Board of Directors
Voices for Children is fortunate to have the dedication of an involved and compassionate Board of Directors, 100% of whom support VFC with generous contributions. This group of community and business leaders is responsible for financial oversight, goal setting, policy development, and fundraising. Voices for Children board members meet regularly to review programs and make policy decisions, and dedicate additional time to attend Voices for Children outreach and fundraising events and CASA graduation celebrations.
We are grateful to these community leaders for their efforts on behalf of children in need.
William B. Sailer, Esq., Chair
Senior Vice President of Legal, Qualcomm, Inc.
AnneElise Goetz, Esq., Vice Chair
Partner, Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLC
Lise N. Wilson, Esq., Secretary
Attorney and Community Volunteer
George Lai, Treasurer
President, Lily Lai Foundation
Melise Balastrieri
Vice President of Marketing and Development, MG Properties Group
Mary Benirschke
Speech and Language Pathologist, The Rock Academy
David Bialis
Retired Senior Vice President & General Manager, Cox Communications California
Ryan Blair
Senior Vice President, City National Bank
Annette Bradbury
Community Volunteer
Patty Cohen
Residential Realtor, La Jolla Residential
Nancy Banning Doyle
Community Volunteer
Gina Ellis
Partner, Ellis & Associates LLC
Principal, Ellis Family Foundation
Lisette Farrell
Community Volunteer
P. Randolph Finch, Jr., Esq.
Managing Partner, Finch Thornton & Baird LLP
The Hon. Susan D. Huguenor (Ret)
Mediator, ADR Services
Erbin Keith, Esq.
Deputy General Counsel, Sempra Energy
Richard Kintz, Esq.
Retired Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Andrea Payne Moser
Community Volunteer
Jennifer O’Connell
Retired Partner and Chief Financial Officer, GlobeFlex Capital LP
Hollis R. Peterson, Esq.
Partner, Paul Plevin Sullivan & Connaughton LLP
Nancy R. Pfeiffer
Owner/CEO, Berg Management LLC/JahJah Realty Corp.
Kristi Pfister
Attorney and Community Board Member
Penny E. Robbins
Managing Partner, Halcyon Seas Charters
Lauree Sahba
Chief Operating Officer, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
Katie Sullivan
Community Volunteer
Ted Tchang
CEO, Techbuilt Companies
Dale E. Yahnke, CFA, CFP®
Founding Partner, Dowling & Yahnke
Kelly Capen Douglas
President & CEO, Voices for Children
Community Ambassadors Council
Voices for Children’s Community Ambassadors Council (CAC) includes former Board members, as well as supporters and community leaders. Each is committed to supporting our mission to provide CASA advocacy to abused, neglected, and abandoned children.
Kathryn F. Ashworth, Esq.
Stephanie Bergsma
Rochelle Bold, Esq.
David Bruce
Holly Bruce
Vicky Carlson
Mindy Fletcher
Mark Gleiberman
Yxstian Gutierrez, Ed.D.
Dwight Hare
Patricia Hughes
Craig A. Irving
Jimmy Janacek
Yolanda Janacek
Richard Kelley
Marina Marrelli
David Marino
Patsy Marino
Susan McClellan
Lindsey Poker
Claire Reiss
Sheryl Scarano
Cecil H. Steppe
Robin Werner
Pamela S. Wygod
David Zeiger
Alex Zikakis
Lany Zikakis