Madelynn Hirneise, Chief Executive Officer

Erica Berrios, Chief Finance Officer

Nishtha Mohendra, Chief Program Officer

Michele Silva, Chief Advancement Officer

Rosalinda Bermudez, Director of Data & Compliance

Kathy Lopez, Director of Programs

Lauren Hahn, Director of Housing Development

Marissa Hall, Director of Operations

Katie Szymczak, Director of Development & Community Engagement

In 2024, 100% of our Board of Directors made financial contributions to support the work of Families Forward. THANK YOU for the advocacy and commitment you have shown to families throughout Orange County!

Officers

Susan McClintic, Chair, Early Childhood Educator (Retired)

Mark Engstrom, Treasurer & Chair of Finance Committee, Chapman University; Deloitte (Retired)

James Kim, Secretary, Lewis Group

Debbie Chamkasem, Chair of Program Committee, Experian

Danyell Alders, Chair of HR Committee, AvalonBay Communities (Retired)

Kate Starr, Chair of Fund Development Committee, Golden State Foods

Jacqueline Erickson Russell, Chair of Governance Committee, Social Impact Advising Group

Mark Abassi, Member at Large, Becton Dickinson 

Michael Kaufman, Member at Large, AT&T (Retired)

Christy Mokrohisky, Member at Large, Alignment Health

Directors

Carissa Bechtloff, City of Hope Orange County

Jim Boyle, Hoag

Bill Brooks, Capital Group

Tristen Cali, Mechanics Bank

Mayra Cerda, Escrow 321

Judy Cooper, Community Leader

Barry Curtis, Irvine Company

Nickeya Hannah, Hygiene First LLC

Peter Hering, Rutan and Tucker, LLP

Bhavna Mantha, Apisero Inc.

Kimberly Pollard, Seabreeze Property Management

Joseph Rasuli, U.S. Bank

Brad Romano, AvalonBay Communities

Trish Scarborough, Community Leader

Danni Remington Smithson, Bank of Southern California