Gail is the Executive Director of the American Institute of Architects
in Santa Clara Valley. A longstanding member of the American Institute
of Certified Planners and the American Planning Association, she has
been a credentialed professional planner in both local and regional
government. Prior to her current position, she worked as the Director
of Individual Giving at the San Jose Museum of Art and as a planner at
the Valley Transportation Authority and in the city of Sunnyvale.
Gail currently serves as a Trustee for the Arts Council of Silicon
Valley, a Board member of the Ross Road Family YMCA. Previously, she
served on the Board of Palo Alto Community Child Care. She is also a
longstanding member of the Sierra Club and various performing and
visual arts organizations.
Gail received B.A. and M.A. degrees in Social Science and Asian Studies
from the University of California at Berkeley, and an M.A. in Geography
from the University of Maryland.
Acknowledged for nearly two decades of civic commitment in Palo
Alto, in 2008 Gail received the Sally Siegel Friend of Education Award from the Palo Alto Educators’ Association and Community Hero Award from Peninsula Interfaith Action