UC Merced Foundation Sculpture with Seal

Board of Trustees

2026 - 2027 UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees

 

 

Dr. Trevor Albertson
University of the Pacific

 

 

Dr. Keith Alley
Professor Emeritus
University of California, Merced

 

Mr. Pete Amaro
Founding Partner
Mako Capital Group

 

Mrs. Linda Barreto
Immigrant Legal Defense
 

 

Dr. Robert Bernstein, MD

 
 

 

Mrs. Lesley Slaton Brown
 

 

 

Mr. Richard J. Elkus, Jr.
CEO
Voyan Technology

 

 

Mrs. Lori Gallo
Community Liaison
Joseph Gallo Farms

Ms. Stephanie Gallo 
Chief Marketing Officer
GALLO

 

Mr. John "Jack" Garamendi
President & CEO
Professional Evaluation Group

 

Mrs. Eileen Hamilton
Owner
Hamilton Farms

 

Mr. Daryl G. Hatano
Former Vice President, Government and External Affairs
onsemi

 

Mr. Sidney Israels
Of Counsel
Fennemore Wendel

 

 

Dr. Art Kamangar
Owner
Kamangar Ranches

 

Mr. E. Edward Klotzbier
Vice Chancellor
University of California, Merced

 

 

Mr. Lee J. Kolligian
Attorney-at-Law
Lee Jay Kolligian

 

Mrs. Priya Lakireddy
Board President
Merced City School District Board of Education

Ms. Monya Lane
Former Associate Director for Engineering
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

 

Mr. Cyril Lawrence
Attorney-at-Law
Cyril Lawrence, Inc.

 

Mr. John Loll
Former Treasurer and Vice President
Dodge & Cox

 

Ms. Christine Long
Co-Owner and Vice President
Hilltop Ranch, Inc.

 

Mr. Jay Mahil
Creekside Farming Company, Inc.

 

 

Mr. Dinesh Moorjani
Founding Partner
Time Zero Capital

 

Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz
Chancellor
University of California, Merced

 

Mr. Jack Oswald
Co-Founder & CEO
ISOThrive

 

Mrs. Brenda J. Pannell-Nash
Attorney
Law Offices of Brenda J. Pannell, APC

 

Mrs. Lisa Pollard Carlson
Associate Vice Chancellor
University of California, Merced

 

Ms. Tracy Proietti
 
 

 

Mr. Curtis A. Riggs
President & CEO
VIA Adventures, Inc.

 

Mr. Grey Roberts
Certified Public Accountant
Grey B. Roberts & Company

 

Mr. Tyler Shaddix
Board Member
GoGuardian

 

 

Dr. Lynn Seppala
Former Optical Engineer
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

 

Mr. Greg Stangl
Chief Executive Officer
Phoenix Energy

 

 

Ms. Neeta Takhar, JD

 

 

 

Mr. Robert Tinker
Managing Partner
Metamorph Partners

 

Ms. Denise Watkins
Community Leader

 

 

Ms. Temnee Wright