Our Team

Lorraine Ashton is a Clinical Psychologist and Marriage & Family Therapist presently in private practice in Sonoma specializing in teens, families and couples. Lorraine is a retired Professor of Psychology at JFK University where she was a Professor and Director of Clinical Training for both masters and doctoral students and Assistant Director of the Doctoral program. After moving to Sonoma 16 years ago, Lorraine became a founding member of Impact100Sonoma serving a 3-year term on the Board of Directors as Community Grants Chair. Lorraine has worked with Seeds of Learning, Teen Services Sonoma, and is presently the facilitator of the President/Board Council of Nonprofits in Sonoma Valley.

In her personal life, Lorraine enjoys time with two daughters & daughter-in-law; two grandsons; practices Buddhism; and loves her life of international travel.

Clay Bilby MBA, BSEE, IRC, is the Director of Investor Relations for Keysight Technologies, a Santa Rosa headquartered, high-tech S&P 500 company.

Prior experience includes: Corporate Development, Financial Controller (for a captive start-up), Marketing Manager, Global Procurement Manager, advisor to high-tech start-ups and as a Respiratory Therapist. Prior employers include Agilent Technologies, Hewlett Packard, and Sutter Hospital (Warrack). Clay is also an adjunct professor at Sonoma State University teaching the Financial Statements Analysis course in the Executive MBA program. Married with three grown sons, Clay enjoys active sports including tandem biking with his wife and a bit of golf.

Mike is a Principal Landscape Architect with Integra Planning + Landscape Architecture, an integrated design firm based in Santa Rosa, California. Mike attended California State Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo, California for his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree (2001). He volunteers his time in many different ways and believes in making Santa Rosa/Petaluma and the North Bay an attractive place for doing business, and believes that Social Advocates for Youth is an essential part of creating a knowledgeable, involved and active generation of our youth. Mike enjoys playing golf when he’s not working, has two young daughters and lives in Santa Rosa with his family.

Peter Hsu is a Managing Director and North Bay Regional Manager for Bank of the West’s Wine & Beverage Group.  Peter has more than 25 years of financial services experience and has worked in various positions in both the community and wholesale banking.  Peter’s work experience also includes several years at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., ABN AMRO Bank, N.V. and Allied Capital Corporation.  Peter received his double B.A. in Economics and International Relations with a Minor in Chinese from the University of California at Davis.

In his spare time, Peter enjoys serving as a Finance Committee board member for Social Advocates for Youth, a Sonoma County based non-profit, and volunteering as a high performance driving coach for several local car clubs.  Peter grew up in Marin County and current resides in San Rafael, CA with his spouse, two teenage sons, and his yellow Labrador.

Ted Patchet is a Client Executive at Alight Solutions, a benefits administration and cloud-based HR services provider. He has expertise in strategic business planning and has led clients through a wide variety of projects across the HR landscape over the past 24 years. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Nevada, Reno and a Master of Arts in Sports and Fitness Management from the University of San Francisco.

Ted lives in Petaluma with his wife Patience and their two teenage sons, Gavin and Colin. He is the Secretary for the Northern California Chapter of US Lacrosse. Other organizations that Ted has served previously include Petaluma Youth Lacrosse, the Marin Cricket Club, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts-Rhode Island and Boys Scout of America. In his down time, Ted enjoys playing golf, visiting new craft breweries and relaxing with his family.

Mark Stapp is a Director of Development at Sonoma State University, where he assists with resource development and community engagement. Mark’s work experience also includes roles at the San Francisco Zoo, Paradigm HealthCare Services, and Logistics.com.  In addition to serving on SAY’s board, Mark currently serves on Santa Rosa’s Measure O committee, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau Foundation board, and the board of the World Affairs Council of Sonoma County.  Mark earned a B.A. in Religion from Williams College and a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Chicago. Mark and his wife, Viviann, live up the street from the Dream Center and enjoy walks in Annadel.