Newmark
1101 Fifth Ave Suite 230,
San Rafael, CA 94901

Term: 2023 (1)

Title: Associate

Professional Duties:  Commercial real estate brokerage services.

Professional Experience:  Joe has devoted his entire professional career to the commercial real estate industry, beginning in 2014 as Newmark’s North Bay research coordinator.  Joe then launched his brokerage career in 2018, focused on the leasing and sale of commercial property across Marin and Sonoma counties.  Joe leverages his analytical background to identify unique opportunities and seek creative solutions for his clients.

Accomplishments/Community Service:

• Rotary Club of San Rafael (2023 to present)

Other Volunteer Activities:

• City of San Rafael Citizens Advisory Committee on Economic Development and Affordable Housing (2019 – 2021)

Chamber of Commerce Role:

• Board of Directors (2023 to present)
• Economic Vitality Committee (2019 to present)
• Governmental Affairs Committee (2019 to present)
• San Rafael Chamber Leadership Institute Graduate (2019)

Personal Information: Joe was raised in Marin County and graduated from Sir Francis Drake High School, moving on to earn his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon.  A current resident of San Rafael, Joe is proud to focus his professional career on contributing to the vitality of the region where he was raised and now works and resides.

California Film Institute 

1001 Lootens Place

San Rafael, CA  94901

Term: 2024 Past Board Chair (2018) BOD (2014 - 2020)  

Title: Associate Director of Institutional Giving, California Film Institute (CAFILM)

Professional Duties: Beau started at the nonprofit California Film Institute in 2009 with the 32nd Mill Valley Film Festival and has since risen to his current position of Associate Director of Institutional Giving, now responsible for over $4M annually in sponsorships and grants. A graduate of the University of Southern California, Beau studied Journalism and Cinema which led to a producing position with Sony Pictures Entertainment & Columbia Pictures. After a decade on the studio-side of the Hollywood film industry, Beau returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2008 to rediscover his 'cinephile roots' through independent, foreign, and documentary film exposition & distribution. 

Personal Information: Beau enjoys coaching little league and soccer, attending Oakland A’s, 49ers, & Warriors games, and spending time with his family. Beau and his wife Lauren currently have one son, Camden Scott, and two loving dogs, Penny Lane and Maximus Decimus Blanchard.

Senior Settlers
454 Las Gallinas #126
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 850-0669
Term: 2020 (4), Vice Chair Member Programs

Title: Principal

Professional Duties: Libby is a Certified Senior Move Manager and the owner of Senior Settlers, a nationally recognized senior and specialty move management company.

Professional Experience: Libby started working as a senior move manager in 2012, initially doing it for friends and relatives before taking it on as a profession. She fell in love with the challenge and the reward of working with the elderly, making individual lives a little bit better.

Accomplishments/Community Service: Libby is on the board of the Marin County Section on Aging and is a popular speaker on topics related to moving, downsizing, and chronic disorganization issues. Libby occasionally tutors high school students who need a little help with their math problems.

Chamber of Commerce Role: Libby is on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and is responsible for member services.

Personal Information: Libby is originally from Mendocino County, but grew up in Bakersfield, California.  She graduated from Stanford University in 1978 with a degree in Mathematical Sciences, incorporating math, computer science, statistics, and operations research.  Libby started as a software developer with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in 1979.  She retired in 2011 after 32 years in a variety of roles, including Vice President of Information Technology. Libby has been married to her husband, Todd Annell since 1980 and they have three grown children

Marin Small Business
Development Center (SBDC)
​104, Bertrand Hall, 79 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901

Term: 2023 (1)

Title: Director

Professional Duties: Oversees entire operations, fundraising, training development, client services and management of staff and Advisors. Also, responsible for building community partnerships and avenues for expansion of services.

Professional Experience: Miriam has been the Director for the Marin SBDC for the past 10 years. Prior to this, she ran her own sustainability consulting businesses for 7 years. In the beginning of her career, she was a civil and environmental engineer.

