Board of Trustees

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Board of Trustees

  • ANGELA SANBRANO, Chair

    A Hazen Trustee since 2005, Angela Sanbrano is the President of the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities. Prior to this she was the Executive Director of the Central American Resource Center in Los Angeles(CARECEN-LA) and she founded and served as the Executive Director of Centro Internacional de Solidaridad in San Salvador, a non-governmental organization that hosted over 400 human rights delegations from 12 countries to assure that the 1992 peace accords were being correctly implemented. Angela also served as National Director of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) from 1983 - 1992. She is currently the Secretary of the Board of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, (CHIRLA) and also serves on the Board of the National Council of La Raza. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Pitzer College, Claremont Colleges and a Juris Doctor from People's School of Law.


  • LORI BEZAHLER, Secretary

    Lori Bezahler, Hazen's Board Secretary and President since December 2004, served as Hazen's public education program officer from 2000 to 2004. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Grantmakers in Education, the Center for Community Alternatives, and Philanthropy New York and on the Advisory Board of the National Center on Schools and Communities at Fordham University.   Prior to joining the Foundation, she served as Assistant Vice President for Education and Youth Development for F.E.G.S. and as Director of Development at Hudson Guild, both in New York City.  Lori earned a Master’s in Public Administration from the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University where she has also taught as an Adjunct Assistant Professor. She holds a Bachelors of Arts degree from Oberlin College. 

     


  • BEVERLY E. CROSS; Vice Chair

    Beverly E. Cross, a Hazen Trustee since 2004, is a professor at the University of Memphis. Prior to teaching at the University of Memphis, Beverly was an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Department of Curriculum and instruction. She also taught public high school and worked at the state education level. Beverly's research has appeared in such journals as the Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, Educational Leadership, International Journal of Education Reform, and the Urban Review. She frequently presents workshops on integrated curriculum, anti-racist teaching and curriculum reform for social justice. She is also a member of the board of the Applied Research Center, based in Oakland, California. Beverly received M.A. and Ph.D degrees from The Ohio State University.


  • CHARLES FIELDS

    A Hazen Trustee since 2009, Charles Fields is a Senior Program Officer for the California Endowment. Prior to joining the Endowment, he was Program Officer for the Marguerite Casey Foundation, managing Casey’s California and National Grantmaking Portfolios. Charles has also managed the West Oakland Initiative, a partnership between the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The San Francisco Foundation. Previous to the Initiative, Charles worked as the Social Action and Policy Coordinator with the National Community Building Network in Oakland, CA. He also served as a grassroots community organizer in Northern Kentucky with Northern Kentucky Welfare Reform Task Force. Charles started his professional career in Cincinnati, Ohio where he coordinated local welfare reform initiatives and implemented a city-wide public transportation pilot project. He has also conducted extensive work with Cincinnati’s Freedom Schools. He has completed The San Francisco Foundation Multicultural Fellowship and has earned an undergraduate degree in Organizational Communications and a Masters in Education from Xavier University.


  • SONIA JARVIS

    A Hazen Trustee since 2007, Sonia Jarvis, Esq. holds the Ackerman Chair as a visiting associate professor at Baruch College School of Public Affairs where she teaches and develops programs to engender a thoughtful dialogue on issues of race and ethnicity. A graduate of Yale University with a degree in law, Professor Jarvis is an accomplished scholar whose research and teaching focus on race, politics, and the media. She has written several book chapters and papers, and is currently completing a book entitled Through a Prism, Darkly: The Media’s Impact on Race and Politics in America Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She has extensive experience in both the private and public sectors including positions as the executive director of the National Coalition on Black Voter Participation, Inc., a Senior Consultant to the President’s Initiative on Race during the Clinton administration, and as president of the Black Women’s Agenda. She is a frequent commentator on public issues and has been interviewed by almost every major media outlet in the country, such as National Public Radio, the Washington Post, and CNN.


  • DANIEL MARTINEZ-HOSANG

    Daniel Martinez HoSang, a Hazen Trustee since 2002, is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon. His research examines the historical development of racist and anti-racist structures and social movements. He has written extensively on youth organizing and social justice issues. Before entering graduate school, Dan worked as a community organizer and trainer in the San Francisco Bay Area for ten years with the Center for Third World Organizing and People United for a Better Oakland. Dan continues to consult with a number of community organizing groups and foundations.

     


  • MICHAEL LENT, Treasurer

    Michael Lent, a Hazen Trustee since 2006, a co-founder of VERIS Wealth Partners, an investment advisory firm. Michael is also a member of the Social Investment Forum, an industry group that promotes socially responsible investing, and the Social Venture Network, an international network of socially responsible business owners and investors. Michael holds a B.A. with honors from the University of California at Santa Cruz and is a member of the Board of Directors of Lotus Music and Dance.

     


  • RACHEL B. TOMPKINS

    A Hazen Trustee since 2008, Rachel Tompkins served as president of the Rural School and Community Trust (Rural Trust) and as extension professor for Community, Economic, and Workforce Development in the West Virginia University (WVU) Extension Service in Morgantown, W. Va. She assisted in the creation of West Virginia Community Collaborative, Inc., a unique non-profit, public-private partnership of organizations that leads efforts to build community capacity and promote sustainable development. She also served as adviser to West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton, associate provost for Extension and Economic Development and director of the Cooperative Extension Service at WVU, executive director of the Children’s Defense Fund and executive director of the Citizen’s Council for Ohio Schools. Tompkins holds degrees from West Virinia University in biology, the Maxwell School of Syracuse University in public administration, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education in administration, planning, and social policy.


  • LORI VILLAROSA

    A Hazen Trustee since 2009, Lori Villarosa is the founder and executive director of the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE), a multiyear Washington DC –based project aimed at increasing the amount and effectiveness of resources aimed at addressing structural racism.  She has worked within the field of philanthropy for more than 17 years and frequently serves as an advisor or presenter on a range of issues related to racial justice, multiracial coalition-building, and philanthropy.  Prior to launching PRE, Lori was a program officer with the C. S. Mott Foundation, where she was instrumental in developing the Foundation's U.S. Race Relations grantmaking portfolio, focusing on addressing institutional racism and building appreciation of racial and ethnic diversity. She currently sits on a number of boards, including the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, which focuses on economic development; education, and economic, social and racial justice throughout Arkansas; and the Paul J. Aicher Foundation, an operating foundation supporting EveryDay Democracy. She has been an active member of many funder affinity groups, and has served in various committee and board leadership roles with Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy and Association of Black Foundation Executives.