University Relations 

Mr. Jim Abbate
Owner
ALIA Corporation

Mr. Bradley C. Anderholm
Vice President - Lodging
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts

Mr. Josh Becker
Board Member
iAmplify, LLC

Dr. Robert Bernstein
Chief of Radiology
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center

Ms. JoAnn Bertges
Executive Vice President
Wells Fargo Bank

Mrs. Dorothy Bizzini
Property Manager
Bizzini Properties

Dr. E.W. “Bill” Bizzini
Atwater/Merced Veterinary Clinics

Dr. Lee R. Boese, Jr.
Owner/Partner
Lee R. Boese, D.D.S., M.S.D., Inc.

Mr. Calvin E. Bright
President and Chairman
The CEB Foundation

Mr. Tony Coelho

Dr. Benjamin T. Duran
President
Merced College

Mr. Richard J. Elkus, Jr.
CEO
Voyan Technology

Ms. Sue Foster
Director of Corporate Giving
Foster Farms
Ms. Kenni Friedman

Mr. Michael D. Gallo
CEO
Joseph Gallo Farms

Mr. Robert J. Gallo
Co-President
E&J Gallo Winery

Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi

Mr. John Garamendi, Jr.
Vice Chancellor, University Relations
University of California, Merced

Mr. Mark Garrett
President and CEO
Tomar Investments

Ms. Coke Hallowell
Founding President
San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust

Mr. Edward C. Hardy
Entrepreneur

Mr. Daryl G. Hatano
Vice President, Public Policy
Semiconductor Industry Association

Mr. Tom Hawker

Dr. Myung Ki “Mike” Hong
Duracoat Products, Inc.

Dr. Art Kamangar
Owner
Kamangar Ranches

Dr. Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang
Chancellor
University of California, Merced

Mr. Robert O. Keller
Chief Executive Officer
Yosemite Alpine Resort Properties

Mr. George H. Kelley
Founder
Stevinson Ranch

Mr. Lee J. Kolligian
Lee Kolligian
Attorney-at-Law

Dr. Hanimireddy Lakireddy
Cardiologist
Merced Heart Associates

Mr. Cyril Lawrence
Cyril Lawrence, Inc.

Mr. Paul C. Lo
Attorney-at-Law
Law Offices of Paul C. Lo

Mr. Robert A. Luster
President and CEO
Luster National, Inc.

Mrs. Jan Mendenhall
Associate Vice Chancellor for Development
University of California, Merced

Mrs. Mary E. Miller
Vice Chancellor, Adminstration
University of California, Merced

Mr. Hugo Morales
Executive Director
Radio Bilingue, Inc.

Richard M. Moss, P.E.
Vice President, Water Resources
Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc.

Dr. Phyllis Nusz
Owner
P J Enterprises

Mr. Ralph M. Ochoa
Founding Partner
The Ochoa Law Firm


Mr. Richard C. Otter
Senior Vice President – Wealth Management
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Mr. Ashit Padwal
Director of IT Operations
Spartan Shops

Mr. E. Scott Patton
Owner
Patton & Associates

Mr. Mark Pazin
Sheriff
County of Merced

Mr. Lazar C. Piro
President
Piro Trading International

Mr. Greg Pruett
Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations
Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation

Mr. Curtis A. Riggs
President and CEO
VIA Adventures, Inc.

Mr. Kenneth M. Robbins
Attorney-at-Law
Mason, Robbins, Browning & Godwin

Mr. Guillermo Rodriguez

Mr. Frederick R. Ruiz
Chairman of the Board
Ruiz Food Products, Inc.

Mr. Steve Sloan
Owner
Sloan Enterprises

Mr. Gerald L. Tahajian
Attorney
Gerald Lee Tahajian, Inc. Law Offices

Mr. Ralph S. Temple
Attorney-at-Law

Dr. Krishna Thondapu
Medical Director
Interventional Pain Center

Mr. Robert Tinker
CEO
MobileIron

Mr. Michael J. Tollefson
President
The Yosemite Fund

Mrs. Denise Watkins

Mr. Steve Westly
Founder & CEO
The Westly Group

Ms. Carol Whiteside
President Emeritus
Great Valley Center

Mr. Roger W. Wood

Ms. Rani Yadav-Ranjan
Chief Executive Officer
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

JoAnn Bertges
Chair

Sue Foster
Vice Chair

Lee Kolligian
Secretary

Josh Becker
Treasurer

Ken Robbins
Audit Committee Chair

Robert Bernstein
Development Committee Chair

Dick Otter
Finance & Investment Committee Chair

Dorothy Bizzini
Membership Committee Chair

Steve Kang
Corporate President / Chancellor

John Garamendi, Jr.
Corporate Vice President

Jan Mendenhall
Executive Director

Mary Miller
Associate Treasurer

Bob Gallo
Member at Large

Lazar Piro
Member at Large

Bob Tinker
Member at Large