Serving "The Hills" since 1959
Slate of Candidates for 2024-25 BHIA Board of Directors
(All incumbents for two year terms, except as noted)
Don Dains, Director
Don has served on our Board of Directors since 2013. Until his retirement, he served as a Senior Safety Engineer at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and is a Certified Safety Professional. He earned a Masters of Science degree in Industrial Management from the State University of New York at Stony Brook
Guy Anthony, Director
Guy has served on our Board of Directors since 2016. He is a Consulting CFO to a broad range of start-up ventures. In that capacity, he efficiently assists early-stage growth and provides C-Level advice and analysis to CEOs and their Boards. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Harvard University.
Jan Akers, Secretary
Jan has served on our Board of Directors since 2018. Until her retirement, Jan's profession was the strategy, planning, and execution of integrated global marketing programs for the technology industry. She earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Marketing and Finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
John Keller, Vice President
John has served on our Board of Directors since 2008. Until his retirement, John was a Circuit Design Manager. He earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Pam Shaffer, Director
My family moved to Summit Dr. in Burlingame Hills in 1971, when
I was one. I attended Hoover, Franklin, BIS, and BHS. What a great place to grow up! My parents have just recently moved full-time to Sonoma after 52 years in the Hills! I met my husband, Mike (also a Burlingame-raised guy) 31 years ago. We bought our first house 30 years ago in Burlingame in the flats on Balboa. After a couple of years and a baby number one on the way, we moved up to the Hills onto Summit, next door to my parents. A year and a half later, we stumbled upon 134 La Mesa Dr. for sale and have been there ever since (25 years in November).
Within three years we had three children, two girls and a boy. Burlingame Hills was the perfect spot to raise our children. Close to my parents, Cuernavaca Park, Mills Canyon, and amazing
schools and neighbors.
While my children were in the Burlingame schools I spent a lot of my time volunteering with the PTA and BCE. My last big school volunteer job was PTA President for BHS. I continued volunteering by being a part of the Rotary, Sol Mateo, the board of Burlingame Park and Rec Foundation, and am currently a SPCA volunteer along with my dog, Cooper, who has become a pet-assisted therapy dog. Together we visit Burlingame senior living assisted and memory care facilities to brighten up senior’s days just a little.
Besides volunteering, I own a boutique real estate firm which originally was my mother’s. I have worked with clients for over 18 years buying and selling homes. I love what I do! And love
my balance of work, play, and volunteer.
My kids are all in their mid-20s now and done with college. My two girls live locally (Haley, an oncology nurse at Peninsula Hospital, and Sarah, a marketing/tech girl in SF) and my son (Ben, a mechanical engineer) lives in San Diego. My husband, Mike, retired from Menlo Park Fire after 31 years. Together we love to play tennis at Peninsula Tennis Club, running, pickleball, traveling, boating, and spending a good chunk of our winter in Tahoe.
You will find us walking daily with Cooper through the Hills. It is our happy place. We know so many of our neighbors through walking, and just years of living here and being involved in the community.
It seems fitting for me to be a part of the Burlingame Hills Board after all of these years. The Hills is a very special place for me and my family and I would like to help where I can to create that same special sense of community for others who have lived here for many years and
for those just moving in with young families. Thank you for giving me the opportunity and I look forward to being a part of this special group.
Rodrigo Espinosa
rodrigo@burlingamehills.org
Rodrigo has served on our Board since 2022. He has lived in Burlingame Hills since 2012. He also resided in Burlingame Hills during his Freshman year in High School. He works in the marketing communications industry for global agency, MC2, serving as the SVP of Marketing Strategy. He currently chairs of the Industry Experience Management Advisory Board, at his alma mater, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He's been on the board since 2006.
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Rodrigo has extensive experience in; brand strategy, communications, marketing, business leadership, consumer technology, start-ups and global business affairs. He has a strong interest in adding value to the Burlingame community. He has two daughters, Mia 13 and Giselle 10. Attending BIS and Hoover.