Accomplishments/Community Service:

• Teaches Sustainability Leadership at UC Berkeley Extension
• Member of the Novato Economic Development Advisory Committee
• Participants in different county advocacy groups

Other Volunteer Activities:

• Co-teaches or hosts meditation classes or prayer sessions 4-5 times a week
• Zoom tech and prayer support for online healing events
• Supports individuals in spiritual growth

Personal Information: Miriam is a San Franciscan native, loves to get outside in nature, expresses creativity through painting, writing and cooking, and is ordained and part of an interfaith healing ministry.

Marin Community Foundation
5 Hamilton Landing, Suite 100
Novato, CA 94949
(415) 464-2500
Term: 2021 (3), Board Chair 

Title:  Senior Director of Philanthropic Planning

Professional Duties: Andrea Henderson is the Senior Director of Philanthropic Planning for the Marin Community Foundation. In this role, she leads a team that engages with donors, and their professional advisors, to develop customized philanthropic plans aimed at optimizing a donor’s charitable giving and delivering outsized impact.

Professional Experience: Prior to joining the Marin Community Foundation, Andrea spent over 15 years in financial services developing and executing strategic marketing and growth initiatives for business lines serving small business, middle market, and corporate banking customers. Additionally, she has focused on business development, financing and portfolio management within the sustainable technology sector

Accomplishments/Community Service: Andrea is passionate about social equity, sustainability and promoting development of young people and entrepreneurs. She currently sits on the board of Lifehouse Agency and Marin Childcare Council. Additionally, she is on the Advisory Board for North Bay Woman Magazine.

Chamber of Commerce Role: Director, Treasurer (2022, 2023), Chair Elect (2023)

Personal Information: Andrea grew up in Southeast Asia, has lived in Thailand, Hong Kong, and the Philippines, and is conversational in Mandarin. She currently lives in Novato with her husband and two children.

CPi Developers
103 Shoreline Pkwy STE 100
San Rafael, CA  94901
(415) 457-8850

Title: Director of Operations

United with Earth Corp
3135 Kerner Blvd.
San Rafael, CA 94901
(510) 210-4359
Term: 2023 (1)

Title: President/CEO/Founder 

Professional Duties: Daryoush Davidi earned his Ph.D with an emphasis in MultiCultural Community Clinical Psychology (MCCP).  He transitioned from a career in psychology and started his own company in 2007 founded in San Francisco, United With Earth, a San Rafael based company in the Canal. He is currently the leading supplier of organic ethnic specialty produce items such as dates, figs, walnuts and Persian cucumbers.

Professional Experience: Completed his fellowship at inpatient Psych hospital with 51/50 and homeless demographic. Member of California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF). NSF/ HACCP Certified for Warehousing and Distribution.  Graduate of San Rafael Leadership Institute.

Accomplishments/Community Service: He has received Certificate of Recognitions for WorkForce Housing in Marin County From: Senator Mike McGuire, Assemblyman Damon Connolly and Congressman Jared Huffman. Certificate of Recognition from Assemblyman Marc Levine for involvement in the business community of San Rafael.   

Other Volunteer Activities: He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors: San Rafael Peacock Gap Homeowner Association: Event planning, Community building and the liaison to the Fire Department. Member of Board of Directors, Kol Shofar Synagogue: Membership / Executive Committee.

Chamber of Commerce Role: Board of Directors. Also serves on the Police Advisory and Accountability Committee for the City of San Rafael. 

Personal Information: Immigrated to the USA at the age of 13 and has been a continuous resident of California for over 35 years. Daryoush and his wife have 2 children and reside in San Rafael. His wife is a native of Marin County. Both kids proudly attend public schools in San Rafael.

College of Marin
835 College Ave.
Kentfield, CA 94904
(415) 457-8811

Superintendent/President

SVN | MG Property Advisors, Inc.

101 Lucas Valley Road, Suite 100, San Rafael, CA 94903

Phone: 415.531.0734

Title: Senior Advisor

Professional Duties: Commercial Real Estate Sales and Leasing

Professional Experience: Employed at SVN for 9 years, with prior experience in Commercial Property Management at Equity Office Properties in San Francisco.

