San Francisco's Gold Rush Trail Foundation

"The Gold Rush Trail - An Outdoor Museum of San Francisco History"

Benchmarks of the Foundation

The Gold Rush Trail Foundation
57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 981-4849

The Hon. Willie L. Brown, Jr.
Chairman

The Honorable Frank Jordan
Past Chairman

Officers & Directors
William F. Sharon
President, has had a distinguished career in the law: Assistant District Attorney, Alameda County; in private practice for more than 40 years; director of several foundations, including the California Historical Society; long family history in San Francisco

Robert E. Burger
Vice Chairman and Founder, was for fifteen years a director of The Mechanics' Institute; founder, Burger, Felix & Wood, a San Francisco marketing company; author of numerous books

Whitney Ashley
San Francisco attorney, heads the foundation's communications with the Board of Supervisors

David Stevens Hobler
Attorney, is counsel for the foundation, a specialist in education, and has a long family background in public-benefit foundations

Brian Kidney
Formerly director of communications for one of the nation's largest wireless companies, is a marketing consultant for emerging businesses

Fred LaCosse
A well-known Bay Area television personality, heads the audio-visual committee of the Foundation

Thorton O. Maxwell
Treasurer & Secretary, is president of the La Familia Foundation, which provides medical services from the U.S. to areas in Guatemala

Martin F. Nolan
Formerly reporter for and editor of editorial page of The Boston Globe, is now a San Francisco newspaper columnist and political writer

Hase Rodebaugh
A retired physician, maintains a long-term interest in the City's history through work for the San Francisco Academy of Sciences

James Shannon
Attorney, president, Sierra Performance Coatings, represents the foundation with various City departments

Jon Weatherwax
Historian and marketing specialist, advertising manager for leading San Francisco law firm, heads the foundation's communications

David Whitehead
Attorney and local historian, directs the foundation's fundraising effort

Diana Whitehead
Formerly head of information services for PacBell, is a new-business development consultant in San Francisco

Elaine M. Wong
Director, Historic Ships Foundation, financial consultant, heads the foundation's education committee

Advisory Committee
Harold P. Anderson
Vice-President, Wells Fargo Bank

Harrison Beardsley

Judson Callaghan

Robert Cameron
Publisher, Cameron & Company

Donna Miller Casey
Director, Bank of San Francisco

Robert Chandler

Thomas Cooke
City planner

Wendy Elkin

Mervin Field
CEO, Field Research

Blair Fuller
Writer and historian

Peter Haas
CEO, Levi Strauss and Company

Richard Heggie
Former director, University of California Alumni Association

Marshall Kilduff
Managing editor, City Desk, San Francisco Chronicle

Mel Lee

Haig Mardikian
Director, The Downtown Association

Fritz Maytag
President, Anchor Steam Brewing Company

Michael McCone
former president, California Historical Society

Ed Moose
Owner, Moose's restaurant

Walter S. Newman
Former director, San Francisco Planning Commission

Rand Richards
Historian, author of San Francisco history guides

Verlinda C. Rose

Louise Sampson

Charlotte Mailliard Shultz
Chief of Protocol, City of San Francisco

Margaret E. Van Camp
Assistant counsel, Union Bank of California

Robert C. Wynne

The Gold Rush Trail Foundation is a volunteer organization and receives no city, state, or federal funds. It is supported by foundations, businesses and citizens interested in furthering its mission. For further information, please write to: The Gold Rush Trail Foundation, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, call: (415) 981-4849, or e-mail: contact@goldrushtrail.org.

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