Oakland Museum of California Welcomes New Board Chair and Trustees
(Oakland, CA) July 24, 2025 – The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) Board of Trustees is proud to announce the election of Karina Moreno as Board Chair, along with the appointment of ten new Trustees: Amy Chou, Sonya Clark-Herrera, Quinn Delaney, Chloe Fagan-Tucker, Aneesh Krishna, Sabrina Landreth, Gabe Martinez, Jenna Nicholas, Anarghya Vardhana, and Judy Wilkinson. This brings total membership of OMCA’s Board to 36.
Moreno, who serves as Executive Director of the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund, was elected Chair following three years of dedicated service as a Trustee. In her new role, she succeeds Rahsaan W. Thompson, continuing a legacy of strong leadership and community engagement.
The new Trustees bring a wealth of expertise and perspectives from across the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. They join a committed and accomplished group of 26 returning Trustees, working collectively to advance OMCA’s mission and ensure the Museum’s long-term sustainability. Reflecting OMCA’s ongoing commitment to equity and representation, over 60% of the current Board of Trustees identify as people of color.
“Our newest Trustees bring exceptional expertise, a deep commitment to public service, and a passion for Oakland and California,” says Karina Moreno, OMCA’s new Board of Trustees Chair. “Their energy and leadership strengthen a Board united by a shared dedication to OMCA’s social impact and to advancing conversations that shape our communities. It’s a privilege to serve alongside them, and we are grateful for their time, insights, and commitment.”
“OMCA’s identity is rooted in authentic partnership with our community, and our Board reflects both the diversity and dynamism of the people we serve,” says Lori Fogarty, OMCA CEO and Executive Director. “Welcoming these new Trustees reaffirms our commitment to inclusive leadership and fresh perspectives as we continue building a museum shaped by and for the public. Their guidance is key to OMCA’s continued role as a civic anchor in Oakland and a model for community-centered museums nationwide.”
About Karina Moreno, OMCA Board Chair

Karina Moreno is the Executive Director of the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund, a family foundation deeply committed to San Francisco and early childhood education. Previously, she was the Chief of Staff at Tipping Point Community, serving as a strategic advisor to the Founder and CEO, spearheading special projects, including a $100M chronic homelessness initiative and a $34M emergency relief fund. Before Tipping Point, she was a Program Officer at the Y&H Soda Foundation, where she developed a local grant portfolio to help low-income families achieve economic prosperity. Karina worked on children’s policy issues as Deputy Director at the Children’s Defense Fund California. She started her career at Big Sisters of Los Angeles, recruiting women of color mentors for young girls. She is currently a Commissioner at First 5 Alameda County. Karina grew up in Oakland, and she and her family remain deeply rooted in Oakland.
About the New OMCA Trustees

Amy Chou is a seasoned client services leader with experience across insurance, tech, and education. She’s currently on an intentional career pause to focus on family, community, and nonprofit work. Amy was a founding board member of Camp Common Ground and served for over five years on the Women in AI Ethics™ Board of Advisors. Previously, Amy spent over a decade at Aon and IMA, driving client success and leading teams in the insurance industry. In the edtech space, she held leadership roles at AI4ALL and Clever—building strategic partnerships and scaling high-performing support teams. She holds a BA in Sociology, a BS in Business Administration, and an MBA from UC Berkeley. During her MBA, she co-created a course on Large-Scale Social Change and helped launch the Race Inclusion Initiative.

Sonya Clark-Herrera is a muralist and nonprofit co-founder. She has spent over two decades supporting historically marginalized youth and creating public art that preserves cultural heritage. She currently serves as a Commissioner for San Francisco Recreation and Parks and sits on committees for the Museum of the African Diaspora and her children’s colleges, Columbia and Occidental. She has lived in San Francisco for nearly 25 years, raising her family in the South of Market neighborhood. An avid cyclist and surfer, she and her family have long been active in the city’s parks and community life. Sonya holds a BA in Social Science and BS in Biology from UC Irvine and an MS in Biomedical Anthropology from Columbia University. She is currently writing a cookbook celebrating the cuisine of her Mexican, Indigenous, and African American heritage.

