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.

Joe Brennan, SFMOMA
Since 2000, Joe has directed the physical operation and maintenance of SFMOMA. Prior to joining SFMOMA, Joe enjoyed a career in museum management at several Bay Area museums. Joe joined the Yerba Buena Alliance Board in 2004.

William Carney, Landscript Associates
Bill is the principal of Landscript Associates, a practice exploring the creative synthesis of language and environments. As Sr. Landscape Architect and then Sr. Project Manager for the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, Bill oversaw the design of Yerba Buena Gardens. Bill joined the Yerba Buena Alliance Board in 2003.

Alvin T. Levitt, Esq., Steefel, Levitt & Weiss
Al is a founding member of the law firm Steefel, Levitt & Weiss. He has authored numerous articles for professional tax publications and lectured at tax institutions and the Boalt Hall School of Law. Al joined the Yerba Buena Alliance Board in 2004.

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.

Heather A. Hoell, Executive Director
Heather joined the Yerba Buena Alliance in 2006. Prior to joining the Alliance, Heather spent 11 years working for a variety of non-profits and political campaigns across the country.

Katie De Carlo, Program Coordinator