Board of Trustees

The Conservation Society of California, the 501(c)3 nonprofit that manages Oakland Zoo, is governed by a Board of Trustees. This group of dedicated volunteers composed of industry, community, and civic leaders provides oversight of the organization’s mission and core values. Trustees also ensure the generation and careful stewardship of resources that enable the Conservation Society of California to advance its vision of a flourishing planet where people and wildlife thrive together.

Meet the Officers

Elogeanne O. M. Grossman

Co-Chair

Docent at Oakland Zoo

Patrick Sherwood

Co-Chair

Retired Executive, Wells Fargo

Marv Friedman

Secretary

Retired Partner, Arthur Andersen

Steve McCann

Treasurer

Member of Tennessee Society of CPAs

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Fiona Tang

Vice Chair

Him For Her, Co-Founder VP

Meet the Trustees

Michael Boland

Retired Chief Park Officer, Presidio Trust

Michael Bruck

Former Mayor of Piedmont

Attorney (Retired)

Jim Cavalieri

Advisor, Office of the Chair & CEO, Salesforce

Jennifer Esmeralda Delaney

Product Manager, Meta

Mittie Grigsby

SVP, Chief Financial Officer YMCA

Brian Hughes

Executive Vice President, Fremont Bank / Nonprofit Group

President & Executive Director, Fremont Bank Foundation

Cathy Langridge

Chief Financial Officer, Presidio Trust

Liz Ludwig

Co-Founder, Takes Inc.

Jeffrey R. Marshall

Executive Vice President, Protagonist

Denise Ramsey

Biotech Program Leader and Alliance Executive

Principal, BioFlourish Consulting LLC

Peter Ross

Director of Operations, The Allen Group, LLC

Member, American Society of Civil Engineers

Aarti Sabhlok

DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) Veterinary Oncologist, San Francisco Animal Medical Center

Shana Simmons

Chief Legal Officer, Zendesk, Inc.

Jan Stevens

Docent at Oakland Zoo

Cynthia Stoddard

Senior Vice President & CIO, Adobe Inc.

Amy Tharpe Peterson

Director of Social Responsibility, Port of Oakland

Inquiries about Board service can be directed to Kristin Heller, Senior Vice President of Revenue and Impact: kheller@oaklandzoo.org