Board of Advisors

Cindy Chavez
Former Vice Mayor, City of San Jose

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Former Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez maintains a sterling reputation as an advocate for improving the quality of life in neighborhoods throughout San Jose. She is a leader in developing innovative community-based partnerships to address crime, education, small business development and neighborhood revitalization.

Elected in 1998 and overwhelmingly re-elected in 2002, Vice Mayor Chavez's tenure is distinguished by visionary leadership -- implementing goals to make every neighborhood safe, enhancing the capacity of residents to have an impact on public policy, and opening up numerous channels for neighborhood leaders to influence and improve city government's services to their communities.

Dean Munro
Executive Director, San Jose Sports Authority

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Dean Munro was named the first executive director of the San Jose Sports Authority in January 1991. Under his leadership, San Jose has experienced tremendous success in making the city a center for major sports events.

Prior to the joining Sports Authority, Munro served for eight years as chief of staff to Mayor Tom McEnery. He was one of McEnery’s principal strategists in securing voter approval for the San Jose Arena in 1988. Subsequently, Munro took a one-year leave of absence from the Mayor’s Office to direct the city’s marketing efforts to land a National Hockey League franchise.

Prior to working for the City of San Jose, Dean worked for U.S. Rep. Norman Mineta and as a sales manager for a division of Litton Industries. He graduated from C.W. Post College of Long Island University with a degree in political science.

Dean is married to the former Susan Parsons, a microbiologist at Stanford Hospital. They have 25-year-old identical twin boys, Alex and Bradley.

Dan Fenton
CEO, San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau

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One of Silicon Valley’s top power players and a true visionary, Dan Fenton has been a driving force behind San Jose’s tourism industry for more than eight years.

Mr. Fenton’s interest in developing San Jose’s unique attributes as a creative urban community is evident from his participation in several arts and culture organizations. Fenton’s participation in the Downtown San Jose Marketing Collaborative has helped spearhead joint efforts to measure the effectiveness of collaborative marketing events and initiatives.

Mr. Fenton’s vast community involvement extends well into many other civic engagements such as the Rotary Club of San José, United Way Silicon Valley and the San Jose Sports Authority. Fenton graduated with distinction from Cornell University and is a Trustee of his high school alma mater, the York School in Monterey.

Ken Yeager
Santa Clara County Supervisor

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Ken Yeager currently serves as a member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, representing the 4th District. Elected in June 2006, Supervisor Yeager previously served six years on the San Jose City Council.

As Supervisor, Ken is committed to maintaining the County’s safety net of quality health care and social services. As a San Jose City Councilmember, Ken co-chaired the Aging Services Master Plan Committee, leading the effort to link our senior citizens to the services that they need.

Ken earned a B.A. in political science from San Jose State University (SJSU) and an M.A. in sociology and a Ph.D. in education from Stanford University. Prior to his public service career, he taught full time in the Political Science Department at SJSU for 12 years.

Ken is an avid runner, having completed over 30 marathons and numerous triathlons. He often runs on trails in San Jose. Ken is the first openly gay elected official in Santa Clara County.