Leading the Mission Behind the Scenes -
Our Board of Directors
MEET THE TEAM
CATHY MULKEY-MEYER - Board Chair 2019 to present
Cathy Mulkey Meyer is dedicated to providing people with access to tools, financial resources, and training enabling, them to turn their business vision into a plan with measurable goals toward financial sustainability and operational success. Her career began in the private sector working for Key Resources, Inc., a Women and Minority Owned staffing firm providing direct hire recruiting services and employing over 3000+ temporary employees in 350+ businesses out of four Bay Area offices. The organization was profiled by Forbes Magazine as a Women Minority
Business Enterprise vanguard and Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing privately held corporations two consecutive years. As the Human Resources Manager, Cathy leveraged administrative staffing contracts with Bay Area Rapid Transit, Levi’s, Bank of America, the Federal Reserve Bank, Chevron, BioRad, and other private and public business to create a jobs program; working with Goodwill Industries, the SF Housing Authority, and Recovery Survivor network, providing computer training, mock interviews, resume assistance and job placement to people entering the workforce.
Cathy worked as a consultant helping 30+ community based organizations and neighborhood groups establish the
District 11 Excelsior Collaborative, funded through District 11 Supervisor Avalos office and Mayor Ed Lee’s Office of
Housing and Community Development. To date the Excelsior Collaborative has awarded 80+ small grants funding a
variety of innovative programs designed and implemented by businesses, residents, and community based
organizations living in and serving the District 11 community. Cathy also worked with the OMICC (Ocean View,
Merced Heights, Ingleside) Community Collaborative supporting their Community Action Grant program and
community health fair designed to support people aging alone at home, collaborating with District 19
Assemblymember Phil Ting’s office, UCSF, The Department of Public Health, Kaiser, Zuckerberg SF General Hospital,
SF Fire Department, University of Pacific Dental School, Catholic Charities, the Stonestown and Urban Services YMCA, and 12 neighborhood, community based non-profits providing service daily in community.
From 2017 to 2019 Cathy worked for the City and County of San Francisco as the Chief of Staff for District 11
Supervisor Ahsha Safai, supporting Education, Transit, Business Corridor Development, Recreation and Parks, and
Public Safety work. During her tenure she worked on the following initiatives: the Excelsior Outer Mission Planning
Strategy, the first Transitional Age Youth and Young AdCathults job training center, installation 50+ SFMTA structural safety improvements including stop lights, bulb outs, and speed humps. Closing five illegal gaming locations on Mission Street and Ocean Avenue. Cathy currently works for the San Francisco Human Rights Commission supporting Education, Juvenile Justice reform, Public Safety, Economic Rights, and African Reparations initiatives. She served as the Human Rights Commission Secretary from 2019 through 2022.
Business Enterprise vanguard and Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing privately held corporations two consecutive years. As the Human Resources Manager, Cathy leveraged administrative staffing contracts with Bay Area Rapid Transit, Levi’s, Bank of America, the Federal Reserve Bank, Chevron, BioRad, and other private and public business to create a jobs program; working with Goodwill Industries, the SF Housing Authority, and Recovery Survivor network, providing computer training, mock interviews, resume assistance and job placement to people entering the workforce.
Cathy worked as a consultant helping 30+ community based organizations and neighborhood groups establish the
District 11 Excelsior Collaborative, funded through District 11 Supervisor Avalos office and Mayor Ed Lee’s Office of
Housing and Community Development. To date the Excelsior Collaborative has awarded 80+ small grants funding a
variety of innovative programs designed and implemented by businesses, residents, and community based
organizations living in and serving the District 11 community. Cathy also worked with the OMICC (Ocean View,
Merced Heights, Ingleside) Community Collaborative supporting their Community Action Grant program and
community health fair designed to support people aging alone at home, collaborating with District 19
Assemblymember Phil Ting’s office, UCSF, The Department of Public Health, Kaiser, Zuckerberg SF General Hospital,
SF Fire Department, University of Pacific Dental School, Catholic Charities, the Stonestown and Urban Services YMCA, and 12 neighborhood, community based non-profits providing service daily in community.
From 2017 to 2019 Cathy worked for the City and County of San Francisco as the Chief of Staff for District 11
Supervisor Ahsha Safai, supporting Education, Transit, Business Corridor Development, Recreation and Parks, and
Public Safety work. During her tenure she worked on the following initiatives: the Excelsior Outer Mission Planning
Strategy, the first Transitional Age Youth and Young AdCathults job training center, installation 50+ SFMTA structural safety improvements including stop lights, bulb outs, and speed humps. Closing five illegal gaming locations on Mission Street and Ocean Avenue. Cathy currently works for the San Francisco Human Rights Commission supporting Education, Juvenile Justice reform, Public Safety, Economic Rights, and African Reparations initiatives. She served as the Human Rights Commission Secretary from 2019 through 2022.
Our Community
The Excelsior Action Group is a community organization that determines its direction from community stakeholders within the District, not just people that hold titles within our organization. EAG's Board of Directors welcomes input from everyone in the Excelsior, Outer Mission, Broad/Randolph and other's "Best Practices". If you care about our community, have ideas that you want to share, problems that you want fixed, solutions that haven't been tried, contact us!