Selection Committee

Each year, an independent Selection Committee of California leaders identifies the recipients of The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards. Distinguished for their extensive contributions to California communities and institutions, Selection Committee members work in diverse fields and reflect the ethnic and regional diversity of California.

Matthew Cate

President, Cate Consulting

Joseph I. Castro

Chancellor, California State University

Sheri Dunn Berry

Nonprofit Leadership, Development, Capacity Building Consultant

Cecilia Estolano

CEO, Estolano Advisors and Better World Group
Vice Chair, University of California, Board of Regents

Katherine Flores, MD

Director, University of California San Francisco, Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research; 2010 Leadership Awards Recipient

Don Howard

President and CEO, The James Irvine Foundation

José A. Quiñonez

Executive Director, Mission Asset Fund; 2013 Leadership Awards Recipient

Virgil Roberts

Founder and Managing Partner, Bobbitt & Roberts; Chair, Leadership Awards Selection Committee

Mona Pasquil Rogers

President, California Women Lead

Program Management

The James Irvine Foundation established the Leadership Awards in 2006 and continues to fully fund and support the program. In 2021, the Foundation contracted with the Sacramento-based public affairs firm, Capitol Impact, to manage the Leadership Awards program.

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Team