The Leadership Team at First Place for Youth

Sheigla Averill

Director of Development

Jayme Catalano

Director of Communications

Sonya Cravines

Vice President of People & Culture

Tiffany Dillard

Mississippi County Program Manager

Stephanie Garcia

Director of Education and Employment

Elizabeth Gomez

Regional Director of Contra Costa and Solano Programs

Kwamane Harris

Director of Practice Development

Emily Jensen

Chief Impact and Programs Officer

Thomas Lee

Chief Executive Officer

Matt Levy

VP of Evaluation and Learning

Ivan Lopez

Director of IT

Cindy Macias

VP of Programs

Megan McGuire

Regional Director of Programs – SF Supportive Services

Claudia Miller

Chief Development and Public Engagement Officer

June Miyake

VP of Contracts and Compliance

Sangeeta Trivedi

Director of Human Resources

LaMont Walker

Regional Director of Programs, SoCal

Erica Waterford

VP of Employment and Education

Vicki Whitlock

Chief of Staff

Suzanne Zhou

Director of Finance & Accounting

Our Board

First Place is grateful to the members of our Board of Directors and Regional Advisory Board, who generously volunteer their time, expertise, and financial support to further First Place’s mission.

Officers

Darryl Glass

Secretary

Sheri Paulo

Chair

Hilda West

Vice Chair

Members

Karina Anglada

Strategic Development Manager, Adobe

Gilda Clift Breland

Attorney, Foster Advisors

Carrie Busch

President, Glass, Lewis & Co.

Barker Carlock

Investor and Filmmaker

Chuck Daggs

Retired, Wells Fargo Bank

Matthew Denn

Managing Director of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Mark Donnelly

Real Estate Investor

Kristin Johnson

Managing Director, Altamont Capital Partners

David Kellis

Communications and Social Impact Expert

Dan Kostenbauder

Vice President Tax Policy and General Counsel for the Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Lydia Loizides

Managing Partner and President at Talentedly

Marian Macindoe

Managing Director, Sustainable Investment Strategy at Parnassus

Darryl McDavid

Program Manager at Bay Area Community Services (BACS)

Ivor Nanton

Consultant, Hardesty LLC

Angelica Salmeron

Program/Financial Specialist with Alameda County Public Health Dept.

Keith Shultz

Consulting Partner, Redfish Consulting

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL BOARD

Bill Gould

Director, Equity and Inclusion , National Disability Institute 

Tina LaMonica

Executive Vice President, NAI Capital

Ellen Roth Nagler

College Counselor, College Match 

Kamili Samms

Loan Consultant, Caliber Home Loans

Adam Sisson

Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles

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