Board Chair
Sean M. Jeffries, Millennium Partners
Sean is the Vice President of Millennium Partners. Since 1998 he has expanded the firm's real estate development operation on the west coast. He recently completed the sell-out of the Residences at the Four Seasons in San Francisco and the development of Yerba Buena Lane. Sean joined the Yerba Buena Alliance Board in 2004; he currently serves as Board Chair.

Andrew Bryant, MJM Management Group
Andrew is the Project Coordinator for MJM Management Group.  In this role, Andrew provides critical project support for the CEO and company directors. Prior to joining MJM, Andrew worked for Forest City Development in their San Francisco office, working extensively on the redevelopment of the new San Francisco Centre. He recently completed a five year board term with the South of Market Childcare Center, serving as its president in 2008. Mr. Bryant serves on the Real Estate Committee for the Fifth and Mission Yerba Buena Garage, and holds a board position with the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club. He joined the Yerba Buena Alliance Board in 2008.

Julie Burford, The Burford Group
Julie Burford spent more than 20 years in senior management at The Moscone Center, retiring in 2008. Today, as Principal of The Burford Group, she consults with public and private clients on strategic planning for convention centers and development planning for public spaces. She has served on the Alliance board since 2007.

Treasurer/Secretary
Mary J. McCue, MJM Management Group
Since 1993 Mary has served as the General Manager for Yerba Buena Gardens, the crown jewel of San Francisco. She is also President/CEO of MJM Management Group, an award winning property management firm that specializes in the management and operations of public places and facilities. Mary joined the Yerba Buena Alliance Board in 1998.

Cathy W. Pickering, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
Cathy is the Assistant Project Manager at the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency for the Yerba Buena Center, South of Market, and Transbay Project areas. As the Redevelopment Agency's representative, Cathy joined the Yerba Buena Alliance Board in 2004.

Helen Sause
Before retiring, Helen served as the Deputy Executive Director for Program and Project Management at the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. In that capacity Helen helped shape the Yerba Buena Center Project Area. Helen joined the Yerba Buena Alliance Board in 1991.

Chi-Hsin Shao, CHS Consulting Group
Chi-Hsin is the founding principal of CHS Consulting Group, a full-service transportation planning and energy consulting firm. Before founding CHS Consulting Group, Chi-Hsin worked for public and private agencies specializing in transportation. Chi-Hsin joined the Yerba Buena Alliance Board in 2000.

Alyssa Bahr, Membership Services Coordinator