Board of Directors
Ally Benas
Ally is a Bay Area native and a fourth-generation Oaklander. Ally’s career has spanned finance, general management, and product management in companies ranging from gaming to productivity tools. Ally is a CPA with a BA in Business Economics from UCLA and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Regan Bradley-Brown
Regan Bradley-Brown is a staff attorney with East Bay Children’s Law Offices (EBCLO), representing children and youth in dependency proceedings in Alameda County. Additionally, she serves as minors’ counsel in Family Drug Court. Before joining EBCLO, Regan served as a Law Program Facilitator for youth impacted by the juvenile justice system through Fresh Lifelines for Youth. Regan graduated from San Francisco State University and holds a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. Her passion has always been rooted in community service and bringing meaningful access to the law to underserved communities.
John Gibbon, Chair
John Gibbon has worked with for-profit and non-profit organizations throughout his career. He currently serves as VP of Platforms, Visa Business Solutions and has served as a Peace Corp volunteer, been on six boards of directors, coached in Oakland youth sports, and held SVP, VP, & CTO titles in organizations ranging from start-ups to large public companies such as Salesforce.com and SAP. Dr. Gibbon has a B.S. in electrical engineering, a B.A. in philosophy, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in computer engineering. He has also received executive education from Stanford Graduate School of Business and was an Instructor at Stanford in their Continuing Studies program.
Andrew Kho
Jennifer Nelson, Secretary
Jennifer Nelson is a seasoned communications executive with broad experience in the public and private sectors. She serves as Senior Vice President of Global Communications at Prologis. Previously she was vice president of corporate communications at McKesson Corporation. Before that, she ran her own communications consulting firm, providing strategic public relations counsel to a variety of public and private sector clients. She has experience working at the state and local level on social service and homeless issues. Jennifer earned her master’s degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield and her bachelor’s degree in Communications from California State University, Sacramento.
Steve Robertson, Treasurer
Steve has over thirty years of experience in finance, operations, and organizational effectiveness for both the non-profit and for profits worlds. He is currently CFO of HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. Steve is a Certified Public Accountant and Santa Clara University graduate. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Think Together (formerly Bay Area After School All Stars) and is passionate about soccer and education access.