Don Aguilar

Vice President, Human Resources

As vice president of human resources, Don is responsible for all aspects of the community foundation's human capital, including benefits, employee relations, diversity, organization and employee development, compensation, culture development, recruiting and training.

Don brings more than 10 years of human resources experience to the community foundation. Most recently, he was director, talent management and organization development at Berger Lewis Accountancy Corporation. He was in charge of all human resources and leadership development functions, working with staff, managers and the principal shareholders to operate a highly successful, values-based regional accounting firm.

In 2004, Don founded Ellipsis Consulting, Inc. His firm specialized in human resources consulting and leadership development. Don had the privilege of working with executives across the country and in Silicon Valley, providing services that included onsite HR support, HR audits, executive coaching, 360-degree feedback, retreat facilitation and other projects.

Prior to that, Don worked for CBIZ, Inc., a national business services firm, as a senior human resources consultant. There, Don worked locally and nationally across numerous industries, providing high level human resources and organization development consulting and executive coaching, which was highlighted by a one-year placement at Cisco Systems as an HR Business Partner in Optical Networking.

Don began his career in psychology, working in the nonprofit sector. He was a program director and clinical therapist specializing in children and families.

Don holds a master's of science degree in clinical psychology from CSU East Bay and a bachelor's of arts degree in communication studies from CSU Sacramento. He lives in Sunnyvale with his son and two daughters, and their two basset hounds.