Team

  • Pat Fong Kushida

    President & CEO
    Contact 916-389-7460

  • Frank Louie

    Chief Operating Officer & Business Development
    Contact 916-389-7461

  • Karen Nelson

    Vice President of Global & Domestic Programs
    Contact

  • Lauren Oto

    Vice President of Communications & Foundation Executive Director
    Contact 916-389-7474

  • Bianka Melecio

    Executive Assistant to the President & CEO/ Human Resource Coordinator
    Contact 916-389-7466

  • Bill Mueller

    SACC Consultant
    Partner, Integrated Communications Strategies, LLC

  • Ryan Fong

    Director of Finance
    Contact 916-389-7465

  • Roy Arimoto

    Operations & Membership Manager
    Contact

  • Sharon Lee

    Finance & Compliance Manager
    Contact

  • Sonia Dueñas Navarro

    Grants Specialist
    Contact 916-389-7480

  • Stacey Tate

    Project Director (MBDA-BC)
    Contact

  • Wesley Brown

    Cannabis Programs, California Grow Green Program
    Contact 916-389-7462

  • Elizabeth Coleman (Merced)

    Program Manager
    Contact

  • Neeah Scalice

    Administrative Assistant
    Contact

  • Susan Wright

    Controller
    Contact

  • Ansuya Gupta-Jain

    Grant Compliance Manager
    Contact

  • Rob Fong

    SACC Consultant
    RKF Consulting

  • Christina Thomas

    Program Manager, Electrify California
    Contact

  • Ricardo Ramirez

    Program Coordinator
    Contact

  • Romi Sunga

    Business Development Specialist
    Contact

  • Janine Nguyen

    Intake Coordinator
    Contact

  • James Pallas

    Program Coordinator
    Contact

  • Scott Rogalski

    SACC Consultant
    Director, NorCal SBDC Finance Center

  • Matt Sumida

    Director of Marketing & Community Relations
    Contact 916-389-7472

  • Janice Garcia Segovia

    Events Manager
    Contact 916-389-7482

  • Thai Saechao

    Events and Marketing Coordinator
    Contact

  • Lauren Akabori

    Digital Content and Community Relations
    Contact

  • Trieu Nguyen

    Graphic Design and Marketing Specialist
    Contact

  • Amy Hunter

    Foundation and Sponsorship Manager
    Contact

  • Chris Bollinger

    Interim Vice President of Public Policy & Government Affairs
    Consultant, Bollinger Government Affairs

  • Andrea Cao

    Director of Public Policy
    Contact