ESNORCAL - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Member of the Leadership Team
• Board of Directors, Secretary

As CEO of Easterseals Northern California, Andrea focuses on ensuring the organization remains aligned with and carries out its purpose. Partnering with the Easterseals NorCal Board of Directors and the staff, Andrea leads strategic and operational efforts to strengthen and expand the organization's reach. Andrea has spent the bulk of her professional life in mission-driven nonprofit organizations with a focus on operations management and technology. She started her career at Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest as a volunteer, working her way up through the organization to oversee operations and service delivery for patients in Central San Diego. In her subsequent role as Product Manager, she was responsible for creation and delivery of electronic health record software used by Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country. Subsequently, Andrea held a leadership role in a healthcare management consulting firm, where she helped clients to develop and implement technology-related strategic plans. Since joining in 2020, she has served as a project manager and the VP of Easterseals Operations, where she led a significant and ongoing effort to build self-sustaining programs that make clinical services better and promote an engaged culture of excellence and inclusion.

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Leadership Team

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Leadership Team
• Director of the Early Intervention Program

As the Director of the Early Intervention Program, Christine spends her time growing her team throughout Northern California and coaching the Early Interventionists to provide the highest quality of care to the parents and the clients they serve. She continues to create a lasting relationship with the Regional Center managers and coordinators in order to continue expanding services to more families throughout NorCal's communities. Christine earned her Bachelors in Developmental Psychology at Saint Mary's College of California in 2002. She began her career as a paraprofessional for Solano County Department of Education and continued her work within the field while pursuing her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2005 from Alliant International University in Orange County. Christine continued on as an Early Intervention Teacher for Orange County Department of Education until she moved back to Northern California in 2013. She began her work with Easterseals NorCal as a Program Supervisor and transitioned to the Early Intervention Program in 2017 as an Early Interventionist. During her time with the organization, Christine has helped meet the needs of the Early Intervention Program, and has contributed to the expansion of Early Intervention services, developing community partnerships, working with pediatricians and educators, and supporting career advancement of her team.

Job Titles:

• Board of Directors, Vice Chair

Fran most recently served as Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in San Francisco, CA. She has extensive experience leading commercial organizations that focus on developing therapies and support services for individuals with rare disorders in the neurological and autoimmune areas. She led large multidisciplinary teams to develop and deliver support services for positive patient outcomes while achieving strategic business objectives. In her early career, she was a pharmacist working directly with patients and families across a number of disease states, offering personal consulting and recommendations for optimum health. She managed a mail-order pharmacy to support patients' individual needs in managing complex therapies and adhering to the prescribed therapies. Fran understands the complex needs of individuals living with chronic disorders, many of which begin in early life/childhood. She understands healthcare systems and patient advocacy groups along with the complexities of operating within highly regulated environments.

Job Titles:

• Board of Directors

Frances has worked at Chevron for nearly 40 years, holding several positions with increasing responsibility. She is currently the Supervisor of Intellectual Property Operations and Legal Assistants. Frances is married with two boys. The oldest, Eric, has special needs. Throughout Eric's life, Frances has been his advocate in obtaining services through early intervention programs, school, adult day programs and the medical community. These partnerships have developed positive relationships with the programs Eric has been a part of. Their youngest son, Spencer, attends college and has a full-time job. Frances gets her energy when she is helping others. She provides experience, perspective, suggestions and resources for anyone seeking assistance. Sometimes an ear or an acknowledgment is what is needed to help someone through the challenging times they are encountering.

Job Titles:

• Board of Directors
• Director of Finance at Prosper Marketplace

Jeff Roest is the Director of Finance at Prosper Marketplace. Prosper is a marketplace lender headquartered in San Francisco. At Prosper, Jeff leads the technical accounting and SEC reporting functions. Jeff's day-to-day at Prosper often involves financial statement analysis, contract review, managing auditors, design and implementation of internal controls and leading complex valuations. Before joining Prosper, Jeff worked in the assurance group at Ernst & Young LLP where he led the audits of companies in various industries including technology, clean tech, manufacturing and financial services. With Ernst & Young, Jeff worked in San Francisco, Canada and the Netherlands. Jeff has an Honors Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. Jeff is also a CPA with the California Board of Accountancy and a CPA with the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. Jeff has been actively involved in the lives of those with disabilities since he was young. Jeff has a brother with a disability and has coached downhill skiers with a range of disabilities. From these experiences Jeff has developed a passion for helping those with disabilities reach their full potential.

