Meet our Staff and Board


Our Staff

  • Dana Arango

    she/her/ella
    Housing & Resource Navigator

    Email Dana

  • Theresa Arocena

    she/they/siya
    Marketing & Development Associate

    Email Theresa

  • Taylor Boutelle

    They/them
    Trainer I – Training and Transformation Team

    Email Taylor

  • Shanae Bullock

    she/her
    Data & Programs Assistant

    Email Shanae

  • Fernanda Celarie

    she/her
    Trainer II - Training and Transformation Team

    Email Fernanda

  • Lunae Chrysanta

    he/they
    Manager of Training & Transformation

    Email Lunae

  • Matthew Cimino

    he/him
    Director of Finance & Operations

    Email Matthew

  • Elizabeth Copp

    she/her
    CRDP Assistant

    Email Elizabeth

  • Naomi Cruz

    they/them
    Community Programs Supervisor

    Email Naomi

  • Vinny Eng

    he/him/they
    Interim Executive Director

    Email Vinny

  • Faire Faircloth

    they/he
    Activities Coordinator

    Email Faire

  • Kass Fitzgerald

    they/them
    Housing Navigator

    Email Kass

  • Robert Gardina

    he/him
    Programs Assistant

    Email Robert

  • Lila Goehring

    she/her
    Intergenerational Engagement Coordinator

    Email Lila

  • Ash Gomez

    he/they
    Operations Coordinator

    Email Ash

  • Aiden Goodwin

    they/them
    Mental Health Program Supervisor

    Email Aiden

  • Annie Gwynne-Vaughan

    she/her
    Women’s Programming Assistant

    Email Annie

  • Charity Horst

    she/her
    Operations Manager

    Email Charity

  • J Jha

    all pronouns
    Manager of TGNC and Intergenerational Programs

    Email J

  • Caroline Koorn

    she/her
    Case Manager

    Email Caroline

  • Lavinia Lakalaka

    she/her
    HR Manager

    Email Lavinia

  • Alejandro Martinez

    he/him
    Men’s Group Facilitator

    Email Alex

  • Mark Martinez

    he/him
    Executive Assistant

    Email Mark

  • Isaiah Meade

    he/him
    Aging & Disability Specialist

    Email Isaiah

  • Ariel Mellinger

    she/her
    Manager of Community Engagement Programs

    Email Ariel

  • saroj mitti

    they/them
    Transgender Community Liaison

    Email saroj

  • Nick Moore

    he/him
    Marketing Manager

    Email Nick

  • Armando Paone

    he/him
    Education Coordinator

    Email Armando

  • Carla Peña

    they/she
    Director of Strategic Partnerships & Education

    Email Carla

  • Jupiter Peraza

    she/her/hers
    Outreach Coalition Manager

    Email Jupiter

  • Aisling Peterson

    she/they
    Manager of Housing and Resource Navigation

    Email Aisling

  • Jeff Racca

    he/him
    Operations Specialist

    Email Jeff

  • Charles Renfroe

    he/him
    Development Manager

    Email Charles

  • Francesca Turlington

    she/her
    Operations Coordinator

    Email Francesca

  • Rob Sanchez-Nelson

    they/them
    Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

    Email Rob

  • José Santamaria

    he/him/el
    Resource & Referral Navigator

    Email Jose

  • Carrie Schell

    she/her
    Director of Community Support Services

    Email Carrie

  • Andrew Shaffer

    he/him
    Director of Development

    Email Andrew

  • Rob Smith

    he/him
    Manager of Intergenerational Programs

    Email Rob

  • Dani Soto

    they/them
    Deputy Director

    Email Dani

  • Julie Strobel

    she/her
    Volunteer Engagement Specialist

    Email Julie

  • David Varela

    he/him
    Resident Case Manager

    Email David

  • Sylvia Vargas

    she/they/ella
    Director of Community Engagement Programs

    Email Sylvia


Our Board

  • Mark Buchanan

    he/him
    BOARD CO-CHAIR

  • Shireen McSpadden

    she/her
    BOARD CO-CHAIR

  • Steve Vettel

    he/him
    TREASURER

  • Michael Lieberman

    he/him
    SECRETARY

  • Maite Echaniz, OTR/L

    she/her
    BOARD MEMBER (PAST CO-CHAIR)

  • Grace Huntley

    she/her
    BOARD MEMBER

  • Rachel Kamen

    she/her
    BOARD MEMBER

  • Margaret Mak

    she/her
    BOARD MEMBER (PAST CO-CHAIR)

  • Maritza Penagos

    she/her
    BOARD MEMBER

  • Oriol Pi Miloro

    he/him
    BOARD MEMBER