Pat has been a Development Director for 12 years. In her current position, she is responsible for all fundraising and development activities. This included developing and implementing all fundraising campaigns and special events, researching and developing relationships with potential and current donors (individuals/businesses/foundations), partnering with community organizations around potential revenue streams and events, and working with public officials to engage support and establish relationships with businesses and potential supporters. As the Director of Development at the San Francisco Organizing Project, she worked closely with the executive director to create a development plan, researched potential corporate funders, implemented grass roots fundraising campaigns, and trained affiliate organizations throughout the country in development best practices. She used community organizing techniques to engage and find funders, worked closely with public officials to successfully cultivate new donors from the corporate community, and built a successful annual fundraising event that consistently grew in revenue and size. Pat also worked as the Director of Development at San Francisco School Volunteers. She currently serves on the board of Loco Bloco and volunteers at two schools in the SFUSD. She earned Bachelors in Music and Music Therapy from University of Wisconsin.

Y`Anad has been involved in development for seven years. In her current position as Development Director at City Lights Theater Company her duties include, but are not limited to, researching and writing corporate and foundation grants, creating a strategic communications plan, donor cultivation and stewardship, creating and implementing an integrated multi-stream long-term fundraising stream, implementing an annual giving campaign and working with our marketing department on ensuring our messaging is the same voice. Previously, as Development Director at Child Care Coordinating Council, Y`Anad was responsible for researching and finding corporate funders, as well as many of the same developmental duties at City Lights Theater Company . Y`Anad currently serves as Volunteer for Junior League of San Francisco, Volunteer Board Member - American Association of Grant Professionals and Volunteer Board Member - Child, Family and Community Services. She earned Masters in Public Administration and a Masters in Healthcare Management, both from Golden Gate University. She is a member of Association of Fundraising Professionals and American Assoc. of Grant Professionals.

Damon has been involved in capital raising for 17 years in both commercial and not-for-profit initiatives. In his current position, he is responsible for portfolio management, and has responsibility for developing and implementing funding plans. Much of his work is in targeting and speaking with corporate boards and foundations. Previously, as Portfolio Manager at Symbiotics SA, Damon was responsible for developing currency risk strategy and leading communications for potential investors. This fund was successful in raising a committed $200M in capital for a sub-Saharan African microfinance portfolio. Prior to this role, he worked as Vice President at UBS Financial Services where he was responsible for targeted capital raising among corporate clients and pension funds. Damon currently serves as a board member for the Maybach Foundation, where he develops funding resources on a project-specific basis, and with Mesoloan Financial. Damon is a CFA Charterholder, he has earned MBA degrees from Columbia Business School and from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, and is active as a member of the CFA Institute and the Financial Analysts Society of San Francisco.