Advisory Council
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Madeleine Clarke
Fundraising Consultant, OUSD
Former Development Director, BayCES
Mary Dietz
International consultant specializing in assisting educators in building capacity
Co-founder of LearnCity
Sharon Dolan
Executive Director, Oakland Youth Chorus
Carrie McPherson Douglass
Senior Director of Strategy and Innovation, Rogers Family Foundation
Laura Feeney
Principal Consultant, Feeney Associates, Inc.
Former Director of Programs and Communication, OSF
Laura Flaxman
Principal, ARISE High School
Former Director of Coalition of Essential Schools
Founding OSF board member
Edward Hannemann
Chair, Oakland Community After-School Alliance
Former member of POC of Oakland Fund for Children and Youth
Kim Hofmann
Salesforce.com Senior Consultant, Elkhorn Consulting Partners
Rebecca Hopkins
Public Information Officer, Oakland Unified School District
Gail Kaufman
Deputy Director, UC Berkeley, Center for Educational Partnership
Karen Ransom
Former Executive Director, Museum of Children’s Art
Delphine Sherman
Director of Finance, Aspire Public Schools
Arlene Shmaeff
Education Consultant
Project Director, JournaLearning: Fostering Social/Emotional Literacy in the Classroom
Jodi Servatius
Interim Dean, College of Education and Allied Studies, Cal State East Bay Hayward
Hae-Sin Thomas
Executive Director, Education for Change
Former Director of New Schools Development, OUSD
Founding OSF board member
The Role of the OSF Advisory Council
Expert Feedback and Guidance: OSF staff and Board of Directors look to each member of the Advisory Council as a resource for guidance and feedback in areas and skill sets that are specific to them. The Advisory Council encompasses a broad spectrum of people involved education, family engagement, enrichment programs, district leadership, philanthropy, business, organizational development, community development, policy, information technology, finance, and many other areas.
VIP Dialogue: Each December OSF hosts a VIP Dialogue which the Advisory Council is asked to attend. The objective of this event is to foster a group discussion about the progress of the organization, its outcomes to date, and OSF’s effectiveness in identifying and addressing the needs of the schools, students, and community. With this feedback, OSF staff and board continue to revise the OSF strategies.
Building a Base of Support: OSF looks to Advisory Council members to be advocates for OSF in our community by informing people about our work and about public school education, by bringing people to OSF events and school tours, and by attracting individuals and donors to make financial and in-kind contributions.
Building Organization Credibility and Visibility: Advisory Council members demonstrate their support by allowing OSF identify them as advisors on the website, in events, and in collateral materials. This builds the organization’s credibility and makes OSF more visible as a leading institution in the community.
Decision-Making Authority: The Advisory Council has no formal role in making strategic or funding decisions at OSF.
Committees: OSF has not yet developed a committee structure for the Advisory Council but may do so in 2010-11.
Last updated December 1, 2011