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Board of Directors

Our People

Meet Our Board

Coastside Hope is governed by a volunteer Board that represents a cross-section of the Coastside community.
President

Nancy Marsh

After retiring from the healthcare industry, Nancy began volunteering in the food distribution and Adopt-A-Family programs. She joined the Board in 2019 and led the effort to relocate and renovate the organization’s new home in Half Moon Bay. She finds her involvement with Coastside Hope very rewarding, recognizing its critical role in strengthening the fabric of our community by helping everyone to thrive here. She lives in El Granada with her husband and two border collies and serves on the Board of the Granada Community Services District.
Vice President

Michael Klass

Michael is a retired physician and military veteran and has lived on the coast for 44 years. After “retiring,” he became involved with disaster medical response and was the director of the SMC Medical Reserve Corps as well as a member of the Federal DMAT team. Michael was a CH volunteer and in 2018, he became a board member and then the board president during the Covid pandemic. Michael has been active in the food program, building relocation and renovation plans, and housing for displaced farmworker families.
Treasurer

John Brusher

John and his wife MaryJane believe in supporting their community. John, retired from a career in corporate finance, was previously Treasurer for a non-profit assisting the food insecure in Grass Valley, CA. Moving Coastside, he volunteered at Coastside Hope for the Senior Brown Bag, Family Harvest, Adopt-a-Family and the Backpack Project. As he learned more about Coastside Hope and its community focused programs John inquired about joining the Board. He did last April and was elected Treasurer in June.
Secretary

Sandra Adams

A retired finance and audit executive, Sandra began volunteering at Coastside Hope shortly after moving to Half Moon Bay in 2014 and joined the Board the following year. She is grateful to be part of the organization that provides food and other basic necessities to our low-income neighbors in the coastside community. Sandra and her husband of 30 years share two adult children and a Boxer-Dachshund rescue dog named Ladybug. She also leads hikes with the Coastside Women’s Club.
Member of the Board

Steve Hurbult

Steve spent 25 years as a collegiate athletics administrator and the past 20 years as a sports broadcasting executive on the college and professional level. He moved to the Coast in 2018 and started volunteering with Coastside Hope's food programs shortly thereafter. When the pandemic hit, Steve's role increased as COVID wrecked havoc on many of our Coastside neighbors who looked for support from Coastside Hope. Steve joined the board in 2022. He continues to work with our food programs and is also on the Membership and PR/Marketing Committees.
Member of the Board

Pat Lea

Pat, has been a Coastside Hope board member since 2024, and lives in Half Moon Bay with her husband, David, and their dog, Artie. David and his business partner run a vegetable farm in Moss Beach, providing housing and employment for multiple generations of families. Pat's board focus is on finance, immigration, and the Adopt a Family program. She and David have two grown daughters and two young grandchildren.
Member of the Board

Jeff MacGregor

Jeff is a communications leader and crisis expert with nearly 20 years of experience shaping narratives and driving strategy for some of the world’s most influential leaders in philanthropy, science, technology, and social impact. He led communications at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and has held executive roles across family foundations, tech startups, and marketing agencies. An award-winning executive producer, his latest film was a 2024 Emmy Award contender for Best Documentary. With 50+ international awards, Jeff has spoken at SXSW, Aspen Ideas, and the National Academies and has twice been invited to the White House for his work advancing healthcare access
Member of the Board

Anna Mieritz

Originally from Washington, DC, Anna has resided on the coastside for a little over 15 years. She works in the software industry as a research and design consultant. She has a passion for farming, food systems, and growing as much of her own food as possible. Since joining the Board in 2019, she has been involved in the pantry, Adopt a Family program logistics, and technology support.
Member of the Board

Michael Montgelas

Michael joined the Board in 2010 after retiring from a sales marketing career in the Cable TV industry. He and his wife helped organize the first Fund Raisers for Coastside Hope in the early days. He finds promoting CH’s food distribution and other vital programs help provide a safety net for the local community. He also likes interacting with the volunteers and Board members on a regular basis. He and his wife live in HMB for the past 20 years.
Member of the Board

Jen Randle

Jen is a humanist who helps people, teams, and companies build Brand Trust Networks—ensuring they walk their talk. A pragmatic visionary, she reimagines strategies, designs enabling initiatives, and fosters meaningful shifts. She has worked with brands like Nike, Pinterest, Virgin Brands, WeWork, and Starbucks—where she played a pivotal role in its 2018 racial bias response. In 2025, she joined the Coastside Hope board and serves on the Granada Community Services District board. She enjoys coastal living with her dogs.
Member of the Board

Dan Smolkin

Dan moved to the Coastside in 2021 with his wife, a former teacher at Hatch Elementary School. Dan has expertise in building the people operations function of growing companies. And he has a keen interest in local government and nonprofits, which came out of his experience having been born in New Orleans and relocated to California as a result of Hurricane Katrina. This ultimately drew Dan to Coastside Hope, where he joined the Board in 2025.
Member of the Board

Jotham Stein

Neighbors Helping Neighbors. That’s why Jotham began volunteering at Coastside Hope, and later, in 2019, joined Coastside Hope’s Board. Jotham has been active in Coastside Hope’s food program and currently serves on the Board’s Scholarship Committee. Jotham is a practicing attorney and author of multiple books, including Negotiate Like a CEO. He lives in Half Moon Bay and has one adult son who lives and works on the other coast.
Honorary Member

Judy O’Leary

Honorary Member

David Pasternak

Honorary Member

Jeff Perls

Honorary Member

Bob Reilly

Honorary Member

Dell Williams

Honorary Member

Rose Serdy

Honorary Member

Dianne Baker

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