Meet our
Committee

Melissa Barber

Co-CHAIR

Melissa Barber worked for Gap International Inc. for almost a decade in International Visual Merchandising Department, traveling extensively to Japan, Europe, and Canada. She currently takes care of her two children, Mason and Margaux. Melissa lives in San Francisco, where she has been involved with the San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary, San Francisco Parks Conservancy, and SFMOMA. She serves on the Board of the Francisca Club and has been a supporter of the San Francisco Parks Trust, helping to build the Presidio Heights Playground, from fundraising to park planning.

Melissa served on the Headlands Benefit Auction Committee for several years before joining the Board of Directors in 2013. She currently serves as  the Auction Committee co-chair. "I have worked on the Headlands Auction for a few years, and I feel that each year the art and the crowd just get better! There is always some kind of magic happening in the room—the excitement is infectious.”

Amir Mortazavi

Co-CHAIR

Amir Mortazavi is the founder of M-PROJECTS, an architectural design firm that develops and builds vertically integrated real estate projects. He’s also the co-founder of CANOPY, a premium network of shared workspaces.

Jessica Silverman

Co-CHAIR

Jessica Silverman founded the Jessica Silverman Gallery in 2008 after completing her MFA in Curatorial Practice at California College of the Arts. The gallery is known for discovering emerging artists in California and bringing them to an international audience, as well as introducing foreign artists to the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2013 the gallery expanded to a 3,000-square-foot space in the historic Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco.

“Working with Headlands to support its programming gives me great pleasure. The auction is not only fun, but it yields a tremendous amount of support for the organization and gives back to the artists who donate. It is a win-win situation. This year, 90 percent of the people I asked to donate said yes within an hour! This is going to make for a great year.”

Evie Simon

Co-CHAIR

Evie Simon is a partner at Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, a gallery in San Francisco, and has been with the firm since 2009. Prior experience includes work in the nonprofit sector with Special Olympics. While taking a break from work for several years to be with her children, Evie was involved at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Walker Art Center She volunteered for Free Arts Minnesota, working with at-risk youth, and took several courses in art history and studio arts. Evie also serves on committees at the Richardson Bay Audubon Society and served on Headlands’ Development and Auction Committees prior to joining the Board of Directors in 2014. She currently serves on the Headlands Advancement Committee, and this is her fourth year co-chairing the Headlands  auction.