Chamber of Commerce Role: Co-Chair, Women of Industry Committee

Volunteer Activities: Guide Dogs for the Blind and Vivalon – Meals On Wheels driver

Personal Information: Native of Marin County, graduated from Novato High, attended University of Oregon. Has two teenagers, one at Terra Linda and the other at UCSB.

CEO, MarinHealth
250 Bon Air Road
Greenbrae, CA 94904
(415) 925-7000
Term: 2022 (1)

Title: CEO

Professional Duties: Currently the Chief Executive Officer at MarinHealth.

Professional Experience: David Klein, MD, MBA, brings an especially informed perspective to his position as CEO of MarinHealth, having spent the first fourteen years of his career working as a general surgeon. Since leaving the operating room, Dr. Klein has built a long, successful career as a healthcare executive and hospital CEO. His open leadership style fosters communication and collaboration between the hospital staff, the administration, and the community at large.

Prior to his position at MarinHealth Medical Center, Dr. Klein served as President and CEO of Dignity Health’s two San Francisco-based hospitals: Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center. At Dignity Health, he oversaw a great deal of positive change, including a turnaround to profitability, multiple Healthgrades Five Star and Excellence Awards, the development of a Transgender Health Program, the establishment 14 Bay-Area based urgent care centers, and the launch of the new Bothin Burn Center, the largest burn unit in Northern California.

Before joining Dignity Health, Dr. Klein was Chief Operating Officer and then President of the Baylor Scott & White Health All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Under his stewardship, the hospital received many accolades for service line excellence and overall quality, including top hospital rankings in US News and World Report. Prior to his role at Baylor, Dr. Klein served as Administrator of Presbyterian Hospital of Denton in Denton, Texas, and as Chief Executive Officer of Cedar Park Regional Medical Center in Austin, Texas.

Accomplishments/Community Service: Dr. Klein received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California, his medical degree from the University of New Mexico, and his master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine.go

Other Volunteer Activities: Dr. Klein has sat on numerous community boards, from the American Heart Association, March of Dimes, and American Cancer Society to the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. He is the current Chair of the San Francisco Section of the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California and a member of the San Francisco Marin Medical Society.

Chamber of Commerce Role  Board of Directors

Personal Information: Dr.Klein lives in Mill Valley with his family.

Dominican University of California
50 Acacia Avenue, Bertrand Hall Room 25
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 458-3786
Term: 2021 (1)

Title: Dean, Barowsky School of Business

Professional Duties: Overseeing all aspects of operations of Barowsky School of Business, Institute of Leadership Studies, and LePage Center for Global Innovation.

Professional Experience: 
Associate Dean and Interim Dean at Saint Mary’s College of California
Visiting Professor at UC Irvine and University of St Gallen, Switzerland

Accomplishments/Community Service: Successfully launched many graduate programs: MS Business Analytics, MS Accounting, Online MBA - China

Other Volunteer Activities:  Board of Director at North Bay Leadership Council, Board of Director at Oasis International

Chamber of Commerce Role (Director, Committee work, etc.):  Director

Personal Information: He grew up in South Korea, and has been married for 35 years, and now has two daughters.

Canal Alliance
91 Larkspur St,
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 454-2640

Title: Chief Development Officer

Ghilotti Bros., Inc.
525 Jacoby Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 454-7011 x 2207 
Term: 2022 (2)

Title: Administrative Manager

Professional Experience: GBI is a family-owned and operated general engineering contractor based in San Rafael since 1914, now in it’s fourth generation. Gwen has been with Ghilotti Bros., Inc. since 2013.

She provides leadership that maintains the overall vision and goals of the company. Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of Headquarters and Regional office needs and provides GBI with an outstanding concierge level of service to customers, vendors and GBI employees. She partners on projects and initiatives that help drive the company’s priorities.

