Junior League of San Francisco, CA

Master of Ceremonies

Jan Yanehiro

Jan Yanehiro is an Emmy Award winning Broadcast Journalist who helped pioneer the magazine format on television as co-host of Evening Magazine, a nightly program in San Francisco that ran for 15 years on CBS-5. She has hosted 8 documentaries on the incarceration and redress of Japanese Americans during World War II. Jan has won multiple awards including the Girl Scout’s Woman of Distinction Award, and the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award. She is the Chair of Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream Legacy Circle; a board member of The San Francisco-Osaka Sister City Association and is the former Board Chair of The Representation Project, an organization focused on gender equality.

She is the co-author of 4 books, her latest book is titled, “This Is Not The Life I Ordered…60 Ways To Keep Your Head Above Water When Life Keeps Dragging You Down.” Jan has 3 adult children and is the proud grandmother of 3—so far.

Community Honoree

Eva Sage-Gavin

Eva Sage-Gavin is a recognized Fortune 100 business executive, board director, and thought leader on transformation, the future of work and corporate governance. Most recently, she served as Senior Managing Director at Accenture, leading the Talent, Organization and Human Potential global practice and helping C-suite clients drive digital transformation and workforce innovation. She previously held executive and CHRO roles at Gap Inc., Disney Consumer Products, PepsiCo, and several technology companies, and has advised CEOs and boards as a Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group and G100 companies.

Sage-Gavin has served as director on multiple public and private boards. In 2025, she was named to the National Academy of Sciences Board on Human Systems Integration. She has been recognized by the NACD Directorship 100, HR Executive’s Top 100 HR Tech Influencers, and as a leading voice on transformation and the future of work by Silicon Republic. She currently chairs the Women Corporate Directors Bay Area chapter and serves on advisory councils at Stanford University, Santa Clara University, and the Innovation Resource Center for HR Board. A Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources, she holds a B.S. from Cornell University, where she is Executive in Residence at the ILR School. She will also be celebrating her 35-year wedding anniversary this year with her husband, Dennis Gavin.

League Honoree

Tammy Braas-Hill

Tammy Braas-Hill is a fourth generation native of San Francisco. She started her volunteerism while attending Presentation High School. Helping children at Laurel School with special learning needs. She also volunteered with Helpers Home which supports adults with developmental disabilities at their Ghirardelli Square pop up location. While attending San Francisco State University Tammy volunteered with the elderly at Spring Gardens. After graduating college she started her career in retail fashion and visual merchandising. In 1992, a co-worker encouraged Tammy to join the Junior League of San Francisco. This started her thirty-three years of volunteerism with the Junior League. Her past commitment experiences includes La Casa de las Madres, Transfers, Empowerment Project, Fashion Show, Provisional Education, Nominating, Strategy Planning, Finance, Fund Development Ad Hoc, The Centennial Celebration which created “A Century of Commitment” booklet. Tammy was the Chair of Next-to-New/Consignment Boutique, Merchandise committee, Cookbook committee, 16th Annual Home Tour and The Women at the Center Honors (WATCH). She was on the Board of Directors as Fundraising Council Director, Corresponding Secretary, Assistant to the President and Sustainer Council Director. She was awarded Active of the Year in 2004 and The Spirit of the League in 2013. During her sustainer years Tammy was asked to share the Leagues History to incoming Provisional members at their meetings.

Tammy joined the San Francisco Garden Club in 2003. She became President in 2016-2018. During her presidency they raised funds for the San Francisco Botanical Gardens and City College of San Francisco Botanical and Horticultural students with the Alice Eastwood Awards.  In 2021, Tammy joined the San Francisco Auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums. She Co-chaired the 40th anniversary of Bouquets to Art in 2024. During Tammy’s health recovery she is still a member of the Junior League of San Francisco, San Francisco Garden Club and San Francisco Fine Arts Museum. Tammy and her Husband Randy will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in 2026.