Team
Meet our team of highly experienced professionals:
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Teresa Abrahamsohn
Experience Highlights:
HR/Business Professional: 35+ years successfully integrating business and people strategies through organizational alignment in the public/private sector.
Executing Strategy and Strategic Change: Experienced in creating and executing crucial change through collaboration, talent development, and cultural design.
Employee and Labor Relations: Passionate about fostering diverse, engaged teams that achieve organizational goals.
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Celeste Berg
Experience Highlights:
Dedicated Government Experience: Over 9 years enhancing city government performance in San Francisco.
Data-Driven Insights: Proficient in research, data analysis, and visualization for informed decision-making.
Strategic Planning: Expertise in project management, stakeholder coordination, and process improvement for efficient government operations.
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Julia Dalzell
Experience Highlights:
Social Change Advocate: Over 10 years driving social change in nonprofits, government, and law.
Community Affairs Director: Led nonprofit initiatives, raised funding, and catalyzed action.
Legal Services Specialist: Experienced in public health law, poverty alleviation, and more.
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Lisa Hershey
Experience Highlights:
Policy Leadership: 25+ years driving policy and strategic change in health and housing.
Advocacy & Fundraising Expert: Key role in securing $18.5 billion for housing and homelessness initiatives.
Strategic Planning: Spearheaded major initiatives like California Roadmap Home 2030, for community impact.
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Chanda Ikeda
Experience Highlights:
Local Government Expert: 12 years in SF, covering budget, policy, HR, and tech.
Versatile Professional: Brings valuable experience from non-profits and education organizations.
Strategic Planning Specialist: Adept in HR, policy, budgeting, process improvement, staff coaching.
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Sami Iwata
Experience Highlights:
Diverse Sector Knowledge: Over 25 years in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors, developing a broad range of products and services.
Data-Driven Problem-Solver: Expert research and analysis to foster innovation and achievable human-centered solutions.
Equity Advocate: Passionate about promoting justice and equity; experience applying racial equity tools and frameworks.
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Lani Kent
Experience Highlights:
Extentive Government Insight: 20 years collaborating with local and state governments.
Policy Implementation: Proficient in policy development, program evaluation, and community health.
Effective Leadership: Offers executive advisory, project management, and leadership development in government settings.
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Jessica Kinard
Experience Highlights:
Government and Program Leadership: Over 14 years of progressive nonprofit and local government experience, including serving as a bureau Director.
Seasoned Problem-Solver: Extensive experience finding solutions through complex political and operational environments.
Analytical Expertise: Expertise in financial and budget analysis, performance management, and policy analysis in the public sector.
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Monique King-Viehland
Experience Highlights:
Servant Leader: 20+ years of experience challenging systems and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the public, non-profit and private sectors.
Seeker of Good Trouble: Values driven leader with deep expertise in racial equity, homelessness, housing justice, affordable housing, community and economic development.
Coach and Consultant: Trusted partner committed to helping executive leaders and organizations interested in grounding their work in justice and equity.
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Patrick Maher
Experience Highlights:
Diverse Experience: Mix of healthcare, start-ups, and public sector work.
Product Management: Over 5 years of experience in product management.
Operations Expertise: Skilled in creating internal operations and tools for team efficiency.
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Karin Rueff
Experience Highlights:
Public Sector Expertise: 15+ years in policy research & analysis, program & project management, and stakeholder engagement.
Legislative Process Insight: 3+ years as senior legislative staff and 2+ years in legislative affairs
Sophisticated Problem-Solver: Extensive experience developing actionable solutions through complex public processes and high-profile political environments
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Carolyn Pichert Swen
Experience Highlights:
Government Oversight: Skilled in assessing government program efficiency and effectiveness.
Research Expertise: Proficient in qualitative data collection, analysis, surveys, interviews, and program evaluation.
Project Management: Experienced in project management and team communication facilitation.
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Starr Terrell
Experience Highlights:
Public Sector Expertise: 20+ years in policy development, analysis and stakeholder engagement in collaboration with local, state and federal government.
Change Management: Skilled in mapping and facilitating organizational change and data translation.
Project Manager and Facilitator: Designs projects and leads teams in the public and private sector, while providing leadership development and coaching.
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Marisa Pereira Tully
Experience Highlights:
Budget Expert: 10+ years of budget development, analysis, and municipal finance know-how.
Policy Implementer: Adept at translating high level policy goals into actionable organizational work plans.
Effective Facilitator: Skilled at guiding governmental projects and initiatives by listening to and caring about the people doing the work.
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Melissa Whitehouse
Experience Highlights:
Strategic Public Sector Leader: 15+ years driving positive change in the public sector in various leadership roles.
Coach & Facilitator: Creating and supporting healthy work environments and growth for leaders and their teams.
Public Finance Expert: Former City and County of San Francisco Budget Director overseeing a $12 billion process aligning hundreds of stakeholders.