2022 Newsletter updating the PFK family on the first half of 2022.

1. THE PATHFINDER
SPRING-SUMMER ISSUE 2022
Official Newsletter of Pathways for Kids
7 Ways to Support
Pathways for Kids
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The Path Beyond 2022
BY MIKE MONTALBAN
As each year closes, Pathways for Kids celebrates the students it
impacts, the mentors and staff who keep outreach alive, partners
who open the door, and the donor resources that have fueled our
charitable vehicle for 24 years. While 2022 has not been the
easiest for children, let alone the students of San Francisco, our
mission to turn windows into doors, and doors into pathways
toward the impossible dream, has stayed on course.
Nearing post-pandemic, students nationwide face multiple crises
at the crosshairs of politics and finance. Classrooms continue to
see low attendance as students trickle back to school. The fallout
of the pandemic on middle and high schools has created
curriculum and knowledge gaps between same-grade students,
...cont'd pg. 2
Make a tax-deductible donation to
Pathways for Kids, a tax-exempt
organization under Section 501 (C) (3) of
the IRS Tax Code, Federal ID number 94-
3313219. You can go to our website:
pathwaysforkids.org click DONATE
Contribute real estate, antiques or jewelry
to Pathways and write the contribution off
at the fair market value.
Donate an old car: pathwaysforkids.org
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Include a bequest in your Will or Trust
to Pathways for Kids and reduce your
Federal Estate Taxes
Set up a Charitable Remainder Trust:
City and County of San Francisco
Employees: Donate to Pathways for Kids
through your Local Independent Charities
(LIC) payroll deduction program.
Help Pathways for Kids raise money by
soliciting individuals, corporations and
foundations. If you prefer to mail a check,
please mail donations to:
Pathways for Kids Donations
331 Filbert Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
Please call Grace Long: (415) 986-5885 Every
donation of any size is greatly appreciated!
Career Opportunities • Mentoring & Motivational Programs • Entrepreneurialism • Investing • Capital-Building

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Since 2022 began, Pathways for Kids has impacted 100+ high
school students through professional career talks, sent emergency
funds to the displaced children of the Ukraine, and began alliances
with two San Francisco youth outreach organizations to identify,
fund, and coach more SF students on their path to college. Our
student feedback surveys found that after Pathways for Kids’ talks
at school, 67% of high school student respondents expressed
interest in meeting more leaders and mentors in technology and
14% more students felt more curious about fire science and other
public service paths. Pathways for Kids is thereby fulfilling its
responsibility to connect students closer to potential they choose.
The role of organizations like Pathways for Kids is extremely
significant in that as educational systems transform rapidly to
adapt to funding gaps and politics, we help create bridges over the
growing pains. The signs are clear - Pathways for Kids must do
more to identify student potential early and use technology,
innovation and leadership to spark early interest in mentorship.
We must do more to bring back professional field trips and
promote creative interactive play at these places of work, when
partners make that possible again. We must create more seats at
fireside chats with leaders, targeted toward the youth, and ask for
personalized coaching from people who were once in these
students’ same shoes.
Your continued help as a volunteer, partner, mentor, or donor only
amplifies these efforts. Please visit us at pathwaysforkids.org to
see how you can get involved today.
67% of high school
student
respondents to PFK
expressed interest
in meeting more
leaders and
mentors in
technology.
PATHWAYS FOR KIDS
SURVEY 2022
Friends of PFK Highlight
100% COLLEGE PREP - DIANE GRAY
Diane co-founded and created 100% College Prep in 1999. With her
cousin Jackie, Diane volunteered at a neighborhood community center in
the Bayview-Hunters Point and soon discovered the poor academic
performance of a large number of African-American youth. Struggling
both academically and socially, these young people had very limited
opportunities to attain any postsecondary education. Jackie and Diane
worked with San Francisco Educational Services to create an after-school
academic support program. Today, Diane runs 100% College Prep as a
college preparatory program in San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point
neighborhood. They make the dream of a college education achievable
for all children. Class of 2021 earned $1.6 million in scholarships together
during the pandemic and they all came together June 5, 2021 "Mask On"
to celebrate each other and thank the community they came from.
Check out: 100collegeprep.org

