The Continuum of Care (CoC) Board operates as an unincorporated association, while the RTFH supports the CoC 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 CoC Board of Directors’ members are selected through an inclusive process involving both the CoC Board and the CoC’s General Membership. Members of the CoC Board provide a mix of skills to provide the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge and experience to meet the CoC Board’s responsibilities and objectives. The CoC Board strives to ensure the composition appropriately represents the interests of the CoC stakeholders, the local community, and reflects various range of expertise in its composition by recruiting members with varied geographical, racial, ethnic, social, economic, environmental, business, and cultural backgrounds. The CoC 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.
2024 CoC Governance Charter 10.0 (amended): click here
CoC Board Policies: click here
CoC Board Member Application: click here
CoC Board of Directors 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.
CoC Board Members
CoC Board Chair: Akilah Templeton, VVSD, Seat Term 2025-2027
1st Vice Chair: Terra Lawson-Remer, County Supervisor: District 3 , Seat Term 2025-2027
2nd Vice Chair: TBD
Appointed/Designated Seats
| Board Member | Seat Designation | CoC Organization | Seat Term |
| Jessica Chamberlain | US Dept. of VA | Veterans Affairs San Diego | 2025-2027 |
| David Estrella | Public Housing Authority | County of San Diego, Housing & Community Development Services (HCDS) | 2025-2027 |
| Leilani Hines | CDBG Consolidated Plan Jurisdiction | City of Oceanside | 2024-2026 |
| Tamera Kohler | Ex- Officio | RTFH CEO | N/A |
| Terra Lawson-Remer | County of San Diego Board of Supervisors | County Supervisor: District 3 | 2025-2027 |
| Stephen Whitburn | San Diego City Councilmember | San Diego City Council | 2024-2026 |
| Lisa Jones | Public Housing Authority | San Diego Housing Commission | 2024-2026 |
| Rachel Bereza | San Diego Workforce Partnership | San Diego Workforce Partnership | 2025-2027 |
| Dijana Beck | San Diego County HHSA | County of San Diego HHSA HCDS | 2025-2027 |
Flexible Seats
| Board Member | CoC Organization | Seat Term |
| Jon Walters | Housing Innovation Partners | 2025-2027 |
| Josh Coyne | Downtown Partnership Clean & Safe | 2025-2027 |
| Amy Denhart | Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego | 2025-2027 |
| Matthew Wechter | County of San Diego | 2024-2026 |
| Melinda Forstey | Serving Seniors | 2025-2027 |
| Dana Toppel | Jewish Family Services of San Diego | 2025-2027 |
| Sean Spear | Community HousingWorks | 2024-2026 |
| Claudia Velasquez | Community Health Group | 2024-2026 |
| Sarah Jarman | City of San Diego | 2024-2026 |
| Annalee Trujillo | Pala Housing Resource Center, Pala Band of Mission Indians | 2024-2026 |
| Jessica Delaney | Blue Shield Promise | 2024-2026 |
| Zee King | Exodus Recovery | 2024-2026 |
| Hanan Scrapper | PATH San Diego | 2025-2027 |
| Ben Montoya | San Diego Downtown Fellowship of Churches and Ministries | 2025-2027 |
| Camey Christenson | 2-1-1 San Diego / CIE | 2025-2027 |
| Amelia Broadnax | GLM House Inc. | 2025-2027 |
| Akilah Templeton | VVSD | 2025-2027 |
Homeless/Formerly Homeless Seats
| Board Member | CoC Organization | Seat Term |
| Jeffrey Najarian | Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation | 2025-2027 |
| Curtis Howard | LivEX, All of Us or None | 2024-2026 |
Homeless Provider Seats
| Board Member | Seat Designation | CoC Organization | Seat Term |
| Deacon Jim F. Vargas | General | Father Joe’s Village | 2024-2026 |
| Greg Anglea | North Coastal | Interfaith Community Services | 2024-2026 |
| Jonathan Castillo | Central | San Diego Youth Services | 2025-2027 |
| Kathryn Lembo | South Bay | South Bay Community Services | 2024-2026 |
| Amanda Sanchez | North Inland | YMCA San Diego | 2025-2027 |
| Kelcie Parra | East Region | Crisis House | 2025-2027 |
