Title: Deputy Director for East Bay Programs
Company: Swords to Plowshares
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Civic Affiliations/Involvement:
- California State University East Bay
- Cathedral Academy (past teacher and youth director)
- City of Oakland, Commission on Homelessness (commissioner)
- DeVry Educational Development Corp. (past military and veterans affairs representative)
- Earl Paulk Institute
- Grace Church (past co-founder, associate pastor)
- MAZON (government affairs and public policy committee member)
- Palimbo Community Development (co-founder)
- Swords to Plowshares, East Bay Programs (deputy director)
- The American Legion (past assistant director)
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (advisory committee member on homeless veterans)
- U.S.VETS (advisory council chair)
- University of St. Francis
Awards:
- Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2025)
- Inductee, Top Professionals of the Year, Marquis Who’s Who (2024, 2025)
- Recipient, Jerald Washington Memorial Founders’ Award, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (2018)
- Honoree, Outstanding Board Leadership, U.S.VETS (2015)
- Honoree, Unsung Hero, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (2012)