Office of Development

Your Generosity Changes Lives

Rod Linhares
Director of Development
415-614-5581
LinharesR@sfarch.org

Rod has a twenty-eight year career in fundraising, and he has worked extensively with the greater Church and several parishes in the Archdiocese. Rod believes that collaboration and a mission-driven focus are integral to an organization’s ability to support and assist those it serves, and he looks forward to helping address the goals of the Archdiocese and the individual parishes. He has an undergraduate degree in Business Management from the University of Notre Dame and a graduate degree in Finance from the University of San Francisco. A Bay Area native, Rod and his family are active members of St. Gregory Parish in San Mateo.
 

Florian Romero
Associate Director of Development
Stewardship Coordinator
415-614-5537
RomeroF@sfarch.org

Florian Romero graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines with a B.A. in Advertising. She worked for the Cupertino Union School District for ten years. Prior to that, she was the Founder and Vice President of Save-A-Lot, a chain of retail stores in the Philippines. After working in for-profits for more than twenty years, Florian wanted to give back by serving the Catholic Community and Church. She has been working in the Office of Development with the San Francisco Archdiocese for over nine years.

 

Chari L. Penson
 Administrative Assistant
415-614-5583
PensonC@sfarch.org

Chari Penson came on board in November 2017.  In her role as Administrative Assistant, she works very closely with individual parishes and has oversight of much of the communications with them. 
 A lifelong Catholic, Chari is very familiar with the Church as both a member and administrator.  Among her previous positions was Parish Secretary at St. Anne’s in Walnut Creek. Chari is enthusiastic about her role and the opportunity to help those who need and depend on the Church.  She says, “As a practicing Roman Catholic, I am blessed to be serving the people and parishes of our Archdiocese.”