Geoff is CEO of the California Association of Nonprofits. Prior to this role, Geoff served as President and CEO of the Santa Barbara City College (SBCCF) Foundation, where he became an early national leader in the College Promise movement. Prior to the SBCC Foundation, Geoff led the Fund for Santa Barbara, where he served as Executive Director from 2003 to 2015, during which time the organization tripled in size, provided millions of dollars in support of grassroots organizing work, and launched the Youth Making Change program.

He has previously chaired the Board of Directors for the California Association of Nonprofits, the Santa Barbara & Ventura Counties Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Foundation Roundtable of Santa Barbara County, and the Chamber of Commerce of the Santa Barbara Region where he co-led the three-way merger of three chambers in 2020.

He currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Center for Nonprofit Leadership at California Lutheran University, as the Immediate Past President of the Network of California Community College Foundations, and on the Board of Directors of the Community Environmental Council. Aside from his nonprofit work, Geoff’s career has encompassed serving as a National Park Service ranger, public radio programmer, campaign field organizer, and elected official.