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



