The Walden House Board of Directors is comprised of community leaders and concerned citizens who serve as an operating board overseeing both the day to day operation and growth of the organization.
The Honorable Harlan Grossman, Chair, is a Superior Court judge in Contra Costa County and played a significant role in the development of drug courts.
Steven Bach, MBA has held positions in Finance at Frito-Lay and American Airlines, and as CFO at Citadon, iReady, SuccessFactors, and, currently, Nimblefish Technologies.
Dianne Fong-Torres was a senior adult probation officer for the City and County of San Francisco for 30 years, with a specialty in substance abuse. On retirement seven years ago, she joined the Department of Parking and Traffic as a hearing officer,on a part-time basis.
Deborah J. Broyles is a Partner specializing in labor and employment law with the law firm of Reed Smith LLP. She received a J.D. from Harvard Law School and was admitted to the California Bar in 1993. She has received many honors in her profession and is committed to enhancing diversity in the legal profession.
Susan Belinda Christian is an Assistant District Attorney in San Francisco specializing in criminal law and appellate practice. She received her B.A. and J.D. from Yale, and has been a member of the California Bar since 1992. Susan currently serves as co-chair of the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club and has a deep interest in penal system policy and reform.
Michael Batesole has been a successful financial executive for over 14 years. He is currently Vice President and Corporate Controller of Shaklee Corporation and serves on the Board of Shaklee Cares. Mike is a certified public accountant and a certified management accountant.
Jeanne Woodford retired as the Chief of the San Francisco Adult Probation Department on May 30, 2008 completing 30 years of work at the state and county level of government in the field of criminal justice which led to her appointment as Undersecretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Ms Woodford has worked for the administrations of both Governor Davis and Governor Schwarzenegger, as well as for Mayor Gavin Newsom and the Superior Court of San Francisco.
Victor R. Ortiz, MA, is a Global Operations Program Manager for the Cisco Networking Academy. Cisco NetAcad is a non-profit part of Cisco Corporate affairs that helps people prepare for careers in the network economy. NetAcad provides technology skills training curricula used by over 900,00 students in 165 countries each year. Before joining Cisco, Mr. Ortiz was Program Director of the Freedom House Foundation, a residential treatment center in Stockton, was a lead consultant for the California State Department of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and ran a successful organization development consulting practice for over 25 years.
Louise McGinnis currently serves as the Business Development Director for HDR, a large global architecture and engineering firm.Louise has an extensive background with numerous public agencies, institutional clients, healthcare, science & technology, civic and justice arenas. She most recently served as a Trustee for the Los Rios Community College District, and as President of American River College Foundation Board. She is currently active on the UC Davis Med Center Geriatric Research Advisory Council, CSAC's (California State Assoc. of Counties) state advisory board, and active in the USCF's Foundation Board.
Tamara Mason-Williams is Senior Counsel for the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, specializing in Labor and Employment law. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente in 2001, she was a litigation associate at a San Francisco law firm for seven years. She received her J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1994 and her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991.
Liam Mayclem is an Emmy award winning TV host and a producer with a 20 year broadcasting career. Born in London to Irish parents, Liam is an Irishman with an English accent who has resided in the Bay Area since 1994. Since 2005 Liam has hosted CBS 5 popular Eye on The Bay, which airs nightly at 7 p.m. on KPIX- Bay Area. Since the launch of Eye on the Bay in 2005 Liam has travelled to Australia, Canada, England, Italy and almost every major city across America. A self confessed foodie, Liam has cooked with the world's top chef's; Thomas Keller, Russell Jackson, Nigella Lawson,Jamie Oliver, Martin Yan and many more. Every bit the music fan, Liam's favorite event each year is The Grammys, which he covers for CBS 5 TV. He has interviewed music royalty; BB King, Ringo Starr, Sting, Tony Bennett and many more. In his spare time Liam steers energy toward community commitments, raising money as an auctioneer and Emcee for near and dear Bay Area charities: AIDS Emergency Fund, Project Open Hand,The Northern California Cancer Center and Walden House.