Board of Directors
Allan Cone, President
Allan received his BA degree from the University of Illionis, his Bachelor of Laws degree from Stanford University and served as a Commissioned Officer in the US Army (active and reserve) Judge...
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Frederick Kasl, Vice President
A native Californian, Frederick graduated from the University of Denver and established an international importing and sales organization in Los Angeles. In 1992, he joined the not-for-profit...
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Barbara Gerber, Secretary
Barbara is from a military family, lucky enough to have been in the Bay Area when her father retired. She settled in Oakland and worked at the University of California, Office of the President...
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Larry Needleman, Treasurer
Born and raised in NY, Larry has lived in west Sonoma County since 1974. After graduating Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration, he worked in various aspects of the food...
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Dena Bliss
Dena spent her childhood in a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania and then finished growing up in Hollywood, CA. She attended UCLA and SSU where she ultimately got her M.A. in management and...
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Diana Laczkowski
Diana migrated from Philadelphia to northern CA in 1976. She graduated from the University of Colorado and obtained a BA degree in Psychology and Education. In 2006, she obtained...
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Erin Rickard
Erin was born and raised in San Francisco. She graduated from the College of Notre Dame with a B.S. in Finance and attended Santa Clara University Law School. She visited Sonoma...
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Larry Prager
Larry received a B.A. from the University of Miami and did graduate work in creative writing at San Francisco State before teaching American literature in Jerusalem in 1973. He has owned and...
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Pete Pistochini
Pete is a third generation bay area native. After attending U.C. Berkeley, he spent a decade as a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps as an F-4 fighter pilot. He later...
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Sandy Younglove
Sandy has a midwestern childhood, born and raised in a Chicago suburb. Her family moved to San Rafael, California in the late 60's. After high school, she continued her education at Stephens...
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