Meet our CEO

Fresno Regional Foundation is led by a dedicated board of directors and a committed Chief Executive Officer, Dan DeSantis, to fulfill our mission of improving the quality of life in our community through philanthropy.

Dan spent his formative years in the San Fernando Valley. He received his bachelor’s degree in education from California State University, Northridge and earned a master’s degree in administration at the University of Southern California.

Dan spent the first 20 years of his professional life as a hospital administrator, and the last 12 as the CEO of Sierra Kings District Hospital in Reedley, CA. In 1999, he was hired by the Fresno Superior Court to create and run the court’s first mediation program. Dan left the court in 2005 to become the CEO of Fresno Regional Foundation.

Dan’s wife Kathy began her career in nursing and transitioned to the legal profession. She is currently the managing attorney of the Fifth District Court of Appeals. Dan and Kathy have one son, Angelo, an attorney practicing in the Bay Area.

Contact Dan via e-mail.

Neighborhood Market Program

Volunteers help supervise the children as clients visit the Community Food Bank’s Neighborhood Market program. This food distribution program delivers fresh produce and other healthy staples to destitute areas of Fresno, Madera and Kings Counties. Since its launch in March 2008, the program has distributed more than 1 million pounds of food in more than 30 locations. Thank you to the Fresno Regional Foundation for awarding a $10,000 human services grant to support this important work!

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