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non profit leadership

Leadership

Board Members


Chair
Cindi Harris
Retired Professor of English - Grossmont College

Vice Chair
Sam McGovern
Owner - McGovern Law Group

2nd Vice Chair 
Lara Hoefer-Moir
Lakeside School District Board

Treasurer
Michael Harris
Vice President – Trivant Custom Portfolio, LLC

Secretary
Paul Botte
Financial Planner - Petix & Botte Financial        

Immediate Past President
Trevor Yates
President - Kineticom  

Board of Governors


Jan Adams                             

Home of Guiding Hands CFO-Retired

Al Barrack

Past BOD Member

Isaac Blumberg                     

Past BOD Member

Robert Carne

McKay & Associates – Past BOD Member

David Catalino

Deputy Port Attorney, Port of San Diego

Dan Clark                               

SDRC Director – Retired

Nora Cole

Past BOD Member – Retired

Larry & Sherry Delsen

Delsen & Company – HGH Honorees

Tom DeLucia                         

Senior Care – Retired

Dan Earnest                           

Amazon – Logistics Manager

Mike Fausett

Owner – Mike Fausett Construction

Susan Fike

Past BOD Member – Retired

Gail Glutting

San Diego County Credit Union, Manager – Retired

Lindy Goble                           

Alternative Practice - Dental Hygienist

Steven L. Hoefer

Professional Financials Services of San Diego

Andrea Howard

Past BOD Member – RN, Retired

Austin Hughes

Wealth Manager Group LLC

Randy Jones

Padres – Home of Guiding Hands Honoree

Dick Marrs

Past BOD Member – HUB International

Michelle Metter

Owner, World of Wine Events

Mark Ochenduszko

Consultant – Retired City Manager of Coronado

Jim O'Grady

Consultant – Retired City Administrator

Evelyn Riddick

Civil Servant – Retired

Stuart Scott

Scott Builders, Real Estate & Construction

Judith Shaplin

Mountain Health Community Clinic

Irene Stone

NexGen

Marcia Vanlandingham

Retired – Home of Guiding Hands Residential Services

Dave & Charlene Walker

Gala Honorees

Ann Walker

Past BOD Members – Home of Guiding Hands Honorees

Rachel Wood

RSVP Events

Tom Woolway

Senior VP/Regional VP – Torrey Pines Bank

Executive Team


Edward Hershey
President & Chief Executive Officer
Falon Leszczynski
Vice President of Operations
Nathan Kloster
Chief Financial Officer (Interim)
Frances Burnett
Vice President of Development
Laurie Purcell
Vice President of Residential Services
Liane Wilson
Vice President of Community Services
Melani Bradford
Executive Assistant to the CEO/President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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