Executive Management Team
![Pictured: Chet P. Hewitt](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/shf_staff_Chet_Hewitt.png)
Chet P. Hewitt
Chief Executive Officer
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![Pictured: Kaying Hang](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/shf_staff_Kaying-Hang.png)
Kaying Hang
President
she/hers
![Pictured: Edward Harris](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/shf_staff_Edward_Harris.png)
Edward Harris
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer
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![Pictured: Beth Williams](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Beth-Williams.png)
Beth Williams
Administration Services Manager & Executive Assistant to the CEO
she/hers
![Pictured: Azia Cherry](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Azia-Cherry.png)
Azia Cherry
Executive Assistant to the President
she/hers
![Pictured: Marsha Parham](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Marsha-Parham.png)
Marsha Parham
Executive Assistant to the CFO/COO
she/hers
Programs and Partnerships Team
Community Economic Development
Our Community Economic Development team leads and advocates for emerging economic development projects in California by adding value to communities’ commitment to develop and implement inclusive economic growth strategies in underinvested neighborhoods.
![Pictured: Kendra Lewis](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Kendra-Lewis.png)
Kendra Lewis
Managing Director
she/hers
![Pictured: Anna Jen](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/shf_staff_Anna-Jen.png)
![Pictured: Mone’t Greene](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Monet-Greene.png)
Mone’t Greene
Program Associate
she/hers
Health Equity and Access
Our Health Equity and Access team works to create a California where every person has access to culturally responsive healthcare by ensuring health equity among populations disproportionately impacted by health disparities.
![Pictured: Matt Curtis](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Matt-Curtis.png)
Matt Curtis
Managing Director
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![Pictured: Myel Thelen](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Myel-Thelen.png)
Myel Thelen
Senior Program Officer of Foster Youth Substance Use Disorder and Covid Mitigation Project
she/hers
![Pictured: Nilda Valmores](https://www.sierrahealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shf_staff_Nilda-Valmores.png)
Nilda Valmores
Senior Program Officer of Stop the Hate and Behavioral Health Recovery Services Program
she/hers
![Pictured: Sara DeLisa](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Sara-DeLisa.png)
Sara DeLisa
Program Officer of California Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Initiative
she/hers
![Pictured: Sierra Caraveo](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Sierra-Caraveo.png)
Sierra Caraveo
Program Associate
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![Pictured: Danielle Claybon](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Danielle-Claybon.png)
Danielle Claybon
Program Associate
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![Pictured: Lucia Navarro](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Lucia-Navarro.png)
Lucia Navarro
Program Associate
she/hers
![Pictured: Sonia Valadez](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Sonia-Valadez.png)
Sonia Valadez
Program Associate
she/hers
Healthy Youth Development
Our Healthy Youth Development team organizes resources to invest in change driven in partnership with California’s youth of color and their communities to shift power and align systems to center youth opportunity, health and well-being.
![Pictured: Matt Cervantes](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Matt-Cervantes.png)
Matt Cervantes
Associate Vice President of Programs
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![Pictured: Palvinder Kaur](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Palvinder-Kaur.png)
![Pictured: Abraham Medina](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Abraham-Medina.png)
Abraham Medina
Senior Program Officer of Transform Youth Justice
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![Pictured: Juan Acosta](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/shf_staff_Juan_Acosta.png)
![Pictured: Chris Cooper](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Chris-Cooper.png)
![Pictured: Ray Green](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Ray-Green.png)
![Pictured: Shyra Murrey](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Shyra-Murrey.png)
![Pictured: Travis Wells](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Travis-Wells.png)
Travis Wells
Senior Program Associate
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![Pictured: Joseph Fox-Sowell](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Joseph-Fox-Sowell.png)
Joseph Fox-Sowell
Program Associate
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![Pictured: Antonia](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Antonia-Gonzalez.png)
Antonia
Program Associate
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![Pictured: Gerald White](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Gerald-White.png)
Gerald White
Program Associate
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![Pictured: Evelyn Gonzalez](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Evelyn-Gonzales.png)
Evelyn Gonzalez
Program Assistant
she/hers
Local Initiatives
Our Local Initiatives team connects trusted community organizations, grassroots leaders and public sector institutions to provide holistic, culturally responsive services spanning mental health and wellness, violence prevention and wraparound care for impacted groups in the Sacramento area.
![Pictured: Shelley Jones](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shf_staff_Shelley-Dyer.png)
Shelley Jones
Managing Director
she/hers
![Pictured: Jedida Gomes](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Jedida-Gomes.png)
![Pictured: Amaya Noguera](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Amaya-Noguera.png)
![Pictured: Erica Allen](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/shf_staff_Erica_Allen.png)
Erica Allen
Senior Program Associate
she/hers
![Pictured: EdDrianna Marshall](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shf_staff_EdDrianna-Marshall.png)
EdDrianna Marshall
Program Associate
she/hers
![Pictured: Bella Vang](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Bella-Vang.png)
Bella Vang
Program Associate
she/hers
![Pictured: Persiasymone Simmons](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Persiasymone-Simmons.png)
Persiasymone Simmons
Program Assistant
she/hers
Opioid Use Programs
Our Opioid Use Programs team works with programs and partners to address opioid use prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery by making available racially and culturally responsive population-based and place-based approaches for the state’s most underserved communities.
