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Judge Charles Crompton

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Judge Charles Crompton
Judge Charles Crompton was appointed to the Superior Court of San Francisco County by Governor Jerry Brown in 2014 and currently oversees the Court's behavioral health and mental health diversion departments. Prior to joining the Court, Judge Crompton was a partner at Latham & Watkins, LLC, where he chaired the firm’s global pro bono program. In that role, he created a drop-in clinic to provide free legal services at Glide. Judge Crompton serves on the Housing Task Force for the Legal Services Corporation and the Board of Legal Link, which provides access to free legal services; the Board of Code Tenderloin, a workforce-development nonprofit for underserved communities; and the Advisory Board of Swords to Plowshares, a nonprofit helping veterans obtain housing and other benefits. Previously, he served on the board of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, which works on impact litigation and provides direct services to low-income communities of color. Judge Crompton previously served as the Chair of the California State Bar Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section and as a member of the State Bar Judicial Nomination Evaluation Commission. Additionally, Judge Crompton is one of three editors for California Contract Litigation, a multivolume treatise published by Matthew Bender.
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Cheryl Flick

Chief Financial Officer, Sebastes Capital Management, Inc.

Dr. Erica Lawson

Associate Clinical Professor, University of
California, San Francisco

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Dr. Erica Lawson
Dr. Erica Lawson is a pediatric rheumatologist and Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, where she provides care to children with autoimmune diseases, trains future pediatric rheumatologists, and conducts health outcomes research. Her work seeks to improve outcomes and access to care for individuals with childhood-onset chronic illness during the transition to adulthood. Erica completed her BA at the University of Michigan, followed by an MD from Washington University in St. Louis, pediatric residency at Seattle Children’s Hospital, and pediatric rheumatology fellowship at UCSF. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two sons.

Allison L. Magee

Executive Director, Zellerbach Family Foundation

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Allison L. Magee
Allison has worked for more than 20 years to transform public systems to reflect the strengths of the community and to meet their needs. Allison Magee is Executive Director of the Zellerbach Family Foundation, one of San Francisco’s oldest and most respected family foundations. ZFF promotes belonging, connection, and a shared sense of safety among people and communities across the Bay Area and California, with a focus on Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco Counties. Allison previously worked for the City and County of San Francisco, where she served as a leader in strengthening services for system involved youth and their families. Her work as Deputy Director of the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department (JPD) includes the development of a national model for juvenile justice system reform. Allison also established a collaborative model for the city’s funding of community-based services that resulted in over $14 million in dedicated funding for violence prevention programs for San Francisco youth. Allison was awarded SPUR’s Good Governance Award for her work at JPD. Allison has also worked for Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Office of Budget and Policy, and the US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, where she won the Inspector General’s Excellence Award. Allison holds a master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration and a master’s degree in Social Work, both from Columbia University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from San Francisco State University. Allison sits on the board and served as Board Chair of the Northern California Grantmakers and recently served on San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s Blue-Ribbon Taskforce on juvenile justice reform. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and two sons.

Tracy Layney

Senior HR Executive.

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Tracy Layney
HR Executive & Thought Leader Tracy brings more than 25 years of experience in HR and organization strategy. She has been consistently recognized as an innovative HR thought leader, including as Chief HR Officer of the Year by HR Today in 2023. Most recently, Tracy was Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Levi Strauss & Co. In this role, Tracy was responsible for LS&Co.’s global people strategy, including talent acquisition, employee engagement, talent management, diversity, equity & inclusion, total rewards and HR technology and operations. Prior to joining LS&Co., she served as SVP and CHRO for Shutterfly, Inc. Before Shutterfly, Tracy spent 10 years at Gap Inc., where she held numerous senior leadership roles in HR, most recently serving as the SVP of HR for Old Navy. Prior to Gap Inc., Tracy held positions at LS&Co. and PricewaterhouseCoopers/IBM Business Consulting Services where she worked with Fortune 500 clients in the high tech, financial services and retail industries on projects ranging from organization design to strategic change management. Tracy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania. She is active in the HR thought leader community and serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Foundation. Her philanthropic commitments are reflected in her service on the GLIDE Board of Trustees and as a former Board member of the Levi Strauss Foundation. Tracy loves to travel with her husband Jaison and son Noah. When not out seeing the world, Tracy enjoys cooking and spending time with friends in her Bay Area home.

Hydra Mendoza

VP, Chief of Strategic Relationships, Salesforce

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Hydra Mendoza
Hydra Mendoza has more than 20 years of experience working as a community organizer, government and public affairs advisor, and education and equity leader. Hydra was the former Executive Director and a founding member of Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco, a national organization that engages parents and community members to support, promote, and improve public education. Hydra was first appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom to his Policy Council on Children, Youth and Families, and later to his staff as his Senior Advisor on Education. Hydra’s work allowed her to build a strong partnership between the Public School System (Pre-K to 20), the community, and the City. She subsequently served under Mayor Ed Lee as his Deputy Chief of Staff for Education and Equity before his untimely passing. She was the first, and only Filipina elected to office in San Francisco. In 2006, 2010, and 2014, Hydra successfully won a citywide bid and re-elections for a seat on the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education where she was elected by her peers, twice, as the President and Vice President. Hydra served as the Deputy Chancellor for the Division of Community Empowerment, Partnerships and Communications responsible for the offices of Family and Community Engagement, Community Affairs, Government Relations, Marketing, Communications, Press, and Translation and Interpretation in the New York City Department of Education. The NYCDOE is the largest public school system in the country serving 1.1 million children. Hydra is the current VP, Chief of Strategic Relationships for the Chair and CEO of Salesforce where she helps to develop, build and maintain key stakeholder relationships. Hydra has two adult children that live in Oakland and Brooklyn, and she lives with her husband in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco.
Romney Resney

