Novato Foundation For Public Education

Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda for July 10, 2003

7 to 9pm, Novato Police Training Room

Fund Distribution Plan, Initial Discussion

1. Approval of minutes from June 17.

2. Introduction by Jeff Belingheri of the meeting outline and expectations.

3. Introduction by Jeff Belingheri of Caroline Boitano, CCEF Board of Directors

4. Presentation by Caroline Boitano.

5. Open for questions to our speaker.

6. Introduction by Joyce McCarron of the draft “Introduction to the NFPE’s Fund Distribution Plan” document, followed by group discussion.

7. Summarize comments.

8. Other business/questions and adjourn meeting.

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Information about our speaker - Caroline Boitano

Caroline Boitano currently has a business as a consultant in the area of philanthropy and non profit development.

In 2001 Ms Boitano retired as President and Executive Director of Bank of America Foundation, where she had worked for 20 years. She worked to build a significant national grants program exceeding $95 million while building strong outcome strategies for community involvement. She developed innovative programs for broadening the base of private support for public education and community economic development initiatives.

Ms. Boitano currently serves as a Trustee for the Giannini Family Foundation, is a member of the Board for the Council on Foundations, and is President of the California Consortium for Education Foundations. She is on the Advisory Board for the Puente Project of the University of California and was founding co-chair of the Los Angeles Urban Funders

Prior to coming to Bank of America, Ms. Boitano worked with the Institute of Medicine at the National Academy of Science and with the Babcock Endowment in San Rafael. She began her career as a teacher, working with middle school students teaching both English and French. She received her BA from Seattle University in 1966.

She and her husband Jim Boitano live in San Rafael, CA, have three grown daughters and one grand daughter.