Foster City Village  Board of Directors 

Supriya was born in Bangalore, India, has a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, and a M.S. degree in Operations Research and Statistics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.  She lived in Michigan for a few years and then moved her family to Foster City 25 years ago where she and her husband have raised their 2 children.  Her career has focused largely on analytics with applications in marketing, market research, advertising and branding for both large and small non-profit organizations.

Following a five-year stint at Kaiser Permanente, Supriya left in 2017, and since then has dedicated herself to volunteering for the Foster City Village. She serves as President of the Board and co-chairs our Membership Committee. Previous volunteer experience has included Pathways Home Health & Hospice, Samaritan House of San Mateo and her children’s schools. 

Supriya was instrumental in setting up and coordinates the WE CARE Program to reach members in their homes. She helps with Village events, and is a very welcome asset to this worthwhile organization.

Marlene was born in Cleveland, Ohio and went to school at Cleveland Heights High School.  She moved to California in 1961, and to Foster City in 1974.  Her first career was in the clothing industry, followed by a second career in hotel hospitality.   Her time now enables her to focus on volunteering efforts for Home & Hope, San Mateo County, Peninsula Temple Sholom, and largely for Foster City Village. 

Marlene does a marvelous job as Vice President of the Board of Directors in addition to being Membership Chair and Community Outreach Director for the Village, and was one of the original members of the formation team in 2012.  Her efforts have been invaluable in growing our membership and by introducing the Village to local organizations, seniors, politicians and the community in general.  Marlene was responsible for introducing Second Harvest Food Bank’s distribution to Foster City.  Food is distributed by a dedicated team of volunteers twice a month, coming together from the PJCC, Foster City Rotary and, of course, Foster City Village.  Marlene also started the Meals On Wheels program in Foster City.  5 days a week, full meals are delivered to residents in need by Marlene’s team.   Her husband, Richard, serves as Treasurer of the Village, and both of them are an active part of all Village events, as well as drivers of seniors on a regular basis.  The “Hoppers” are a prominent part of the Board of Directors

Richard was born in Princeton, Illinois and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois.  He served in the US Navy as an officer in the Civil Engineering Corps. and following active duty he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area.  He is currently the Treasurer of the Foster City Village. 

Richard is a Professional Engineer, Civil and Traffic, has served as the Director of Public Works/City Engineer for the City of Foster City, and In 1980 Richard started his own consulting organization. He continues to provide engineering services to both public and private clients.   He has served on many other organizations including the South Bay Chapter of the American Public Works Association, the Peninsula Association of Contractors and Engineers, the Bayporte Community Association in Foster City, and the Isle Cove Homeowners Association, where he presently serves as Board President. He has lived in Foster City since 1971, where he currently resides with his wife, Marlene, who is also an energetic Board Member of the Foster City Village. 

Mark was born in San Francisco and grew up in Burlingame, CA.  Mark attended Mills High School and then received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.  He is currently a new at large board member of the Foster City Village.  

Mark has had two distinct careers, having been a commercial lending officer at various local banks for a combined 25 years as well as having owned and operated Kickers Soccer Shop in Belmont for nearly a decade in the early 2000’s.  He currently works for Heritage Bank of Commerce in San Mateo. He has served on several local organizations, primarily centered on youth sports including approximately 15 years on the Regional Board and coach for Foster City AYSO, as well as having coached and umpired for Foster City Little League for the same amount of time.  Mark is also on the selection committee for the Youth Sports Wall of Fame that is located at Sea Cloud Park. He has lived in Foster City since 1995, where he currently resides with his wife, Suzy.  They have two children, Rachel and Jake.

Shari was born in San Diego, CA, has lived in Northern California most of her life, and attended UC Berkeley.  She has worked primarily in the corporate legal world for most of her adult life, starting with one of Silicon Valley’s first legal representatives of the high tech industry, evolving into training instructor, then practice manager, then moved up into assistant to General Council at Oracle Corporation, one of the three largest software companies in the world at the time.

Shari has lived in Foster City for 43 years. She has been with the Foster City Village since early in its inception in 2013.  Shari started out working in the office as one of the administrators, then assisted Marlene Hopper with membership, worked with the Lunch and Learn team in aligning speakers for the monthly luncheon, worked for a long while as Editor of the FCV newsletter, was instrumental in organizing the first annual FCV Benefit with Mary Bates, and, as a recently elected Member of the Board of Directors, enjoys the title of “Board Liaison”, between the Board and the office staff.