Millbrae Community Foundation Biographies
OFFICERS
Catherine Quigg, President
Assistant Vice-President, Wells Fargo Bank
Millbrae Resident since 1969
Affiliations: Past Treasurer of St. Dunstan's Women’s Club; Former Cub Scout Leader; Past President of Soroptimist International Millbrae-San Bruno; Member of the Menlo Park Rotary Club; Member of the Millbrae Planning Commission; Member and Past Trustee of the Millbrae Historical Society
Awards: Millbrae Woman of the Year 2008
R. Terry Bauer, Vice President
Mechanical Contractor with Ayoob Mechanical, Inc.
Millbrae Resident since 1946
Affiliations: Past Chair and 15 year member of the Park and Recreation Commission; Founding member of the Millbrae Community Foundation; Served as a volunteer coach and umpire for the Millbrae Girls Softball Association and for the Lions Club Baseball program; Involved with the AYSO since 1983, served as its Regional Commissioner for three years; Elementary, Middle and High School volunteer; Member and volunteer at Millbrae’s Calvary Lutheran Church, currently serving as its President, Assistant Minister and choir member
Awards: San Mateo’s Year of the Child Award 1995; Millbrae Man of the Year 2000; Recently received his 15-year pin as a volunteer for the City of Millbrae
Katarene Tsih, Treasurer
Beth Anderson
Retired Realtor with Prudential California Realty in San Bruno
Millbrae Resident since 1998
Affiliations: Past member of the San Mateo County Association of Realtors Foundation and Grievance Committee; Past President of San Mateo County Chapter of Women’s Council of Realtors; Current member of the Millbrae Community Preservation Commission; San Francisco Zoo Docent since 1972
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Paul Bourque
Retired Account Manager with Reliance Electric Division of Rockwell Automation; 50-year employee
Millbrae Resident since 1962
Affiliations: Past President of the Millbrae Lions Club 1989-90; Board Of Directors member for the Millbrae Community Foundation since 1999; Member of the South City Elks, Sirs, and AARP; Currently Vice President of the South City Duffers and a member of the Sharp Park Golf Club.
Awards: Millbrae Lion of the Year; District Lion of the Year
Calvin Chin
Program Manager for Electronic Arts in Redwood City
Millbrae Resident since 2000
Affiliations: Millbrae Lions – Board of Director, Bulletin Editor, and Leos Advisor; Millbrae Education Foundation Board of Director (Finance and Operations); Committee Chair for Millbrae Cub Scouts Pack 355; Past PTA Treasurer for Green Hills School
Alicia Espinoza
Former City Clerk of Millbrae, Retired after 23 years of service
Millbrae resident since
Affiliations: Built the city’s first government city public access TV station in 1991 and oversaw its transition to MCTV, a non-profit agency; Past Secretary and President of Soroptimist International Millbrae-San Bruno; Member of Millbrae Friends of the Library; Trustee of Millbrae Historical Society; Member and Past President, Treasurer and Secretary of MCTV
Awards: Named City Clerk of the Year by the California City Clerks Association in 1989 and 1992
Janet Fogarty
Attorney, Fogarty & Zell, Attorneys at Law
Millbrae Resident since 1978
Affiliations: Former Mayor of Millbrae; Past Chair of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Past President of Soroptimist International Millbrae-San Bruno; Past member of the Millbrae Downtown Process Committee; Past President of St. Dunstan’s Women’s Club; Past Chair of VNA Hospice of Northern California; Past Chair and Founding Member of Sam Trans Board of Directors
Marc Hershman
District Director for California Assembly member Jerry Hill
Millbrae Resident since 1989
Affiliations: Former Millbrae Council Member and Mayor in 2002, 2005, and 2007; Past Commissioner with the Millbrae Parks and Recreation Commission; Past Chair of the Millbrae Sister City Commission; Past President and Co-Chair of the Millbrae Art & Wine Festival
Joe Teresi
Senior Engineer, City of Palo Alto
Millbrae Resident since 1981
Affiliations (past and present): Green Hills Elementary School PTA, Cub Scout Pack 90, Boy Scout Troop 355, Mills High School PTO, Mills Musical Arts Group, Millbrae Fire Assessment Election Campaign Committee, Millbrae Community Television and Millbrae Historical Society
George Corey
Senior Partner: General Practice Firm 1964- Present: Corey, Luzaich, Pliska, DeGhetaldi & Nastari, LLP
Affiliations: San Bruno City Council Member 1968-1974; Mayor and Vice Mayor 1970-1973; Chairman North County Council of Cities – 1972; LAFCO – 1973-1974; Panel Member League of California Cities 1969-1974; President of San Mateo County Trial Lawyers – 1973; Candidate Eleventh Congressional District – 1979; Board Member for the Center for Independence of the Disabled, Shelter Network – San Mateo County; Chairman, San Mateo County Historical Association – Courtroom A Restoration
Alma Massolo
Partner in the Millbrae Lumber Company; Former Real Estate Agent in Mel Massolo Realty
Millbrae Resident since 1944
Affiliations: Opened the first floral shop in Millbrae with husband Silvio Massolo; Founded the Starbright Chapter of the California Children’s Home Society in Millbrae in 1959; Served on the Millbrae 50th Anniversary Committee; Volunteer Curator of the Millbrae Museum since 1991
Awards: Millbrae Woman of the Year 1997-1998
Joan Ryan
Retired Real Estate Agent
Millbrae Resident since 1966
Affiliations: Executive Vice President of the local Real Estate Association for over 17 years; Current member and former board member of the Millbrae Chamber of Commerce; Originated and chaired the Hospitality Committee of the Art & Wine Festival for five years; Member of the local St. Vincent de Paul Society; A Mercy Associate and a volunteer at St. Dustan parish. Joan has served as a Trustee for the Millbrae Community Foundation since its inception
Mary Vella-Treseler
City Treasurer since 2001; Worked in banking for 30 years, 17 of those years in Trust Administration; Currently retired
Millbrae Resident since 1977
Affiliations: Past President of the Millbrae Newcomers Club, Soroptimist International of Millbrae-San Bruno, and Millbrae Community Television; Was part of the transition committee known as Public Access Committee to non-profit Millbrae Community Television (MCTV); Former member of Mills Estate Women’s Club, Millbrae Constitution Bicentennial Planning Committee, Community Preservation Commission, Smoking Ordinance Committee, and Millbrae’s 50th Anniversary Committee; Represented Millbrae on the SMC Sesquicentennial Committee; Currently serves on the Mayor’s Civic Coordinating Council; Chairman of the Millbrae Man & Woman of the Year Committee; Past and Current President of the Millbrae Historical Society; Director Soroptimist International of Millbrae-San Bruno
Awards: Millbrae Woman of the Year 1999