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February - March Recap
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT'S
HASHIM ANDERSON VISITS GATEWAY HIGH
SCHOOL
Hashim Anderson of SFFD visited Gateway
High School and shared his path in becoming
a public servant as a fireman. Historically, fire
science represented a predominantly Irish
background and legacy acceptance for
newcomers. While the SFFD has always
celebrated diversity in the population it
serves, inclusion in its crews has seen major
progress only in the last decade. Hashim was
one of the first black men to join the SF Fire
Department and paved the way for people of
different colors, genders, orientations and
backgrounds to represent San Francisco.
While on duty as a fireman, Hashim also
teaches fire science at SF City College with
the goal of DEI in every recruiting mission.
In his presentation, Hashim expressed that
choosing fire science can pay off early,
whether one chooses to go down the EMT or
fire route. Not only did he clearly outline the
preliminary admission and educational
timeline for each career path, but caught
students’ attention with specific salary levels
and raises over time.
These are the clear expectations Pathways for
Kids hopes to bring to students everywhere
in San Francisco and beyond. When seeds are
planted, ideas brew, and strategies come to
the surface.

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April - May Recap
PATHWAYS FOR KIDS’ MIKE MONTALBAN ON
BREAKING INTO TECH
The youth may often hear of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix,
Google, and the countless startups who could one day be the next
‘FAANG’ companies that could receive millions of dollars in venture
funding and later, even become these students’ next employer. The
San Francisco Bay Area - birth of Silicon Valley - can be intimidating
sometimes for underserved students who don’t receive regular
exposure to tech role models at home. While new branches of
innovation - whether biotech, social apps, or even blockchain -
continue to create new jobs, students at Gateway High needed to
know that the technology they use every day could very well be a
collection of skills that they use at their first job. Pathways For Kids’
very own Program Director, Mike Montalban, visited Gateway High
School in April to give a glimpse into the many different pathways to
break into tech. Mike encouraged his audience to “be curious, ask
questions about how these new technologies interact with you, so
you may one day make them even better”.
Now more than ever, Mike expressed that getting in the door for one
of these companies is not limited to just the collegiate route. Google
certifications, coding bootcamp, or just experience have created
unique and unconventional career success stories. With 38 attendees
at Gateway’s “Flex” Career Day, Mike shared his experiences working
for some Fortune 100 companies as an accountant, sales professional,
and now startup founder with over a decade of experience.

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Mike shared his story starting as a tech accountant for 5 years before discovering the bridge to get into software
sales. The main points discussed were that in the cross-functional world of tech, a career may start in one place as a
junior entry-level position and very well may end up in another department - and that’s perfectly ok to do. Since
many departments talk to each other within a tech organization, the key is skill gathering, connecting the dots, and
showing the business value of those skills as you move up through an org.
While students found these pathways very interesting, many couldn’t help but ask about new industries like
Blockchain - do they work the same? “How do I get into the business of selling NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and doing
engineering in those fields?” Heather, 15, asked. Mike emphasized that most organizational structures in tech and
“getting in”, regardless of the innovation branch, will have similar departments and cross-functional skills - finance,
engineering, design, marketing, sales, and HR - and they all somehow all talk to each other to get the job done and
grow revenue over time. “Getting in depends on your curiosity to connect the dots of skills you’re picking up in all
the tech you’re already using - it’s literally right at your fingertips today. Apps on your phone, the crypto currency
you’re older brother bought, or 3D printing tools that you can buy on Amazon…and learning the mechanisms that
make those machines work in order to generate profit,” Mike said.

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Another School Year, Another Class off to the Future
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2022
As we say good-bye to another Senior Class, we want to thank Gateway High
School for having us every month for career day! We can only hope that
Pathways for Kids reaches beyond middle and high school students, providing
ways to support these delicate, empowered journeys through college and
beyond. Here are some photos of kids off to college from Gateway High
School class of 2022!

