California Counties Foundation, Inc.
The California Counties Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization the non-profit foundation with a mission to provide educational opportunities and resources exclusively for California counties. The Foundation houses the CSAC Institute, the CSAC Support Hub for Criminal Justice Programming (formerly Results First), and manages charitable contributions and grants to improve educational opportunities for county supervisors, county administrative officers, and senior staff.
The Foundation Board of Directors provides leadership, policy oversight, guidance and stakeholder input to the Institute. The Board meets periodically to approve administrative and policy recommendations, review program progress, discuss curriculum, share feedback from stakeholders and provide overall guidance to the Institute.
Foundation Board of Directors
Bruce Gibson, President
Supervisor, San Luis Obispo County
John Gioia, Vice Chair
Supervisor, Contra Costa County
Ed Scofield, Treasurer
Supervisor, Nevada County
Graham Knaus, Secretary
Executive Director, California State Association of
Counties
Manuel Rivas, Jr., Foundation Chief Executive Officer
CSAC Deputy Executive Director, Operations and Member
Services
Sarah J. Carrillo
County Counsel, Tuolumne County
Terry Woodrow
Supervisor, Alpine County
Wendy Root Askew
Supervisor, Monterey County
Dallin Kimble
Mariposa County Administrative Officer
Helen Robbins-Meyer
San Diego County Chief Administrative Officer
Paul Nerland
Fresno County Administrative Officer
Alan Fernandes
CSAC Finance Corporation Chief Executive Officer
Tami Douglas-Schatz
Human Resources Director, San Luis Obispo County
Frank Benest
CSAC Institute Faculty
Tracy Covington
Senior Associate, DLR Group
Staff Liaison:
Paul Danczyk
Director of Operations & Educational Programs
California Counties Foundation
916.650.8130
pdanczyk@counties.org