Please call 2-1-1 for information and services on homelessness near you.
Please call 2-1-1 for information and services on homelessness near you.
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Board is an independent body made up of local stakeholders who are committed to ending homelessness in Sacramento. They are responsible for advising Sacramento Steps Forward on matters related to the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act and the associated federal funding awarded to local service providers each year. For more details about the CoC Board history, accomplishments, responsibilities, and more, please review the CoC Board Member Orientation presentation.
Welcome to our new Sacramento CoC Members! We are looking forward to collaborating with our diverse membership representing: organizations serving individuals experiencing homelessness; people with lived expertise of homelessness; organizations that are led by and serve Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC); and other organizations and institutions that provide preventative or supporting services to individuals and families facing homelessness in Sacramento County.
Please feel free to access our new member orientation materials and our CoC Meetings page for more information.
Erin Johansen
Chair
Executive Director, Hope Cooperative
Angela Upshaw
Vice Chair
Associate Director of Programs, Berkeley Food & Housing Project
Pixie Popplewell
Secretary
California Homeless Youth Project
Alexis Bernard
Director of Housing, Turning Point Community Programs
Amani Sawires Rapaski
Chief Operating Officer, Volunteers of America-NCNN
Amber Kemp
Vice President, HealthNet
April Marie Dawson
Executive Director, Resources for Independent Living
Christie M. Gonzales
Director of Behavioral Operations, Wellspace
Deisy Madrigal
Prevention & Intervention Coordinator, Lutheran Social Services
Emily Halcon
Director of Homeless Initiatives
Fatemah Martinez
President, South Sac HART
Jameson Parker
Director of Advocacy & Capital Improvements, Midtown Association
Jenine Spotnitz
County Health Services
Jenna Abbott
Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Sacramento Metro Chamber
John Kraintz
Board Chair, SHOC
Joseph Smith
Advocacy Director
Julie Davis-Jaffe
Workforce Development Manager, SETA
Julie Hirota
CEO, Saint John's Program for Real Change
Keke (Akeonia) Moore
Youth Action Board
Kimberley Rae Berry
Advocate
MaryLiz Paulson
Management Analyst, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
Mason Gizard
Sacramento Youth Center
Mike Jaske
Volunteer Advocate, SacACT
Monica Rocha-Wyatt
County Behavioral Health Services
Nicholas Golling
Program Manager, Department of Community Response
Paul Jbeily
Sheriff’s Sergeant, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Dept
Sarah Bontrager
Housing and Public Services Manager, City of Elk Grove
Stefan Heisler
Housing Manager, City of Rancho Cordova
Stephanie Cotter
Development Specialist, City of Citrus Heights
Tara Turrentine
Coordinator, Education for Homeless Children and Youth
Sacramento Steps Forward is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) charity serving the Sacramento region. EIN# 27-4907397
