Foundation Board of Trustees
The UC Law SF Foundation generates private funds to support UC Law SF. Faculty development and student financial assistance are top funding priorities, adopted in consultation with the Chancellor & Dean. Foundation grants to UC Law SF support recruiting exceptional students, attracting a distinguished faculty, and creating innovative programs that keep UC Law SF at the forefront of excellence in legal scholarship and training.
Executive Committee
President: Thomas Gede ’81
Vice President: Jennifer W. Fung ’18
Second Vice President: Leo Martinez ’78
Third Vice President: Charanjit Brahma ’99
Secretary: Tracy Jolles Holland ’97
Treasurer: Nicholas Yoka ’16

Thomas Gede
Foundation President | Of Counsel at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
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Leo Martinez ’78
Second Vice President | Emeritus Albert Abramson Professor of Law
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Charanjit Brahma
Third Vice President | Partner at Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
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Committee Chairs
Academic Engagement Committee: Judith Boyette ’81 & Phil Matthews ’77
UCLAS Liaison Committee: Kelly Matayoshi ’12 & Timothy Mills ’86
Finance Committee: Nick Yoka ’16
Fundraising Committee: Charanjit Brahma ’99,
Catherine A. Rivlin ’84 & Nicholas Yoka ’16
Nominating Committee: Tracy Jolles Holland ’97 & J. George Hetherington ’78
Planned Giving Committee: John Koeppel ’76 & Scott Morris ’76
Stewardship Committee: Joan Cassman ’77 & Theresa Driscoll Moore ’81

Judith Boyette
Academic Engagement Committee Co-Chair | Senior Partner at Hanson Bridgett LLP
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Phil Matthews
Academic Engagement Committee Co-Chair & Partner at Duane Morris LLP
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Kelly Matayoshi
ASUCH Liaison Committee Co-Chair | Partner at Farella Braun + Martel LLP
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Catherine A. Rivlin
Fundraising, Connecting & Giving Committee Co-Chair | Supervising Deputy Attorney General at Attorney General’s Office
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J. George Hetherington
Nominating Committee Co-Chair | Member at Yamamoto Caliboso Hetherington
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John Koeppel
Planned Giving Committee Co-Chair | Of Counsel at Law Offices of John Koeppel
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Scott Morris
Planned Giving Committee Co-Chair | Senior Vice President at Trilogy International Partners
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Theresa Driscoll Moore
Stewardship Committee Co-Chair | Founder at Law Office of Theresa D. Moore
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Trustees

Jennifer Rappoport Colimon
Partner at Wittliff Cutter, LLC
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Denelle M. Dixon-Thayer
Chief Executive Officer at Stellar Development Foundation
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Paulina do Amaral
Partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
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Judge James Lambden (Ret.)
Mediator/Arbitrator at ADR Services
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Non-Voting Members

Khaldoun Baghdadi
Shareholder at Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger
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