STAFF & BOARD
Cedric Brown (Director) has 20 years of experience as an educator and funder, working with the SF Foundation, SF Education Fund, Switzer Foundation, SF Cultural Equity Grants, and Level Playing Field Institute among others. He serves as the chair of Bay Area Blacks in Philanthropy and is a board member of Northern California Grantmakers and Funders Committee for Civic Participation. Cedric was a 2007 ABFE Fellow and received the 2010 ABFE Emerging Leader in Philanthropy Award. He holds degrees from the University of North Carolina and Stanford University, and an executive certificate from Georgetown University. Cedric can be reached at cbrown AT mkf DOT org.
Tiffany Price (Technical Assistance Manager) most recently served as the Education Program Fellow at The San Francisco Foundation. Prior to her work there, Tiffany was an education researcher for SRI International, an independent, nonprofit research institute, where she conducted education policy research and evaluations. Tiffany earned degrees from Emory University (BA) and Stanford University (MA). She can be reached at tprice AT mkf DOT org.
Carmen Rojas, Ph.D. (Manager of Strategic Grantmaking) has spent the last 10 years working as an activist, organizer, and researcher for some of the leading environmental and economic justice organizations in the region, including Urban Habitat and the Lower San Antonio (Oakland) collaborative. Carmen has a BA in Politics from the UC Santa Cruz and a doctorate in City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley. She can be reached at crojas AT mkf DOT org.
Justin Davis (Program Coordinator) played professional basketball after a successful PAC-10 career. He developed an interest in urban education while taking graduate courses in education. Justin is a mentor with East Bay College Fund and is creating a national college-level program to improve the social and academic development of black student athletes. He graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Communications and can be reached at jdavis AT mkf DOT org.
Mario Lugay (Associate Program Officer) was the first Program Director at the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation. He built significant experience in organizing as the National Coordinator of Racial Justice 911 and through CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities. He also served on the Community Funding Board of the North Star Fund in NYC. A native New Yorker, Mario earned a BA in political science from Columbia University. He can be reached at mlugay AT mkf DOT org.
Mitchell Kapor (Board) is a software designer, entrepreneur, activist and philanthropist. He founded Lotus Development Corporation in 1982 and designed Lotus 1-2-3, the "killer app" which made the PC ubiquitous in business. He is the co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has been called the ACLU of cyberspace. Currently he is the major advisor of Xmarks, an Internet consumer service, and is the board chair of Linden Research, the maker of the online virtual world Second Life. Full bio.
Freada Kapor Klein, Ph.D. (Board) has been focusing on identifying and eliminating workplace bias, harassment and discrimination for 30 years. In 2001, frustrated by the inability of the for-profit world to foster diversity, Freada created the nonprofit Level Playing Field Institute to rigorously and creatively address how diversity could succeed in both workplaces and education. She is currently Chair of the Board of Directors. Her book, Giving Notice: Why the Best and Brightest are Leaving the Workplace and How You Can Help Them Stay, was published in October 2007. Full bio.