CoC Advisory Board
The Continuum of Care Advisory Board operates as an unincorporated association, while the RTFH supports the CoC Advisory Board as a separate legal entity, serving as the HUD Collaborative Applicant, and the Administrative Entity for all funding related to the HEARTH Act.
The Advisory Board members are selected through an inclusive process involving both the Advisory Board and the CoC’s General Membership. Members of the CoC Advisory Board provide a mix of skills to provide the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge and experience to meet the Advisory Board’s responsibilities and objectives. The Advisory Board strives to ensure the composition appropriately represents the interests of the Continuum of Care stakeholders, the local community, and reflects diversity in its composition by recruiting members with varied geographical, racial, ethnic, social, economic, environmental, business, and cultural backgrounds. The Advisory Board maintains a reasonable balance with respect to age and gender and must also include at least two individuals who are currently, or formerly, homeless. More information about the federal requirements of a CoC Board can be found here.
Annual application documents to submit the CoC Advisory Board Membership for consideration:
CoC Advisory Board Members
CoC Board Chair: Sean Spear, Community HousingWorks
Secretary: Deacon Jim F. Vargas – Father Joe’s Villages / SVdPV
Seat Designation | Board Member | CoC Organization | Seat Term |
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Business | Betsy Brennan | Downtown Partnership Clean & Safe | 2021-2023 |
Business | Ben Moraga | Sharp HealthCare Foundation | 2021-2023 |
Business | Sean Spear | Community HousingWorks | 2020-2022 |
Education | Carlos O. Cortez | College of San Diego Continuing Education, SD Community College District | 2020-2022 |
Elected Official | Stephen Whitburn | City of San Diego | 2020-2022 |
Elected Official | Terra Lawson-Remer | County Supervisor: District 3 | 2021-2023 |
Faith Community | Reverend Rolland Slade | Meridian Baptist Church | 2021-2023 |
Flexible Seat | Paul Downey | Serving Seniors | 2021-2023 |
Flexible Seat | John Brady | Lived Experience Advisors | 2021-2023 |
Flexible Seat | Michael Hopkins | Jewish Family Services of San Diego | 2021-2023 |
Flexible Seat | Jo Barrett | Self | 2020 – 2022 |
Funder Representative | Amy Denhart | Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego | 2021-2023 |
Funder Representative | City of San Diego | 2021-2023 | |
Health | Dimitrios Alexiou | Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties | 2021-2023 |
Health | Karen McCabe | Scripps Mercy Hospital | 2021-2023 |
Health | Jeff Gering | Family Health Centers of San Diego | 2020 – 2022 |
Homeless Advocate | Jonathan Castillo | People Assisting the Homeless | 2020 – 2022 |
Homeless Service Provider – Central | Walter Phillips | San Diego Youth Services | 2021-2023 |
Homeless Service Provider – East | Laura Tancredi Baese | Home Start, Inc. | 2021-2023 |
Homeless Service Provider – General | Deacon Jim F. Vargas | Father Joe’s Village | 2020 – 2022 |
Homeless Service Provider – North Coastal | Greg Anglea | Interfaith Community Services | 2020 – 2022 |
Homeless Service Provider – North Inland | Laura Otis-Miles | Mental Health Systems, Inc. | 2021 – 2023 |
Homeless Service Provider – South Bay | Kathryn Lembo | South Bay Community Services | 2020 – 2022 |
Homeless/Formerly Homeless | Ellis Rose | Self | 2020 – 2022 |
Law Enforcement | Asst. Chief Bernie Colon | City of San Diego Police Department | 2021-2023 |
Public Housing Authority | David Estrella | County of San Diego, Housing & Community Development Services (HCDS) / Housing Authority | 2021-2023 |
Public Housing Authority |
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San Diego Housing Commission | 2020 – 2022 |
San Diego Workforce Partnership | Shaina Gross | San Diego Workforce Partnership | 2021-2023 |
SD County HHSA | Barbara Jiménez | County of San Diego, HHSA | 2020 – 2022 |
Technology Business | Camey Christenson | 211 San Diego/ INFOLINE | 2020 – 2022 |
US Dept. of VA | Jessica Chamberlain | Veterans Affairs San Diego | 2021-2023 |
Ex- Officio | Tamera Kohler | RTFH | N/A |
CoC Advisory Board Meetings
With some exceptions, board meetings are held on the third Thursday of even months at 3:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (February, April, June, August, October, December).
Upcoming meetings will appear on this page’s sidebar or you can view them on our events calendar.
Latest CoC Advisory Board Documents
5/12/2022
CoC Advisory Board Agenda April 2022
4/23/2022
CoC Advisory Board Agenda Feb 2022
2/14/2022