DELTA SAN FRANCISCO-PENINSULA FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Foundation is led by its Board of Directors, who all possess a deep and personal commitment to education and the San Francisco Peninsula area. Their visionary leadership, professional expertise and dedicated service has helped the Foundation thrive.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Farralon has served on the Board since January 2014 and she serves as the Chair of the Board. Farralon is a Financial Advisor for the SRI (Sustainable, Responsible, and Impact Investing) Group at RBC Wealth Management. She is passionate about inciting sound personal finance practices in her community. To that end, Farralon loves teaching financial literacy courses and being the CFO of the Udom family household. Farralon is a CFA charterholder and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a B.A. in International Relations. She and her husband have two small sons. They love travel, dinners, and look forward to a day when they’ll have a Weimaraner named Lightning.
Farralon Udom
Chair
Regina Wallace-Jones
Vice-Chair
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Regina Wallace-Jones is the CEO and President of ActBlue, the organization established in 2004 that builds a fundraising platform for Democratic candidates, progressive organizations, and the small-dollar donors that support them. Wallace-Jones has been recognized for her former leadership roles at some of the world’s largest tech companies and her dedication to public service drove her to serve as mayor of East Palo Alto.
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In her decades-long career in tech, Regina has had a focus on product and security. She has built tools and platforms that are able to scale to meet the needs of businesses both small and large and brings the security and reliability expertise to deliver on the requirements of the largest companies — and campaigns — in the world. Prior to becoming CEO and President of ActBlue, Wallace-Jones was the Chief Operating Officer at LendStreet, a company that helped people get out of debt, rebuild their credit, and get a fresh start. Before that, Wallace-Jones was formerly Senior Vice President at Mindbody, Inc., and worked as an executive at leading tech companies including Yahoo, eBay, and Facebook, with a focus on product and security. She began her career as an electrical engineer.
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In addition to her tech career, she has led a career in public service. She ran for local office in 2018 and was elected to her hometown of East Palo Alto’s city council. She was then appointed by her peers as mayor and led the city through the COVID pandemic. In 2012 Wallace-Jones was the lead organizer in her city for President Barack Obama’s campaign, where she discovered her passion for organizing work. She went on to organize and fundraise for several more campaigns across the country.
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Wallace-Jones is a longtime resident of East Palo Alto, a city born out of redlining, which was incorporated by leaders who wanted to develop a community where Black people and people of color would thrive. Wallace-Jones, believing in those possibilities and opportunities, remains in East Palo Alto where she and her husband are raising two daughters. In her spare time, she is a mentor with StreetCode Academy working to close the digital divide, and is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta, a public service sorority. Wallace-Jones holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a master’s from UCLA in Public Policy with emphasis in Technology Policy.
Quita Highsmith
Secretary
Quita Highsmith is Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. At Genentech Quita was selected as the first Chief Diversity Officer in the 46-year history of the company and reports to the CEO. She is responsible for enterprise-wide strategic initiatives that drive business impact by: investing in commercial efforts, stakeholder engagement, research innovation and community relations.
Quita is routinely requested to address members of Congress, speak at national and international forums, and give media interviews with both large and small outlets, such as WSJ, STAT, The Atlantic, and Essence Magazine. She has co-authored numerous publications regarding health disparities in peer reviewed journals. In 2023, she was selected for The Power 100 list of Bay Area’s Most Influential Business Leaders. In 2024, she was chosen as a Top 15 Chief Diversity Officer by Diversity Global Magazine and selected by Savoy Magazine as one of the Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.
Ms. Highsmith received both a Master of Business Administration Degree and an Advanced Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University, as well as her undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky.
Mira Jang
Treasurer
Mira Jang joined the board in Nov 2022. She is an experienced quality professional with 20 years in the Life Sciences industry focusing on digital/technology compliance to global health regulations. She enjoys creative pursuits such as partnering with organizations to design and implement solutions that streamline operational processes increasing efficiency, effectiveness and compliance. Her education includes an Honors BA Business & Economics and is a Certified Information System Auditor. She is passionate about learning, investing, traveling, hiking and is always up for a foodie adventure with her loved ones.
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Mira has been in search for a path to contribute to the community in a meaningful way that aligns to her strong belief in education access for everyone. She is extremely honored to serve on the DSFPF Executive Board as Treasurer and advocate its mission.
MEMBERS
Abayomi Jones, M.D.
Abayomi has served on the Board since 2017 as a community member. She has the distinct privilege of having received a four year scholarship from the Foundation when she was a student in 1998, which she credits as a personal achievement and a honor. She is a graduate of Spelman College and Howard University College of Medicine, and has served as a primary care physician in underserved communities for 10 years before joining the US Public Health Service Corps. Abayomi currently practices medicine and oversees policy at a local University and resides in the East Bay with her husband and two children. In the spirit of gratitude for the investment in her own growth, Abayomi hopes to “pay it forward” while serving on the Board, bringing the outputs of her knowledge, networks, and passion for community service.
Barbara Brown
Barbara has served on the Board since June 1999. Barbara is a retired Assistant Principal from the San Francisco Unified School District. A graduate of Prairie View A&M University with a BS, Barbara also holds a MS in Education Administration from San Francisco State University. Barbara is a member of Temple United Methodist Church in San Francisco, where she currently serves as the Executive Director of the Temple Tutorial Program. Barbara also serves on the Church Council. Barbara is active in her community of Ocean-View, Merced Ingleside (“OMI”) District in San Francisco. In that role, she serves as a member of the OMI collaborative. Barbara loves to travel and her goal is to visit all seven continents in her quest to travel around the world.
