Board Biography: Pam David

Pam David
Executive Director, Walter and Elise Haas Fund
San Francisco, CA

Pam David is a long-time lesbian activist, educator and community organizer. Involved in numerous local LGBT rights groups since the mid-1970s, Pam also was the national Outreach Coordinator for the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, the co-chair of Lesbians/Gays for Jackson during the 1988 presidential campaign, and a member of the 1989 San Francisco task force that developed the City’s groundbreaking domestic partnership ordinance.

Pam is now the Executive Director of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, a private foundation. Previously, she held a variety of leadership roles in local government, including Director of the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Community Development. During her tenure in local government, Pam played an instrumental role in building resources for community-based economic development in low income neighborhoods, and addressing capacity and sustainability issues for many of San Francisco’s key non-profit organizations.

Currently, Pam serves on advisory boards for Northern California Grantmakers, openhouse, the Lesbian Health and Research Center at U.C. San Francisco, and the Family Violence Prevention Fund. Prior board service includes that for Frameline, sponsors of the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, and the San Francisco LGBT Community Center.

Last Updated: 9-21-12

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