
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
Victor Cao, President of the Board, California Apartment Association
Dennis Deslatte, Board Treasurer & Chairperson – Finance Committee, AECOM Technology Corporation (Retired)
Debbie Chamkasem, Board Secretary & Co-Chairperson – Program Committee, Experian
Danyell Alders, Chairperson – HR Committee, AvalonBay Communities (Retired)
Kate Starr, Chairperson – Fund Development Committee, Golden State Foods
Nancy Chase, Co-Chairperson – Program Committee, Community Leader
Michael Kaufman, Member at Large, AT&T (Retired)
Susan McClintic, Member at Large, Early Childhood Educator (Retired)
Christy Mokrohisky, Member at Large, Alignment Health
Jacqueline Erickson Russell, Chairperson – Governance Committee, Social Impact Advising Group
Directors
Mark Abbasi, Becton Dickinson
Carissa Bechtloff, City of Hope Orange County
Bill Brooks, Capital Group
Tristen Cali, Pacific Premier Bank
Mayra Cerda, Escrow 321
Judy Cooper, Community Leader
Mark Engstrom, Chapman University; Deloitte (Retired)
Nickeya Hannah, Hygiene First LLC
Peter Hering, Rutan and Tucker, LLP
James Kim, Lewis Group
Bhavna Mantha, Apisero Inc.
Nicholas Meraz, NextClick, LLC
Kimberly Pollard, Seabreeze Property Management
Joseph Rasuli, U.S. Bank
Brad Romano, AvalonBay Communities
Katherine Shen, Community Leader
Danni Remington Smithson, Bank of Southern California
Dr. Vinita Speir, Pacific Women’s Healthcare Associates