Press Releases

San Francisco, California – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced a new chair and the newest members of the Twelfth District’s Community Advisory Council (CAC), whose two-year terms are effective January 1, 2021. José Quiñonez, chief executive officer of Mission Asset Fund in San Francisco, California, a current member of the Twelfth District’s CAC, has been appointed chair of the council for 2021. New CAC members include: Debra Gore-Mann, president of The Greenlining Institute in Oakland, California; Diane Kaplan, president and chief executive officer of the Rasmuson Foundation, Anchorage, Alaska; Alando Simpson, chief executive officer of City of Roses […]

SAN FRANCISCO – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced a new chair and a new member of the Twelfth District’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), effective January 1, 2021. Janet Silveria, president and chief executive officer of Community Bank of Santa Maria in Santa Maria, California, a current member of the Twelfth District’s CDIAC, has been appointed chair of the council for 2021, and will also serve as the San Francisco Fed’s representative on the national CDIAC. Joanne Kim Download high resolution photo (jpg, 566 kb) The newest CDIAC member is Joanne Kim, president and chief executive officer […]

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has announced the appointment of Graciela Gomez Cowger, chief executive officer of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, a law firm located across the Pacific Northwest, as the Bank’s newest Portland branch director. Graciela Gomez Cowger Download high resolution photo (jpg, 109 kb) Ms. Gomez Cowger joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt as chief executive officer in 2017. From 2007 to 2015, Ms. Gomez Cowger was a managing director at Stolowitz Ford Cowger in Portland, Oregon. Her career as an intellectual property attorney also includes prior roles at Marger Johnson & McCollum in San […]

SEATTLE – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has announced the appointments of Sheila Edwards Lange, president of Seattle Central College; and John Wolfe, chief executive officer of Northwest Seaport Alliance, in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, as the Bank’s Seattle branch directors. Both directors were appointed by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors effective January 1, 2021. Sheila Edwards Lange Download high resolution photo (jpg, 118 kb) Sheila Edwards Lange Dr. Edwards Lange has served as President of Seattle Central College (SCC) since August 2015. Prior to assuming the leadership position at Seattle Central, she served as vice president for […]

SALT LAKE CITY – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has announced three new appointments to the Salt Lake City branch board of directors effective January 1, 2021. Susan Morris, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Albertsons Companies, Inc., in Boise, Idaho, has been appointed by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Lisa Grow, president and chief executive officer of IDACORP and Idaho Power, in Boise, Idaho; and Len Williams, president and chief executive officer of Altabank, in American Fork, Utah, have been appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Susan Morris Susan Morris Ms. […]

LOS ANGELES – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has announced four new appointments to the Los Angeles branch board of directors, effective January 1, 2021. Mario Cordero, executive director of Port of Long Beach, in Long Beach, California, was appointed by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Additionally, the Bank has appointed Terry Benelli, executive director, LISC Phoenix in Phoenix; Wayne-Kent Bradshaw, president and chief executive of Broadway Federal Bank in Los Angeles; and Jack Sinclair, chief executive officer of Sprouts Farmers Market in Phoenix. Terry Benelli Terry Benelli Prior to joining LISC Phoenix in 2014, Ms. Benelli served […]

San Francisco, CA – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (12th District) has announced the appointment of Nandita Bakhshi, president and chief executive officer of Bank of the West and co-chief executive officer of BNP Paribas USA Inc., to represent the 12th District on the Federal Advisory Council for a one-year term. Nandita Bakhshi Ms. Bakhshi is president and chief executive officer of Bank of the West and co-chief executive officer of BNP Paribas USA Inc., and also serves on both organizations’ boards of directors and executive management committees. Bank of the West is a financial services company headquartered in […]

SAN FRANCISCO – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has announced Karen Lee, chief executive officer of Pioneer Human Services, in Seattle, Washington, as its newest head office director. She was elected by banks in Group Two to serve as a Class B director for a three-year term. Karen Lee Ms. Lee joined Pioneer Human Services in 2010 and previously served as commissioner of the Washington State Employment Security Department, from 2005 to 2010. She holds a juris doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy at West […]

SAN FRANCISCO – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced today David M. Porter, Jr. is joining the organization as executive vice president and chief strategy and people officer, effective January 4, 2021. David M. Porter, Jr. Download high resolution photo (jpg, 117 kb) Porter is a devoted public servant and accomplished scholar and strategist. As a member of the San Francisco Fed’s senior executive team, he will lead the function that brings strategy and people together, recognizing that interconnectedness is vital to realize the organization’s vision of being the best in public service. Porter will focus on continuing to […]

SAN FRANCISCO ­­– Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco will livestream the second in a series of virtual discussions about The New Future of Work. This event will explore the future of cities and what’s next for employers and employees once the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us. As new, remote work options decouple employees from their employers’ physical locations, panelists will discuss the future of city centers across the country, the urban and rural divide, and how small businesses and essential, onsite workers could be affected. The conversation will be moderated by Mary C. Daly, president and CEO of the […]