7. Our Pledge to Ukrainian Children
PATHWAYS FOR KIDS SUPPORTS UKRAINE
For the past 3 months, the world has witnessed the
displacement of two-thirds of Ukraine's 7.5m children
in just six weeks due to the ongoing refugee crisis.
Pathways for Kids donated $5,000 to the Jewish
Community Federation and Endowment Fund and
another $5,000 to the JDC this past April to help
alleviate suffering and fulfill the promise of another
day to youth beyond San Francisco. We hope these
funds not only keep roofs over childrens’ heads, keep
families fed, but also together and safe through the
remainder of this conflict.
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Friends of PFK Highlight
YOUNG COMMUNITY DEVELOPERS - LAILA
NEWTON
Laila Newton serves as the Business Development Director for Young
Community Developers. YCD takes a holistic approach via a delivery
eco-system of services designed to empower residents of all ages in
achieving economic mobility. Established in 1973, Young Community
Developers, Inc. (YCD) is a 45+year old 501c (3) community based
organization that provides a variety of training and support
opportunities for residents of the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood
of San Francisco. Per year, over one thousand (1,000) individuals receive
employment and training related services. Since the very beginning,
YCD has successfully operated both educational and employment based
training opportunities for residents of the Southeast Sector.
Check out: ycdjobs.org

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2022 Pathways for Kids Gala
BLACK AND WHITE
This year we are proud to announce that the Gala in
November at the Mark Hopkins Hotel will be simple -
black and white. Not to be mistaken for a ‘black tie’
event necessarily - although one is welcome to wear a
tux or gown. This year, Pathways for Kids would like to
celebrate the unification of all polarities, no matter the
differences. Perhaps we may focus on the power of
polar opposites uniting in this monochromatic
celebration. Please come dressed in your most creative
monochrome energy, combining all the shades of black
and white. We will be sending invitations out in the
coming months. We hope you join us on November 4!
To reserve advance
tickets:
Please contact
Grace Long at
(415) 986-5885
Peter's Corner
WORDS FROM PETER DWARES
By virtue of the pandemic, Pathways For Kids is doing more vetting and
donating to organizations helping kids. We’ve given over $12,000 to
Ukrainian orphan relief, thousands to St. Jude, Shriners, and the
Woodson Institute. Anything you give to Pathway For Kids will go to
these organization and/or programs we are now conducting virtually,
in-person at schools, and in the joint ventures and collaborations in the
months to come.
Special thanks to our Program Director, the wonderful, elegant Mike
Montalban, leader of Pathways For Kids' next generation, and Grace
Long, our twenty-four year mainstay anchor, and our Board - some old,
some new - all of whom contribute in their own way.
Warm Regards,
Peter Dwares

