Leadership

	Donald E. Dana President and Founder Don Dana holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Francisco and a law degree from Hastings College of the Law. He joined Wells Fargo Bank in 1980 as counsel specializing in real estate acquisitions, sales, commercial leasing, secured lending, loan brokerage and mortgage banking. Currently, he is an Executive Vice President for Wells Fargo Bank and is responsible for overseeing all acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, design, construction and property management for just under 100 million square feet of commercial real estate owned or controlled by the Bank in over 30 countries around the world. Don is President and serves on the Board of the Leakey Foundation, which funds research on human origins around the world. He is also a member of the New York based Explorers Club.
	Natalie Dana Treasurer and Founder Since her graduation from Emory University School of Law, Natalie has been working as a corporate / M&A attorney in the Silicon Valley office of White & Case, LLP. She received her bachelor's degree from Stanford University with a major in Human Biology focused on human evolution. Natalie is on the board of AOF and serves as their Treasurer. She also serves on the Friends Steering Committee for the California Academy of Sciences. She has visited East Africa several times and plans to return very soon to revisit the orphans that AOF is funding.
	Danielle Dana Secretary and Founder Danielle attended the University of Colorado where she obtained a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Danielle is currently employed as the Executive Director of the Science Friday Initiative, nonprofit program that produces the weekly radio program Science Friday and other educational projects and media that promote scientific literacy. Danielle is on the Board of AOF and serves as the Secretary; she also assists with fundraising initiatives. Danielle first visited Africa in 2003, and was very taken by the warmth and beauty of the people. She currently lives in New York.
	Brad Goodhart Trustee It is with profound sadness that the African Orphans Foundation mourns the death of Brad Goodhart, beloved member of the Board and devoted husband of Paddy Moore Goodhart. Brad was surrounded by the love of Paddy, their children and grandchildren as he passed away following complications from a fall at his and Paddy’s home in Mendocino on New Year’s Eve day. Brad had an enduring love for Africa’s people and nature, having led over 100 tours of East Africa over the past 35 years. As a founding member of the Board, his deep knowledge of Africa helped design the structure of the Foundation, and his tireless efforts helped raise the funds necessary to provide food, clothing, shelter, and education for the orphaned girls over the years. Brad was a towering figure standing over 6'5"; tall, but had the gentle nature (and energy) of his favorite bird, the hummingbird. He succeeded in living a life full of love while inspiring all around him to do the same. We will greatly miss his enthusiasm, guidance, and generous smile. The African Orphans Foundation extends its deepest gratitude to everyone who donated in order to establish a scholarship in his name so that he may be honored and continue to help orphaned girls in Africa in perpetuity.
	Paddy Moore-Goodhart Trustee Paddy has degrees in nursing from Mt. Zion Hospital, a B.A. in anthropology from U. C Berkeley and a Master’s degree in Anthropology from San Francisco State University. She has been teaching anthropology at several Bay Area colleges for the past 25 years. For the past 8 years she has served as the director of the Anderson Valley Food Bank. Along with her husband, fellow trustee, Brad Goodhart, she has led primate study trips to East Africa and Madagascar. She is currently working at the Leakey Foundation as grant and program officer.
	Alan Almquist Trustee Alan Almquist received his Ph.D. in physical anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1972. He is now emeritus professor of Anthropology At California State University, East Bay after teaching anthropology there for 35 years. He has done fieldwork in the Afar region of Ethiopia in paleoanthropology since 1993. He has authored six books in anthropology including the introductory text "Biological Anthropology" with co-author Noel Boaz. He considers the work of AOF to be of great benefit to these girls in attaining their goals of becoming important contributors to their respective societies.