President and CEO

Muhammed Chaudhry serves as President & CEO for the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF). His goal is to help prepare every student in Silicon Valley for completion of post-secondary education. Under his leadership, SVEF has become the leading education foundation serving Silicon Valley to support students, teachers and the community.Read More

Vice President, Advocacy and Thought Leadership

Manny Barbara, serves as Vice President, Advocacy and Thought Leadership. Until recently, he served for ten years as Superintendent of the Oak Grove School District. Under his tenure, student performance increased for all District student subgroups, including the number of students successfully completing algebra and geometry by the end of grade 8. Read More

Vice President, Partnerships, Strategy and Technology

James Otieno serves as Vice President, Partnerships, Strategy and Technology. James came to SVEF as part of an innovative social purpose pilot program between Civic Ventures and Hewlett-Packard. James is a retired Vice President, Executive Compensation and Services at HP with over 20 years of experience in executive compensation. Read More

Vice President of Programs

René Ramirez serves as Vice President of Programs, focusing on program development and implementation. René holds more than 16 years of non-profit and community service experience serving children and families in San Jose and holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from San Jose State University. Read More

Director, STEM Integration

Amy Wong serves as Director of STEM Integration. Amy is a former software engineer in the Aerospace industry and is a recent graduate of the Stanford University School of Education Learning, Design, and Technology Masters program. Amy came to SVEF first as a volunteer social media consultant, establishing SVEF's social media presence on Twitter and Facebook. Read More

Director of Fund Development

Rosemary serves as Director of Fund Development. She formerly served as Vice President of Development and Senior Manager at Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, where she was responsible for the leadership and management of the fund development department in seven regions in California and Northern Nevada. Read More

Vice President, Finance and Human Resources

Emmitt Milton, serves as SVEF's VP of Finance and Human Resources. He is responsible for managing the financial resources of the Foundation and also has responsibility for human resourcess. He is committed to SVEF’s goal of ensuring the Foundation’s financial resources are appropriately utilized and have accurate accounting. Read More