Meet our team of changemakers

Our diverse team is made up of experienced advocates, motivated veterans, and generous innovators. We all have the same goal - to improve the lives of Bay Area veterans.

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Our Management Team

Tramecia Garner

Executive Director

Elena Kim

Chief Operating Officer

Colleen Murakami

Chief Development Officer

Dr. Ma'at Xi

Deputy Director of Clinical Programs

Stephen Chen

Chief Financial Officer

Monique Crossley

Director of Property Management

Steven Culbertson

Deputy Director of Residential Programs and Housing Development

Amy Fairweather

Director of Policy

Matthew Gregg

Director of Supportive Services for Veteran Families

Mink Lincoln

Director of People & Culture

Maureen “Mo” Siedor

Director of Legal Services

Janae Thomas

Director of Employment and Training

Mark Walker

Deputy Director for East Bay Programs

Michael Blecker

Executive Director Emeritus

Our Board of Directors

Michael Thiel

Board Chair; Managing Member, Thiel, Vu & Associates LLC

Julie Cane

Board Vice Chair; CEO, Democracy Investments

Barbara Saavedra

Board Secretary; Chambers Attorney, California Supreme Court

Christopher Adame

Vice President of Community Relations, Wells Fargo

Paul Cox

Civil Engineer, retired

Michael Dekshenieks

Managing Principal, EPAM Systems

Erik Edwards

Partner, Cooley LLP

Michael Fassler

Sr. Vice President, Corporate Development, Syufy Enterprises

Dottie Guy

People Operations & Growth, Bloom Works

John McQuaid

Chief of Psychology, VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Joe Ordona

Former Senior Director of Physical Security, Pinterest

Kate Richardson

Co-Executive Director, Legal Link

Del Seymour

Founder, The Tenderloin Walking Tours

Micah Solit

Project Director, Project Management Advisors, Inc.

Seth Steward

Executive Director, The Crucible

Diane Williamson

Producer, VTV-NOW!

Maile Yeats-Rowe

Senior Litigation Counsel, OpenAI

Our Advisory Board

Roberta Achtenberg

Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Hon. Michael Isaku Begert

Judge, Superior Court of San Francisco County

Mark Buell

Chair, Presidio Trust Board of Directors

Mike Cerre

Executive Producer, Globe TV

Ron Conway

Founder and Managing Partner, SV Angel

Hon. Charles Crompton

Judge, Superior Court of San Francisco County

Jason Elliott

President, Versus Solutions

Andrea Evans

Independent Consultant

John Keker

Founding Partner, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Craig Newmark

Founder, Craigslist.org & Craig Newmark Philantropies

Dianne Paulson

Veteran supporter, widow of Jon W. Paulson, namesake of Presidio housing for veterans

Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Congresswoman, 11th District of California

Jamie Slaughter

Partner, Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Arnold Sowell Jr.

Executive Director, NextGen Policy

Carol Wilder

Professor, The New School

Roger Walther

CEO, Tusker Corporation