![Pictured: Nora Dunlap](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Nora-Dunlap.png)
Nora Dunlap
Managing Director
she/hers
![Pictured: Madeline Sabatoni](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Madeline-Sabatoni.png)
![Pictured: Amy Lawrence](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Amy-Lawrence.png)
![Pictured: Marisa Vang](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Marisa-Vang.png)
Marisa Vang
Senior Program Associate
she/hers
![Pictured: Hannah Finegold](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/shf_staff_Hannah-Finegold.png)
Hannah Finegold
Program Associate
she/hers
![Pictured: Tiare Summerhays](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Tiare-Summerhays.png)
Tiare Summerhays
Program Associate
she/hers
![Pictured: Sadie Luke](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Sadie-Luke.png)
Sadie Luke
Program Assistant
she/hers
![Pictured: Jenavie Rivera](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Jenavie-Rivera.png)
Jenavie Rivera
Program Assistant
she/hers
Regional Programs
Our Regional Programs team adopts a place-based, policy and systems change approach to improving health and racial equity in the San Joaquin Valley by strengthening partnerships with nonprofit organizations, public sector institutions and funders across impacted regions in California.
![Pictured: Reyna Villalobos](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Reyna-Villalobos.png)
Reyna Villalobos
Managing Director
she/hers
![Pictured: Bryan Osorio](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Bryan-Osorio.png)
![Pictured: Lee Her](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Lee-Her.png)
Lee Her
Program Associate
she/hers
Finance, Operations, Learning and Communications Teams
Communications
![Pictured: Samantha Garcia](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Samantha-Garcia.png)
Samantha Garcia
Interim Associate Director
she/hers
![Pictured: Lisa Weir](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Lisa-Weir.png)
Lisa Weir
Senior Communications Officer
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![Pictured: Daniel Sunkari](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Daniel-Sunkari.png)
Daniel Sunkari
Communications Officer
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![Pictured: Madyson Taylor](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Madyson-Taylor.png)
Madyson Taylor
Communications Associate
she/hers
Conferencing & Facilities
![Pictured: Noah Penley](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Noah-Penley.png)
Noah Penley
Operations Manager
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![Pictured: Fernando Loyola](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Fernando-Loyola.png)
Fernando Loyola
Facilities Manager
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![Pictured: Amy Briesenick](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Amy-Briesenick.png)
Amy Briesenick
Conference Manager
she/hers
![Pictured: Emebet Davies](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Emebet-Davies.png)
Emebet Davies
IT Project Manager
she/hers
![Pictured: Daniel Haro Rico](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/shf_staff_Daniel-Haro-Rico-2.png)
Daniel Haro Rico
Technical Support Specialist
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![Pictured: Bob Carson](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Bob-Carson.png)
Bob Carson
Events Assistant
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![Pictured: Shamar Sabree](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Shamar-Sabree.png)
Shamar Sabree
Events Assistant
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Contracts, Risk and Compliance
![Pictured: Joan Kassis](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Joan-Kassis.png)
Joan Kassis
Managing Director
she/hers
![Pictured: Lisa Hailey](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Lisa-Hailey.png)
Lisa Hailey
Contracts Administrator II
she/hers
![Pictured: Karissa Rogers](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Karissa-Rogers.png)
Karissa Rogers
Contracts Administrator II
she/hers
Evaluation & Learning
![Pictured: Maurice Samuels](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Maurice-Samuels.png)
Maurice Samuels
Managing Director
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![Pictured: Noemi Avalos](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/shf_staff_Noemi-Avalos-1.png)
Noemi Avalos
Senior Evaluation Officer
she/hers
![Pictured: Elaine Lander](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Elaine-Lander.png)
Elaine Lander
Evaluation Officer
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![Pictured: Antony Maikuri](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Antony-Maikuri.png)
Antony Maikuri
Evaluation Officer
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![Pictured: Erin Hassett](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Erin-Hassett.png)
Erin Hassett
Evaluation Associate
she/hers
![Pictured: Breanna Mattis](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Breanna-Mattis.png)
Breanna Mattis
Evaluation Associate
she/hers
![Pictured: Danae Lamarche](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Danae-Lamarche.png)
Danae Lamarche
Senior Administrative Assistant
Evaluation and Learning & Communications
she/hers
Finance and Administration
![Pictured: Scott Sent](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Scott-Sent.png)
Scott Sent
Controller
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![Pictured: Lucas Cole](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Lucas-Cole.png)
Lucas Cole
Associate Controller
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![Pictured: Keith Wilson](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Keith-Wilson.png)
Keith Wilson
Senior Grant Accountant
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![Pictured: Kervonda Sampson](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Kervonda-Sampson.png)
Kervonda Sampson
Fiscally Sponsored Programs Manager
she/hers
![Pictured: Darcy Young](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Darcy-Young.png)
Darcy Young
Grant Accountant
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![Pictured: Janie Cha](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Janie-Cha.png)
Janie Cha
Grant Accountant
she/hers
![Pictured: Cori Carlos](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Cori-Carlos.png)
Cori Carlos
Accountant
she/hers
![Pictured: Sean Dewan](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Sean-Dewan.png)
Sean Dewan
General Accountant
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![Pictured: Dana Moore](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dana-Moore-1.png)
Dana Moore
Senior Payroll Specialist
she/hers
![Pictured: Clare Leary](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shf_staff_placeholder.png)
Clare Leary
Receptionist
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Human Resources
![Pictured: Ruth Jensen](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Ruth-Jensen.png)
Ruth Jensen
Managing Director
she/hers
![Pictured: Sarah Hammades](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Sarah-Hammades.png)
Sarah Hammades
Human Resources Generalist
she/hers
![Pictured: Territa Givens](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Territa-Givens.png)
Territa Givens
Talent Acquisition Specialist
she/hers
![Pictured: Alexa Nunez](https://www.shfcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shf_staff_Alexa-Nunez.png)
Alexa Nunez
Human Resource Technician
she/hers