Home Again Board of Directors

United Way of San Diego County is leading the efforts to end chronic homelessness in collaboration with business & community leaders, service providers, homeless experts, housing developers, and dedicated volunteers who care about their community.

We invite you to join these volunteers, activists, and citizens in opening doors for the chronically homeless.

Brian Maienschein
Commissioner
Plan to End Chronic Homelessness

Dene Oliver - CHAIR
Chief Executive Officer
OliverMcMillan, Inc.

Alpha Project for the Homeless:
Bob McElroy
Executive Director
Alpha Project for the Homeless

Ashford University:
Chad Williamson
Senior Director of National Accounts
Ashford University

California Western School of Law:
Ken Klein
Law School Professor
California Western School of Law

Catholic Charities:
Sister RayMonda DuVal
Executive Director
Catholic Charities

Centre City Development Corporation:
Robert McNeely
Board Member
Center City Development Corporation

City of San Diego - Emergency Medical Services (EMS):
Dr. James Dunford
Medical Director
Emergency Medical Services
City of San Diego

City of San Diego - Fire Rescue Department:
Brian Fennessy
Assistant Fire Chief
Fire Rescue Department
City of San Diego

Community Volunteer:
Kendy Li
Community Volunteer

Corporation for Supportive Housing:
Simonne Ruff
Director – San Diego
Corporation for Supportive Housing

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

Jennifer Schaffer
Director, Behavioral Health Division
County of San Diego

Sheriff’s Department:
William Gore
Sheriff
County of San Diego

Richard M. Conklin, LCSW     
San Diego Sheriff's Department
San Diego Central Jail

Crisis House:
Sue Estes Christopher
Executive Director
Crisis House

HomeAid San Diego:
Alexis Parker
Executive Director
HomeAid San Diego

Interfaith Community Services:
Suzanne Stewart Pohlman
Executive Director
Interfaith Community Services

Craig Jones
Interfaith Community Services

Kaiser Permanente:
Rodger Dougherty
Director of Public Affairs
Kaiser Permanente

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):
Shannon Jaccard
Executive Director
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)

Point Loma Nazarene University:
Patricia Leslie, MSW
Director of Social Work Program
Point Loma Nazarene University

Pomerado News Group:
Brendan Ruff
General Manager & Director of Sales
Pomerado News Group

Regional Task Force on the Homeless:
Peter Callstrom
Executive Director
Regional Task Force on the Homeless

San Diego Grantmakers:
Mary Herron
Trustee, The Parker Foundation
San Diego Grantmakers

San Diego Housing Federation:
Susan Riggs Tinsky
Executive Director
San Diego Housing Federation

San Diego North Economic Development Council:
Gary Knight
President & CEO
San Diego North Economic Development Council

San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce:
Ben Haddad
Past Board Chair
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

San Diego Workforce Partnerships:
Mark Cafferty
President and CEO
San Diego Workforce Partnerships

D. Todd Phillips
Director, Government Relations & Legislative Affairs
San Diego Workforce Partnership

Second Chance:
Scott Silverman
Executive Director/Founder
Second Chance

St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc.
Mary Case
Vice-President
St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc.

South Bay Community Services:
Kathryn Lembo
Executive Director
South Bay Community Services

Southwest Strategies:
Clint Carney
Director of Communications
Southwest Strategies

United Way of San Diego County:
Douglas F. Sawyer
President & CEO
United Way of San Diego County

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

Myrna Pascual
Field Operations Specialist
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

Veterans Affairs Regional Center:
Lily Fetzer
Executive Director
Veterans Affairs Regional Center

Errol Samuelson
Veterans’ Service Representative
Veterans Affairs Regional Center

Volunteer Lawyers Association:
Amy J. Fitzpatrick, Esq.
Executive Director / San Diego Volunteer Lawyer
Volunteer Lawyers Association

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

Home Again Staff:
Lance Witmondt