Current Board of Directors and Officers
Officers
Sue James - President
Mike James - Treasurer
Brooke Bruns - Secretary
For accounting questions:
- email: business@tvar.org
Board of Directors
Callie Baird - Client Executive at Armanino LLP. Former event planner with 10+ years experience. Vice chair of Armanino's Staff Advisory Board, and committee member on the Armanino Foundation.
Brooke Bruns - Audit Partner at Armanino LLP. Board member of Armanino's Women Advancement Network.
Mike James - Ran a successful business for 45 years as CFO & CEO. Now retired.
Sue James - Retired CPA, Partner and Executive Board member of Ernst & Young. Retired board member of: Yahoo; Coherent; and Applied Materials.
Janine Collins Lappin - 30 year career in sales and sales operations leadership. Currently employed with AT&T
Tamara Mourton - Doctorate in Psychology with an emphasis in Organization Development. Over 20 years working at a not-for-profit California Regional Center. Currently is the Executive Director and Owner of an agency that provides independent living skills to people with developmental disabilities.
Chris Shackelford - Global Head of Sales Performance Management at SAP. Board member of Contra Costa Crisis Center since November 2019. Volunteer with Tri-Valley Animal Rescue teen program (family bonding!) since July 2019
Stephen Wickersham - Successful Attorney in the Tri-Valley for 39 years. Now retired.
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Key Team Members

Lisa Grade
Working with the foster dog program for the last 5 years has been a very fulfilling experience as we have been able to save so many that may not have had a chance otherwise. It is amazing to see the dogs transform and flourish once they have been placed in a loving, foster home. But we don't stop there. Finding a wonderful and caring forever home for these deserving dogs is incredibly rewarding. And watching people experience the joy of adopting and saving a rescue/shelter dog is priceless.