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Thank You, Partners!
Arthur & Charlotte Zitrin Foundation
Charles D. Farber Memorial Foundation
Charter Oak Foundation
Dana & Robert Emory
49ers Foundation
George & Judy Marcus
Heffernan Group Foundation
J. C. Kellogg Foundation
Jewish Community Endowment Fund
Koret Foundation
Lucasfilm Foundation
Salesforce Foundation
Sobrato Foundation
Stanley & Langendorf Foundation
Taube Family Foundation
The EACH Foundation
The Fred Gellert Foundation
The GAP Foundation
The Kimball Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Mary Crocker Trust
May & Stanley Smith Trust
RD & Mary Hume Endowment
Pacific Union Community Fund
Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
The Upjohn Fund of San Francisco
First Republic Bank
Heritage Bank of Commerce
Peninsula Bank of Commerce
Silicon Valley Bank
The Wells Fargo Bank • US Bank
Donate for Charity
Intuitive Partners Touchdowns For Kids
Greater Bay BanCorp
Irwin Fisher Inc. General Contractors
Kaiser Permanente • Land America
Brown and Caldwell
San Francisco Firefighters
San Francisco Giants Jennifer Alexander
Ted Ammiro • Tegan Anderson
Harry Andrews • Carla Armstrong
Tim Aufenthie • Deborah Ballati
Dianne & Alan Barkley
Vincent Barr Richard Berman • Cameron Boucher
Theodore Brown • Mayor Willie Brown
James Burkhouse • Ronald & Sydney Bushman Anja
Castner • Richard Cerf • Claudine Cheng
May Chone • Joseph Ciatti
Kent Clay Daniel Cohen • Richard Cohen
Una Cogavin • Reginald Cook • Bill Criss Richard
Crocker • David & Karen Dold
Karen Dood • Meghan Douglas
Hal Dryan • Phil Dutt • Leonard Dwares
Donald & Bonnie Dwares • David Dwares
George Elliott • Matthew Eng
Shareen Fanburg • Gayle Farber & Jeff Siegel
Suzanne Faulkner • Jon Feldhammer
Tracy Ferron • Mason & Anne Flemming Marily
Franzia • Michael Franzia
Tom Frye • Marv Ganz
Gary & Katia Gelman • Scott Gerber
Roger Gershman • John Glass
Brian Goldberg • Steven Goldberg
Craig Gordon • Jeff Greenberg
Elliott Grimshaw • Ellen & Rick Grossman Kenneth
Guernsey • John Harrington
Nancy Harris • EO Hartzog
Andrea and Matthew Hawley • Ralph Higgs Jason
Hilton • Ron Hirsch
Jennie Horn • Tom Hovorka
Jamie & Heidi Howell Richard Hyder
Robert & Linda Imber
Kevin & Larry Israel • Greg Jacobs • Lois Jacobs
Doug & Susan Jacobs • Jay Jeffers
Carrie Johnson • Debbie Johnson • Bonita Jones
Miller Mayor Frank Jordan • Jeffrey Kane • Rob
Kashian Barbara & Ron Kaufman • Astrid &
Terence Keene Andrew Martin • Linda Kendall
Douglas Kennedy • William Kenney
Judy & Paul Kessler • Leon & Linda Klapper
Thomas Klein • Norman Krug
Christopher Lane • Rabbi Yosef Langer
John & Suzanna Laramee
Ladan Lari • Tom LaTour • Anne Lawrence
Kyle Lawson • Jeff Leon • Ted Levenson
John Liftin • Craig Lipton
David Lorie • Sheldon Low • David Lucas Mayrann
Maggiori • Peter Maier
Charles Mayer • Theodore Mazzene
James McGrath • Jennifer Messina
Rob MacColl • Beth McDougal
Sandy McGready • T. C. McMechen
Ernie McNabb • Tom & Lisa McKnew
Dana Merker • Sterling Meyer • Renee Miguel Bruce
Miller • Michael Milstein
Michael Mojabi • Fatima Moore
Derek Nazarbegin • Eric Neplokh
Beth Ann O’Hara • Daniel O’Neill
Cheryl Orr • Amy & John Palmer
Chuck & Carol Ott • Didier Perez
Stephen Pardys, M.D. • Roger Passal
Matt Peek • Forrest & Heidi Pendleton
Roland & Caryl Petersen • Doug & Robin Ross Sup.
Aaron Peskin • Guillaume & Pudji Poncin John &
Lisa Pritzker • Steven & Lara Rajninger Craig &
Maja Ramsey • Lloyd & Sharyn Rich Craig
Robinson • Ted & Mary Robinson Richard &
Barbara Rosenberg • Helen Ross James Sauve •
Gary Salomon

