Directors and Advisors

The Board of Directors is responsible for all the activities of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. The Officers and Board members are a diverse group of volunteers who share a passion for the history of San Francisco.

Council of Advisors

Charles A. Fracchia, Council Chairman
Shirley Breyer Black, Former President, Service Employees international Union
David Burkhart, Anchor Brewing Company
Julie Chase, Chase Communications
Dianne Easton, Executive Director, Leadership San Francisco
Tom Frye, Chief Curator of History, Emeritus, Oakland Museum of California
William Lazzaretti, Founder, Incentive Dimensions
The Honorable Harry W. Low, Municipal, Superior, and Appeals Court Judge, retired
Tom Owens, New Urban Properties, LLC
Dr. Kevin O. Starr, Professor of History at University of Southern California and California State Librarian Emeritus
Peter Booth Wiley, Chairman, John Wiley & Sons; journalist and author

Board of Directors