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HHS Strategic Planning Members

Advisory Committee and Steering Committee Members

Advisory Committee

Organization Key Stakeholder Title
West Marin Community Services Socorro Romo Executive Director
Aliados Health Tracy Mendez Deputy Director
Canal Alliance Omar Carrera Chief Executive Officer
Homeward Bound Paul Fordham Co-Chief Executive Officer
Marin City Health and Wellness Harold Wallace Chief Executive Officer
First Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Rondall Leggett Pastor
Marin Community Foundation Shirin Vakharia Director for Health and Aging
North Marin Community Services Cheryl Paddack Chief Executive Officer
Marin County Commission on Aging Lee Notowich Chair
Aging Action Initiative Lisa Brinkmann Program Director
San Rafael City Schools Pepe Gonzalez Director of Community Partnerships
Marin Center for Independent Living Eli Gelardin Executive Director
Home Match Luke Barnesmore Director of Strategy
First 5 Marin Maria Niggle Executive Director
Multicultural Center of Marin Vinh Luu Project Director
Marin 9 to 25 Youth Representative  
Marin Health and Human Services Maria Swan General Admin Representative
Marin Health and Human Services Cody Milner Behavioral Health Representative
Marin Health and Human Services Kristen Seatavakin Public Health Representative
Marin Health and Human Services D'Angelo Paillet Social Services Representative
Marin Health and Human Services Cereza Barber Homelessness & Coordinated Care

Steering Committee

Key Stakeholder Name Organization Division Branch Title/Role
Dr. Lisa Warhuus   HHS  Administration  Director 
Niccore Tyler  HHS  Administration  Strategy  Chief Strategy Officer 
Dr. Todd Schirmer  HHS  BHRS  BHRS  BHRS Director  
Dr. Matt Willis  HHS  Public Health  Public Health  Public Health Officer/ PH Director 
Dr. Lisa Santora  HHS  Public Health  PH  Deputy PH Officer  
Kari Beuerman  HHS  Social Services   SS  Social Services Director  
Gary Naja-Riese  HHS  Homelessness & Whole Person Care (WPC)  WPC  Homelessness & Whole Person Care Director  
Jesse Paran  HHS  Administration  Operations   Chief Operations Officer 
Ahmed Ismail  HHS  Administration  Operations  Chief Fiscal Officer 
Jenay Cottrell HHS  Social Services  Aging and Adult Services  Division Director 
Dr. Suz Mitchell  HHS  Administration  MLE  MLE Lead  
Angela Nicholson  Nicholson Strategic Services  External Consultant 
Gustavo Goncalves  Board of Supervisors   Board of Supervisors  Board Aide to   Supervisor Mary Sackett 
Jamillah Jordan  County Equity Office  CAO  Equity Director 
Doreen Gounard  Board of Supervisors  Board of Supervisors  Board Aide to Supervisor Moulton-Peters 
Ariel Espiritu Santo  County Administrator’s Office (CAO)  CAO  CAO  Assistant County Administrator 

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