Leadership Team

Jennifer Co
Domestic Violence Services Director

Ana Maria Mahiri
Development and Communications Director

Rachelle Martin
Finance Director

Blanca Plazola
Director of Housing Services

Sabrina Thomas
Emergency Services Program Director

Liz Varela
Executive Director

Board of Directors

Cristi Ritschel, President
Vice President of Resident Services Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA)

Carla Dartis, Vice President
Executive Director, Movement Strategy Center

Paul Carney, Treasurer
CFO/COO, Merritt Community Capital Corporation

Carrie Lutjens, Secretary
Associate Director, Real Estate Development, Satellite Affordable Housing Associates

Ellen Dektar
Senior Administrator, ECE Facilities First Five, Alameda County

Nicole Hankton
Director of Sales and Marketing, Visit Walnut Creek 

Tyng Liu
Senior Program Manager, Robert Half, Inc.

Rob Rich
Retired Safety/HR/Legal Executive, Cahill Contractors LLC

Nicole Stan
CPA, Audit Partner, CohnReznick, LLP

Marianne Teleki
Manager, Department of Equity & Language Access, Kaiser Permanente

Mina Zivkovic
Head of Marketing, WorkWhile

Liz Varela
Executive Director, Building Futures

Special Thanks

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

Alain McLaughlin Photography Inc

Marilyn Hulbert for photography

Patricia Bidar for writing, editing and consultation

Tamara Adams for original artwork