Board Roles and Responsibilities
Board of Directors
- Determine and affirm PACCC’s mission and board policies.
- Select the Executive Director.
- Support the Executive Director. Monitor and evaluate his/her performance.
- Approve personnel, fiscal and other management policies, as appropriate.
- Ensure effective strategic planning.
- Ensure that PACCC and the Board implement a sound Marketing, Development and Community Outreach plan.
- Ensure a realistic budget that maximizes the use of resources.
- Ensure the adequacy and efficient deployment of financial resources.
- Ensure PACCC is effective in designing and delivering programs and services.
- Enhance PACCC’s image among its current and prospective stakeholders.
- Ensure that PACCC complies with laws and regulations pertaining to non-profit organizations.
- Assess the Board’s own performance and take action as necessary.
Individual Board Members
- Be familiar with PACCC’s vision, mission, policies, programs, bylaws, and services.
- Be an advocate for PACCC within the community.
- Prepare for, attend and participate in Board and Committee meetings.
- Read and understand PACCC’s financial statements and advise on
financial performance and fiduciary responsibilities.
- Provide financial support at a level that is personally meaningful and consistent with one’s involvement with other charitable organizations.
- Assist with fundraising by participating in donor stewardship program, recruiting new donors and participating in outreach activities to maintain relationships with the financial supporters of PACCC.
- Suggest additional nominees to the Board.
- Participate on one or more Board committees.
Ex-Officio Board Members
Representatives from the Palo Alto City Council and Palo Alto Unified School District act as ex-officio members of the Board of Directors. They are invited and may attend meetings, but do not have voting privileges. A liaison’s primary role is to advise and serve as a communication link between PACCC and the organization they represent.
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Officers
Board Chair Rachel Samoff Early Childhood Educator
Chair Elect TBD
Treasurer Lanie Wheeler Bookkeeper, Ecumenical Hunger Program; Former PACCC CFO
Secretary Raju Parikh Benefits Program Manager, Family and Community Programs, Facebook
Directors at Large
Sai Balakrishnan Software Engineer, Google
Kimberly Bausback Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Graduate Student
Lavinia Branden Account Services Manager, Rapid Displays; Proprietor, Studio Kicks Palo Alto
Terrence Chun Senior Client Advisor, Bessemer Trust Company
Andrew Dinh Pediatric Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Physician, Stanford School of Medicine
Olivia Lau Product Analyst, Google
Catherine Magill Native Garden Coach
Hilary McDaniel Teacher, Palo Alto High School
Karna Nisewaner Corporate Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Bob Shaw Retiree
Nancy Shepherd Former Mayor, City of Palo Alto
Randy Shuayto Director of Property Management, Premier Properties Inc.
Gina Signorello General Counsel, Jumio Corporation
Alison Stephens Marketing Specialist, HT Harvey and Associates
Christopher Torres CPA, Irvin, Abrahamson & Company
Cynthia Wood Data Science Expert, SAP
Elliot Wright Executive Director, Environmental Volunteers
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