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Board of Directors
Claire Antonetti,
founding member of Friends of the Oakland Fox, has a background
that includes archaeological photography, library preservation,
and paper and paintings conservation. Her work has taken her
from the ancient city of Antipolis where she photographed
Greek and Roman antiquities, on to Chicago for her pre-program
work, to Eugene, Oregon where she developed a conservation
laboratory for the University of Oregon Library, and finally
to Oakland, where she has owned her own business, Claire Antonetti
Paper Conservation, since 1988. Claire graduated from the
University of Oregon, and has also studied at Columbia University
in New York and Mills College in Oakland. In addition to serving
on the FOOF Board of Directors, Claire belongs to the American
Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works,
the Western Association of Art Conservators, and the Bay Area
Art Conservation Guild.
Rob Byrne,
has a background in software engineering and project management.
Over the span of his 27 year career, Rob has held leadership and executive
positions at IBM, PeopleSoft, and nCircle Network Security. Rob was part
of the team that developed the Space Shuttle onboard flight software. He
also contributed to early development of the DB2 database system, held multiple
executive positions at PeopleSoft, and was most recently Vice President of Engineering
with nCircle Network Security. He received his BA degree in computer science
from University of Texas at Austin, and has pursued post-graduate work in astrodynamics,
ancient history, and film studies. Rob is an accomplished ultramarathon distance runner
and has completed over 200 marathons and ultramaratons. Rob also serves on the
board of directors for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, and is co-director for the
Ohlone Wilderness 50K, an annual ultramarathon held as a fund raiser for the
Regional Parks Foundation. Rob has resided in the Bay Area since 1988,
and in Oakland since 2000.
Christina Dalto,
has a background in nonprofit administration, communications,
marketing, fundraising, event planning, and training. She is currently employed
with Convio, Inc. formerly, GetActive Software, a leading software provider
specializing in online outreach tools for nonprofits. Prior to Convio, Christina
worked as Operational Manager for a business-to-business email marketing company.
A transplant from New York state Christina earned a BA in Sociology from St. Bonaventure
University and a BS in Communication Disorders from CA State Hayward. She has been
residing in Oakland for 11 years and considers Oakland "home".
Patricia
Dedekian, founding member of the Friends of
the Oakland Fox, works for FinanceStaff, located in downtown
Oakland in the historic Rotunda Building, where she places
accounting and finance professionals into companies throughout
the Bay Area. Her background also includes real estate sales
and marketing, mostly in the Oakland area. Patricia received
a BA Degree in English from the University of California,
Berkeley, where she has also taken several post-graduate courses
in finance and marketing. In addition to serving on the FOOF
Board of Directors, she currently serves on the Board of Directors
of the Bellevue Club Foundation. Patricia also served on the Board
of the Oakland Heritage Alliance from 1999-2005, an Oakland historic
preservation organization.
Kathy Ferreira, has
a background in nonprofit administration, social policy and education research, fundraising,
public relations, marketing, and event planning. She currently works for the Oakland Museum
of California as Membership Manager, where she coordinates member recruitment, retention, and
communications. Previously, Kathy worked in marketing at a local software company that
provided online tools specifically designed for nonprofits. She also served as Administrative Director
at the Oakland Heritage Alliance, which teamed up with the City of Oakland for the city's grand
150th Celebration in 2002. Originally from the Midwest, Kathy has lived in Oakland for almost 15
years and received a B.A. in Sociology from Mills College.
Denis McGuirk, has a background
in finance, accounting, business and management. Recently retired, Denis spent the past 12
years with Charles Schwab and Co, located in San Francisco, as a VP of Finance. In his role,
he was primarily responsible for finance, analysis, budgeting and reporting for several different
business lines. Prior to Schwab, Denis spent 10 years with Citibank in finance, branch banking,
and mortgage operations roles, 6 years with American Express, and 5 years in public accounting
with Arthur Young and Co. He received his BS degree in accounting from Manhattan College, and is
a CPA. Denis has resided in Oakland for 21 years.
Advisory Members
Naomi Schiff,
has lived in Oakland since 1974 and owns her own graphic design
business, Seventeenth Street Studios, located in an historic
building in downtown Oakland. She has been involved in documenting
and preserving Oakland’s architectural treasures since
she first arrived in Oakland, and was a founding member of
the Adams Point Preservation Society. Naomi served for many
years on the Chinatown-Central Community Development Board,
and in addition to her current position on the FOOF Board
of Directors, she is Vice President of the Board of the Oakland
Heritage Alliance. Naomi is an active participant on the OHA
Preservation Action Committee, and is an avid reader of official
documents as well as a frequent attendee of city meetings.
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If you have personal memories, photographs,
or memorabilia of the Fox Oakland Theater that you would like
to share, please visit "Memory
Lane".
If you want to help FOOF advocate and
support the historic preservation of the Fox Oakland Theater
and its use as a live entertainment venue, please visit one
of the "How To Help" pages
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