Pacific Foundation Services, LLC

Team | Founder

MANAGEMENT TEAM
	Charles Casey President ccasey@pfs-llc.net		Mary Gregory Vice President/Senior Program Staff mgregory@pfs-llc.net
Charlie owns and manages PFS. In addition to his day-to-day management duties, Charlie works as a program officer for a number of PFS' client foundations, with a particular interest in education, human services, housing and youth development. A native of San Francisco, Charlie serves on the Board of Directors of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation and the Presidio Child Development Center, a Reggio Emilia-inspired public preschool in San Francisco’s Presidio National Park. He also serves on the Membership Committee of Northern California Grantmakers. Charlie and his wife, Paola, live in San Francisco with their three young daughters and two dogs.		Raised in San Francisco, Mary has been with PFS since 1998 providing administrative and program services to foundations. She graduated from Princeton University and returned to the Bay Area where she held various positions over the years with twenty nonprofit organizations. In 1996, she founded Mary’s List, a web-based matching service for nonprofit organizations seeking consultants, at www.maryslist.net. Mary and her husband live in the city and have two daughters and a dog, Sazerac.
PROGRAM TEAM
	Eric Sloan Senior Program Staff esloan@pfs-llc.net		Annie Yates Program Officer ayates@pfs-llc.net
Eric joined PFS in 2006. He manages the Bothin, Gamble, GGS, William G. Gilmore and Kimball Foundations. He was previously Program Officer for the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation. Eric started in the nonprofit world working as an evaluator, including serving as Project Director for Berkeley Policy Associates. He lives in Berkeley with his wife, son, and their two kittens.		Annie came to PFS in 2005 with over ten years of experience in the environmental field. Most recently, she spent seven years at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Southwest Region Office in San Francisco managing state and tribal pesticide program grants. She holds a B.A. degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University and a law degree from University of California at Berkeley. Annie is a member of the State Bar of California. At PFS, Annie serves as a Program Officer for Ecosystem Restoration. She lives in Marin County with her husband, two children, and a dog.
	Hector Melendez Senior Program Staff hmelendez@pfs-llc.net		Natasha Dolby Program Officer ndolby@pfs-llc.net
Hector joined PFS as a Program Officer in 2006. Previously he worked as a mental health consultant for child development centers throughout San Francisco and was the executive director of Good Samaritan Family Resource Center. Hector holds a B.S. in Psychology from UC Berkeley and an M.S. in Clinical Psychology from San Francisco State. Hector and his partner, John, live in San Francisco with their French Bulldog, Bodhi(sattva).		Natasha joined PFS in 2007 as a Program Officer. Prior to joining PFS, Natasha worked at the Robin Hood Foundation in New York. Natasha earned an M.B.A. and a M.A. in Education from Stanford University and a B.A. in Journalism from Hofstra University. Natasha is part of Stanford’s Alumni Consulting Team (ACT) providing pro-bono consulting services to Bay Area nonprofits. Natasha lives in San Francisco with her husband, Dave, and their dog, Oakley.
	Katarina Menotti Program Officer kmenotti@pfs-llc.net
Katarina joined PFS in 2007 after working with the San Francisco-based Morris Stulsaft Foundation and Sausalito-based Foundation for Deep Ecology. A native of Slovakia (former Czechoslovakia), Katarina graduated from the Comenius University in Bratislava and speaks several languages. She loves to practice Bikram yoga, bike to work, garden, cook, and travel to new places.
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
	Rick Wicklund Accounting Manager		Daisy Fong Database Manager
Rick joined PFS in 2006 as the Accounting Manager. Prior to joining PFS Rick was Senior Accountant for the Marin Community Foundation for 6 years and prior to that owned and operated a consulting and accounting practice catering mainly to the non-profit sector. Rick has been very active in his community - Treasurer on the boards of the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, the Sonoma Valley Waldorf School, and years of volunteer work for various non-profits in his home town. Rick lives in Sonoma with his wife Jane and golden retriever Maggie.		At PFS, Daisy is responsible for maintaining the GIFTS grants management database and managing the PFS website. She has been with Pacific Foundation Services since December 2001. Daisy is a native San Franciscan and attended San Francisco State University where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems in 1999. Daisy currently lives in San Francisco with her husband, son, and two goldfish.
	Maereg Haile Office Manager/Program Coordinator		Fiona Barrett Program Coordinator
Maereg Haile (Maereg means glory) joined PFS in 2010. She is also known as Mimo, a nickname her father gave her when she was one. Prior to coming to PFS, Maereg attended UC Davis and worked with African American Diaspora Cultivating Education as an outreach coordinator. She graduated from Davis with a B.S. in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Neurobiology. She was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has been living in the Bay Area for ten years. In her spare time, she loves dancing, going to church and watching movies.		Fiona joined PFS in 2009 as a Program Coordinator. Before joining PFS Fiona worked with Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International, a non-profit that teaches people of all ages personal safety skills, for five years. She holds a B.A. in Community Studies from UC Santa Cruz. Fiona lives in Oakland with her two cats, Syd and Murphy.
	Jessi Misslin Program Coordinator
Jessi joined PFS in 2009 as a Program Coordinator. Prior to PFS, Jessi worked with Summer Search, a non-profit leadership development organization that works with low-income youth. A Midwest transplant, Jessi earned a B.S. in Communication Arts from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She lives in San Francisco with her partner, Matt, and their charming baby boy, Ian. In her spare time, Jessi loves to write, eat, and watch in awe as her son explores the world.

FOUNDER

Lyman Casey Founder	Lyman Casey founded Pacific Foundation Services in 1987 after spending several years as the Executive Director of the Bothin Foundation. When three other foundations approached him for management advice, he saw the logic and efficiency of sharing the overhead and staffing costs of all four foundations. PFS’ model has proven successful, and today PFS continues to offer customized strategic, program, and administrative services to a growing group of client foundations. With a lifelong dedication to the nonprofit sector, Lyman began his career in hospital administration and has served on dozens of nonprofit boards over the years. He and his wife, Carol, live in San Francisco and have six grown children and seven grandchildren between them.