Please call 2-1-1 for information and services on homelessness near you.
Please call 2-1-1 for information and services on homelessness near you.
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Board is an independent body made up of local stakeholders who are committed to ending homelessness in Sacramento. They are responsible for advising Sacramento Steps Forward on matters related to the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act and the associated federal funding awarded to local service providers each year.
Welcome to our new Sacramento CoC Board Members! We are looking forward to collaborating with our diverse membership representing: organizations serving individuals experiencing homelessness; people with lived expertise of homelessness; organizations that are led by and serve Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC); and other organizations and institutions that provide preventative or supporting services to individuals and families facing homelessness in Sacramento County.
Stay tuned for details about the 2023 CoC Orientation (held via Zoom)!
Angela Upshaw
Chair
Associate Director of Programs, Berkeley Food & Housing Project
Pixie Popplewell
Vice Chair
California Homeless Youth Project
Julie Hirota
Secretary
CEO, Saint John's Program for Real Change
Alexis Bernard
Director of Housing, Turning Point Community Programs
Amber Kemp
Vice President, HealthNet
Christie M. Gonzales
Director of Behavioral Operations, Wellspace
Deborah Hicks
Director of Community Development, HeartLand Child & Family Services
Deisy Madrigal
Prevention & Intervention Coordinator, LSS
Elizabeth Jimenez
Person with Lived Expertise
Emily Halcon
Director of Homeless Initiatives
Fatemah Martinez
President, South Sac HART
Haimanot Ashenafi
Housing Administrative Analyst, City of Elk Grove
Jameson Parker
Director of Advocacy, Midtown Assoc.
Jenine Spotnitz
County Health Services
Jenna Abbott
Snr. VP of Strategic Initiatives, Sac. Metro Chamber
Joseph Smith
Advocacy Director
Julie Davis-Jaffe
Workforce Development Manager, SETA
Julie Lo
Senior Director of Grantmaking + Capacity Building, Tipping Point
Ken Cooley
Attorney at Law
LeeAnn Brown
Director of Housing
Mason Gizard
Sacramento Youth Center
Mike Jaske
Volunteer Advocate, SacACT
Monica Rocha-Wyatt
Behavioral Health Services
Nicholas Golling
Program Manager, Dept. of Community Response
Nicole Piva
Grants and Housing Technician II
Stefan Heisler
Housing Manager, City of Rancho Cordova
Tara Turrentine
Coordinator, Education for Homeless Children and Youth
Tifni Vettel, Sgt.
Homeless Outreach Sgt.
Troy Lynch
Program Manager, SHRA
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Sacramento Steps Forward is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) charity serving the Sacramento region. EIN# 27-4907397
