Meet 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.

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Leadership Team

KELLY BATSON

Chief Community Impact Officer

CHRISTOPHER BERINI

Chief Advancement Officer

SARA BRISSENDEN-SMITH

Vice President, Equity and Strategy

WINNIE CHEUNG

Vice President, People and Operations

LAURA ESCOBAR

Vice President, Safety Net Services

NICOLE HARDEN

Vice President, Economic Success

BRIAN KATAOKA

Chief Financial Officer

CAROLINA MARTIN

Vice President, Development

JOSE RAMOS

Vice President, Marketing

KEVIN ZWICK

Chief Executive Officer

Staff Members

CRISTIAN AVILA

Program Analyst

PAOLO BANZON

Program Coordinator, Economic Success

SARAHVON BUENAVISTA

Director, IT Operations

TOMÁS CARRADERO

Social Media and Content Specialist

EMILY CHAN

Program Analyst, Community Impact

Jacqueline Chan

Senior Director, Data and Evaluation

GRACE CHEN

Director, Brand and Integrated Marketing

NORMAN CHENG

Senior Data Manager

SYLVIA CRATER

Executive Assistant

ROBERT G. CRUZ

Director, Marketing Partnership & Initiatives

VALINA CUTLER

Applications Specialist

Shariz Dizon

Corporate Engagement Specialist

LAILA E. DREIDAME

Senior Director, Institutional Partnerships

Jennah El-Ashmaw

Social Impact Fellow Corporate Engagement

Gabriella Giannini

Director, Institutional Partnerships

NICK GOLDEN

Grants Manager, Institutional Partnerships

GEZCHE GRAVES

Senior Director, Free Tax Help

RITA GUPTA

Director, Corporate Partnerships

Shase⠀Hernandez

Manager, Website and Analytics

JESS HUDSON

Public Policy Manager

TINGTING LAN

Staff Accountant

MELISSA LAURETA

Program Specialist, EFSP and 211

MANDY LEW

Program Manager, Community Impact

RAY LI

Administrative Assistant, Community Impact

GWEN LEONG

Community Engagement, Program Coordinator

Elizabeth Maggio

Director, Sparkpoint

EVA MALONE

Accounting Specialist

CLARE MARGASON

Director, 211

DANIEL MATTISON

Corporate Engagement Manager

KHAMMANY MATHAVONGSY

Partnership Manager

JASON MENDEZ

Editorial Content Specialist

KAREN NEMSICK

Director, Housing Justice

FAUSTA NGENDANIMANA

Accounts Payable Specialist

STANI PEYCHEVA

Senior Director, Corporate Engagement

LINDSAY ROJAS

Program Manager, Free Tax Help

Monica Ruck

Program Specialist

TOM RYAN

Labor Liaison - San Francisco

Cecilia Garcia Saldana

Director, Accounting

SOPHIE SCHOUBOE