Dan Desantis Email & Phone Number

Fresno Regional Foundation is led by a committed Chief Executive Officer, Dan DeSantis, to fulfill our mission of improving the quality of life in our community through philanthropy.Dan spent his formative years in the San Fernando Valley. He received his bachelor’s degree in education from California State University, Northridge and earned a master’s degree in administration at the University of Southern California.Dan spent the first 20 years of his professional life as a hospital administrator, and the last 12 as the CEO of Sierra Kings District Hospital in Reedley, CA. In 1999, he was hired by the Fresno Superior Court to create and run the court’s first mediation program. Dan left the court in 2005 to become the CEO of Fresno Regional Foundation.Specialties: Administration, Business Operations,Financial Management, Fund Development, Strategic Planning, Community Relations,Board Development, HR Management