Board of Trustees
Cancer Prevention Institute of California Board of Trustees
Samuel Bronfman II, a 1975 graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts, began his career at Sports Illustrated in New York City. In 1979, he joined Joseph E. Seagram & Sons and five years later was named president of the newly created Seagram Classics Wine Co. In 1996, Seagram consolidated its two wine operations into Seagram Chateau & Estates Wines Co. and named Mr. Bronfman president. Three years later, Seagram sold its holdings to Vivendi Corp., and in December 2000, the wine business was acquired by Diageo p.l.c., where Bronfman was named chairman of their Global Wines Division. Mr. Bronfman is currently continuing his profession in the wine business as Managing Partner of Bacchus Capital. Mr. Bronfman has served on CPIC's Board of Trustees since 2002 and has served as Chair since September 2004. His contributions include his establishment of the Melanie M. Bronfman Lecture Fund at CPIC which helps fund CPIC Cancer Education programs. In addition to his involvement with CPIC, Mr. Bronfman has been involved in a wide variety of other civic and philanthropic activities. He has served as chair of the Board of Trustees at Phillips Brooks School and also on the boards of Wine Institute, Menlo School, Youth Tennis Association, and the Jewish Museum San Francisco. He served on the advisory board of the Tad Taube Center for Jewish Studies and is a former vice chair of the Stanford Hospital Board of Directors. He was also honorary chairman of Meals on Wheels of San Francisco's annual gala to raise funds for meal delivery to the homebound elderly.
"CPIC has been a great place to get involved and to have a good experience with other community leaders and friends. I enjoy this opportunity to make a difference and work with staff members that are dedicated to their goals. Cancer has touched us all in some way." Terri Kwiatek, a former managing director at Bank of America, brings many years of equipment financing and leasing experience to the organization's Board of Trustees. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business at the University of Colorado and her Master's degree in Business Administration at the University of Chicago. Before beginning her 23-year career at Bank of America, Ms. Kwiatek worked for Continental Bank from 1973 to 1978 in the commercial lending and economic research areas. As Managing Director of the Secondary Markets and Trading Group at Bank of America, she directed a wide variety of secondary market transactions totaling over $25 billion from 1982 until she retired in 2001. In 2001, she joined Montrose and Company, a leasing boutique specializing in the secondary market. Ms. Kwiatek has served on CPIC's Board of Trustees since 2002 and has served as Vice Chair since September 2004.
Joan Bloom is a professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree at UC Berkeley, as well as a Master's degree in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Sociology of Education from Stanford University. Some of Dr. Bloom's research interests lie in examining psycho-social interventions to: prevent the onset of chronic diseases like cancer, encourage early diagnoses, and improve the quality of life for individuals with chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, cardiac disease, and chronic mental illness. Her experience, specifically in the field of cancer research, includes her studies of educational support groups for young women with breast cancer, breast and cervical cancer intervention among low-income and minority women, and the effectiveness of risk notification intervention for cancer survivors. Dr. Bloom's current studies include research performed in collaboration with CPIC scientists. Dr. Bloom has served on CPIC's Board of Trustees since 1988.
Pancho Chang is the COO of AACI, an Asian human services agency that serves Santa Clara County. Previously he was a programmer and an administrator at 3 local foundations. Mr. Chang began his career as a legal services attorney before running a community health center in Boston Chinatown. Afterwards, he was an acting policy deputy at the federal Bureau of Primary Care and the community benefits director at Boston City Hospital while serving as a community college trustee and a group insurance commissioner. Mr. Chang graduated from Brandeis University and Boston University and was a Pew health policy fellow at the Rand Corporation, and a Kellogg national fellow at Boston City Hospital. Currently, he chairs the board of Asian Health Services in Oakland.
