Arpana Vidyarthi

Board Member | She/Her/Hers

Arpana Vidyarthi is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). For over 20 years, Arpana has worked in San Francisco and Singapore practicing medicine while teaching clinical skills, system change, and leadership. Arpana’s service includes strategic advising to Healing WELL, who promote wellness to residents of SF’s Tenderloin district and high school student leadership training for OneProsper International, an organization that aims to end female illiteracy in India. She also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee for the Drew School in San Francisco, and previously at the Singapore American School. Arpana attended Macalester College where she studied Ethnic Relations. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed her residency at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, and fellowship in Hospital Medicine and Clinical Research at UCSF. She holds an Executive Masters in Change from INSEAD. Arpana, with her husband Rajiv and daughters Anaiya and Nika, enjoy travel, tennis, and scuba diving.

Kelly McGinnis

Board Vice President | She/Her/Hers

As Chief Communications Officer of Levi Strauss & Co., Kelly McGinnis is responsible for managing the global Corporate Affairs function at the 160-year old apparel company. In this capacity, she oversees corporate media relations, executive, internal and stakeholder communications, government affairs and community affairs. Kelly reports to CEO Chip Bergh. During her tenure, LS&Co. had a successful IPO in March 2019 and has taken bold stands on gun violence prevention, voter registration, immigration and equality to name a few of the company’s values-driven stances. Previously, Kelly was the vice president of global communications at Dell. Prior to joining Dell, she served as general manager of Fleishman-Hillard’s San Francisco office after working with the firm in various capacities in St. Louis and San Antonio.  Earlier in her career, Kelly led corporate communications for drugstore.com. Kelly is a two-time Silver Anvil award recipient. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Emily Reuter

Board Treasurer | She/Her/Hers

Emily Reuter is Uber’s Mobility CFO, overseeing the finance team for the company’s rides business. Previously, Emily served as the company’s head of investor relations, where she was responsible for all external investor communications. Prior to that, Emily drove initiatives in capital markets – including leading Uber’s IPO process, M&A, business development, project management and business operations / analytics. Prior to Uber, Emily spent time in strategy and management consulting, private equity and corporate strategy. She earned her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and her BA from Yale University.

Sunita Mohanty

Board SECRETARY | She/Her/Hers

Sunita Mohanty is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Vibrant Practice. Previously, she was a product leader at Meta and Oculus. Sunita’s prior career includes founding team and product roles in education technology companies and investing in education entrepreneurs. Sunita holds a Bachelors in Business Administration from University of Michigan and an MBA and M.A. Ed from Stanford University.

Kian Alavi

Board Member | he/him/his

Kian Alavi is the CEO and co-founder of Mazlo, a fintech building specialized financial services for the nonprofit sector. Previously, Kian served as the Deputy Director for the Good Samaritan Family Resource Center, where he was responsible for building operational excellence, ensuring high-quality, data-driven, and financially sustainable programs, and managing cross-departmental functions, including technology, strategy, development, and talent development. In the last decade, he has served in various community posts including committee member of the Mayor’s Children and Families Pandemic Recovery Task Force, represented the Mission District on the Transportation Authority’s Citizen Advisory Committee, and co-chaired the Children and Youth Fund Service Providers Working Group. He is a recipient of the Jefferson Award for Community Service and a YBCA 100 honoree. He earned his BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. 

Tina Chang

Board President | She/Her/Hers

Tina Chang Funai is a real estate developer at Associate Capital. As director, she oversees the transformation of the Potrero power plant into a 29 acre mixed use housing and retail development. Previously, she served as a planner for the San Francisco Planning Department, US Navy, and several planning and design companies. She has a master’s degree from UPENN and bachelor’s degree from UCLA. Tina currently serves as a Commissioner on the San Francisco Board of Appeals and in her spare time, she enjoys exploring with husband and son and practicing yoga.

Mandela SH Dixon

Board Member | she/her/hers

As a mother, community builder, equity advocate, and Bay Area resident, Mandela deeply resonates with HPP's mission. Mandela comes to HPP from the Silicon Valley tech industry, where she has served as a founder, operator, investor, and CEO of two of the most prominent organizations focused on creating a more equitable startup ecosystem: All Raise and Founder Gym. For over 13 years, Mandela has pioneered solutions that close gaps of access, opportunity, and outcome for historically under-resourced groups, and she is passionate about empowering others to participate in the innovation and wealth-generating tech economy. Mandela has a Bachelor's Degree in Intercultural Communications, a Masters Degree in Education and Administration & Policy, and she was a PhD candidate in Urban Schooling at UCLA. Mandela has served as a member of the Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital scout and angel investor communities, and she has been named Entrepreneur magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women, Forbes' Women to Watch, and LinkedIn's Top 10 Voices in Venture Capital and Startups. Mandela is currently the Executive Coach to several high-performing tech CEOs, founders, and non-profit leaders, and her favorite pastime is enjoying new experiences with her family and friends.

Tamera Fillinger

Board Member | she/her/hers

Tamera Fillinger is a lawyer specializing in advising nonprofit organizations operating internationally. She has lived and worked in Singapore, Beijing, Jakarta, and Nairobi as well as San Francisco, Washington DC, and New York. In Singapore, she helped found a legal clinic for migrant workers, and in Beijing, she led a foundation focused on improving access to health care for low-wage women and their children. She also taught law school in Singapore and Beijing. In Nairobi and Jakarta, she served as a legal advisor to USAID’s development and humanitarian assistance programs across Africa and Asia. She started her legal career with Paul Weiss in New York, and currently works with Nathani Law Practice advising nonprofit organizations. Tamera received her law degree from UCLA and her BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Gary Francesconi

Board Member | he/him/his

Gary Francesconi is an accomplished healthcare business and regulatory attorney, he currently serves as the Vice President of Legal and Compliance for Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated, a pharmaceutical manufacturer. He began his career representing a wide range of healthcare clients including publicly traded hospital companies, community health systems, physician-hospital organizations, and primary and ancillary care providers. From 2007 to 2017 he led teams of expert legal counselors at Genentech, Inc., supporting a diverse portfolio of innovative medicines. He has spent over 20 years practicing as an in-house attorney in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry for small and global manufacturers and for one of the largest publicly-traded pharmacy benefits management companies. Gary earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame and a joint degree in law and health administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

Dara Landa

Board Member | She/Her/Hers

Believing in the lasting impact of empowering mothers and families, Dara Landa is proud to be part of the HPP board. Dara has built her career around understanding client needs and designing and marketing solutions to meet those needs. She is currently with JPMorgan Chase, and has previous experience at First Republic Bank, BlackRock, and Microsoft. After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, Dara spent five years in Brussels, Belgium where she consulted with major consumer packaged goods companies on new product initiatives in more than 20 countries. Dara lives in San Francisco, where she can be found on many adventures in and around the city with her husband and two children.

Psyche Philips

Board Member | She/Her/Hers

Psyche Philips believes that to end poverty and homelessness we must start with thoughtful, respectful interventions that promote generational growth and healing. As a nurse practitioner in San Francisco, she provides direct care to some of the city’s most vulnerable residents and has often referred patients to the Homeless Prenatal Program. In addition to her service on the HPP board, she serves as secretary for the California Association of Nurse Practitioners San Francisco chapter. She holds a BA from Smith College and a Master of Science in Nursing from Yale University. When she is not seeing patients or volunteering her time, she enjoys exploring the outdoors with her family, global travel, and finding new ways to build community.