Board of Directors

Scott serves as Senior Vice President and Head of Community Banking for Tri Counties Bank.  He is responsible for all branch banking, home lending, wealth management, customer support and direct banking teams. Tri Counties Bank serves communities throughout California with assets of $9.8 billion and a fifty-year record of financial success and stability.  Robertson has […]

Dr. Markisha Webster is the Director for DEIB, Learning, and Sustainable Communities at SMUD. She came to SMUD in 2021 after a three year tenure as the Director for the Office of Equity and Human Rights at the City of Portland and Special Advisor to the Mayor on issues of racial justice. She previously served

Gayle Guest-Brown is the founder and CEO of Guest Brown Impact (GBI) an award winning leadership development firm created to support women of color and businesses to overcome challenges to leadership and equity in the workplace. GBI service offerings include: Executive Leadership Coaching: Gayle is an award-winning professional, credentialed Coach (PCC), with a racial and

Dr. Marcellene Watson-Derbigny serves as the Associate Vice President for Student Retention and Academic Success. Providing broad oversight to over 25 plus educational equity programs and components, she is well versed in educational equity practice, program development, and in the strategic planning of retention initiatives within complex higher education structures, overseeing a vast realm of

American scientist, entrepreneur, published author, and corporate business strategist. Dr. Melanie Okoro is an expert in creating and building innovative business service offerings; as a strategist, powerhouse collaborator, and values-driven leader. Dr. Okoro leverages 20 years of experience as a scientist/entrepreneur, from co-founding and serving as CEO of Eco-Alpha Environmental and Engineering Services, Inc., a privately

Chris Flores is the Chief of Staff at Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT). In this position he manages the crucial link between external and internal resources by identifying key issues and concerns and facilitates the development and implementation of key project objectives. Chris also provides oversight and direction to SacRT’s Government Affairs Department. Prior to

As the Senior Director of Institutional Culture, Climate & Community Engagement, Mr. Dennis is responsible for leading the efforts that will continue to transition UC Davis Health into becoming a fully inclusive and multicultural organization that values and actualizes health equity, diversity, and inclusion, and integrates the Principles of Community across our tri-part mission. Mr. Dennis

Rod Brewer is a State Public Affairs Advisor for Southern California Edison (SCE), where he serves as an in-house lobbyist and supports the development and conveyance of SCE’s external relations, constituent affairs, and business priorities with the State Legislature and related external stakeholders. Prior to working for SCE, Rod served many years as a policy

Ms. Ramirez serves as Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer, a position she has held since 2025. She previously served as Senior Vice President / Chief Operations Officer and Chief DE&I Officer from 2021 to 2024, Senior Vice President & Director of Operations from 2018 to 2021 and as Senior Vice President/Director of Branch

Chris Thomas is evening anchor at ABC10. You can catch him weeknights at 5p.m., 6 p.m. and at 11 on Late News Tonight. He is an Emmy award-winning journalist who reported from Washington, DC for the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. He chronicled the unrest in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray