Meet Our Leadership Team
Our team is led by a dynamic collective of diverse talents and expertise, united by a shared passion for innovation and excellence. With a commitment to fostering creativity and collaboration, we strive to deliver impactful solutions that transcend boundaries and exceed expectations. Our combined efforts aim to create positive change and contribute to a brighter future.
Each member of leadership uses their personal mission statements, shared below, to provide a clear and focused direction that guides our decisions, aligns our actions, and motivates our teams to work towards our shared vision.
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Sophora Acheson (she/her)
Executive Director/Co-Board President
Sophora’s Mission: To be a fiercely passionate, humorous, and adventurous leader who lives with compassion and a quest for growth that shatters glass ceilings and propels others towards authentic joy and freedom.
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Debi Himovitz (she/her)
Associate Executive Director
Debi’s Mission: To pursue an authentic and intentional life, with creativity and excellence, harnessing innovation to empower positive impact
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Helen Ayala (she/her)
Chief Program Officer
Helen’s Mission: To be kind, smart, innovative, and strong as an authentic and ambitious leader that inspires positive life action.
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Pouneh Azadi (she/her)
Chief of Clinical Services
Pouneh’s Mission: To be an authentic, vibrant, and visionary encourager of people who lives with focused and vigorous intentionality that offers wisdom, joy, and hope to others.
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Justin Luke Riley "JLR" (he/him)
Chief Financial Officer
JLR's Mission: To be a tenacious and unwavering leader, applying sound principles and an adventurous spirit with a results-oriented approach that inspires others towards extraordinary achievements.
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Milani Alexander (she/hers)
Director of Outreach
Milani’s Mission: Coming Soon!
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Hisham Ali Bob (he/him)
Director of Strategy
Hisham’s Mission: Coming Soon!
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Czarina Castro
Controller
Czarina's Mission: Coming Soon!
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Erin Grenier (she/they)
Senior Director of People & Culture
Erin’s Mission: Coming Soon!
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Megan Lantz (she/her)
Director of Human Resources
Megan’s Mission: To live a strong, thoughtful and joyful life, with a consistent adventurous and spicy approach that encourages and affirms others.
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Tia Linnen (she/her)
Associate Director of Housing
Tia’s Mission: To be kind, resilient, and relatable with consistent transparency and understanding that fulfills my purpose to help others.
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Cindy Ortega (she/her)
Senior Director of Youth & Residential Services
Cindy’s Mission: Coming Soon!
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Sophia Preach (she/her)
Associate Director of Data
Sophia’s Mission: To be reliable, thoughtful, and expressive marked by a creative, considerate, and authentic approach that is dedicated to helping others.
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Amy Rickard (she/her/ella)
Associate Director Restorative Action for Family Transformation (R.A.F.T.)
Amy’s Mission: To live a life with empathy and justice as my guiding principles. I seek to understand and support others. I want to contribute positively to my community and the world around me. I strive to live a life characterized by a thoughtful mind and a kind heart.