Romney Resney

Senior Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group

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Romney Resney
Romney Resney
Romney Resney is a Senior Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group, where she has held multiple leadership roles, including leader of BCG’s Bay Area offices, as well as leader of the firm’s Health Care practice in the West, and global lead on launch, customer centricity and commercial excellence. With more than 25 years of consulting experience, she has advised clients across the healthcare ecosystem—helping organizations effectively deliver optimal treatment and care to patients as well as shape commercial strategies, drive growth, and support sustainable performance. Her work spans more than 20 major product launches, as well as complex market entry efforts and post-merger integration programs. In addition to her focus on strategy, Romney is deeply engaged in organizational capability building, having designed and led multiple global initiatives to enhance marketing effectiveness and scale technologies. Romney graduated with honors from Harvard University, and also holds a Master’s In Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.  Romney is known for working closely with client teams to build leadership capacity and embed long-term commercial excellence. Romney’s approach reflects a strong belief in inclusive growth and empowerment—principles that align with GLIDE’s mission of supporting transformation and equity through partnership and compassion.

Lesly Simmons

Head of Community Innovation at Amazon

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Lesly Simmons
Lesly Simmons is a technology executive and longtime advocate for maternal, child, and family health. In 2022, she was appointed as a Commissioner for San Francisco’s Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, and has held board positions with several nonprofits in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Lesly is also the founder of The Dollhouse Project, which produces inclusive, play-based experiences for children and families across the country. Professionally, Lesly is the Head of Community Innovation at Amazon, where she handles strategic partnerships for generative AI and machine learning initiatives for public good. She lives in San Francisco with her family.
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Del Seymour

Community Leader and Retired Non-Profit Founder

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Del Seymour
For the last 17 years, Del Seymour advocated for economic parity for those in life transitions. He worked to ensure dignity, preserve history, and create economic health pathways in San Francisco and the Bay Area. He founded Tenderloin Walking Tours in 2008 to convene old and new residents while highlighting the vibrant Tenderloin neighborhood through historic preservation. Since its inception, 20,000+ visitors have followed him on a rich cultural journey towards a better understanding of the barriers for homeless individuals in the Tenderloin. In 2015, using funds from his Social Security checks, Del started Code Tenderloin to educate and train people from the streets of the Tenderloin to work in high-paying jobs within the tech industry. Also, Code Tenderloin focuses on removing barriers and workforce development that restores dignity and opens economic well-being pathways for the unhoused, formerly incarcerated, and those struggling with addiction. In 2020, Code Tenderloin received the California Nonprofit of the Year award. Currently, Del serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors and Development Chair for Swords to Plowshares. It is a non-profit organization that provides needs assessment and case management, employment, training, housing, and legal assistance to veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area each year. He has served on the SF Board of Supervisors’ Local Homeless Coordinating Board at City Hall as co-chair for over four years. In 2018, he was awarded the Veteran of the Year award by The California State Assembly District 17. In 2019, he was awarded the SF Community Leadership Award by the San Francisco Foundation. He continues a lifelong mission to prevent and eradicate homelessness in the City and County of San Francisco.

Malcolm Walter

Retired Tech Executive

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Malcolm Walter
Malcolm Walter’s career spans more than 40 years and includes serving as the chief operating officer (COO) or chief financial officer (CFO) for several privately held and public companies. In 2016, Malcolm retired after a 17-year career as COO of Bentley Systems, a global software company whose mission is sustaining infrastructure. At Bentley, his responsibilities included sales, professional services and marketing. Malcolm is a CPA and received his undergraduate degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Malcolm’s career provided an opportunity to travel to more than 60 countries and to work with clients and colleagues worldwide. More recently, his travels have been to the least developed parts of the world to observe the unique challenges faced in these communities battling extreme poverty and where empowerment – particularly of women – has proven to unleash the spirits and capacity of these fellow humans to end their own poverty. His mission today is to promote a world that works for all. Malcolm currently serves on the board of the Presidio Graduate School, which offers industry-leading MBA and MPA academic programs in sustainability management. He also serves on the board of Jack London Park Partners – the first non-profit organization to take up management of a state park on behalf of the people of California.

Ross Weiner

Founder, Partner, & General Counsel of AXOM Partners

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Ross Weiner
Ross Weiner is a Founder, Partner at the General Counsel of AXOM Partners, an M&A advisory firm. Previously, he was a partner and the General Counsel of Qatalyst Partners, the Chief Operating Officer of CODE Advisors and had senior positions at Silver Lake and Credit Suisse. He has served on the advisory board for a few technology companies and venture funds.

*Rev. Charles F. Cordes

Retired Pastor and former District Superintendent of the United Methodist Church (Emeritus Board Member)

*Dr. Phyllis Kaplan

Professor emeritus of Education, California State University at Hayward (Emeritus Board Member)

*Donald Tamaki

Partner, Minami Tamaki LLP (Emeritus Board Member)

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Donald Tamaki*
Born in Oakland, Donald Tamaki graduated from University of California at Berkeley in 1973 and received his JD from Boalt Hall in 1976. He is a partner with Minami Tamaki LLP where he practice focuses on Corporate and Business, Non-profit Corporations, Contracts and Entertainment Law. In 1987 Tamaki received the Loren Miller Award, the State Bar of California's highest recognition for providing legal services to the poor and working on civil rights issues and in 2003 he received the Trailblazer Award from the National Asian Pacific Bar Association.

*Jerry L. Vallery

CEO, GlobalCom Capital Corporation (Emeritus Board Member)

* indicates emeritus status.