Staff and Board

(Photo not current, Jan. 2020)

Liz Varela, Executive Director

Rachelle Martin, Finance Director

Jennifer Co, Domestic Violence Services Director

Tammy Cloud, Housing & Health Services Director

Sabrina Thomas, Emergency Services Program Director

Ana Maria Mahiri, Development and Communications Director

Rob Rich, President
Safety and Human Resources Executive, Cahill Contractors LLC (Retired)

Deni Adaniya, Vice President
Senior Housing Development Program Manager, Oakland Housing Authority

Gayle Thomas, Secretary
Fire Captain/Paramedic, City of Alameda Fire Department

Sandy Schnieder, Treasurer
Director of Business Planning & Analysis, Pacific Bell (Retired)

Anita Burnaford
Regional Service officer, Willis Towers Watson (Retired)

Paul Carney
Senior Associate, Devine & Gong, Inc.

Carla Dartis
Consultant and Strategist, Anti-Human Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence Issues

Miriam Delagrange
City of Alameda Housing and Community Development and Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (Retired)

Jean Hom
Housing Specialist, City of San Leandro (Retired)

Cristi Ritschel, LCSW
Director of Resident Services, SAHA – Satellite Affordable Housing Associates

Shelley Rombough, RN, MHCA
Assistant Medical Group Administrator, Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center (Retired)

Special Thanks

Yvonne Day-Rodriguez, Y. Day Designs, for graphic and web design