2009 JPA & Foundation
Board of Directors

JOINT POWERS AGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS (JPA)
Chabot Space & Science Center is governed by a Joint Powers Agency that includes the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), City of Oakland (Oakland), East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) and Eastbay Astronomical Society (EAS). Unaffiliated board members are list as "Public." 

OFFICERS
Hon. Jean Quan,
Chair (Oakland)
 Councilmember
City of Oakland		 Vice Chair (Public)
vacant
Al Peters,
Treasurer (EBRPD)
Retired CPA		 Alexander Zwissler,
Secretary
Executive Director/CEO
Chabot Space & Science Center

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Finance
Al Peters (EBRPD)
Retired CPA

 Marketing
vacant
Nominations
Teri Schlesinger
Senior Telecommunication Analyst
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center		 Personnel & Volunteers
Gwen McDonald (Oakland)
Director of Human Resources
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Programs & Exhibits
Michael Levi (EBRPD)
Senior Scientist
Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory		  

DIRECTORS
Terry Galloway (EAS)
President
Intellergy Corporation		 Christopher Dobbins (OUSD)
Board of Directors
Oakland Unified School District
Vernon Hal (OUSD)
Chief Financial Officer
Oakland Unified Schoold District		 Dave Rodrigues (EAS)
Volunteer
Teri Schlesinger (Public)
Senior Telecommunication Analyst
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center		 Hon. Alice Spearman (OUSD)
Vice President
Oakland Unified School District
Dick Spees
Councilmember, Retired
City of Oakland		 Douglas L. Siden (EBRPD)
Board of Trustees Director
East Bay Regional Park District
Walter "Ed" Thomas (Public)
Attorney at Law		 Sallyann Tomlin (Public)
Principal
Thornhill Elementary School
Harold Weaver, Ph.D. (Public)
Professor of Astronomy Emeritus
University of California, Berkeley		  

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS
Jerry Fiddler,
Chair
Founder
Wind River		 Vice Chair
Vacant
Al Peters,
Treasurer
Retired CPA		 Alexander Zwissler,
Secretary
Executive Director/CEO
Chabot Space & Science Center

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Audit
Steve Lalli
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley		 Development
 Dick Spees
Council Member, Retired
City of Oakland
Finance
 Al Peters
Retired CPA		 Marketing & Public Relations
Benno Dorer
VP/General Manager -
Cleaning Division
The Clorox Company
Nominations
Vacant		  

DIRECTORS

Jean Burns
Vice President
Information Technology
Business Management
& Operations
Kaiser Permanente

Ted Buttner
President and CEO
Coastcom.com

Sandy Curtis, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Zorro Productions

Glen Dahlbacka, Ph.D.
Senior Program Manager
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Cynthia L. Dellums
First Lady of Oakland		 Garrett Gruener
General Partner
Alta Partners

Millie Hughes-Fulford, Ph.D.
Director and Professor
Laboratory of Cell Growth, UCSF
Former NASA Astronaut

Reese Jones
Founder, Netopia
Fellow, Univ. of California, Berkeley
Steven Mayer
Inventor		 Dahlia Moodie
President
Energy Conservation Options
Rand Morimoto, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
Convergent Computing		 Edward E. Penhoet, Ph.D.
Chief Programs Director
Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
George Smoot
Professor & Nobel Laureate
University of California, Berkeley
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab		 Dick Spees
Councilmember, Retired
City of Oakland
Walter "Ed" Thomas, Esq.
Attorney at Law		 Harold F. Weaver, Ph.D.
Professor of Astronomy Emeritus
University of California, Berkeley
Ken Winans
President & Founder
The W Foundation		  

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