Meet The Board Members

Fred Ilfeld - Chairman

Fred Ilfeld is a psychiatrist, community activist, and philanthropist who has had a home in Squaw Valley since 1979 and has been a full-time resident since 1999.

Patti Boxeth - Vice Chairman

Patti spent her entire career in the financial services industry, retired from Bank of America Investments and moved to Lake Tahoe 4 l/2 years ago. She cares about helping others so being involved with the Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation is a great fit! She's active in several organizations, including the Rotary Club of Tahoe City, and is currently President of the Club's Foundation.

Linda Brown

Linda, a former Tahoe Truckee High School teacher, is a founding board member and past chairman of the Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation. She is a founder and former board member of the Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation. www.davidbrownrealestate.com

Theresa May Duggan

Theresa May has lived on the North Shore since 1977. She ran a successful special events planning company, A Catered Affair, for 12 years. After a stint working for non-profit organizations such as the Sierra Business Council and North Tahoe Business Association, she now works as a consultant. During all this time, she has volunteered her time and talents to the community including serving on boards and councils or organizations that include: North Tahoe Regional Advisory Council, North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, La Comunidad Unidad and Kings Beach Friends of the Library. theresaduggan@sbcglobal.net

Dick George

Richard George is a seasoned executive and educator in the financial services industry. Before starting a consulting business, he had a 29 year career with Citibank in the United States and internationally. Dick is an adjunct professor at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/george.html

Steve Gross - Secretary /Treasurer

Steve Gross is a firm shareholder at the Law Offices of Porter Simon. He concentrates in the areas of public agency representation, homeowners associations, management-side employment and labor law. He serves as the City Attorney for the City of Portola and City of Loyalton. Steve also serves as general counsel for several local public agencies, including the Truckee Donner Public Utility District, M-S-R Public Power Agency, Sierraville Public Utility District, Tahoe Forest Hospital District, Eastern Plumas Healthcare District, Truckee-Donner Recreation and Park District and Nevada County Transportation Commission. His favorite pastime is making wine under his private label, Bearstone. www.portersimon.com

Roger Kahn

Roger has lived in Tahoe City for over 47 years. He is the former owner of Porter’s Ski and Sport, one of the largest locally owned businesses in the region. Roger has served as President of the Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education, North Lake Tahoe Resort Association and North Tahoe Public Utility District boards. Currently he is a Tahoe Forest Hospital elected board member.

Rob Kautz

Rob Kautz is President of Sugar Bowl Ski Corporation and serves on the board of directors of the National Ski Areas Association. www.sugarbowl.com

Michael Sabarese

Mike Sabarese is a full time resident since 2001 who loves the Sierras & hopes to preserve it for the future of all. He's a CPA from the bay area who wants to contribute to make Tahoe a better place for ALL levels of our community members. Mike has been involved in helping disabled people for over 20 years with Environmental Traveling Companions in San Francisco. mcsabarese@aol.com

Tom Watson

Tom is the principal of Truckee River Associates, a real estate development management firm in Truckee. www.truckeeriverassociates.com

Trinkie Watson

Trinkie is Owner-Broker of Chase International. Her interest in continuing education has earned her five real estate designations, and she has held the top leadership positions in the Tahoe Sierra Multiple Listing Service and Incline Village Board of Realtors. She is also Board President of the Lake Tahoe Music Festival. http://chaseinternational.com/

Jim Porter - Chairman Emeritus

Jim was the founding Chairman of the Board of Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation. The senior shareholder of the Law Offices of Porter Simon, Jim has practiced in the Truckee area for 30 years. His principal areas of expertise include real estate, construction, business and land use law.Jim's weekly newspaper law column appears in the Sierra Sun. www.portersimon.com