Board Leadership

He worked for the Orange County Sheriff’s, West Sacramento Police, and the  Cal Expo Police departments during his law enforcement career.  He held positions as a deputy, officer, sergeant and watch commander.  He was medically retired in 1993.  He also worked in IT and personnel management for seven years, then began his second career as a high school teacher.

Richard taught Criminal Justice courses at Grant High School’s Criminal Justice Magnet Academy.  During his tenure, the academy grew from approximately 70 to 300 students per year, and greatly increased graduation and college entrance rates.

Richard holds a BA from Sacramento State University in Vocational Education.

Kirk is a past member of the Board of Directors of the California Bankers Association and the Salvation Army Advisory Board.  He is a longtime resident of Sacramento and has been on the Board of the Sacramento Police Foundation since 2008.

Kirk holds an MBA from Louisiana State University with a concentration in Banking, and a BA from the University of Southern California.

Prior to retiring and opening her own company Ms. Hofer was an executive responsible for the development of secure applications in support of law enforcement and the Department of Justice.

Ms. Hofer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare and Corrections from California State University, Sacramento.

A graduate of San Jose State University and Golden Gate University, he holds a BS in business/accounting and an MBA in taxation. Mr. Rooney not only brings his accounting skills to this organization, but also volunteers his talents with other local groups such as the Fair Oaks Theater Festival. He is also a member of the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

As an Executive for IBM, she is responsible for the Oracle Cloud business for IBM’s Global Business Services in North America and also serves on the IBM Diversity Council. As a life-long resident of Sacramento, Sandra is committed to working with the Sacramento Police Department to support the Department’s involvement in the community and youth programs.

Sandra also serves as a board member for the Sacramento Buddhist Church, Tournament Chairperson for the SBC Basketball Tournament, Girl Scout Orientation Specialist, Girl Scout leader, and Secretary of the Brookfield Parents Association.

John is an active member of the California State Bar and engages in a part-time real estate law practice, and holds a Juris Doctorate from UOP’s McGeorge School of Law, and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the California State University at Fullerton California. John is a former Adjunct Professor of Golden Gate University’s MBA and Executive MBA programs, as well as Part-Time Professor of Business Law at California State University at Sacramento.

John is currently Treasurer of The Cares Foundation and its BODs founding CFO , and a member of the Cares Community Health’s Finance Committee. John also is a member of Sierra Families Forever Finance Committee. John also proudly holds the distinct honor of being named an Honorary Medical Doctor by Sutter Health’s Sutter Medical Center’s Medical Staff’s Executive Committee.