Accomplishments/Community Service: Girl Scout volunteer since 2008. Troop leader for 10 years. Camp Arequipa volunteer since 2009. Camp director, workshop leader and most recent years camp swag procurer. San Rafael Chamber Leadership Institute 2020

Chamber of Commerce Role (Director, Committee work, etc.): Board of Directors

Personal Information: Gwen grew up in Lake Almanor, CA. She moved to Marin in 1994 after meeting her now husband, Ken. She lives in San Anselmo with her husband, two children, two dogs, and cat.

Bank of Marin
1101 4th Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 485-2265

Title: Vice President, Market Manager

Consult Rushworth
(415) 250-139

Raised in Marin, I am passionate about Marin County and San Rafael. As someone who has spent 15 years working with startups and small businesses, I want to see each business community in every town thrive.

I enjoy mountain biking, travel and spending time exploring Marin and Sonoma counties with my 2 year old son Paxton, my wife Alison and small dog Arti. We have another boy baking at the moment!

I have been a digital marker since 2009, when I first used Adsense. I am the owner of Sparkplug Marketing. When you hire us, you get a team of small business digital marketing experts on your side. I really enjoy supporting others in their success!

A fun fact is that I can juggle and separately ride a bike backwards. I really should combine these two activities!

Marin Sanitary Service
1050 Andersen Drive
San Rafael CA 94901
(415) 458-5542
Term: 2020 (2)

Title: Outreach Manager

Professional Duties: Marin Sanitary Service (MSS) has been the resource hauler for central Marin for the last 70 years.

Professional Experience: I’ve enjoyed working for MSS for 8 years, and at this time I assist our commercial customers in becoming compliant with CA laws that require them to recycle and compost. Within MSS I've worked on the Household Hazardous Waste program, schools, and multi-family recycling too.

Accomplishments/Community Service: I earned a Sustainable Practices Certificate from Dominican University.  I have been a San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce Board Director for the last 2 years.  When my children were in school, I was the Safe Routes to School liaison for Hidden Valley Elementary School.

Chamber of Commerce Role (Director, Committee work, etc.): Director.  I served as the SRCC Green Business Committee chair person 2016-17, and have been on the Business Showcase Committee for the last 5 years. I’ll be the liaison to the Green Business Committee as BOD.  Lastly, I'm a graduate of the 2013 San Rafael Leadership Institute.

Personal Information: I grew up in Mill Valley, graduated from Tam High, and married not MY high school sweetheart (since Erik was dating my best friend back then). We now have two daughters in college.

Circle Bar Trust
PO Box 150033
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 990-8725
Term: 2022 (2)

Title: Owner

Professional Duties: Commercial real estate investment and management

Professional Experience:  30 years as a commercial real estate agent plus the same as a commercial real estate investor, developer and manager.

Accomplishments/Community Service: I have served on the Governmental Affairs and Economic Vitality committees for a number of years and have represented the Chamber on the General Plan Steering Committee and other City committees. I am the recipient of the Elissa Giambastiani Advocacy Award in 2017.

Other Volunteer Activities: I am currently on the Board of Friends of No. 9, an organization working to renovate and display a historically important locomotive.  I have served on many City committees, including two general plans, the downtown plan, parking, homeless, and facilities committees.  I have volunteered to help the College of Marin, the League of Women Voters and have served as a board member of Planned Parenthood. Sleepy Hollow FPD, MarinSpace, the Rotary Club of San Rafael and Mark Day School.

Chamber of Commerce Role: Director. Long-term member of the Economic Vitality Committee and Governmental Affairs Committee

Personal Information: Married, three grown children, live in San Rafael, born in San Rafael, attended Marin Country Day School and SFD HS (that was the name, then), BS from UC Davis, MBA from UC Berkeley.  Current hobbies include camping, local hiking, road bike riding and gardening (water permitting).

Wells Fargo
1203 4th Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 721-3101

Title: Human Resources Recruiting Manager

Embassy Suites by Hilton San Rafael Marin County
101 McInnis Parkway,
San Rafael, CA, 94903
(415) 499-9222

Title: General Manager

San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
817 Mission Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 454-4163

Title: President and CEO

Kaiser Permanente 
99 Montecillo Rd,
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 444-2940

Title: Associate Chief Administrative Officer