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Our Team

Leadership

Jennifer Valles

Executive Director

Dani Siragusa

Director of Development & Communications

Tammy Pham

Director of Finance & Administration

Team

Rosemary Gardner

Director of Community Programs

Drew Lakhardt

Director of Employment Services

Timothy Hampton

Director of Cultural Programs

Regina Benson

Associate Director of Finance

Michael Pembridge

Associate Director of Facilities

Denisse Mendéz

Youth Mental Health Manager

Nick Ward

Community Programs Manager

Ashley De La Torre

Financial Services Manager

Milly Newman

Development and Database Manager

Jae Riley

Communications Manager

Jared Holtsberry

Facilities Coordinator

Chi Chu Lin

Financial Services Housing Counselor

Reyes Segura

Financial Services Housing Counselor

Andrea Carreno

Financial Counselor

Ruby Barrenechea

Bilingual Community Programs Specialist

Eddie Tang

Small Business Consultant

Board of Directors

Mary Kate Johnson

Co-chair
Director of Regional Homelessness Prevention, All Home

Travis Mitchell

Co-Chair
Legal Counsel, Benchling

Min Matson

Treasurer
Director in Workforce Transformation, PwC

Eric Mondragon

Board Member
Marketing Specialist, WRNS Studio

Khilynn Fowler

Board Member
Community Relations Manager, SF Community Health Center

Jackie Thornhill

Board Member
Public Relations Officer, San Francisco Department of Emergency Management

Mark Ruffo

Board Member
Chief Development Officer, Landesa

Elizabeth Lanyon

Board Member
Associate Director of Philanthropy, NCLR

Gerardo Inzunza Higuera

Board Member
Litigation Attorney, Jones Day

Christian Bellman

Board Member
Senior Manager of Software Engineering, Capital One

Rob Cousins

Board Member
Head of School, Alta Vista School

Karen Iacobucci

Board Member
VP of Global People Operations & Technology, GitLab

Trey Matchin

Board Member
Regional Director for Northern California, United States Senate