Christy Cornwall, MPH, CHES, Chief Executive Officer

Erica Berrios, Chief Finance Officer

Michele Silva, Chief Advancement Officer

Jennifer Press, Senior Director of Talent and Operations

Jordan Diemert, Controller

Lauren Hahn, Director of Housing Development

Kathy Lopez, Director of Programs

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 Abbasi, Member at Large, Becton Dickinson

Jim Boyle, Member at Large, Hoag

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

Directors

Carissa Bechtloff, City of Hope Orange County

Bill Brooks, Capital Group

Tristen Cali, Mechanics Bank

Mayra Cerda, Escrow 321

Brooke Chase, Community Leader

Judy Cooper, Community Leader

Barry Curtis, Irvine Company

Veronique Rae Glend, Urban V’s Coffee

Shige Itoh, Rutan & Tucker LLP

Lidia Klingler, Community Leader

Brian Kittredge, RSM US LLP

Bhavna Mantha, NTT DATA

Christy Mokrohisky, Alignment Health

Joseph Rasuli, U.S. Bank

Danni Remington Smithson, Bank of Southern California

Brad Romano, AvalonBay Communities

Trish Scarborough, Community Leader