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Vera deVera (she/her)

Treasurer

Vera is a program director at the Weingart Foundation where she manages the John W. Mack Movement Building program, capacity building partnerships and grantmaking in Ventura County.

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Alina Sanchez (she/her)

Chair

Alina Sanchez is Founder and Principal at Accelerating Purpose, an impact consulting firm whose mission is to collaborate with purpose-driven business leaders to activate their most pressing and compelling social and environmental initiatives.

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Amber Sheikh (she/her)

Amber Sheikh is Chief Impact Officer at Sheikh/Impact, where she leads an incredible team who tenaciously work to raise the capacity of organizations trying to solve the toughest issues and assist our Los Angeles communities through organizational development, fundraising, and communications.

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Alli Simon (she/her)

Healing Justice & Wellbeing Senior Manager

Alli brings a background of project management, administrative operations, event logistics, and wellness work to SJPLA.

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Frank Romero-Crockett (he/him)

Senior Program Manager-Racial Equity in Homelessness

Frank brings to SJP over 16 years of experience in creative marketing, digital engagement strategies, and communicating complex issues into compelling brand stories for non-profits.

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Kaci Patterson (she/her)

Kaci Patterson has worked in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors for over 18 years. She began her career in the nonprofit sector while in college and soon developed a passion for advancing social justice through expanding educational, economic and political opportunity for people of color.

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Kelli Poole (she/her)

Racial Equity in Homelessness

Kelli is a champion for diversity and believes strongly in dismantling systems of oppression to build a future that values equity and inclusion.

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Mark Loranger (he/him)

Secretary

Mark leads Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that works with the homeless and those disconnected from the workforce to help them find and retain employment.

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Sam Prater (he/him)

Co-Chair

Sam is the Founder & Executive Director of LA Room & Board. With nearly 14 years of experience in higher education as a student affairs practitioner, most of his career has been built in Housing & Residential Education.

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