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Our People
John Fanestil, Executive Director
John Fanestil is a graduate of La Jolla High School, Dartmouth
College, Oxford University – where he studied Philosophy,
Politics and Economics as a Rhodes Scholar – and the
Claremont School of Theology. A longtime activist for peace
and justice, John worked from 1992-2005 as a pastor at United
Methodist Churches in Southern California, including four
years at a small bi-lingual church in Calexico. In Calexico
he also served as President of the Neighborhood House, a community-based
social services agency on the U.S./Mexico border. Doubleday
published John’s first book, Mrs. Hunter’s Happy
Death, in 2006. His writing has also appeared in The San Diego
Union-Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Christian Century,
The Guardian (London) and A&U Magazine.
OUR FOUNDER
Victoria Danzig, Founder
Victoria Danzig is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with
a private practice in La Jolla. After first awarding grants
in 1983, Victoria and others worked for ten years as a chapter
of the Los Angeles-based Liberty Hill Foundation. In 1994,
when the San Diego Foundation for Change became its own non-profit
corporation, Victoria became President of the Board, a position
she occupied until the year 2000. Currently she chairs the
Foundation’s Honorary Committee. Each year the Foundation
for Change recognizes an exceptional community organizing
effort in San Diego with the “Danzig Award,” given
in Victoria’s honor.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Brau
Michael Brau is the principal of the Elliot Consulting Group.
A graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, Michael is
the co-founder of the Baltimore Bagel Co., a regional chain
of San Diego bakery-cafes sold in 1995 to the corporation
now operating as Einstein Bros. Bagels. Michael has served
on the Boards of Congregation Beth El, the United Jewish Federation,
the American Jewish Committee, and the M. Larry Lawrence Jewish
Community Center.
Gordon Clanton
Gordon Clanton has taught sociology at San Diego State University
since 1975. A graduate of Louisiana State University and U.C.
Berkeley, where he earned a Ph.D. in sociology and religion,
Gordon was active in support of the black civil rights movement
and the United Farm Workers, and in opposing the Vietnam War.
For over ten years Gordon wrote a column of political and
social commentary for the Del Mar Citizen, the Blade-Citizen,
and the North County Times.
Michelle Ciccarelli
Michelle Ciccarelli is a partner with Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, the nation's preeminent law firm representing consumers, workers and shareholders victimized by corporate fraud. Michelle was a key member of the team that won some of the most significant legal victories against the world's most powerful corporations -- she helped recover over $7 billion for victims of the Enron fraud and millions for women in the Mariana Islands forced to perform slave labor in sweatshops for the Gap. Michelle has trained lawyers and law students to represent immigrants, pro bono, in deportation proceedings at the Federal Penitentiary in Kentucky, assisted Haitian refugees seeking asylum in Miami, and served as an intern to former Congressman Joe Kennedy.
Jeff Duby
Jeff Duby received his B.A. in Economics from Pepperdine University
in 1990 and his Juris Doctor degree from Boston University
School of Law in 1995. Jeff has worked for Arthur Andersen
from 1996 through 2001 and is currently employed by Deloitte
Tax LLP where he specializes in corporate taxation. He now
chairs the Foundation for Change Board Development Committee.
Jayme Fagan, Secretary
Jayme Michelle Fagan is a Quality Engineer for Hewlett-Packard.
Jayme earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering
from the University of California, San Diego in 2001 and an
MBA from the University of Phoenix in 2006. In addition to
her engineering duties, Jayme is one of the leaders of the
San Diego PRIDE Employee Resource Group at HP.
Eric A. Isaacson, President
Eric Alan Isaacson is a San Diego lawyer with Coughlin Stoia
Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP. Eric's practice with the
leading plaintiffs’ firm focuses primarily on civil
appeals. He earned his A.B. summa cum laude from Ohio University
in 1982, and a Juris Doctor degree with high honors from the
Duke University School of Law in 1985. Eric has filed “friend
of the court” briefs on behalf of a variety of organizations
opposing institutionalized discrimination.
Curtis Lubben, Treasurer
Curtis R. Lubben works as an Analyst at JP Morgan Chase. He
earned a bachelor's degree in Management Science from the
University of California San Diego in 2001. Curtis also designs
custom jewelry and is a Graduate Gemologist and an Accredited
Jewelry Professional.
Leiana Naholowaa
Leiana Naholowaa is a Technical Publications Editor for NextWave
Broadband in Del Mar. A native of Guam who has lived in San
Diego since 1996, Leiana works with San Diego Food Not Lawns,
a group advocating for local food justice, and Famoksaiyan,
a network of Guam activists. She chairs the Foundation for
Change Grantmaking Committee, and serves on the national Advisory
Board of the Funding Exchange, a national network of which
the Foundation for Change is a part.
Madelyne J. Pfeiffer
Madelyne Pfeiffer is Vice President of Communities Advocating
for Resident Empowerment (C.A.R.E.). A graduate of Claremont
McKenna College, Madelyne holds a Master’s Degree in
Social Work from the University of Southern California (USC).
She serves on numerous committees working to improve the system
of care for youth and families in the counties of San Diego
and Orange. Madelyne is also Vice President of the HUD California
Neighborhood Networks Consortium.
Olivia Puentes-Reynolds
A native San Diegan, Olivia Puentes-Reynolds began her civic
duties in high school as Red Cross President. She has since
served on the Boards of Girl Scouts, San Diego Parks and Recreation,
San Diego Mayoral Advisory, San Diego County Regional Health
Advisory, UCSD Board of Overseers, San Diego MANA (a national
Latina organization) and the San Diego County Commission on
the Status of Women. Olivia has over 30 years of professional
work experience in local municipal management.
Lou Terrell
Lou Terrell is a retired Professor at San Diego State University,
where for twelve years he chaired the Political Science Department.
A graduate of Williams College and Stanford University, where
he earned his Ph.D. in Political Science, Lou has served as
a City Councilman and Mayor of Del Mar. He has also served
in leadership positions on the Boards of San Diego Association
of Governments, Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties
Union and the Del Mar Foundation.
Nicole Trombley, Vice President
Nicole Trombley is a massage therapist and owner of Equilibrio
Massage, specializing in prenatal and postpartum massage.
Before launching her massage practice, Nicole worked for six
years at the National Network of Grantmakers, a national membership
organization of progressive funders committed to moving more
funding dollars to social and economic justice.
Peter Zschiesche
Peter Zschiesche is the Founding Director of the Employee
Rights Center, a non-profit program offering education and
advocacy to all workers regarding their workplace rights.
A former machinist, Peter served many years as a Machinist
Union representative for workers in local shipyards and industrial
sites. He now represents the Machinist Union Local 389 on
the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council and is an elected
Trustee of the San Diego Community College District.
GRANT MAKING COMMITTEE
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