Alexis Estrada Lorenzen — General Manager of Brookside Club of Saratoga

For the past four years, I have served as General Manager of Brookside Club of Saratoga, a nonprofit, member-based recreation and social organization serving approximately 250 local families. In this role, I oversee the Club's operations, financial management, staffing, facilities, programming, member experience, communications, risk management, and long-term planning while working closely with a volunteer Board of Directors and its committees.

During my tenure, I have helped lead significant organizational and operational improvements, including major facility and capital projects, modernization of the Club's membership and billing systems, development and expansion of recreation programming, improvements to operating and safety procedures, and changes designed to strengthen both the member experience and the Club's long-term sustainability. My role regularly requires balancing financial, operational, and community priorities while coordinating staff, volunteers, vendors, contractors, professional advisors, and Board leadership.

Prior to Brookside, I served as Aquatics Director for the Southwest YMCA in Saratoga, where I managed staff and programming, developed new programs, improved operational processes, and supported community and fundraising initiatives. My earlier leadership experience includes positions with the Boy Scouts of America and California State University, Northridge. I hold both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biology from California State University, Northridge.

Samuel Leale — Operations Manager, SASCC

Samuel Leale is the Operations Manager for SASCC, the premier nonprofit serving seniors in the West Valley, where he oversees direct services including the Saratoga Senior and Adult Care Centers, RYDE senior transportation, the SASCC Certified Farmers Market, and SASCC's Grocery Rescue program, in addition to providing support to the Outlook, SASCC's in-house newspaper reaching over 100,000 homes in the West Valley for free, and Senior Guided Pathways, SASCC's education and workforce development initiative for older adult learners in partnership with the California Community College system. 

Samuel's work at SASCC is driven by a commitment to build the best systems of care and support for older adults, and the belief that by creating those systems, we can honor their contributions, strengthen our communities, and prepare for the generations lucky enough to follow. His work is grounded in a graduate-level education in gerontology and research performed for the California Master Plan for Aging and with SASCC's regional CASOA surveys, which helped guide and inform Santa Clara County's establishment as a leader in the age-friendly movement.

John Rees — Saratoga Community Member

Technology executive and entrepreneur with more than 35 years of experience leading companies, building enterprise SaaS platforms, and delivering practical technology solutions. Co-founder of Doubleknot, which I helped build over 17 years into a premier software platform serving the nonprofit sector before its acquisition by Togetherwork in 2016.

Following the acquisition, I led Togetherwork's nonprofit division for nearly ten years as Vice President of Product and Strategy, managing product, operations, and client relationships across a national customer base. There, I developed the vision and business case for a Generative AI and machine-learning strategy across a multi-product organization — work that reflects my belief that emerging technology should serve real-world operational needs, not spec sheets.

Earlier in my career, I co-founded and scaled a global business and IT consultancy to $28M in annual revenue before its acquisition, and led enterprise consulting engagements for Global 2000 clients at KPMG.

Today I am the co-founder of Sagient Partners, an AI implementation consulting practice based here in Saratoga, helping small-to-medium businesses and nonprofits adopt practical agentic AI tools and workflows to grow, compete, and better serve their missions. My background spans software development, entrepreneurship, and organizational leadership, and I engage critically and pragmatically with technology to deliver grounded results.

Margit K. Chapman — Los Gatos Community Member

Margit has been a long-term resident of Saratoga; however, she currently lives across the street from Saratoga. In her elder years, she is committed to becoming a resident of Saratoga Retirement Community. She is an RN graduate from San Jose State University. She has years of clinical practice at Stanford and El Camino Hospitals. Ms. Chapman’s career combines many years in the healthcare information systems industry with clinical experience, specifically in oncology and cardiovascular specialties, as well as extensive consulting engagements with many healthcare systems.

Today she fills in at various flu clinics, is an LP in a venture capital fund, and serves as an advisor to four emerging companies. She also serves on the board of two Saratoga Chamber of Commerce member organizations: The Echo Shop and Immanuel Lutheran Church. In her spare time, she is very active at the Saratoga Country Club.

“I have a passion for Saratoga and would be honored to participate on the Chamber Board of Directors.”

Ann Wade — Saratoga Community Member



Ann Wade is a Financial Representative with Northwestern Mutual and the Founding Executive Director of the DreamOn Foundation. She brings extensive leadership, fundraising, and community-service experience to her work. Ann has also served as Vice President and Penalty Review Chair for the Northern California Junior Hockey Association and as President of Alpha Phi Omega’s Epsilon Gamma Chapter. She is passionate about supporting youth, developing leaders, and strengthening her community.