Board of Directors
Margaret Kendrick, President and Program Committee Chair
Margaret, a Board member since 2002, has a Masters Degree in Museum Studies from San Francisco State University and works at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in the position of Documentation Specialist. Margaret is dedicated to providing child-centered creative experiences for children – experience she believes provides the basis for problem-solving and prepares children for the challenges of their elementary school years and beyond.
Carol Berghen, Vice-President and Executive Committee Chair
Carol is an architect with a Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and is a partner with Wolf & Berghen Architects in San Francisco. She has been affiliated with SFCAC since her daughter began attending in 1996 and has served on the Board since 2002. The Executive Committee is responsible for leadership and final decision-making for the daily operation of the Center.
Nancy Philpot, Treasurer
Nancy, a native of San Francisco, grew up in the Sunset District. Her experience in early childhood education comes from her five years as a preschool teacher, seven years as an administrator, and fifteen years as owner of a childcare center in Berkeley for children ages three months to six years. Nancy's schools embraced the Reggio Emilia approach to art and early childhood education as does the Art Center. Nancy, who joined the Board in 2004, would like to see the Art Center thrive and grow as a place where children experience art through a variety of media presented in a child-centered classroom where spirit, freedom, and creativity are encouraged and respected. She also wants to see the Art Center increase its role in providing this type of art education to children of need throughout San Francisco.
Esther Hwang, Secretary
Esther is one of the newest members of the SFCAC board. She received her B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. She also minored in Art Practice during her time at Cal. Esther currently does product marketing at Adobe Systems in San Jose, working on strategic planning. Esther’s career goal is to combine art and business, as reflected by her education. She hopes to help make the visual arts accessible and prevalent for all children during her time at SFCAC.
Mary Catlin, Member-at-Large
In December 2010, Mary relocated to San Francisco from Austin, Texas and joined the Board in early 2011. She is a user experience designer for web applications with more than twenty years of experience in the high tech industry and is currently employed at Walmart Mobile. Mary has a long history volunteering in the arts and is especially proud of her work with the Minnesota Arts website. Her educational background includes a B.A. in economics from Wellesley College and an M.A. in international relations from Johns Hopkins University.
Christine Hou, Member-at-Large
Christine is currently a management consultant with Bain & Company in San Francisco, where she also sits on the leadership board for Bain SF Inspire, a non-profit consulting group for other non-profits focused on youth and education. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Business Administration. As a new Board member, she is very excited to be supporting SFCAC's mission to bring art and creative learning to local children.
Caryn Javinsky Roth, Member-at-Large
Caryn joined the board in 2010. She is currently working as a Business Strategy Consultant and previously held positions in Brand Management at Colgate-Palmolive and in Consulting at Accenture. Caryn has a Master’s Degree in business from New York University and a BSBA from the University of Florida. Caryn is also a volunteer Brand Strategist for the Taproot Foundation.
Rashima Sonson, Member-at-Large
Rashima, a product of New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Rashima has an M.B.A. and a B.S. in Textile Science, Apparel Design, and Merchandising from Louisiana State University. She is currently a Quality Researcher focusing on strategic sourcing for Gap Inc. She hopes to support SFCAC’s mission in fostering creative expression and empowering innovative minds of the future.