PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO HONORING THE LIFE AND WORK OF PETER
FORTENBAUGH, AND HIS IMPACT ON YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO FROM EAST PALO
ALTO TO DALY CITY
WHEREAS, the community of East Palo Alto honors a Silicon Valley nonprofit pioneer and “Chief Community Builder,” Peter Fortenbaugh, who passed away on OCTOBER 7, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the East Palo Alto City Council expresses its condolences to peter’s family: Betty his wife, and sons and daughter Henry, Sam and Pippa and parents, William and Constance and as well to his colleagues, friends and to the youth and families of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula; and WHEREAS, Fortenbaugh was a larger-than-life figure who focused his remarkable passion, experience and energy on making the peninsula a better place for all kids to grow up and thrive; and
WHEREAS, Fortenbaughwas born in New Jersey, graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Economics in 1989, and Harvard Business School with an MBA in 1994; and
WHEREAS, Fortenbaugh, who began his career in business, decided to build a career based on community values and took over as chief executive of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula (BGCP) and was its longest-tenured CEO; and WHEREAS, under Fortenbaugh’s 20 years of leadership, BGCP has become the largest expanded learning provider in San Mateo County growing from 400 to 3,500 students, 4 to 24 sites, 30 to 290 staff, 50 to 1,100 volunteers, and an annual budget of $2 million to $28 million; and WHEREAS, Fortenbaugh inspired thousands of donors in the Silicon Valley around the mission to support students and families in the lowest-income neighborhoods of San Mateo County; and
WHEREAS, Fortenbaugh’s vision and contributions have provided BGCP with a strong foundation and community of supporters to continue meeting the growing needs of a diverse youth population far into the future; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT,the City Council of East Palo Alto hereby honors the life and work of Peter Fortenbaugh and his dedication of the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula in service of communities in need in East Palo Alto and throughout San Mateo County.
Dated: October 18, 2022
Ruben Abrica, Mayor