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Board of Directors


Board Chair


Crystal Matson, Attorney

Bay Area Rapid Transit


Board Secretary


Howard Oliver, Owner/Operator

East Bay Indoor Environmental, LLC


Board Treasurer


Michael Gaston

Financial Consultant


Board Members


Ahmed Ali Bob, Global Social Impact Lead

Block Inc.


Bernida Regan, Consultant


Damien McDuffie, Founder and Creative Director

Black Terminus AR


Larissa Estes White, Executive Director

California Racial Equity Commission


Nina Woodruff-Walker, Executive Director

Museum of Children’s Art (Oakland, CA)


Board Committees


Fund Development


Ahmed Ali Bob

Bernida Regan


Governance


Larissa Estes White

Crystal Matson


Real Estate


Bernida Regan

Michael Gaston

Howard Oliver


Programs


Larissa Estes White

Nina Woodruff-Walker


Board Development


Nina Woodruff-Walker


Finance & Audit Committee


Crystal Matson

Cindy Wu (Audit Committee)

George McDaniels (Audit Committee)

Larissa Estes White

Michael Gaston

Nina Woodruff-Walker


Board Time Dedication: Board meetings are 90 minutes per month and on average Board members spend an hour in advance preparing for each board call. Roughly 2 hours/month is spent on committee obligations.

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7101 Foothill Blvd,
Oakland, CA 94621
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