Community engagement is how we serve our community—we listen and provide a space and tools to help tell stories that can make social impact. Thank you to our project partners and advisors for their valuable insight, input, and support.
Project Partners
Project Advisors
Jenna Abbott, Executive Director, Mack Road Partnership & ReIMAGINE Mack Road Foundation
Bernadette Austin, Associate Director, UC Davis Center for Regional Change
Veronica Beaty, Land Use Policy Director, Sacramento Housing Alliance
Mark Beach, Associate State Director, AARP
Ashley Brand, Director of Community Health and Outreach, Dignity Health
Joan Burke, Director of Advocacy, Loaves and Fishes
Tyrone Buckley, Legislative and Policy Advocate, Housing California
Cathy Creswell, Board President, Sacramento Housing Alliance
Cathy Crosthwaite, Community Engagement Manager, Sacramento Public Library
Tanya Faison, Founder, Black Lives Matter Sacramento
Jovana Fajardo, Sacramento Director, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
Doretha Williams-Flournoy, CEO, California Black Heath Network
Vanessa Guerra, Project Manager, Mutual Housing California
Laine Himmelmann, Corporate Development & PR Officer, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento
Rachel Iskow, Executive Director, Mutual Housing California
Chris Jensen, Interim Executive Director, Resources for Independent Living
Aileen Joy, Communications & Events Director, Sacramento Housing Alliance
Dr. Olivia Kasirye, Public Health Officer, Sacramento County Public Health Division
Rob Kerth, CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento
Tameeka Knox, Resident Leader, Mercy Housing 7th & H
Howard Lawrence, Former President, Sacramento ACT
Jim Lofgren, Executive Director, Rental Housing Association of Sacramento Valley
Emily Baime Michaels, Executive Director, Midtown Business Association
Kate Meis, Executive Director, Local Government Commission
Nikky Mohana, Principal, Mohanna Development
Karen Naungayan, Board Member, Sacramento Housing Alliance
Michelle Pariset, Policy Advocate, Public Advocates
Erica Plumb, Resident Service Manager, Mercy Housing
Jonathan Porteus, CEO, WellSpaceHealth
Judy Robinson, Sustainability Coordinator, Sacramento County
Darryl Rutherford, Executive Director, Sacramento Housing Alliance
Evan Schmidt, Director of Strategy and Evaluation, Valley Vision
Maya Wallace, Core Team Member, Code for Sacramento
Vajra Watson, Founder, Sacramento Area Youth Speaks and Director, Research and Policy for Equity, UC Davis
Christine Weichert, Assistant Director, SHRA
Chris Weare, Director of Research and Strategy, Greater Sacramento Economic Council
