Our Team
The SJPLF staff and board members are dedicated to honoring the rich history of the public libraries throughout the city and continuously improving lives of the people who rely on them for technology and information.
Staff
Dawn Coppin
Chief Executive Officer
Nicole Chitty
Vice President, Strategy & Engagement
Kendra O’Donoghue
Vice President, External Affairs
Jodie Pulliam
Corporate Partnerships Manager
Kavitha Kavuri
Database and Grant Manager
Yesenia Ramos
Resilience Corps Director
Cynthia Cruz
Resilience Corps Manager
Josh Hayes-Fugal
Executive Assistant and Board Liaison
Sam Perry
Development Coordinator
Charman Gaines
Grants Assistant
Loree Watanabe
Institutional Grants Manager
Board Executive Committee
Scott Whelton
Board Chair
Partner, Ernst & Young
Lupita Garcia-Reilley
Vice Chair
Program Manager, Supply Chain Operations Apple
Rebecca Lee
Secretary
Director, Accenture Managing
Roy Eitan
Treasurer
Chief Operating Officer, Augury
Board Members at Large
Danny McLane Jr.
Founder & CEO, Jamii Enterprises, Inc.
Erica Fensom
Hitesh Shah
Sr. Principal Architect, Adobe
Marco Alvarez
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
Meri Maben
Commissioner
Santa Clara County CEDAW Commission
Michelle Peacock
Head of Global Public Policy
Waymo
Orit Keinan-Nahon
Global Head of Investor Relations
HP
Pat Wolfe
Retired, R.N.
Rebecca Turner
Retired Nursing Facility Administrator
Stephanie Birondo
Tax Director
Klaviyo
Member Emerita
Joyce Milligan
Owner, Milligan News
Liaisons
Jill Bourne
City Librarian, San Jose Public Library
Hilary Thorsen
Library and Early Education Commissioner