Doris Fisher earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Stanford University, where she serves on the Art Advisory Board and was a member of the Board of Trustees from 1992 to 2002. Mrs. Fisher has served on CPIC's Board of Trustees since 1983. Her service for CPIC continues the work of her father, B.J. Feigenbaum, who was a founding trustee of CPIC in 1974. In 2004, CPIC established the Doris Fisher Community Leadership Award, recognizing leaders who raise our understanding of cancer and improve the quality of life for individuals living with the disease. In addition to her service at CPIC, Mrs. Fisher has also been a board member of the California division of the American Cancer Society, founder of the Children's Cancer Research Institute at California Pacific Medical Center, a member of the Board of Governors of the San Francisco Symphony, and a member of the Education Committee of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Mrs. Fisher has also invested in the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP), a public charter school program that serves communities where more than eighty percent of students are from families with low incomes. Contributions from Mrs. Fisher and the late Mr. Fisher have funded a chain of the program's nonprofit charter schools, including the KIPP Summit Academy in San Lorenzo.
Judith Luce is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a member of the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biology at University of California, Santa Cruz and her Doctor of Medicine at UCSF. Her professional experience includes work in research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, and at UCSF's Cancer Research Institute. Dr. Luce has been recognized for her work as both a researcher and an educator in the field of medicine. Early in her career, Dr. Luce was the recipient of the National Cancer Institute's Young Investigator Award, and as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF, she received the Kaiser Teaching Award. Dr. Luce's writings have been widely published in medical journals and textbooks including her work in the fields of AIDS and cancer research. Dr. Luce's current studies include research performed in collaboration with CPIC scientists. Dr. Luce has served on CPIC's Board of Trustees since 1995.
Beverly Mitchell is the Director of the Stanford Cancer Institute and is the George E. Becker Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at Smith College in Massachusetts and earned her Doctor of Medicine at Harvard University Medical School. She completed her medical training as Chief Resident at the University of Washington. Dr. Mitchell began her professional career in research followed by her position as a faculty member in the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology at the University of Michigan. After sixteen years there, she moved on to lead the Molecular Therapeutics Program at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she also served as Associate Director for Translational Research and Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology. Authoring over one hundred twenty peer-reviewed articles, Dr. Mitchell conducts research relating to the development of new therapies for cancers of the blood. In addition to serving on CPIC's Board of Trustees since 2006, Dr. Mitchell has served as President of the American Society of Hematology, Chair of the Medical and Scientific Affairs Committee, and Vice Chair for Medical and Scientific Affairs of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America.
"The fact that such a strong, internationally renowned scientific organization can also help touch and support individuals in the community on a one on one basis is extraordinary. . .my mother's passing from breast cancer will forever make me indebted to the work of CPIC and their efforts to mitigate the pain of others suffering from this disease and their loved ones." Hilary Newsom Callan is Executive Vice President and Partner of PlumpJack Management Group and the President of PlumpJack Sport. For the past ten years, Ms. Newsom has worked to maintain all aspects of the PlumpJack brand from an aesthetic standpoint including oversight of new projects and marketing, as well as creation of PlumpJack events. Prior to joining PlumpJack, Ms. Newsom gained more than 15 years of retailing and management experience. She worked for the Women's Division of A/X Armani Exchange in New York, the Donna Karan New York International division of the Donna Karan Company, and for Giorgio Armani at the corporation's headquarters in Milan, Italy. She began her career working for Banana Republic, a division of Gap, Inc. Ms. Newsom has served on CPIC's Board of Trustees since 2000. She and her husband Geoff Callan created the PlumpJack/LINK Golf Classic in 2000, an annual fundraiser that has contributed over one million dollars to CPIC breast cancer research and education programs. In addition to her service and volunteer efforts at CPIC, Ms. Newsom also supports several other nonprofits in the San Francisco area.
