United Way Bay Area 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
BRIAN KATAOKA
Chief Financial Officer
CAROLINA MARTIN
Vice President, Development
CHRISTOPHER BERINI
Chief Advancement Officer
ENA YASUHARA LI
Senior Vice President, Impact Strategies
JOSE RAMOS
Vice President, Marketing
KELLY BATSON
Chief Community Impact Officer
MATT BENFORD
Vice President, Finance and Controller
KEVIN ZWICK
Chief Executive Officer
LAURA ESCOBAR
Vice President, Safety Net Services
NICOLE HARDEN
Vice President, Economic Success
SARA BRISSENDEN-SMITH
Vice President, Equity and Strategy
Winnie Cheung
Vice President, People and Operations
Staff Members
CECILIA GARCIA SALDANA
Senior Manager, Finance & Grants
CLARE MARGASON
Director, 211
CRISTIAN AVILA
Program Analyst
DANIEL MATTISON
Corporate Engagement Manager
DOM HARRIS
Advancement Coordinator
EMILY CHAN
Program Analyst, Community Impact
EVA MALONE
Accounting Specialist
FAUSTA NGENDANIMANA
Accounts Payable Specialist
GEZCHE GRAVES
Senior Director, Free Tax Help
GRACE CHEN
Director, Brand and Integrated Marketing
GWEN LEONG
Community Engagement, Program Coordinator
JACQUI CHAN
Director, Data and Evaluation
JASON MENDEZ
Editorial Content Specialist
Jelani Johnson-Brislow
Senior Director, People & Culture
KAREN NEMSICK
Director, Housing Justice
JESS HUDSON
Public Policy Manager
KEEGAN VERBURG
Development Officer, Stewardship & Ops
KHAMMANY MATHAVONGSY
Partnership Manager
LAILA E. DREIDAME
Senior Director, Institutional Partnerships
LINDSAY ROJAS
Program Manager, Free Tax Help
LUONG TANG
Facilities Manager
MANDY LEW
Program Manager, Community Impact
MONICA STRAUCH
Manager, Public Policy
MELISSA LAURETA
Program Specialist, EFSP and 211
NICK GOLDEN
Grants Manager, Institutional Partnerships
NORMAN CHENG
Senior Data Manager
PAOLO BANZON
Program Coordinator, Economic Success
RAY LI
Administrative Assistant, Community Impact
RITA GUPTA
Director, Corporate Partnerships
ROBERT G. CRUZ
Director, Marketing Partnership & Initiatives
ROSA SHIELDS
Labor Liaison - San Mateo
SARAHVON BUENAVISTA
Director, IT Operations
Shase Hernandez
Manager, Website and Analytics
SOPHIA SELASSIE
Program Manager, Free Tax Help
SOPHIE SCHOUBOE
Partnership Manager
STANI PEYCHEVA
Senior Director, Corporate Engagement
SYLVIA CRATER
Executive Assistant
TASHON THOMAS
Director, Public Policy
TINGTING LAN
Staff Accountant
THERESA WILSON
Senior Director, Community Engagement
TOM RYAN
Labor Liaison - San Francisco
TOMÁS CARRADERO
Social Media and Content Specialist
TRACI YOUNG
Labor Liaison - Contra Costa
VALINA CUTLER
Applications Specialist