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Jude Barry
Jude Barry has worked in national politics, California campaigns, and local
government as a top-level strategist and manager. In addition, he has advised
Fortune 500 companies, political candidates, and non-profit organizations, and a
NFL football team. Because of his expertise in politics, policy, technology, and
social networking, Jude is a regular and respected source for local, state, and
national news reporters. Jude is currently a member of the Board of Directors of
the University of San Francisco and Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Leo
McCarthy Center for Public Service and Common Good at USF. He previously
served on the boards of the Hakone Society, KTEH public television, and the San
Jose Cathedral Foundation. In 2002, Jude served on the Bishop’s Task Force on
Sexual Abuse and authored the much-heralded final report. |
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Joan Buchanan
Joan Buchanan was elected to represent the 15th District in the California
State Assembly in November 2008. She serves on the Accountability and
Administrative Review, Education, Transportation, and Utilities and Commerce
Committees and chairs the Select Committee on Innovation and the Bay Area
Economy. Joan also represents the Assembly on the Advisory Commission on
Special Needs and on the Early Learning Quality Improvements System Advisory
Commission. Her entrepreneurial approach has resulted in a number of community
firsts. As Vice-President of the San Ramon Valley School Age Child Care Alliance
she helped bring school-age childcare to San Ramon elementary schools; she
successfully chaired the 1994 “No on Vouchers” campaign to protect public school
funds; and as PTA President at Alamo Elementary, Joan created a coalition that
raised money to build a much needed outdoor theater. |
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Betsy Butler
Assembly member Betsy Butler was elected to the California State Assembly
in 2010 and is seeking re-election in the 50th Assembly District. Betsy's work has
focused on fighting for consumers, advocating for working families and protecting
the environment. In the State Assembly, Betsy serves on the Assembly Budget
Committee, the Budget Sub-Committee on Resources and Transportation, the
Committees on Business and Professions; Education; Arts, Entertainment, Sports,
Tourism and Internet Media; and Rules. She is Chair of the Select Committee on
Aerospace and is a member of the Select Committee on Domestic Violence;
Financial Empowerment; Preservation of California's Entertainment Industry and
Regional Approaches to Addressing the State's Water Crisis. |
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Sheryl Davis
Sheryl Davis is the Executive Director of Mo'MAGIC, a neighborhood-based
nonprofit committed to transform the community and youth through the MAGIC of
collaboration. The Fillmore/Western Addition Mobilization for Adolescent Growth
in Our Communities (Mo' MAGIC) is a collaborative of community-based
organizations, neighborhood associations, city agencies and community members
working together to improve opportunities of underserved youth and families in the
San Francisco Bay Area. Mo’MAGIC achieves its mission by providing tools and
resources that affirm and build community ownership. |
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Serra Falk Goldman
Serra Falk Goldman is an associate attorney at Falk, Cornell & Associates,
LLP. Serra’s practice focuses on all aspects of estate planning, including trust
administration, advanced business planning, asset protection and taxation. Serra is
an alumna of St. Francis High School in Mountain View, and holds a Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration from Villanova University. Serra is a graduate
of the University of San Francisco, School of Law. Serra and her husband Bill live
in San Francisco with their two children. |
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John Foran
John Foran served in the California State Assembly from 1963 to 1976 and in
the California State Senate from 1976 to 1986. He chaired both the Assembly and
Senate Transportation Committees and is regarded as a skilled bipartisan legislator
and one of the foremost experts on transportation issues in California. In his honor,
Highway 280, has been renamed the John F. Foran Freeway. Senator Foran received
his B.A and J.D. from the University of San Francisco in 1956 and 1959,
respectively. He and Leo McCarthy were political allies and personal friends having
first met in high school. Senator Foran and his wife, Mrs. Connie Foran, are both
native San Franciscans. |
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Holly Hogan
Holly Hogan graduated magna cum laude from the University of San Francisco
in 2002 and was the Arts & Sciences Valedictorian. She majored in politics here
before going on to Harvard Law School, where she was recognized with the Dean’s
Award for Community Leadership. Holly served as student body president at USF
and at Harvard Law. She has been a faithful supporter of the McCarthy Center since
2007. Holly is an associate in the San Francisco office of K&L Gates focusing on
intellectual property litigation. Holly’s pro bono work is focused on sexual
harassment and crime victims’ rights. She is married to Tom Holmes, and they live
in Marin. |
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Antoinette Malveaux
Antoinette M. Malveaux is the managing director of strategic engagement and initiatives at Casey Family Programs (CFP), which focuses on child welfare system’s reform. Prior to joining Casey Family Programs, Ms. Malveaux was President and CEO of the National Black MBA Association, Inc. for 12 years where she transformed the organization and built its brand to be a more viable organization for its many stakeholders. Before entering the non-profit sector, Ms. Malveaux spent 13 years in banking working in operations, consumer banking, global treasury and strategic planning with Bank of America and American Express Bank. Ms. Malveaux designed and taught a curriculum on Strategic Management of Nonprofit Organizations for Howard University's school of Business and Management. Her community service is central to whom she is, and currently includes Board Chair for Seattle Central Community College, Seattle Art Museum Community Engagement & Education Committee, University of San Francisco (Board Member Emerita) in addition to serving on several philanthropic affinity group boards, programming and public policy committees. She received her BA from the University of San Francisco and MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and an Executive Education Certificate for Philanthropic Leaders from Stanford University.
