Tim Griffith Foundation

Stacey Redman, President

Stacey founded the Tim Griffith Memorial Foundation in 2005 after losing her son to senseless violence in 2004. After graduating from SFSU with a BA in Sociology, Stacey has worked in Human Resources for over 25 years at various San Francisco Bay Area companies such as Autodesk, Levi Strauss, Mervyns and Oral B Laboratories. She is currently Director of HR for Autodesk. In addition to founding and leading TGMF, she has been a “Big Sister” in the Big Brother Big Sisters program for the past six years. She is also currently on the Advisory Boards of the Service League of San Mateo County as well as Crime Victims United of California (CVUC).

Carolyn Yates, Vice President

Carolyn is a founding member of the Tim Griffith Memorial Foundation, joining in 2005. She has an extensive background in the field of Organizational Leadership and Development in several industries including retail, health care, and technology. Carolyn has worked internally in establishing leadership and development initiatives and teams and has done independent consulting to organizations. She is currently working at Google as the Director of Leadership Development.

Denise Harvey, Secretary

Denise is a founding member of the Tim Griffith Memorial Foundation, joining in 2005. She has worked in Human Resources for thirteen years. She previously worked in HR at Mervyn’s and Duty Free Stores and is currently at Autodesk, where she oversees the worldwide community relations function. She was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and has raised two children, now grown. While her kids were growing up, she was very involved in the community including as a Girl Scout Leader for 5 Years, a Senior Boy Scout Leader for 2 Years, PTA and School Site Council Member for 8 Years, and a general school volunteer.

LeAnn Kanowsky, Treasurer

LeAnn joined the Tim Griffith Memorial Foundation Board in March 2008. She has a Masters of Business Administration and was previously employed for ten years as Commissioned Bank Examiner for the United States Treasury Department. Her prior volunteer work includes treasurer of parent/teacher committees and Pleasanton Foothill Little League. She is currently a self-employed tax professional, Office Manager at Marzel's Inc, and mom of three.

Julie Gayner

Julie is a founding member of the Tim Griffith Memorial Foundation, joining in 2005 and acts as the volunteer Communications Coordinator. She has extensive career experience in the Learning and Organizational Development field in U.S. domestic as well as Asia-Pacific based organizations. Julie is currently employed with salesforce.com where she manages the development and delivery of leadership programs delivered throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia locations. Born and raised in the East Bay Area, Julie has volunteered her time with local organizations that benefit the health and well being of children, including Girl Scouts, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the East Bay, Junior Acheivement, and East Bay Regional Parks and Recreation.

Debbie Lemos

Joining in 2005, Debbie is a founding member of the Tim Griffith Memorial Foundation and acts as the volunteer Operations Director for the organization. She has over 20 years experience in the fields of Research Administration and Operational Management in both the clinical and academic environments. She is currently employed as the manager of the Mathematics Department at Stanford University. Previous to her current position she has worked in other departments at Stanford including: Sociology, OB/GYN and Microbiology. Her prior volunteer work includes School Site Council Member, PTA Board Member, Woodside Pony Club, Woodside Vaulters, and parent volunteer.

Lisa Moreno

Lisa joined the Tim Griffith Memorial Foundation in early 2005 and acts as the Volunteer Coordinator for the agency. She has worked in the medical field for 17 years. She currently works at Stanford University School of Medicine in the division of pediatric surgery where she oversees the division both academically and clinically. Previously she worked for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. She was raised in Santa Cruz, California and has lived in Redwood City for the past 30 years. She is the mother of 4 children. Her prior volunteer work includes being one of the founding parents of Families Creating Living Options (FCLO) in Belmont,(a residential home for disabled children, the Northern California Chair for an annual national conference for Support Organization for Trisomy 18/13 (S.O.F.T.) and also the Campaign Coordinator for the Parker G. Kidney Transplant Fund through Children’s Organ Transplant Association (C.O.T.A).

Alison Thoreau

Alison is a founding member of the Tim Griffith Memorial Foundation Board of Directors. Her past volunteer history includes work in the San Francisco Public Schools, Project Open Hand and a Board position for the Z Space Studio, a theatre arts organization. She has been a longtime supporter and volunteer at the San Francisco Food Bank, winning the 2006 Volunteer of the Year Award and serving on the 20th Anniversary Event Committee. She holds a B.A. degree from University of California, Santa Cruz, and is fluent in Spanish and French. She has 25 years of experience in operations, administrative, facilities and project management; she currently works a Project Manager for a court-appointed receiver and bankruptcy trustee, Uecker & Associates. She lives in San Francisco with her husband of 27 years and has two grown sons.