Cari Pang Chen

Cari is a local community builder and creative problem-solver who has worked with nonprofit and philanthropic organizations throughout the Bay Areaand Hawai`i for more than 30 years.  She was the first Executive Director of Thrive - The Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County and served as Associate Director of Rebuilding Together Peninsula before joining The Forestry & Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP) in 2021.  She is on the Koshland Committee for the San Francisco Foundation, President of the Sterling Downs Neighborhood Association in Belmont, and volunteers with Samaritan House and The Domini Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center.  She has a BA in Urban Studies - Community Organizations and MA in Education - Policy Analysis & Evaluation from Stanford University.