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
Executive Director
Nicole Chitty
Strategy & Engagement
Kendra O’Donoghue
External Affairs
Jodie Pulliam
Corporate Partnerships
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
Board Executive Committee
Scott Whelton
Board Chair
Partner, Ernst & Young
Rebecca Lee
Secretary
Director, Accenture Managing
Roy Eitan
Treasurer
Chief Operating Officer, Augury
Board Members at Large
Stephanie Birondo
Tax Director
Klaviyo
Erica Fensom
Lupita Garcia-Reilley
Program Manager, Supply Chain Operations
Apple
Orit Keinan-Nahon
Global Head of Investor Relations
HP
Jay Landrum
Partner
Berliner Cohen
Meri Maben
Commissioner
Santa Clara County CEDAW Commission
Danny McLane Jr.
Founder & CEO, Jamii Enterprises, Inc.
Michelle Peacock
Head of Global Public Policy
Waymo
Anthony Rodriguez
Corporate Development Manager
City Year, San Jose
Hitesh Shah
Sr. Principal Architect, Adobe
Rebecca Turner
Retired Nursing Facility Administrator
Pat Wolfe
Retired, R.N.
Member Emerita
Joyce Milligan
Owner, Milligan News
Liaisons
Jill Bourne
City Librarian, San Jose Public Library
Hilary Thorsen
Library and Early Education Commissioner
