Leadership

Board of Directors 2023-2024

San Diego Education Fund is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Each member has strong ties to public education and the San Diego Unified School District. Some board members are San Diego Education Fund Alumni.

  • Susan Hoekenga

    PRESIDENT
    Community Volunteer

  • Patricia Bacame

    BOARD MEMBER
    Community Site Coordinator, SDUSD

  • Maureen Lamberti

    TREASURER
    Community Volunteer

  • Dr. Tara Welborne

    BOARD MEMBER
    Associate Director of Quality Engineering, Becton Dickinson

  • Sharon D. Whitehurst-Payne, Ph.D.

    BOARD MEMBER
    Trustee, SDUSD Board of Education
    Adjunct Faculty, College of Education, CSUSM

  • Barbara Brown

    BOARD MEMBER
    Community Volunteer

  • Rhona Matthews

    BOARD MEMBER
    SDEF Alumna
    Building Decarbonization Specialist, California Energy Commission

  • Tert Soriano

    BOARD MEMBER
    SDEF Alum
    Medical Assistant, San Diego Family Dermatology

  • Kimberly Moore

    SDUSD LIAISON

  • Johnnie Welborne

    BOARD MEMBER
    Senior Chief of Information Technology, US Navy

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Partnering with donors, San Diego Education Fund relies upon individual and corporate gifts. Your gifts translate directly into college degrees, higher incomes, lower unemployment and stronger communities.