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Sharon Mccarthy-Allen
Sharon Mccarthy-Allen, native San Franciscan and the daughter of Jackie
and the late Leo T. McCarthy (former Lieutenant Governor of California) lives in
San Francisco with her husband Dale. Sharon attended Gonzaga University, 1978.
She continued her post-graduate studies in education at San Francisco State
University. For the past thirty-two years, Sharon has worked in the field of
education, as a teacher and administrator in schools throughout the Archdiocese of
San Francisco. Since 2002 she has been the principal of St. Stephen School in San
Francisco. Sharon has served on the boards of many charitable organizations and
received several awards and honors for her volunteer service. She currently serves
on four boards-The University of San Francisco’s Leo T. McCarthy Center for
Public Service and the Common Good, the USF Institute for Catholic Educational
Leadership, Catholic Charities CYO and Mission Dolores Academy. Sharon has
chaired countless fundraisers and led several successful capital campaigns. She
continues to raise funds for local charitable organizations that provide support and
shelter for those suffering from homelessness, poverty, addiction and violence. |
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Craig Newmark
Craig Newmark is the founder of craigslist, which has become one of the
Internet’s 10 most-visited English language sites. Craig attended Case Western
Reserve University, where he earned a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science. Craig
began his business career with IBM, where he spent nearly 17 years. He
subsequently worked in programming for Charles Schwab, Bank of America, and
other firms. In 1995, while working for Charles Schwab, Craig launched craigslist as
a free way for people to share information about events in San Francisco. In early 2011 Craig launched craigconnects, his initiative to link up everyone on the planet
using the Internet to bear witness to good efforts and encourage the same behavior in
others. craigconnects evolved from Craig’s many years of personal involvement
with non-profit organizations and issues he considers to be vital. He currently serves
on the board of directors of three non-profit organizations, on the advisory board of
eleven others, and provides personal or financial support to dozens more. |
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Ronald Rose
Ronald Rose manages his own real estate investment and consulting firm with
LoopLender, an affiliated commercial mortgage brokerage firm of LoopNet Inc.
This follows a 30-year career in commercial real estate with Metropolitan Life, The
Federal Home Loan Bank, John Hancock Real Estate Financial Services and
LoopNet Inc. Ronald Rose serves on three committees at the University of San
Francisco: The Regional Council, the McCarthy Center for Public Service and the
Common Good, and the Dean's Circle at the Masagung Graduate School of
Management. In addition, he co-produces new works with the Magic Theater in San
Francisco. He holds an undergraduate degree in political science from the
University of Wisconsin, Madison, a master’s degree in government and planning
from the University of Arizona, and a master’s degree in finance from the University
of San Francisco. |
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Catarina Schwab
Catarina Schwab is VP for development at buildOn, a charitable organization
that engages urban youth through after-school programs in the U.S. and builds
schools in rural villages in developing countries. An Exeter and Princeton grad,
Catarina worked for two years as a corporate finance analyst at Montgomery
Securities, a San Francisco-based investment bank. She worked in venture capital
before opening Flicka, a Scandinavian women’s clothing and accessories boutique,
which she operated on Fillmore Street in San Francisco until early 2008. Catarina is
married to Andrew Schwab, co-founder and Managing Partner of 5AM Ventures
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Rhonda Smira
Rhonda Smira is the President of Orleans Consulting, a firm specializing in lobbyist and campaign compliance reporting as required by the Fair Political Practices Commission. Prior to starting the firm, Rhonda began her career working as a political fundraiser in San Francisco. She spent the last 15 years working all facets of the political process including campaigns, the state capitol and a top 10 lobbying firm. Rhonda received a Bachelor’s degree in Politics from the University of San Francisco and currently resides in Sacramento.