Job Titles:

• Board of Directors
• President & Chief Executive Officer for Provident Credit Union

Jim is the President & Chief Executive Officer for Provident Credit Union. He began his career in the savings and loan industry and has worked in banking and credit unions for over 30 years. Prior to working for Provident Credit Union, Jim was Vice President and Director of Mortgage Operations at Continental Savings of San Francisco and managed the mortgage operations for a commercial bank. He was an advisory member of the Fair Lending Consortium of the Bay Area, a member of Freddie Mac's National Credit Union Advisory Council and a member of the National Advisory Council for the CUNA Mutual Mortgage Insurance Company. Jim holds a BA in Economics from San Jose State University and an MBA from St. Mary's College in Moraga, California. He is also a graduate of the Credit Union Executive Society's CEO Institute. Jim has two children and resides in Danville with his wife.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Leadership Team
• Program Manager

Job Titles:

• Board of Directors, Chair

Kim Donellan has been involved in the special needs community from a very early age. Growing up with two sisters with very different disabilities, she developed a deep passion for helping others, which inspired her pursuit of becoming an Educational Therapist and Advocate. In 2007, she founded her company, Kim Donellan Educational Services. Kim and her team deliver individualized programs incorporating and infusing academics, social, emotional, executive functioning, behavioral, and life-skills goals in a multi-sensory approach. In addition to her company, Kim works with the Morrissey-Compton Educational Center conducting assessments and providing educational therapy sessions. She also works with the Santa Clara County Department of Children and Family Services advocating for the educational rights of children within the foster care systems. Previously, Kim was the Academic Program Director at The Helix School, where she helped the founder create and design an innovative school specifically for children with autism spectrum disorder. She first dipped her toes into the educational world when she began working at the center her sister went to for intensive reading intervention every summer, Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes. Before Kim immersed herself into the special needs community, she was an internal auditor at a large nonprofit in the Bay Area that generated over half a billion dollars in revenue. She managed large-scale internal audit projects for contracts with government agencies, and developed company and divisional process improvements, spanning over 2,500 employees. Kim earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Davis. She earned her Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Davis. She earned her graduate certificate in Educational Therapy from the University of California, Riverside. Kim is a certified Educational Therapist/Professional through the Association of Educational Therapists.

Job Titles:

• Board of Directors, Treasurer

Patrick works with mission-driven organizations keen on providing direct services for the underserved population, including low-income patients, patients needing language concordant services, and reproductive health services. For the past 25+ years, Patrick has worked as a leader in numerous positions within the non-profit and academic healthcare delivery system. Patrick's principal background is in information technology, as he's been programming since he was a kid. His recent professional experience at UCSF, Planned Parenthood, and San Francisco Health Network includes designing revenue-generating professional services, applications, and analytics programs for value-based care payment programs. Patrick currently serves as a Chief IT Architect for UCSF's School of Dentistry. Patrick obtained his bachelor's degree studying Philosophy at UCLA and later obtained an MSIS at the University of San Francisco. Patrick has three children and lives in Berkeley. Patrick enjoys books, coffee, basketball, and tending to his flock of backyard chickens.

Job Titles:

• Program Manager
• Program Manager, Adult Services

Since earning a B.A. in Sociology from California State University, East Bay in 2008, Renee has dedicated her career to supporting individuals with disabilities and building inclusive, community-centered programs. What began as a short-term summer job with Easterseals Northern California (then Bay Area) supporting youth ages 5-22 in an after-school program -quickly grew into a passion and a long-term calling.