
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


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