Founded in 1997, CALICO achieves justice and healing for over 600 toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities. CALICO’s Board of Directors is a dedicated, engaged group of community leaders who are central to generating awareness and resources for CALICO. Board members bring valuable expertise in finance, marketing, strategic planning, human resources, legal issues, and fund development. Each board member serves a three-year term (renewable once) and serves on board committees.
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BOARD OFFICERS
Leslie Oestreicher, Director of CSR and Sustainability, Ross Stores Inc.
2nd term: April 2017 - March 2020
Acting President
Chair of Board Development Committee
Rachel Holloway, Counsel, Pennington Lawson LLP
1st term: November 2018 - October 2021
Vice President & Secretary
Co-Chair of 2019 Oakland Running Festival
Kyle Galle, Product Marketing Manager, Adobe
1st term: December 2017 - November 2020
Treasurer
BOARD MEMBERS
Adam Barton, Senior Product Manager, Reddit
1st term: November 2018 - October 2021
Mel Coronado, Technical Sales Representative, Oak Wise
1st term: January 2019 - December 2022
Co-Chair of 2019 CALICO for Kids Annual Fundraiser
Ryan Erickson, Partner, Lewis & Llewellyn LLP
1st term: June 2017 - May 2020
Chair of Corporate Fund Development Committee
Co-Chair of 2019 Oakland Running Festival
Janice Le, Vice President, Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Aruba
1st term: January 2017 - December 2020
Sharlyn Leh, Director of Corporate Strategy, Assetmark
1st term: January 2020 - December 2023
Francesco Polizzi, Product Manager, Growth & Monetization, Dropbox
1st term: May 2018 - June 2021
CALICO for Kids Annual Fundraiser 2019 Committee
Meera Rama, Registered Senior Client Associate, Marrill Lynch
1st term: August 2019 - December 2021
Cathryn Weems, Senior Manager Legal Policy, Twitter
2nd term: November 2018 – October 2021
CALICO is a wonderful place to be a board member. The board’s active participation is key, no 'rubber stamping' here. [The] time commitment, hard work and investment in the organization are realized in the day-to-day experiences of both clients and staff.
—Kimmey C. Hardesty, Blue Cottage Consulting
Former Member, CALICO Board of Directors