Vision

Leadership Council San Mateo County believes communities are stronger when a diversity of leaders are connected, knowledgeable, and targeted in their efforts to create positive change.

Ten members of the CORPS Class of 2023 gather around Joaquin Jimenez, Half Moon Bay Vice Mayor, in front of ALAS during their visit on Human Services Learning Day.

Margi Power and Kaarin Hardy, Leadership Council SMC Co-Presidents, pose with Leadership Coaches Sharvari Shetty and Laura Costain, two expert trainers of the Emerging Leaders Program.

Mission

We connect, inspire, and educate established and emerging leaders from the business, nonprofit, and government sectors to positively transform San Mateo County and find solutions for the biggest issues facing our communities. We elevate and empower countywide leadership talent. Participation in our programs represents the diversity of San Mateo County.

Willa Brock, Manager of Interpretation and Learning Experiences at Filoli Historic House and Garden, and Jennifer Llamas, Immigrant Services Coordinator at the County of San Mateo, practice their secret handshake during the “Building an Inclusive Community” Learning Day.

Five Leadership CORPS Class of 2022 Alumni pose with Alicia Santamaria, Founder of Adelante Coaching outside the City of San Mateo Library. Alumni from left to right: James Moore, City of San Mateo Librarian, Ross Sit, Board Member of Moonstar Charitable Organization, Daisy Li, CEO Founder of Moonstar Charitable Organization, Suzanne Lee, Senior Manager of Corporate Relations at Genentech, Inc, and Yvonne Webb, San Mateo County Health Foundation Board Member.

Leadership for All of San Mateo County

San Mateo County is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors. Each Supervisor must live in and represent one of five districts that are roughly equal (approximately 147,000 people) in population but vary greatly in size. In addition, each city has an elected City Council, and there are many other publicly elected boards, from Mosquito Abatement Boards to School Boards.

Communities We Serve

This map of the County of San Mateo, with the cities marked with swallow icons, shows that Leadership Council SMC serves all cities and unincorporated areas of San Mateo County.

Atherton
Belmont
Brisbane
Broadmoor
Burlingame
Burlingame Hills
Colma
Daly City
Devonshire
East Palo Alto
El Granada
Emerald Lake Hills
Fair Oaks
Foster City
Half Moon Bay

Highlands/Baywood Park
Hillsborough
La Honda
Ladera
Loma Mar
Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde
Menlo Oaks
Menlo Park
Millbrae
Miramar
Montara
Moss Beach
North Fair Oaks
Pacifica
Palomar Park

Pescadero
Portola Valley
Princeton
Redwood City
San Bruno
San Carlos
San Gregorio
San Mateo
Sequoia Tract
Skylonda
South Coast/Skyline
South San Francisco
Stanford Lands
West Menlo Park
Woodside