OUR LEADERSHIP & BOARD
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EXECUTIVE STAFF
LEADERSHIP STAFF
Cynthia Melchor, Associate Director of Community Support Service
Cristal Olivas, Director of Housing
Jenny Sanchez-Nieto, Associate Director of Clinical Services
Lindsey Mansfield, Director of Healing and Justice
Lindsay Mapp, Director of Philanthropy
Lizette Estrada, Associate Director of Crisis Intervention and Legal Services
Lucille Gabriel, Director of Youth and Family Services Program
Samantha Bonnett, Director of Major Gifts
Trish Carter, Associate Director of Strategic Communications and Campaigns
Vanessa Torres, Associate Director of Social Justice
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
Our Board of Directors consists of a group of dedicated community leaders, who provide strategic oversight, ensure fiscal responsibility, and advance our mission of eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all . Their strategic governance promotes and supports critical programs and services which serve over 50,000 individuals across our service geography on an annual basis.
Board of Directors
Maureen De Nieva-Marsh; Member at Large – Director of Whole Family and Community Services, Community Action Marin
Erica Demster; Member at Large – Executive Consultant, Enterprise Business Services, Kaiser Permanente
Mary Morris; Member at Large – Architect/Planner
Monika Thakur; Member at Large – Vice President SaaS Engineering, Oracle
Jamie Arreola – Owner, and Director, Jamie Activates
Karen Ashley – Vice President of Business Development, Cisco
Gea Carr – Realtor, Coldwell Banker Realty
Laurie Deaton – Retired, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, AlphaSignal LLC
Ann Hosein – Retired, Integration CFO
Lily Liu – Social Sector Consultant, Redstone Strategy Group
Kate Morris – Senior Director, People Business Partners, Gong
Susan Walsh – Retired, Urban Planner, City of San Jose
Barbara Wakefield – Retired, IT Executive, HP
Anne Woo – Program Director, Lockheed Martin
Victoria Yang – Business Analyst, Mckinsey & Company