Bessie L. Stewart-Ross
Bessie has served on the Board since June 2000. Currently, Bessie serves as Leadership Coach to seven graduate students from the University of California at Berkeley. Holding a MA in School Administration and Leadership, Bessie was a classroom teacher for more than 20 years and a California public school administrator for 18 years. Bessie has served as president of Region 5 School Administrators, and in various leadership positions within Region 5. She is a member of the Boys and Girls Club. She also is Chair of the Hudspeth Scholarship Fund and served as Co-Chairperson of “Stamping out Obesity,” a walk-a-thon and health fair sponsored by San Francisco’s Third Baptist Church for its 160th Anniversary in 2012.
Bettye Price
Bettye has served on the Board since August 2010. Currently, Bettye is the Business Manager for the Biology Department in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University, where she is responsible for the overall administration of the Department. She oversees various functions within the Department, including human resources, finances, health and safety, compliance, service centers and student services. Over the years, Bettye has focused on management of grants and contracts for over 50 principal investigators and she manages a consolidated budget of over $60 million. Bettye holds a BA in Business Administration/Accounting from Stillman College and has many training certifications from Stanford University. She is also a graduate of the Leadership@Stanford Cohort 2011-2012.
Crystal-Marie Mitchell is a Program Manager + Entrepreneur + Blogger + Vlogger + Designer + Social Media Siren. She is founder of The Diva Inc. Magazine and is Creative Director of IsrylDesigns.
She has over 20 years experience in Graphic Design and has spent the last five years as a Program Manager for a compliance lab in the Bay Area. She is currently working as a program manager in the hardware engineer training space.
Crystal-Marie is an author of several books, most notably, The Diva Diaries Living Through Tough Seasons.
Crystal-Marie Mitchell
Imo Udom
As Mozilla’s Senior Vice President of Innovation Ecosystems, Imo is responsible for cultivating new innovative ideas and technology from conception to launch outside Mozilla’s core products. In addition to product innovation, Imo is also focused on creating systems to foster collaboration across an ecosystem of stakeholders to help realize Mozilla’s vision to build a better internet.
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Previously, Imo was the Chief Strategy and Product Officer at Outmatch. He was responsible for ensuring Outmatch’s business and product strategy deliver value to customers, and support Outmatch’s mission to match people with purpose. Prior to Outmatch, Imo Co-founded and served as CEO of Wepow, a video interviewing solution that reduces interviewing time and improves hiring quality. Imo helped grow Wepow from a small side-project in 2010 to an enterprise platform that supports hundreds of global brands.
Jerlena Griffin-Desta, Ph.D.
Jerlena Griffin-Desta joined the Board in 2020. She serves as Chief of Staff to the President and Chief Diversity Officer at Sonoma State University SSU), where she oversees all programs, initiatives, and operations within the Office of the President, and is the campus lead in the development and implementation of initiatives, programs, and services related to campus diversity, equity, and inclusion, serving as SSU’s first Chief Diversity Officer. She also oversees federal and state relations and strategic marketing and communications.
Prior to joining Sonoma State in 2018, Jerlena spent nearly 30 years at the University of California (Berkeley, UCLA). Most recently, she was the Associate Vice President and Deputy to the Vice President at the University of California Office of the President, providing strategic direction and leadership for a broad array of areas, including presidential initiatives, student civic engagement, diversity & inclusion, student mental health and wellness, and student leadership.
Jerlena earned a B.S. degree from Mercer University, a Master’s and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. She is an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow (2017, University of Washington) and is passionate about access to and success in higher education, especially for historically underrepresented students. Born in northern Florida and raised in southeast Georgia, Jerlena has called California home since 1987. An avid traveler, and all things culinary, she has lived or visited all the continents except Antarctica. Jerlena and husband, Yossedek, live in Sonoma County, with their Rhodesian Ridgeback, Chiba.
Monica Eason
Monica has served on the board since February 2020. She has been with the Genentech/Roche organization for 30 years, where she currently holds the position of Operations Program Director. In this role, Monica provides strategic direction and operational excellence in the planning and execution of clinical trials across all development stages. She is also the recruitment and hiring lead in her department and sits on the Product Development Diversity & Inclusion Team. 

Monica believes in giving back to her community and to others. She is also an ambassador for the Women of Color in Pharma (WOCIP), a global professional society focused solely on the engagement and empowerment of women of color in pharmaceuticals and other life sciences. As an WOCIP Ambassador, her remit is to help spread the organization's vision and mission and create nurturing and safe environments to promote personal and professional development. Monica earned a Biology degree from Rutgers University in New Jersey and has 3 children.
Master Sergeant
Quincy Highsmith
Master Sergeant William Quincy Highsmith is a retired US Marine. Born and raised in Tillery N.C He joined the Marines in 1981 and served in many different capacities over the following 22 years. Beginning as an armor crewman (tanks) Twenty-Nine Palms CA. Becoming a Marine security guard which took him to Embassies in Paris, Riyadh, Moscow, and Switzerland. Highsmith is a combat veteran having served in Desert Shield / Desert Storm. He was an Instructor / Faculty Advisor for the Marine Corps University teaching senior enlisted Marines leadership, strategy, and tactics. as well a curriculum development officer for the Marine Corps Institute creating training materials and programs.
After retiring in 2002, Highsmith became a training officer for Gama Corp and later a training specialist for the Department of the Navy. Later he became a loan officer.
He received his Bachelor's degree in business and international studies from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Now being fully retired he continues to help the community in any way possible.
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