Allison White is a Director of University Development at UCSF, supporting major gift fundraising efforts in the School of Medicine. She works across a number of clinical and research areas, including COVID-19 Response, Pain and Addiction, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Palliative Care, and HIV/AIDS, while promoting fundraising for diversity and health equity programming. Ms. White earned a bachelor’s degree in art history from Tufts University and a master’s degree in arts administration and policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ms. White became secretary of the Board in 2023.

Tracey Packer has worked in public health for 35 years, most recently as the director of the Community Health Equity and Promotion Branch in the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Tracey has an MPH in Community Health Education from UC Berkeley. Her focus has been on building partnerships with community to plan and develop programs that most effectively address health disparities experienced by communities of color, LGBTQ+ communities, and in vulnerable neighborhoods. Tracey joined the SFPHF Board in 2023 shortly after retiring from the San Francisco Department of Public Health. She’s excited to bring her experience to support the work of the Foundation. She also continues to stay involved with public health through consulting. In her downtime, Tracey puts in a few miles a day walking the streets of Oakland and San Francisco, and sometimes England, with friends and also enjoys time with her two grown children, her spouse, and their kitties.

Ms. Moore has a deep passion for community advocacy, particularly when it comes to serving the most vulnerable among us. As Director of Development at the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, she oversees the organization’s institutional fundraising efforts as well as its grant-making programs. Prior to joining SFGHF, Melissa worked on environmental health issues as well as sustainable food initiatives where she managed coalitions and developed advocacy strategies that improved communities in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and California. Ms. Moore joined the Board in 2019 and recently became president in 2023.

Mrs. Ancar has over two decades of experience as a litigator. She represents those facing insurance coverage disputes and leverages her extensive knowledge base to support and defend her clients’ rights. With expertise as an in-house attorney with a leading nonprofit organization, She has guided companies through the trickiest of challenges. She is a zealous advocate whose litigation practice gives her the inside and acumen to be a guiding voice for the foundation.

Katie’s deep faith in people and our power to change the world for the better prompted her to begin her career in community organizing and policy advocacy. Eventually she moved into Human Resources which she thinks is just a different kind of community organizing and policy advocacy. In 2003, Katie was an inaugural fellow of the Women’s Foundation of California’s Women’s Policy Institute. In 2005, Katie was recognized as one of ten “Young Emerging Leaders in the Reproductive Health Field” by NARAL Pro-Choice America, and in 2014 won “Young HR Non-Profit Professional of the Year” from the Young Nonprofit Professionals of the Bay Area. Katie earned a Master’s of Science in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership from UC San Francisco in 2015. In her down time, Katie is a knitter, flea market connoisseur, reader, photographer, and swims in the Bay with the San Francisco Dolphin Club. Katie joined the Board in 2023.

Adam Sharma is the Director of Operational Excellence at the Central California Alliance for Health, a Medi-Cal Health Plan serving 5 counties. Previously, he held various position at the San Francisco Health Plan, including Director of Health Outcomes Improvement and Director of Policy and Coverage Programs. Having spent his career working for and on behalf of Community Health Centers, Adam is passionate about supporting safety-net health care providers to better serve our entire community. He holds a Master of Public Administration degree from San Francisco State University. For fun, Adam enjoys playing music, cooking, and hiking. Mr. Sharma joined the board in 2019, became Vice President in 2021, Board President in 2022, and more recently became Treasurer in 2023.