"My commitment to CPIC comes from my deep respect for the world-class team of researchers and the groundbreaking work that they do every day. Their drive to identify the causes of cancer is as scientifically exciting as it is personally inspiring." Jay Yu was the co-founder and President of Invisible IT, a services company providing consulting and managed IT services for medium-sized businesses. Mr. Yu has more than 20 years of technical, operations, and management experience in high-tech and network operations across a wide range of companies. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication (Journalism, Film/Video, Media Research) at Stanford University. His professional experience includes his roles as director of worldwide technical support for Plumtree Software and director of network operations for dNet and for Global Networking and Computing (GNAC). Mr. Yu has held a variety of systems administration, IT management and consulting roles with companies such as Microsoft, Align Technology, Synopsys, Adobe Systems, Xerox PARC, IBM, Covad, Lattice Semiconductor, and the Stanford Medical Center. Jay Yu has served on CPIC's Board of Trustees since 2006.
Vinita Gupta is a legendary Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur and an investor and mentor to technology entrepreneurs. She has the distinction of being the first Indian-origin woman to take her company, Digital Link Corporation, public in early 1994. She co-founded Digital Link Corporation in 1985 and served as the Chairman and CEO of the company since its inception for almost 20 years. The company became one of the world’s leading providers of innovative wide area network (WAN) access solutions for broadband applications. Under her leadership, Digital Link was recognized in 1995 as one of Inc. 500’s “Fastest Growing Companies.” Ms. Gupta took the company private in 1999, at the peak of the technology bubble, and restructured it as Quick Eagle Networks. Ms. Gupta’s reputation as a woman entrepreneur in Silicon Valley is documented by numerous honors she received including the “Women in Leadership” award by the San Francisco Business Times, and the “Top Women in Business” award by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Ms. Gupta graduated from UCLA and IIT Roorkee, India. She has served on the board of Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) since 1998, is also currently the Chair of The Community Board of Trustees of PAMF, and serves on the Board of The Indian School of Business. Leading support for women’s causes, she also currently serves as the chair of The Advisory Board of Maitri, a Silicon Valley organization for helping women and children victims of domestic violence.
"As a young survivor of breast cancer, I find the work of the entire team at CPIC to be incredibly important and inspiring. As a result of their diligent cancer data analysis and accompanying community education, we are daily stepping closer to the prevention of all cancers.” Louisa Gloger is the Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of Triple Step Toward the Cure, a non-profit that raises awareness of triple negative breast cancer and provides education and support to the women and communities affected by the disease. At the age of 31, Mrs. Gloger was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. As a young woman of color, she was alarmed by fact that triple negative disproportionately affects younger women and minority women. She vowed to use her personal experience as a survivor of the disease to raise awareness and to empower women at risk for breast cancer. Prior to her diagnosis and founding of Triple Step, Mrs. Gloger successfully operated her own art advisory firm. She worked with private clients to curate and manage museum quality private collections. In addition to her work at Triple Step, Mrs. Gloger continues her art advisory practice and writes both non-fiction and fiction and is currently penning a memoir. A graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts, Mrs. Gloger now resides in Northern California with her husband and daughters.
Kim Wright-Violich served as President/CEO of Schwab Charitable™ for eleven years. Schwab Charitable provides turnkey charitable asset management and philanthropic services. Ms. Wright-Violich took Schwab Charitable from a six-month-old start-up to the largest charity in California, attracting over $5 billion in charitable assets and facilitating more than $2 billion in grants to more than 50,000 charities across the nation. She has been published and widely quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, CNBC, Investment News, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Chronicle of Philanthropy and Trust and Estates Magazine. Ms. Wright-Violich was named one of San Francisco Bay Area’s 100 Most Influential Women in Business by the San Francisco Business Times (2006-2011), received a WATCH award (Women at the Center of Leadership and Vision) from the Junior League of San Francisco, and was named one of the 50 most influential women in the US for 2009 in wealth management by Wealth Manager magazine. She currently does philanthropic consulting, teaches and conducts research on the social sector as a Visiting Scholar at Haas Business School, University of California at Berkeley. Ms. Wright-Violich also serves on the boards of the Non-Profit and Public Management Program of the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley and World Affairs Council Bay Area. Her undergraduate degree from Stanford University is in Human Biology, and she completed the Business School Executive Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business, post-graduate work at the Mass Media Institute at Stanford, and course work at Harvard Business School’s Governing for Non-Profit Excellence Program.
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