Our Team

Staff

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Cyrus Ahalt, MPP

Chief Program Officer, AMEND

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Melissa Akers, MPH, CPH

Manager, Food Policy, Health, and Hunger Research Program

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Jessica Alway, MPH

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Helen Arega, MA

Special Projects Analyst

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Steven Ashby-Anderson, AA

Assistant Research Coordinator, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Leslie Avilez, BS

Research Analyst

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Tanushree Banerjee, PhD, MPhil

Professional Researcher

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Dalliana Banuelos, BS

Research Analyst

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Jennafer Birkmeyer, MPH

Data Manager, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Cissie Bonini, MPA

Director of EatSF

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Connie Calderon-Jensen, MA

Assoc Director, Latinx Ctr

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Brittany Campbell, MPH

Research Data Analyst

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Michele Casadei

Program Lead, AMEND

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Claudine Catledge, MA

Acad Prgm Mgt Ofcr 3

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David Cloud, MPH

Research Director, AMEND

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Sara Colom, PhD

Data Scientist

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Pamela Coxson, PhD

Specialist

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Rebecca Crowder, MPH

Research Data Analyst

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Jordan Cuby, MPH

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Jessica Davidman, MPH

Administrative Coordinator

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Angelica DeGaetano, LL.M

Research Data Analyst, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Zena Dhatt, BS

Research Data Analyst, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Michael Duke, PhD

Project Manager

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Marika Dy, BA

Research Data Analyst

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Kelsey Engstrom, MSc

Program Manager, AMEND

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Celeste Enriquez, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Jennifer Evans, MS

Data Manager

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Carla Fernandez, BA

Research Analyst, Latinx Center of Excellence (LCOE)

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Alice Fishman, MS

Senior Project Manager, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Tremone Fucles, MPH

Research Analyst, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Cheyenne Garcia, BA

Research Analyst, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Faviola Garcia

Program Analyst

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Gato Gourley, MSc

Division Manager, Center for Vulnerable Populations

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Dave Graham-Squire, PhD

Senior Statistician, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Christian Gutierrez

Research Analyst

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Norma Guzman, BA

Research Analyst

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Erin Hartman, MS

Program Manager, Benioff Homeless and Housing Initiative

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Vlad Honcharov, MPH

Research Analyst

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Tianna Jacques, BA

Research Analyst

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Jillian Kadota, MPH

Research Data Analyst

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Anika Kalra, MS

Project Manager

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Kathryn Kemper, MPH

Project Policy Analyst

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Usma Khan, MS

Chief Program Officer

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Stephen King, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Amy Lara, MPH

Research Analyst

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Phoebe Lee, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Ivan Leung, MS

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Ronli Levi, MPH, RD

Research Data Analyst

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Julie Lifshay, PhD

Program Manager

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Eva Lo

Residency Administrator

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Kelsey Long, MPH

PROJECT POLICY ANALYST 2

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Naomi López-Solano, BS, CCRP

Program Coordinator

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Nancy Ma , MSW

Project Manager

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Shoka Marefat, MBA

Division Analyst

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Tiana Moore , PhD

Research and Policy Senior Analyst

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Fernando Murillo

Program Coordinator, AMEND

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Kim Nguyen, MPH ScD

Biostatistician/Data Scientist

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Daryl Norcott, JD

Director of Community Partnerships, AMEND

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Kristan Olazo, MPH

Research Analyst

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Pamela Olsen, MS

Project Director/Tracking Crd

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Joanne Penko, MS, MPH

Research Data Analyst

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Kenny Perez, BS, MPH

Project Manager

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Eve Perry, MPP

Data Scientist, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Corbin Platamone, MPH

Research Analyst

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Kevin Reeder

Program Manager & Volunteer Coordinator, AMEND

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Abraham Renteria-Ramirez, BA

Research Analyst, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Nicholas Riano, MAS

Clinical Research Coord. Asst.

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Francine Rios-Fetchko, BA

Research Analyst, Latinx Center of Excellence (LCOE)

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Eric Roberts, PhD, MPH

Research Statistical Analyst

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Denise Ruvalcaba

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Gina Sakoda, BS

Research Analyst

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Lynda Sanjurjo-Rutter

Program Manager

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Sye-ok Sato, MA

Project Manager

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Sonja Simmons

Administrative Analyst

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Dante Skidmore, BA

Program Analyst, CVP & Benioff Homeless and Housing Initiative

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Ashley Smith, BA

Research Analyst

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Grace Taylor, BA

Research Analyst

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Toby Tooley

Program Manager

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Karen Valle, MS

Research Data Analyst, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

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Marco Villalobos, MFA

Communications Manager, Center for Vulnerable Populations

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John Weeks

Clinical Research Coordinator

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Jeanette Wong, BS

Research Analyst

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Alma Yates, MSW

Center for Vulnerable Populations (CVP) Program Manager and the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Education Program Manager

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Kara Young, PhD

Manager of Stakeholder Engagement, Benioff Homeless and Housing Initiative

Fellows

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Ryan Assaf, PhD MPH

Postdoctoral Scholar

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Dallas Augustine, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

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Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, PhD MA

Postdoctoral Scholar

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Yeqing Yuan, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative

Prepare Team

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Axel Herrera

Program Assistant

Significant Contributors

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Kelly Kiser, BA

Division Analyst

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Annie Mar

Grants Analyst

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Jennifer Thomas, MS

Division Manager

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Binh Tran, BA

Research Finance Analyst