Kim Tavaglione, Executive Director, San Francisco Labor Council
Kim Tavaglione was named Executive Director of the San Francisco Labor Council in November 2020. Tavaglione is the first woman, and first woman of color, to lead the Council in its more than 125-year history.
What started as a personal love of food and a side business venture as a restaurant investor turned into a full career for Laurie Thomas, owner of Nice Ventures, which currently owns and manages two successful restaurants in San Francisco: Rose’s Café and Terzo. In January 2020 Thomas took on the Executive Director for the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, a nonprofit trade organization focused on helping bay area restaurants survive and thrive.
Meaghan Mitchell, Writer, San Francisco Standard
Shanell Williams is President of the Board of Trustees at City College of San Francisco, Director of Community Engagement and Partnership for the UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative, and a member of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee. Over the past 20 years, Shanell has served thousands of San Franciscans as an informed, passionate, and dedicated public advocate, nonprofit leader, and community organizer.
Michon joined the Hospital Council after seven years with Kaiser Permanente, managing community and government relations in the East Bay and San Francisco. During her tenure, she built relationships with local, state and federal elected officials and staff throughout the Bay Area, and with community health partners and business organizations.
Prior to her time with Kaiser, Michon was the government and public affairs director for an industry trade association and served as a senior staff member to Congressmember Barbara Lee.
Vikrum Aiyer was a senior appointee in the Obama Administration, serving as Senior Advisor in The White House for innovation & manufacturing policy, and as the Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property in the Obama Commerce Department.
On July 1, 2017, Mark Rocha began his service as the 23rd Chancellor since City College of San Francisco was founded in 1935. Dr. Rocha is also the first Latino to be appointed Chancellor. Born and raised in the South Bronx,New York City, earliest memories are of his father using his Korea GI Bill benefits to attend night school at Columbia University. "I'm for the little guy," Dr. Rocha says. "Myparents started without anything, but they saw to it I went to college. The American Dream is my life story. It's still alive and well at CCSF.”
Ann works to make a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce that improves the lives of individuals and the companies that employ them. She currently serves as Director, Workforce Innovation at Salesforce connecting underserved populations to technology job training and employment opportunities.