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Joe Trippi
Joe Trippi is widely recognized as one of America’s leading and most influential
political strategists. Born in California, Joe began his political career working on
Edward M. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in 1980. His work in presidential
politics continued with the campaigns of Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, Richard
Gephardt, Howard Dean and, most recently, John Edwards. Joe has run and
consulted on numerous presidential, senate, congressional, gubernatorial and
mayoral races. In 2004, as the National Campaign Manager for Howard Dean’s
presidential campaign, Joe pioneered the use of online technology to organize what
became the largest grassroots movement in presidential politics. Through his
innovative use of the Internet for small-donor fundraising, “Dean for America”
raised more money than any Democratic presidential campaign to that point – all
with donations averaging less than $100. |
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Marcelo F. Camperi
Marcelo F. Camperi, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the
University of San Francisco,studied physics at the great Universidad Nacional de la
Plata, in Argentina. He received his Ph.D. from Boston University, working in
topological field theory and some phenomenology of elementary particles. Upon
graduating, he became interested in the study of the brain from a physicists' point of
view. Currently, Professor Camperi is working on theoretical and computational
neuroscience. He is also interested in computational physics, mathematical physics,
and in computers in education. As Dean, Professor Camperi hopes to guide USF to
become a renowned center for environmental justice and sustainability and further
diversity among USF’s faculty. |
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Corey Cook
Corey Cook serves as director of the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service
and the Common Good and Associate Professor in the Department of Politics. He
joined the University in Fall 2006 after having earned his Ph.D. in Political Science
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Cook has published academic articles in
the California Journal of Politics and Policy, American Politics Research, DuBois
Journal of Social Science Research on Race, and Presidential Studies Quarterly in
addition to several book chapters. His current research focuses on the emerging
political geography of California and electoral reform. He teaches courses in
American Politics specializing in political institutions, urban and state politics, and
housing and development politics. |
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Rev. Stephen Privett S.J.
Rev. Stephen Privett S.J., has served as the University of San Francisco’s 27th
President since September 2000. Prior to his appointment at USF, Father
Privett served as provost and academic vice president at Santa Clara University. He
currently serves as a trustee at Schools of the Sacred Heart, Seattle University, and
Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. He is also a member of the Board of
Governors of the Commonwealth Club of California, Board of Directors of the
American Council on Education, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities,
Public Architecture, and the Fromm Institute. He also serves on the Bishops and
Presidents Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Advisory Board
of the California Foundation as well as an honorary member of the San Francisco
Host Committee. Father Privett’s doctorate is in Catechetics and his particular
expertise focuses on the Hispanic community in the Catholic Church. |
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Joseph W. Cotchett (Emeritus)
Joseph W. Cotchett is considered by plaintiffs and defense attorneys alike to
be one of the foremost trial lawyers in the country. He has been named one of the
100 most influential lawyers in the nation for the past 10 years. His clients range
from corporate giants to groups like Consumers Union – but the issue must be
correct for Cotchett. During his 40-year legal career, he has tried more than 100
cases, and settled hundreds more, winning numerous jury verdicts, ranging from a
$10 million malicious prosecution suit to several defense verdicts in civil cases. He
successfully negotiated a settlement for $25 million in a qui tam suit on behalf of the
University of California and hundreds of millions of dollars in antitrust, securities
and major fraud cases. |
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Mary Rosenblatt Powell (Emerita)
Mary Rosenblatt Powell is a business consultant in board development,
strategic planning, business and fund development, and public affairs advocacy.
Ms. Powell served as vice president and executive director of the Center for Child
Advocacy at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University; vice
president for business development for Sutter Health; vice president for public
policy and external affairs for California Healthcare System; and executive director
of the Bernard Osher Foundation. Prior to her career as a nonprofit executive, Ms.
Powell was the director of marketing and public relations for Butterfield and
Butterfield, and the co-founder and co-owner of Jamboree, a children’s discount
clothing storechain. Currently, Ms. Powell is a member of the Board of the Jewish
Home for the Aged, CoachArt.org, and participates in a wide array of community
development activities for various organizations, including Temple Emanu-El, the
San Francisco Opera, and San Francisco University High School. She was the
Foreperson for the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury in 2002-03. Ms. Powell was
educated at Pitzer College, Claremont, California, and the University of San
Francisco. |
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Richard Spohn (Emeritus)
Richard Spohn, former University Professor and Founding Director of the Leo
T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good, has long been
considered one of the California’s top authorities among private attorneys on laws
relating to Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and other managed
healthcare delivery mechanisms. He has experience with contracts, acquisitions,
licensing and lobbying on behalf of his healthcare clients. He earned his J.D. at
Harvard Law School and received an M.A. in sociology and a B.A. in philosophy
from Fordham University. Before joining Nossaman, he was the Director of the
California Department of Consumer Affairs. |
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Kevin Starr (Emeritus)
State Librarian Emeritus, Kevin Starr researches California history, history of
American culture, urban history and "Americans and the California Dream" captures
the enigmatic blend of dreams and hardscrabble reality that defines California. His
books uncover how the Golden State emerged from the Gold Rush, absorbed the
shocks of the Great Depression, and was transformed by the sweeping events of
World War II and beyond. Dr. Starr is a professional member to the American
Antiquarian Society, California Council for the Humanities, California Historical
Society and the Smithsonian Library Advisory Board. He was honored with the
National Humanities Medal in 2006. Dr. Starr holds degrees from the University of
San Francisco (BA) and Harvard University (MA, PhD). |