Board Members
Pictured with Grandson Elijah Klein
Donna Garman Archer
Born in Washington D. C., Donna was married to 1969 Masters Golf Champion, George Archer, for 44 years. Before he died, George gave Donna permission to talk about the fact that he never learned to read and write beyond third grade level. The Archer Foundation was developed to provide additional and specialized help for children who struggle as they attempt to learn to be proficient in literacy. Our goal is to help as many children as possible so that they might experience the wonder, the magic, the mystery, of reading. Everyone should be able to learn to read, and we shall hopefully help them to do so.
Donna Archer
Michael W. Jamieson
Mike was a junior golfer at The Peninsula Golf & Country Club in 1969, when he first met George and Donna Archer, the same year George won the Crosby, Masters and became an Honorary Member of PGCC. Like George, Mike attended SMHS and is a fellow inductee of the SMHS Sports Hall of Fame. Mike graduated from Washington University (STL) with an MBA. He has served on multiple Club and School boards over the years. He is a Golf Historian of 30 years with 300 Club History and National Magazine articles published (Blaster, NCGA Magazine, Senior Golfer, USGA Golf Journal and McKellar Golf Magazine.) Mike is a fierce advocate for literacy education, and been an active Member of the George Archer Foundation Board since it’s founding in 2007.
Jim Burau
Jim has been a practicing attorney at Lake Tahoe for over 30 years, licensed in California and Nevada. His practice focuses primarily on counseling higher net worth clients in wealth preservation planning, as well as the administration of trusts and estates. Jim was the estate planning attorney for George and Donna Archer, and after George passed away in 2005, he worked closely with Donna to create the George Archer Memorial Foundation for Literacy, and has served as an Officer and a Director of the Foundation since it was established in 2008. He is a graduate of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (BS 1981) and the University of San Francisco School of Law (JD 1989), and is certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Jim is married to Cindy Burau, a gifted elementary school teacher, currently at Tahoe Lake Elementary School in Tahoe City, California, where she seeks to instill a passion for reading and language arts in students of all ability levels. Her passion for teaching has influenced Jim's work with the Foundation, underscoring the need to ensure that all children gain sufficient reading proficiency to help them navigate an increasingly complex world.
Frank LaRosa
Frank says he has spent most of his life playing golf…and the rest he has just wasted! Frank is a popular Northern California radio and television personality and golf writer who has chronicled the game and industry across multiple platforms for the past 30 years. He currently produces and hosts a daily golf radio feature for Sports 1140 KHTK called “Golf to Go,” now in its 14th year on air. He has hosted a series of Emmy nominated golf programs for KVIE television called “Tee Time: Golf in Northern California.” His latest television program, “Pebble Beach at 100” which chronicles the 100th Anniversary of Pebble Beach Golf Links enjoyed National distribution and runs now on continuous loop at the famed Pebble Beach Visitor Center. His work in golf has garnered him numerous accolades including induction into the Sacramento Golf Hall of Fame and California Golf Hall of Fame, Honorary membership into the PGA, and he is a three-time winner of the Northern California PGA Media Person of the Year award. His commitment to community outreach, growing the game, and his involvement with charity overshadows what he has accomplished in the media. He is sought out for his expertise in fundraising, marketing, and public relations. Recognizing that Nationwide 20% of the elementary school population is struggling with reading, Frank is "all-in" with support for the mission of the George Archer Foundation for Literacy. “I feel we are put on earth to extend a hand and reach out to others in need. As a father of two voracious readers, I embrace The Archer Foundation and its goals because every child deserves to read!”
Elizabeth Archer Klein
The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Archer Klein is the eldest of Donna & George Archer’s two Daughters. She works through beauty, sacred walks, life-coaching, and redevelopment work. Educated at Stanford University, Fuller Theological Seminary, and The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, she is an ordained Presbyterian Minister, a Reiki Master, Artist, & aspiring dressage rider. Inspired by the success of different kinds of learning methods to enable children and adults to read, she enthusiastically supports the Foundation with its emphasis on empathetic support. She is particularly focused on empowering the under-served.
Dave Stockton
Dave, well known for his short game abilities since joining the PGA Tour in 1964, has 25 career Tour wins including 2 PGA Championships, 2 Senior Player Championships and a U.S. Senior Open to his credit. Dave captained the victorious Ryder Cup team at Kiawah Island in 1991. As Assistant Captain, Dave helped former ’91 team member, Captain Paul Azinger, to another U.S. Ryder Cup victory at Valhalla CC in Kentucky in 2008. His success continued when he transitioned to instruction becoming known as the pre-eminent short game guru after working with notables such as Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy. Dave is also a best-selling author of short-game instructional books including Putt To Win, Unconscious Putting, Unconscious Scoring and Own Your Game. Additionally, Dave provides some of the best corporate outing and group clinic experiences to clubs and fortune 500 companies all around the world.
LynnE De Chambrier
Lynne is the youngest and most favorite daughter of George Archer. Shhh, don’t tell Lizzie. She is also the wife to a brilliant physicist, mum to 4 wonderful sons, daughter to 1 amazing Donna, sister to a multitalented renaissance woman, auntie to many wonderful nieces and nephews. She spent many years teaching kids of all ages and all ability levels. She currently runs a small Fiduciary business and looks after 2 horses, a dog, a cat, 2 ducks, 25 chickens and an enormous pot belly pig named Ozzie, on a hill overlooking Monterey Bay. The Archer is so special as the amazing support honors the memory of Dad and gives Mom a most valued mission. She is deeply thankful to so many who give their time, talent and dollars to continue this work.
John K. Abendroth
Growing up as a public golf junior in San Francisco, George Archer along with other notable golfers from the City like Ken Venturi, Johnny Miller, Bill McCool, Bob Lunn and Bob Rosburg were an inspiration for me to become and accomplished player.
In the years that I played the PGA Tour from 1975-1977 I was able to play with George, get to know him better and even got a golf tip from him that I even recall over 45 years later.
As an average student I realized in my later years that I have some level of Dyslexia. Through learning about George's issues and the work of the Archer Foundation it made me understand my issues as a kid and led me to be very interested and focused on seeing the George Archer Foundation succeed in their mission.
Lastly, Donna Archer is a treasure... great leader and a wonderful person, I'm proud to be one of her warriors.
Skip Green
Grandfather, father, husband, business person.
I’m involved with the George Archer Foundation for one overriding reason. The one thing that separates humans from all other living entities is the ability to think. The most valuable gift anyone can give a child is the gift of education from which flows knowledge and the ability to reason thus giving a child the opportunity to develop his/her mind to its very maximum. The George Archer Foundation provides this gift to an ever-widening circle of children again and again and…………
The world is a better place because of the George Archer Foundation, and I’m proud to be a small part of it.