Eric Quezada, Executive Director
Eric is a longtime community and housing activist in San Francisco's Mission and Bernal neighborhoods. Prior to joining Dolores Street in the fall of 2005, Eric worked at the Mission Housing Development Corporation and the Mission Economic Development Agency. He serves on the Board of Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center and PODER (People Organized to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights). He enjoys soccer, the outdoors, following the Giants and playing his tenor sax.
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Bonnie Bernard, Registered Nurse Case Manager
Bonnie started working at the Richard M. Cohen Residence in 2006 as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She was inspired to become a nurse and took leave to attend nursing school at Columbia University. She was honored to return to the Richard M. Cohen Residence as the Registered Nurse Case Manager in 2008. Her continued devotion to helping underserved population groups is illustrated by her volunteer work with refugees in West Africa and orphans in South America. She strives to continue to provide excellent healthcare and patient advocacy for her clients at Richard M. Cohen Residence.
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Nick Pagoulatos, Community Planning & Development Director
Nick joined Dolores Street in 2007. His background is in housing law and tenant advocacy. Nick holds a J.D. from the New College of California. Before joining Dolores Street, he worked for several years as the Project Director for St. Peter's Housing Committee and at the Mission Economic Development Agency on community planning, economic development, and land use issues. He has lived and worked in the Mission District since 1991.
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Mason Jeffrys, Director of Administration & Development
Mason Jeffrys has spent nearly a decade working in nonprofits across the country with an emphasis in volunteer and donor development for homeless services. After five years at Dolores Street, he has become a jack of all trades for the organization and has assumed additional responsibilities in administration and finance. He is all about random experiences and enjoys the wide variety of responsibilities his job entails.
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Wendy Phillips, Cohen Program Director
Wendy began working at Cohen on January 9, 2006. Wendy has a wealth of experiences working with homeless and formerly homeless individuals, from providing direct outreach and social services, to tenant advocacy and organizing. She also has experience overseeing programs and services for supportive housing sites, and in the areas of planning, budgeting, and city policy advocacy. She holds a Masters in Social Work from San Francisco State University and is fluent in Spanish and English.
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Marlon Mendieta, Dolores Housing Program Director
Marlon has worked with homeless adults in the Mission
District as well as the Tenderloin. His work includes managing employment
services in a supportive housing environment with multiple sites. He has also
managed job training for homeless and formerly homeless adults with an emphasis
on computer skills. Marlon is committed
to helping homeless and immigrant communities at our shelters with a
combination of administrative skills and an inclusive leadership style.
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Cecilia Moreno, Case Manager
Cecilia joined Dolores Street in 2002, and has worked in the community for the past 14 years. One of her most successful programs, in which she develops personal business card for clients, utilizes skills learned in a Photoshop class. She enjoys helping her clients reach their goals. The highlight of her day is being able to place a client into stable housing. She’s gained valuable skills in assisting her clients both through her personal and professional experience. Cecilia has a no-nonsense attitude with her clients, often telling them to, “Fake it until you make it”, and, “Suit up and show up.” Her clients have inspired her to build her own home in Mexico, where she’s recently purchased land.
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Luis Humphrey, Bookkeeper
Luis Humphrey joined Dolores Street in 2004 and has been
the full-charge bookkeeper since 2005. Luis has a degree in accounting from San
Francisco State University. He continues to use his knowledge of accounting and
business administration to maintain the integrity and transparency of the organization’s
finances. Luis values the learning opportunities that lie ahead of him as
Dolores Street continues to expand its diverse group of programs.
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John Wiggins, Food Services Manager
John Wiggins has spent thirty years in food service working in both the non-profit and private sectors. After managing a Meals-on-Wheels site kitchen and organizing the food bank for the Travis County AIDS Project (both in Austin, TX), he owned a successful specialty food store in Oakland's Rockridge District for ten years. He enjoys applying the practical skills he learned in business to getting the most out of DSCS's always-scarce financial resources.
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