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Our Staff

Working to Break the Cycle of Poverty

 

 

United Way Bay Area staff members are committed to helping Bay Area residents connect to the careers they want, giving more people the chance to stay in their homes and thrive financially. Get to know the team behind our work.

Leadership Team

Keisha Browder

Chief Executive Officer

Kelly B

Chief Community Impact Officer

Sara B

Chief Culture Officer

Jacqueline C

Vice President, Evaluation and Learning

Laura E

Vice President, Safety Net Services

Nicole H

Vice President, Economic Success

Brian Kataoka

Chief Financial Officer

Amanda Kiernan Martin

Chief Philanthropy Officer

Nina V

Vice President, People and Culture

Staff Members

Elly Amiri

Payroll Administrator

Kobi Amo-Mensah

Controller

Monica Avina

Partnership Manager

Russell Brautigam

Program Specialist, Free Tax Help

Tomás Carradero

Social Media and Content Specialist

Emily Chan

Program Analyst, Community Impact

Grace Chen

Senior Director, Brand and Integrated Marketing

Norman Cheng

Senior Data Manager

Sylvia Crater

Executive Assistant

Melissa Fernandez

Program Specialist

Rucha Gadre

Senior Manager, Coporate Partnerships

Gezche Graves

Strategic Program, Advisor, Free Tax Help

Rita Gupta

Senior Director, Individual Philanthropy

S. Hernandez

Manager, Website and Analytics

Amy Howard

Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships

Nuzhat Husain

Program Manager, Free Tax Help

Melissa Laureta-Ratto

Program Specialist, EFSP and 211

Mandy Lew

Program Manager, Community Impact

Ray Li

Administrative Assistant, Community Impact

Clare Margason

Senior Director, 211

Lily Ana Marquez

Program Manager, Ambassadors

Khammany Mathavongsy

Senior Partnerships Manager, SparkPoint

Jason Mendez

Editorial Content Specialist

Karen Nemsick

Director, Community Partnerships

Fausta Ngendanimana

Accounts Payable Analyst

Patrick O'Connell

Senior Director, Finance

Paulette Piedad

Senior Generalist, People and Culture

Lindsay Rojas

Director, Free Tax Help

May S.

Grants Manager

Sophia Selassie

Program Manager, Free Tax Help

Monica Strauch

Senior Manager, Public Policy

Luong Tang

Facilities Manager