HOH Board Members
Daniel Sperber is a graduate of UC Berkeley and alumnus of the Men’s Gymnastics Team. Daniel brings over 35 years of small business experience and ownership to the HOH Board of Directors. As a former athlete and uncle of two former HOH gymnasts, Daniel has witnessed first hand the positive benefits of gymnastics. Daniel’s long history of community efforts through volunteering, fundraising and outreach have benefited local gymnastics organizations to continue serving its members during times of need. Daniel served as HOH board president through the organization’s years of expansive growth, including the opening of the second location. After a few years hiatus, Daniel returned to the HOH board to support the organization’s continued efforts. In his free time, Daniel enjoys bike riding, hanging with his dog and traveling to Japan to visit family.
Tara Capsuto is a corporate attorney at Cooley LLP in San Francisco, providing counsel to companies and nonprofits at all stages of their life cycles. Prior to attending law school, she was a strategic planning consultant at Monitor Deloitte in San Francisco and a microfinance fellow at Kiva Microfunds in Ecuador and Kenya. She is an alumna of the Cal Women’s Gymnastics Team and Cal Diving Team and was captain of the Cal Diving Team. Tara has coached at World Cup Gymnastics in New York and Golden Bear Recreation Center in Berkeley, CA.
Shifra de Benedictis-Kessner is the Executive Director of the non-profit Temescal Telegraph Business Improvement District in North Oakland, managing diverse programs to create a beautiful, welcoming, and prosperous commercial district, including events, district-wide cleaning, and marketing. She has worked in local economic development, focused on supporting small businesses in the East Bay for over ten years. Shifra was a competitive gymnast at Head Over Heels for 8 years, competed club gymnastics at the College of William and Mary, and currently participates in adult gymnastics classes.