Child Care Law Center
Advocating for Children Since 1980
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Sabrina Siddiqui is a communications executive with nearly 20 years of experience managing communications at the highest levels of government, political campaigns, non-profits and the private sector. She currently works on integrity and data transparency issues at Meta, and recently moved from Washington DC to Oakland. She joined the board in 2023.
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Frank Paré started his career in financial services over 30 years ago. He is a Certified Financial Planner ™ professional with the CFP Board of Standards. Frank has a degree in International Relations and an M.B.A. in management. Frank is also a past president and chair of the Financial Planning Association, a national association with over 22,000 financial planners in the U.S. and abroad. He has been quoted extensively in various national magazines and newspapers. Frank has received several awards and accolades for his work and is credited with starting the first nationally-recognized day of pro-bono financial planning (“Financial Planning Days”) held in cities across the country during October.
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Moony Tong is a Financial Services Manager with the County of San Mateo. He has served in financial management roles in health and human services agencies including as Controller for Wu Yee Children’s Services and as Director of Finance and Operations with Donaldina Cameron House in San Francisco. Moony received his Masters in Public Administration from San Francisco State University. Mr. Tong joined the Child Care Law Center Board of Directors in 2015.
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Paula Mathis is an Early Childhood Advocate, and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of early childhood development and education. Ms. Mathis has been a volunteer since 1995, and a leader and board member for numerous child development programs in Orange County. She has served on the Child Care Law Center Board of Directors since 2018. Ms. Mathis received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from University of California, San Francisco and her bachelor’s degree from University of California, Davis.
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Mary Gutierrez-Hunter is the Strategic Campaigns Director at SEIU CA State Council, which serves as the political and legislative arm for over 700,000 California workers. In her role, Ms. Gutierrez-Hunter leads the work to meet the unions’ vision of a strong early care and education system, that works for children, families, and child care providers. Ms. Gutierrez-Hunter joined the Child Care Law Center Board of Directors in 2016.
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Sarah Efthymiou is a directing attorney at Public Law Center. Ms. In her role, she provides pro bono legal services to nonprofits, helping them build their capacity to serve Public Law Center’s clients and low-income and underrepresented communities in Orange County. Ms. Efthymiou also teaches seminars on starting nonprofits and legal education. Ms. Efthymiou joined the Child Care Law Center Board of Directors in 2019, and received her law degree from Syracuse University College of Law, and her bachelor’s degree from University of Redlands.
Child Care Law Center
PO Box 9066
Berkeley, CA 94709
(415) 558-8005
