Riffi retired from a career in commercial banking, that is, working with family-owned businesses, ending her career as President of a small, community bank.  After banking, she was an executive recruiter for commercial bankers, had a realtor license and rehabbed houses.  Along the way, she was a CASA, active with the League of Women Voters, on the Board of Gateway Greening, and volunteered with other organizations, reflecting her strong drive to “give back”.  She received her B.S. in political science from Boston College.  She and her husband, Rick Seiter, moved to Oakland from St. Louis three years ago to be close to their grandchildren (and adult children). Except for a fun, seven-year stint in Nashville, she lived in St. Louis all her life.   Upon moving the CA, one of her first projects was to find a women’s giving group – Imact100, similar to the one she had been active with in STL.  Riffi loves cooking, spending time with friends, knitting projects that take four times as long as they should, gardening, hiking, community work, reading, traveling, and playing pickleball.  She is excited for this leadership opportunity with the Grants committee.