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Charles Casey
President
ccasey@pfs-llc.net
Charlie and his father, Lyman, own and manage 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 and his wife, Paola, live in San Francisco with their two young daughters and two dogs.
Lyman Casey
Chairman
lcasey@pfs-llc.net
Lyman founded Pacific Foundation Services in 1987 after spending several years as the Executive Director of the Bothin Foundation. With a lifelong dedication to the not-for-profit sector, Lyman began his career in hospital administration and has served on dozens of nonprofit boards over the years. He currently manages PFS with his son, Charlie, and does limited program work for a few foundations. He and his wife, Carol, live in San Francisco and have six grown children and five grandchildren between them.
Mary Gregory
Vice President/Senior Program Officer

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 non-profit organizations. In 1996, she founded Mary’s List, a web-based matching service for non-profit organizations seeking consultants, at www.maryslist.net. Mary and her husband live in the city and have two daughters and a dog, Sazerac.
Eric Sloan
Senior Program Officer
Eric joined PFS in 2006. He manages the Bothin, GGS, 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. Eric is a board member of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, son, and their dog.
Annie Yates
Program Officer

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 BA degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University and a law degree from University of California at Berkeley. At PFS, Annie serves as a Program Officer for Ecosystem Restoration. She lives in Marin County with her husband, two children, and a dog, Skardu.

Hector Melendez
Program Officer
Hector joined PFS as a Program Officer in 2006. Hector comes to PFS with a rich understanding of the non-profit sector. He worked as a mental health consultant for child development centers throughout San Francisco and most recently was the Executive Director of Good Samaritan Family Resource Center. Hector holds a B.S. in Psychology from U. C. 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 Desterro
Program Officer
Natasha joined PFS in 2007 as a Program Officer for several of PFS’ clients. A graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Natasha’s most recent professional role was as a Corporate Development Officer for the Robin Hood Foundation in New York. In addition to her MBA from Stanford, Natasha holds a Master of Arts in Education from the Stanford University School of Education (SUSE) and a B.A. in Journalism from Hofstra University in New York. Originally from Brazil, Natasha is fluent in Portuguese and has a knack for languages. Natasha is part of Stanford’s Alumni Consulting Team (ACT) providing pro-bono consulting services to Bay Area nonprofits. Natasha, who is an avid scuba diver, lives in San Francisco with her partner and her dog, Oakley.
Deborah Kleinecke
Office Manager/Program Coordinator
Deborah came to PFS in 2000 after working as a Regional Administrator for an imaging and document management company. She has also worked in the nonprofit sector as part of the IT staff of the Sierra Club National Headquarters in San Francisco. Deborah is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and volunteers with At the Crossroads. She lives in Mill Valley with her husband and cat.
Katarina Menotti
Program Coordinator
Katarina joined PFS in 2007 after spending almost a decade in the foundation world at The Morris Stulsaft Foundation and Foundation for Deep Ecology. A native of Slovakia, former Czechoslovakia, Katarina holds a B.A. in English and German languages from the Comenius University in Bratislava. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, daughter and cat.
Rick Wicklund
Accounting 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 & accounting practice. Rick holds a B.S. in Business Administration from California State University San Jose. Rick has been very active in the non profit community - most recently Treasurer on the boards of the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, the Sonoma Valley Waldorf School and volunteer for Hospice of Sonoma. Rick lives in Sonoma with his wife Jane and dog Maggie.
Daisy Fong
Database Manager
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 and three goldfish.
Shorey Myers
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
Shorey started at PFS in 2007 with a background in psychology and environmental health issues. After graduating from Reed College in 2005, Shorey worked at Environmental Health News and the Institute for Children’s Environmental Health as a freelance researcher while simultaneously traveling around the US and the world to teach her other life passion, Argentine Tango. She is happily living in Berkeley with her enormous collection of beautiful tango shoes.