A leader in philanthropic activities and community service, she is dedicated to preserving our natural environment and improving the lives of local families.

Susan serves on the boards of Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health and Environmental Defense Fund. She also sits on various advisory committees at Stanford University, including the Freeman Spogli Institute, Hoover Institution, and the School of Humanities and Sciences’ advisory board. Her past board service has included Menlo School, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Children’s Health Council, Common Sense Media, Peninsula Open Space Trust, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

Prior to leading Sand Hill Foundation, Susan was the founder and president of Health Innovations, a healthcare consulting firm specializing in business development, strategic planning, and marketing.

She recently retired as Chief Financial Officer of Ford Land Company, a real estate development and management firm founded by Tom Ford. She has broad experience in real estate finance and accounting.

Susan completed her undergraduate degree in Business Administration at the University of California at Berkeley and holds a CPA license in the State of California. She was born and raised in Menlo Park, where she lives with her husband.

He has been on the Sand Hill Foundation board since 2017 and has served in past on the boards of Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco and United Way Bay Area.

Michael now co-manages the Innovations for Impact Fund, an early-stage investor in social impact companies, concentrating in health and wellness, sustainability, and longevity. He invested at an early stage in Tesla, Solar City, Revolution Foods amongst others, and recently in Shared-X, Antora, Biocellation, and Carbon Lighthouse. He sits on the corporate boards of Medicines 360 and Bright Heart Health.

Prior to co-founding the Bay Area Equity Fund, Mr. Dorsey worked as an investment banker for two decades. He served as Head of Technology Investment Banking of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Cowen & Co. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Yale School of Management. He is married to Susan Ford Dorsey, President of Sand Hill Foundation.

Inspired by continuous learning and collaboration, Ash serves on San Mateo County’s United for Youth Steering Committee and was a founding member of several grantmaking collectives, including the Frontline Justice Fund at Tides Foundation and the Bay Area Environmental Education Funders Collaborative.

Ash hired Pacific Foundation Services to assist Sand Hill Foundation in 2008 and, from 2012 to 2025, became a longtime member of their program staff and senior philanthropic advisor for other family foundations that partner with the firm. From 2012 to 2023, she was managing director of Skyline Foundation. She has participated in numerous national forums, advising on philanthropic trends and strategy at the Council on Foundations, Grantmakers for Education, Institute for Private Investors, and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. She sits on the board of Mission Asset Fund, and board emeritus of Horizons Foundation and Accion Opportunity Fund.

Prior to her work at Sand Hill Foundation, Ash spent four years in the Philanthropic Partnership Group of the Pew Charitable Trusts primarily focused on environmental policy, eight years leading advised fund grantmaking for philanthropic families at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and ten years in performing arts marketing and development. She has been a visiting lecturer at Stanford University, Harvard Business School, and Colorado College.

Ash received an M.B.A. in nonprofit management from Golden Gate University and graduated summa cum laude from Vassar College. When not enjoying all this wonderful work, Ash can be found outside with family, friends, dogs or horses.

Contact Ash McNeely at ash@sandhillfoundation.org.

She works in close partnership with grantee organizations to ensure a clear, accessible grantmaking process—collaborating with the Sand Hill Foundation board and team to support lasting change across communities in San Mateo County.

Tatiana is also part of the team at Pacific Foundation Services (PFS), which provides support services to Sand Hill Foundation. In her role, she works with other Bay Area-based private foundation clients supporting grantee organizations across a variety of funding priorities. Prior to PFS, Tatiana worked at Bay Area independent schools, in admissions and development.

Outside of work, she regularly volunteers as an alumni scholarship application reader for UCEAP (UC Education Abroad Program). Tatiana graduated from University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts in English, and Film & Media Studies.

Contact Tatiana Gordon at tatiana@sandhillfoundation.org.

In her role at PFS, she does this through supporting a smooth and efficient grant making process, for both nonprofit organizations and her foundation clients.

Before joining PFS in October 2018, Sahar was an AmeriCorps Program Manager at Playworks, an education nonprofit focused on safe and healthy play. In that role, she oversaw staff training, grant application and implementation, and program development for Playworks’ AmeriCorps programs. Sahar was also an AmeriCorps member at Girls Inc. of Lynn, MA where she was a college access and mentoring coordinator.

Sahar holds a BA degree in international relations from Mills College and a MS in public policy and management from Carnegie Mellon University. Sahar grew up in Southern California and enjoys taking weekend trips down to visit her family. She also enjoys exploring Bay Area restaurants, trying out new recipes, and going on local hikes.

Contact Sahar Momand at smomand@pfs-llc.net.

Nazir has worked in various organizations, including government, non-profits, and for-profit entities, in different accounting roles. He is particularly proud of his over 10 years of work with two non-profits focused on supporting refugees, enhancing agricultural production, and improving the livelihoods of rural communities.

Nazir holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics and a master’s in business administration from the University of Liverpool. He is married and blessed with four children. Nazir enjoys spending time with his kids, playing volleyball, cycling, and hiking.

Contact Nazir Nikzad at nnikzad@pfs-llc.net.