MISSION STATEMENT

The Foundation is an umbrella organization,
which supports efforts to enrich the greater Morgan Hill area.
By linking people and resources, the Foundation’s goal
is to make a positive impact on the lives
of those in our community.


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dave Reisenauer, President Bio | Email
Linda Wieck, Vice President Bio | Email
Jeff Perkins, Treasurer Bio | Email
Kerry Tobias, Secretary Bio | Email
   
Bob Lipscomb Bio | Email
Mario Banuelos Bio | Email
Martha Bell Bio | Email
Nancy Miller Bio | Email
Linda K. Sanborn Bio | Email
   
   


FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS
Greg Sellers, Councilmember
Gene Guglielmo
John Horner
Roger Knopf
Bruce Tichinin
John Varela
Honorable Dennis Kennedy, Mayor

Board of Directors Bios


Dave Reisenauer brings over 16 years of non-profit leadership to the Morgan Hill Community Foundation. Prior to his involvement with the Morgan Hill Community Foundation, he worked with regional homeless shelter programs, high school and college mentoring programs and with the United Way.

A graduate of Santa Clara University’s Engineering Management Master’s program, Dave has over 20 years of engineering and technical management experience. He began his career as an engineer at IBM and in January, 2003 joined Hitachi as the Director of Global Information Technology Operations. Dave and his family have lived in Morgan Hill for 7 years.


Linda Wieck is a Senior Vice President with Aon Consulting where she leads the health & welfare consulting practice in San Jose. She has over 25 years group insurance experience.  Linda has participated in service projects for Junior Achievement, The Giving Tree, Children’s Shelter of Santa Clara, Second Harvest Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity and other charitable giving programs.

Linda enjoys Morgan Hill and has a deep interest in seeing her community and its people thrive and prosper.  One way she feels she can be an integral part of enhancing her community, for current and future generations, is by serving on the board of the Morgan Hill Community Foundation. 

Linda is a graduate of the University of Redlands Management program. She and her family have lived in Morgan Hill since 1991.


Jeff Perkins is a Senior Vice President with South Valley National Bank in Morgan Hill. Jeff manages the Commercial Banking Group for both the Morgan Hill and Gilroy offices. Jeff has 27 years banking experience, having spent 23 years with Bank of America before joining South Valley in 2001.

Jeff is also a Board Member of the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce, the Chairman of the City of San Jose Federated Employees Retirement System and a founding Trustee of the Mariposa High School Grizzly Scholarship Foundation.

Jeff and his family have lived in Morgan Hill since 1996.


Kerry Tobias brings to the foundation over 25 years tax and accounting experience as a CPA. She entered public accounting after receiving an MBA from the University of Santa Clara. Intrigued by the opportunities to use the income tax law to benefit businesses, Kerry returned to school and received a Masters of Taxation from Golden Gate University.

Widowed as a young mother, Kerry's interest in estate taxation and the estate administration process comes from her personal experience. She has completed the Estate Planning Certification Program for CPAs and enjoys working with individuals in arranging their estate to meet their lifetime and succession goals.

Kerry has used her accounting background to assist many not-for profit organizations serving as treasurer of the local United Way, Chamber of Commerce, Land Trust and Hollister Downtown Association.


Bob Lipscomb is a professional civil engineer with extensive experience in the construction and maintenance of utility infrastructure.  He has held a number of increasingly responsible positions, including performing work on the gas transmission pipeline from Canada to California.  His proven leadership and experience has served him well for many years in Santa Clara County.   In June of 2008, Bob retired from Pacific Gas and Electric as a Senior Director.  He is presently employed by Gas Transmission systems in Northern California.

Bob and his family have lived in Morgan Hill since 1993.  He has been involved with local church and youth activities in our community for the past 15 years.  He has also been engaged in Morgan Hill sports and classroom events for elementary, middle and high school levels of education.


Mario Banuelos works with geographic information systems for the City of San Jose. He has lived in the south bay for over forty years attending school locally and earning a BA in Mathematics from San Jose State University. Over the years, he has been active in various community organizations and currently serves on the South County Dayworker Committee.

Mario and his family have lived in Morgan Hill since 1988.


Martha Bell is the Disability Program Navigator for work2future, the Office of Economic Development with the City of San Jose . work2future addresses the workforce and economic development needs of our local area, in collaboration with small and large businesses, educational institutions and community-based organizations.

Martha has lived in the Bay Area all of her life. She and her husband have resided in Gilroy since 1991.


Nancy Cossaboon Miller has over 25 years in various executive human resources positions within the high-tech industry. In 1995, she retired from Varian Corporation, where she was director of corporate human resources, and formed an HR consulting firm focusing on small businesses. She served on the board of directors of The Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties for over ten years, as well as on the board of directors of KARA, the preeminent grief counseling organization in the Bay Area.

Nancy is a graduate of Boston University and received an MBA from Notre Dame de Namur.

Nancy has lived in the Bay Area for more than 25 years. She and her husband have resided in Morgan Hill since 2004.


Linda Sanborn brings over 20 years of tax and accounting experience to the Board. Recently, relocating from southern California, she has reestablished her business in Morgan Hill.

Linda has a long track record of volunteer community service. She is currently a Rotarian and served as Past President, Treasurer, Chair and Co-Chair of the Fundraising Committee for 5 years. She was active in the PTA; served as Secretary and Vice President of the Central California Chapter of Enrolled Agents, and is a graduate of the Morgan Hill Leadership program.


 

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