Who's Involved
United Way of San Diego County is leading the efforts to end chronic homelessness in collaboration with community leaders, service providers, homeless experts, housing developers, and dedicated volunteers who care about their community.
We invite you to join these donors, activists, and citizens in opening doors for the chronically homeless.
Dene Oliver - CHAIR
Executive Officer
OliverMcMillan, Inc.
Alpha Project for the Homeless:
Bob McElroy
Executive Director
Alpha Project for the Homeless
Catholic Charities:
Sister RayMonda DuVal
Executive Director
Catholic Charities
Centre City Development Corporation:
Fred Maas
President
Center City Development Corporation
City of San Diego - Emergency Medical Services (EMS):
Dr. James Dunford
Medical Director
Emergency Medical Services
City of San Diego
Corporation for Supportive Housing:
Simonne Ruff
Director – San Diego
County Association of Police Chiefs:
David Ramirez
San Diego Executive Assistant/Chief of Police
County Association of Police Chiefs
City of San Diego Police Department
County of San Diego – Health and Human Services Agency:
Rene G. Santiago
Deputy Director, Central and South Regions
Health and Human Services Agency
County of San Diego
Alfredo Aguirre
Director, Mental Health Department
County of San Diego
Jennifer Schaffer
Director, Behavioral Health Division
County of San Diego
Susan Bower
Director, Alcohol & Drug Services Department
County of San Diego
Sheriff’s Department:
William Gore
Sheriff
County of San Diego
Representative:
Richard M. Conklin, LCSW
San Diego Sheriff's Department
San Diego Central Jail
Crisis House:
Sue Estes Christopher
Executive Director
Crisis House
Interfaith Community Services:
Suzanne Stewart Pohlman
Executive Director
Interfaith Community Services
Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.:
Gregory Knoll
Executive Director
Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
Jack Dailey
Attorney/Homeless Advocate
Legal Aid Society Homeless Prevention Advocacy
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI):
Bettie Reinhardt
Executive Director
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
San Diego North Economic Development Council:
Gary Knight
President & CEO
San Diego North Economic Development Council
Point Loma Nazarene University:
Patricia Leslie, MSW
Director of Social Work Program
Point Loma Nazarene University
Home Again Committee Chairs:
Data & Outcomes
Mathew Packard
Vice President of Development
St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc.
Discharge Planning
Judith Yates
Vice President
Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties
Intake Committee
Jim Roberts
Professional Mediator
Justice Systems Committee
SJ Kalian
Deputy Executive Director
San Diego County Bar Association
Outreach & Case Management Committee
Patricia Leslie, MSW
Director of Social Work Program
Point Loma Nazarene University
(See above information)
Resource Committee
Bob McElroy
Executive Director
Alpha Project for the Homeless
(See above information)
Regional Task Force on the Homeless:
Peter Callstrom
Executive Director
Regional Task Force on the Homeless
San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG):
Gary Gallegos
Executive Director
San Diego Association of Governments
San Diego Grantmakers:
Barbara Mandel-Pache
Funder Collaboration Consultant
San Diego Grantmakers
Mary Herron
Chair, Homeless Working Group
San Diego Grantmakers
San Diego Housing Federation:
Tom Scott
Executive Director
San Diego Housing Federation
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce:
Ben Haddad, Board Chair
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
San Diego Workforce Partnerships:
Mark Cafferty
President and CEO
San Diego Workforce Partnerships
South Bay Community Services:
Kathryn Lembo
Executive Director
South Bay Community Services
St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc.
Father Joe Carroll
President
St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc.
United Way of San Diego County:
Douglas F. Sawyer
President & CEO
United Way of San Diego County
4699 Murphy Canyon Road
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – San Diego Field Office:
Frank Riley
Field Office Director
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Alternate:
Myrna Pascual
Field Operations Specialist
Veterans Affairs Regional Center:
Lily Fetzer
Executive Director
Veterans Affairs Regional Center
Alternate:
Errol Samuelson
Veterans’ Service Representative
Volunteer Lawyers Association:
Amy J. Fitzpatrick, Esq.
Executive Director / San Diego Volunteer Lawyer
Volunteer Lawyers Association
Home Again:
Brian Maienschein
Commissioner of Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
Home Again
Home Again Board Advisors:
County of San Diego - Superior Court:
Francisco Marty
Commissioner
County of San Diego Superior Court
The Honorable Robert Coates
Presiding Judge
County of San Diego Superior Court
