Board of Directors
Dr. Kenneth “Chris” Hurst
Superintendent, West Contra Costa Unified School District
AnnMarie Baines
Founder & Executive Director, The Practice Space
Linsi Crain
Public Affairs Manager, Chevron Richmond Refinery
Michael Littleton
Richmond Promise Board Chair, Former Senior Vice President of Finance, Gu Energy Labs
Mojdeh Mehdizadeh
Executive Vice Chancellor of Education and Technology, Contra Costa Community College District
Shasa Curl
City Manager, City of Richmond
Ree’shemah Thornton
Dean, Enrollment Services, Merritt College
Ilaf Esuf
Senior Field Representative, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks
Jeff Butler
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, City National Bank
Linda Schmid
Chief Financial Officer,
CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering
Group, Inc.
Nicole Barnett
Chief Operating Officer/
Chief Nurse Executive,
Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center
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