2024 - 2025 UC Merced Foundation Board of Trustees
Trustee Roster (trustee sign-in required)
Dr. Trevor Albertson
Dr. Keith E. Alley
Professor Emeritus
University of California, Merced
Mr. Pete Amaro
Managing Partner
L'ATTITUDE Ventures
Dr. Lisa Andrew
President & CEO
Silicon Valley Education Foundation
Mrs. Linda Barreto
Managing Director, New American Legal Clinic at San Joaquin College of Law
Professor of Law
Dr. Robert Bernstein, MD
Section Chief, Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Mrs. Lesley Slaton Brown
SVP and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
NBA
Mr. Frank Dean
President & CEO
Yosemite Conservancy
Ms. Kate Ecker
Strategic Projects Consultant
10000 Degrees
Mr. Richard J. Elkus, Jr.
CEO
Voyan Technology
Mrs. Kenni Friedman
Community Leader
Mrs. Lori Gallo
Community Liaison
Joseph Gallo Farms
Mr. John "Jack" Garamendi
President & CEO
Professional Evaluation Group
Mrs. Eileen Hamilton
Owner
Hamilton Farms
Mr. Daryl G. Hatano
Vice President, Government and External Affairs
ON Semiconductor
Mr. Sidney Israels
Of Counsel
Fennemore Wendel
Mr. Ty Jagerson
Dr. Art Kamangar
Owner
Kamangar Ranches
Mr. Christopher Kennedy, Jr.
Mr. E. Edward Klotzbier
Vice Chancellor
University of California, Merced
Ms. Yukiko Kojima
Partner
Nossaman LLP
Mr. Lee J. Kolligian
Attorney-at-Law
Lee Jay Kolligian
Dr. Vikram Lakireddy
Managing Partner
Merced Heart Associates
Ms. Monya Lane
Former Associate Director for Engineering
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Mr. Cyril Lawrence
Attorney-at-Law
Cyril Lawrence, Inc.
Dr. Matthew Lee
Owner & Optometrist
Lee and Associates Family Eye Care
Mr. John Loll
Former Treasurer and Vice President
Dodge & Cox
Ms. Christine Long
Co-Owner and Vice President
Hilltop Ranch, 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
Mr. Lazar C. Piro
President & Owner
Piro Trading International
Mrs. Lisa Pollard Carlson
Associate Vice Chancellor
University of California, Merced
Ms. Tracy Proietti
Mrs. Jhansi Reddy
Owner
Raj Properties
Mr. Curtis A. Riggs
President & CEO
VIA Adventures, Inc.
Mr. Grey Roberts
Certified Public Accountant
Grey B. Roberts & Company
Mr. Parwinder Samran
President & CEO
Samran & Sons Farming Company Inc.
Dr. Lynn Seppala
Former Optical Engineer
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ms. Joan Snyder
Owner
Hollow Road Farms, Inc.
Mr. Greg Stangl
Chief Executive Officer
Phoenix Energy
Ms. Neeta Takhar, JD
Mr. Robert Tinker
Managing Partner
Metamorph Partners
Mr. Vishal Verma
Partner
Edgewood Ventures, LLC
Mr. Antonio Villaraigosa
Co-Chairman
Mercury Public Affairs, LLC
Ms. Denise Watkins
Community Leader
Mr. Jeff Watts
Chief of Staff
Topcon Positioning Systems