Quinn Delaney is the founder and board chair of Akonadi Foundation, which provides support to Oakland organizations working toward racial equity. She was appointed by President Biden to the Commission on Presidential Scholars. Since 2019, she has served as a commissioner on the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. She is also on the board of Planned Parenthood Action and was also previously on the Board of the East Bay Community Foundation. In addition, Quinn is a member of the California Donor Table, which works to develop progressive governance through resourcing community organizations throughout the state, and serves with Smart Justice California, which works to pass criminal justice reform in California. Quinn is a principal of Jordan Real Estate Investments, which has invested in and developed many commercial and residential projects in Oakland since 1998. Quinn rejoins the Museum Board after a one-year hiatus from serving a cumulative total of 15 years prior to her current nomination.

Chloe Fagan-Tucker is a multidisciplinary leader with nearly 20 years of experience in equity and debt capital markets, deal creation, product management, and strategic planning across public, nonprofit, and private sectors. She is particularly interested in innovative applications of AI to productivity, e-commerce SaaS, and impact investing. Chloe currently leads business development and product partnerships at Google, focusing on generative AI and productivity tools. Previously, she worked at Meta, developing new shopping experiences for Facebook and Instagram, and at All Turtles, an AI startup studio. She has also held roles at Omidyar Network, Credit Suisse, FSG, and Aspire Public Schools, and began her career at Booz Allen Hamilton. Chloe is an experienced investor and active community volunteer with Meals on Wheels. She holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BA from Duke University.

Aneesh Krishna is a senior healthcare executive and consultant with over 15 years of global experience across healthcare, technology, and financial services. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, large-scale transformations, and growth strategies—particularly in the health insurance sector. He is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he co-leads healthcare transformation and post-acute care work in North America, advising payers, providers, and private equity clients. Aneesh serves on the Board of the Saint Francis Foundation, where he chairs the Audit and Strategy Planning Committees and is Secretary of the Executive Committee. He is also a former board member of Project Open Hand. He holds a B.E. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Sabrina Landreth is a seasoned public administrator with over 20 years of leadership experience in government. She currently serves as General Manager of the East Bay Regional Park District—the largest park district in the U.S., spanning 73 parks and over 127,000 acres, with 30 million annual visitors and 1,100 employees. Previously, Sabrina was City Administrator for Oakland, overseeing operations in California’s eighth-largest city. Her past roles include Emeryville City Manager, Oakland Budget Director, and positions in the California State Assembly. A longtime East Bay resident, she lives with her husband and two children, sixth-generation East Bay natives. She holds a B.S. from MIT and a Master of Public Policy from UC Berkeley.

Gabe Martinez is a lawyer, artist, and advocate whose work bridges legal strategy, creative expression, and community engagement. He currently serves as Senior Director of Legal at The Clorox Company, where he runs the company’s advertising, consumer protection, trademark, and licensing practice groups, providing legal counsel to leaders across Clorox’s diverse portfolio of consumer brands. Gabe’s creative practice is rooted in visual arts and storytelling, and he holds an MFA from California College of the Arts. His work explores identity, memory, and place—often drawing inspiration from the natural landscapes of Timber Cove on the Sonoma Coast, where he maintains a studio. He is currently developing a series of portraits that reflect his interest in magical realism and anxiety with climate change. Before pursuing his MFA, Gabe built a career in law and public interest advocacy. He earned both his BA and JD from Columbia University and began working in the nonprofit sector at the New York Women’s Foundation. Throughout law school, he clerked at the ACLU and went on to practice advertising and consumer protection law at Loeb & Loeb and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in New York.

