Leadership

We share a commitment to improving the lives of children in foster care and wholeheartedly believe that one caring adult can make a difference in a child's life.

The stories of our children and the commitment of our CASAs drive our staff and our board every day.

Board of Directors

Officers

CHAIR

Annette Bradbury
Community Volunteer

VICE CHAIR

Kristi E. Pfister, Esq.
Attorney and Community Board Member

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

AnneElise Goetz, Esq.
Partner, Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLC

SECRETARY

George Lai
President, Lily Lai Foundation

TREASURER

Andrea Payne Moser
Community Volunteer

Directors

Luisa Ayala
Partner, Altmann Ayala Realty Team

Mary Benirschke
Speech and Language Pathologist, The Rock Academy

Andy Christopher
Lead Advisor, Dowling & Yahnke

Patty Cohen
Residential Realtor, La Jolla Residential

Sergio del Prado
Sr. Vice President Corporate Sponsorships, San Diego Padres

P. Randolph Finch, Jr., Esq.
Managing Partner, Finch Thornton & Baird LLP

Justin Gover
Sr. Biotech Executive & Former CEO, GW Pharmaceuticals plc

Jenny Li-Hochberg
Former Attorney, Community Volunteer

The Hon. Susan D. Huguenor (Ret.)
Mediator, ADR Services

Erbin Keith, Esq.
Deputy General Counsel, Sempra Energy

Mia Kelly, Esq.
Senior Counsel, Tyson & Mendes

Richard Kintz, Esq.
Retired Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Magda Marquet
Co-founder and co-CEO, ALMA Life Sciences

Jenny McKenna
Director of Culture and Philanthropy, MG Properties Group

Katherine Nicoletti
Chief of Staff to the Chief Financial Officer, Intel Corporation

Hollis R. Peterson, Esq.
Vice President - Senior Labor and Employment Counsel, Providence Health

Nancy R. Pfeiffer
Owner/CEO, Berg Management LLC/JahJah Realty Corp.

Penny E. Robbins
Managing Partner, Halcyon Seas Charters

Monique Rodriguez
Vice President, Government Affairs, Qualcomm

Laura Roos
Partner, Moss Adams LLP

Lauree Sahba
Chief Operating Officer, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation

Katie Sullivan
Community Volunteer

Mark Wernig
Co-CEO, Principal & Lead Advisor, Dowling & Yahnke Wealth Advisors

Kelly Capen Douglas
President & CEO, Voices for Children

San Diego County Community Ambassadors Council

Kathryn F. Ashworth, Esq.
Stephanie Bergsma
Rochelle Bold, Esq.
David Bruce
Holly Bruce
Vicky Carlson
Mindy Fletcher
Mark Gleiberman
Dwight Hare
Patricia Hughes
Craig A. Irving
Jimmy Janacek
Yolanda Janacek
Richard Kelley
David Marino
Patsy Marino
Marina Marrelli
Susan McClellan
Claire Reiss
Sheryl Scarano
Cecil H. Steppe
Robin Werner
Pamela S. Wygod
David Zeiger
Alex Zikakis
Lany Zikakis