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Thank You, Partners!
Connie Tomal • Dan McGonagle
Lee Sankowich • Kirsten Santa • Tim Shetz
Robert Silverman • Bryan Silverstein
Chris Simao • Gloria Smith • Larry Smith
Louis Silcox • Craig Solomon
Andrew South • Cameron South
Danielle Steele • Mary Souza
Paul & Gayle Switzer • Nancy Todes Taylor Gannon
Tidwell • Kimberly & Sean Tiernan
Dyann Tresenfeld • Sherwin Turner • Ron Vernali
Bernie & Ina Wasserman • Robert & Kiki Wells
Susie & Skippy Weingeroff
Arthur Weiss • Clay & Helen Wiens
Michael Williams • Diane Wilsey • Jim Woolwine
John Wright • Myron Zimmerman
Richard & Victoria Zitrin
Aileen Ante • Ailsa Pierrepont
Alyssa Glanzman • Ari Hood
Bob Levy • Christina Burr
David Flin • David Meyer • Deborah Johnson Diana
Cohen • Doug Jacobs
Ethan Dellhime • Franca Gargiulo
Franco Finn • Howard Golden
Isaac Raboy • James Rattner • Jeff Jacobs
Jeff Mishkin • Jon Holmquist • Karen Francois
Kathleen Cerf • Kevin Erdman • Kimara Moodley
Kristalle Cooks • Kurt Grimes • Lorraine Alter Luke
Moody • Mahmoud Larizadeh
Mara Kopp • Maricar Miller • Meredith Moody Nadia
Hussein • Nafchi Abdolmohsen
Nangkeo Duarte • Nathan Vizcarra
Noel Benton • Paul Kessler
Peter Magganas • Rabih Ballout
Rachel Kuperman • Ray Jeter • Rebecca Mark
Richard Cerf • Rick Grossman
Robert Ash • Ron Leavy • Sarah Marshall
Sarah VanGiesen • Sean Burr
Shachar Sharon • Shai Malka
Shareen Fanburg • Shaunak Godbole Stephanie
Meyers • Stephen Cuddy
Steve Gomez • Susan Jacobs • Suzanna Laramee
Tamara Fisher • Terry Irwin • Tom Gangitano Usam
Syed • Valerie Erdman • Willis Ward
Aaron Young • Adam Swig • Adam Suleman
Ari Hood • Bonnie Spindler • Brandon Fischer Brian
Manougian • Celeste Cave • Christiane Bolibo
Claudia Denton • Daniel Parks • David Meyer Edgar
Murphy • EJ Varela • Ernest McNabb Fazilat
Kazeminezhad • Frank Murphy • Gary Wasserman
George Badger • Howard Golden • Janet Frankel
Janos Gluck • Jarryd Davis • Jeannie Kim
Jennifer Klein • Jerome Leonard • Jill Matranga
John Moreno • Juliet Delos Santos • Kathryn Pulaski
Kevin and Nadia Hussein Carr
Marty Papagni • Mary Recendez
Matthew Murphy • Maureen Shanahan • Michael
Sullivan Nicholas Bowers • Peter and Beth Brandon
Rabih Ballout • Shachar Sharon
Shai and Rain Malka • Spencer Durden • Stuart
Jeffries Theresa Mah • Tomoyasu Kakegawa
Tracy Young • Zachary Lapping
Gail Greenwood • Monica Landry • Steve Gomez
Celebrating Lives of Friends
William Criss • Robert Friese, Esq.
Ambassador Alfel W. (Ray) Atherton
Eileen Barros • Loretta Basler
Minnie Berman • Joel Brinkley
Kim Boucher • Ronald Bushman
Cintra Ellis Carter • Ian Cary • Michael Cefalu
Daniel Cerel • Willie Chan • Jason Chartier Jeanne
Cohn • Meriel Cole • Dov David Curtis Davies •
Dorothy DeBolt • Robert DeBolt Tom Duffy • Elinor
Dwares • Marc Dwares Nathan Dwares • Bella
Farrow • Don Fisher Dorothy Forman • Fred Freund
• Dr. Lauren Gerson Ronald Goldman •
Dave Gordon • Ellen Grossman • Julie Gutterman
Sam & Shirley Kalman • Brenda Cruz Keith
Bill Kimpton • David Leach
Dr. James Medoff • Ray Meyers
Scott Meyers • Cassie Miller
Turley Mings • Justice Stanley Mosk
Charlotte Ott • Al Pollack
Robert Ross • Shirley Ross • Robert Shapiro
Mildred Tate • Norman Wechsler Lawrence
Weisman • Frank Winston
Tony Orser • Paul Maroon
Brenda Cruz Keith, Esq. • Jeff Adachi, Esq.
* Honor a Member who has passed away by
sending a donation to Pathways For Kids honoring
them.

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The Pathways for Kids Team
Chair
Peter Dwares
President
Tom McKnew
Secretary
Grace Long
Treasurer
Larry Smith
Program Director
Michael Montalban
Board of Directors
Chris Arkin | Cameron Boucher | Judge Gail Dekreon | Peter Dwares | David
Dwares | Michael Fisher | Judge Janet Frankel | Franca Gargiulo | John Glass |
Jeff Greenberg | Gideon Lett | Howard Golden | Norman Krug | Obadiah
Mays | Tom McKnew | Michael Milstein | Randy Peterson | Guillaume Poncin |
Larry Smith | Craig Solomon | Andrew South | Adam Suleman
Our Advisory Board
Abe Sofaer, Esq. | Arthur Bellis | Dr. Bill Rutter | Bob Kagan | Bob Meyer | Chuck
Ott–Heffernan | David Irmer | Dick Berman | Donald Dwares | Dr. Roy Grekin |
Dyann Tresenfeld | Father George Fitzgerald | Frank and Wendy Jordan | Gavin
Newsom | George Marcus | George Zimmer | Jeff Siegel | Ladan Lari | Leon
Klapper | MCGregor Read | Michael Walker | Orlando Cepeda | Peter Howes |
Rabbi Josef Langer | Rich Guggenhime | Sherwin Turner | Shlomi Kofman –
Israeli Consul General | Shon Buford | Stan Cohn | Steve Godfryd | Tad Taube |
Tom La Tour

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