Jenna Nicholas is an investor, entrepreneur, and speaker focused on advancing equity in climate, healthcare, education, and finance. She is President of LightPost Capital, an investment and acquisition firm, as well as CEO & Co-Founder of Impact Experience. As an angel investor, she has backed companies including Lyft, Virta Health, and Esusu. Previously, Jenna was Investment Partner at One Planet Group and has worked with the World Bank, Toniic, and Calvert Special Equities on sustainable finance and impact investing. She led Divest-Invest Philanthropy and has served on the impact committee for Apollo Global Management. Jenna holds a BA and an MBA from Stanford and studied at Oxford. She’s a PD Soros Fellow, a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, an Echoing Green fellow, a Milken Young Leader, and advisor to Nexus and Ethic. She also serves as Vice President of Stanford Angels and Entrepreneurs.

Anarghya Vardhana is a General Partner at the venture capital firm Maveron. Anarghya spends her time understanding consumer and cultural behavioral shifts, identifying the billion-dollar businesses that will emerge, and partnering with the right founders to help grow those startups into household names. She is particularly interested in companies improving the health and wellness of large populations. She has invested across sectors such as mental health (Two Chairs, Bend Health), women’s health (Alife), healthcare platforms (Goodbill), and connection and community for wellness (RecRoom, Co-Star). Prior to joining Maveron, Anarghya was a seed investor and a product manager at several startups, notably Medable in the healthcare space. She started her career at Google and has been in the Bay Area tech scene since her undergraduate years at Stanford, where she studied Science, Technology, and Society, graduating with honors with a focus in Human Biology and Mathematics.

Judy Wilkinson is serving her first year in a second term as the president of the Oakland Museum Women’s Board. Upon receiving an MBA from the University of Minnesota, Judy moved to the Bay Area, where she worked for various companies in the computer field. She retired as the Lead Application Developer for a local malpractice insurance agency in 2013. Since her retirement, Judy has filled her days with volunteering (mainly OMWB and the White Elephant Sale), home projects, and enjoying not going to work every day. She also won the Jefferson Award for Public Services in 2018.
Full List of OMCA Board of Trustees
Mike Armstrong
Eileen Ash
Abbey Banks
Warren Breslau
Shanti Brien
Amy Chou
Sonya Clark-Herrera
Jose Corona
Vincent Davis
Quinn Delaney
Chloe Fagan-Tucker
Darren Isom
Chris Johnson
Christina Kothari
Aneesh Kirshna
Sabrina Landreth
Gabe Martinez
Percy McGee
Karina Moreno, OMCA Board Chair
Jack Morris
Jenna Nicholas
Trevor Parham
Peter Pervere
Morgan Simon
Dorine Holsey Streeter
Vivian Tan
Sydney Thomas
Rahsaan W. Thompson
Anarghya Vardhana
Julayne Virgil
Dena Watson-Lamprey
Linda S. Wendel
Christine Wente von Metzsch
Judy Wilkinson
Brock Williams
David Yin
ABOUT THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
Founded in 1969 as a “museum of the people,” the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) tells the diverse stories of California’s art, history, and natural environment. Through inclusive exhibitions, public programs, and educational initiatives, OMCA creates space for meaningful dialogue and strives to build more equitable, empathetic, and connected communities. With more than 2 million objects, OMCA’s collection of art, history, and natural science is a resource for understanding California’s dynamic heritage—all within its 110,000 square feet of gallery space and seven-acre campus. A leading Bay Area cultural institution, OMCA is dedicated to fostering an environment where visitors from the region, state, and beyond feel valued and empowered to shape the future of California’s cultural landscape.
VISITOR INFORMATION
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is at 1000 Oak Street, at 10th Street, in Oakland. Museum admission is $19 general admission; $16 for seniors; and $12 for youth ages 12 to 17 as well as for students and educators with valid ID, and free for Members and children 12 and under. There is a $6 charge in addition to general admission pricing for special exhibitions in the Great Hall. OMCA offers onsite underground parking and is conveniently located one block from the Lake Merritt BART station, on the corner of 10th Street and Oak Street. An accessibility ramp is located at the 1000 Oak Street main entrance to the Museum. museumca.org