Donald C. Williams, Psy.D. , Board Chair

Child Psychologist, Clinical Psychology. Don received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology in La Mirada, CA, He became Board Chair in 2008. He is currently living in San Francisco and working in private practice. His specialty is in working with at-risk children and adolescents, including adopted children who haven't attached well to their new parents. He has served as a consultant to local foster and adoption organizations, as well as to orphanages in Brazil and Guatemala.

  Steven Hammond, Board Secretary

Attorney, Hammond Law
Steve is a San Francisco attorney who concentrates his practice on both commercial and residential real estate transactions and litigation. Before law school he worked at a residential facility providing services to emotionally impaired and at-risk teens. He graduated cum laude from Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law in 2001 and earned his undergraduate degree from Kalamazoo College. He lives in San Francisco.

  Keith Hitchcock, Board Treasurer

Director, Ocean Supply Chain Solutions, Schenker North America
Keith has worked in the international logistics industry for 16 years. He has held various business development, operations, and product management positions in Europe and the United States. Keith is currently responsible for Transpacific ocean freight product design and customer solutions in the United States and Canada for Schenker/DB Logistics, an international logistics provider. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and resides in San Francisco with his wife and two children.

  Edwin Weaver

Rev. Edwin Weaver is the senior pastor at Golden Gate Community Church. He, his wife Julie, and three children live in San Francisco. Edwin has a long history working with adolescence and their families. He as a MA from Fuller Theological Seminary, and MSW from UCLA. Edwin has been a school Counselor in East Los Angeles, Los Angeles DCFS Social Worker and case manager, Child Abuse and Neglect Investigator in Virginia, after school program coordinator in Washington DC, as well as a pastor in Southern California, Virginia and Kansas. He loves to read, play outdoors and a great cup of coffee.

  Mark Kirchgestner

Director of Church Mobilization, California, International Justice Mission. Mark has lived in San Francisco since 1990 with his wife and their two children. Mark was a Young Life Area Director in San Francisco for 8 years working with youth in the Richmond and Sunset Districts. For seven years Mark was a Pastor at Golden Gate Community Church. His roles included Children, Youth and Family Pastor, Parish Pastor and Interim Senior Pastor. In his current position he is responsible to raise awareness concerning God's heart for justice and to equip the church for action, advocacy and prayer on behalf of those suffering from oppression. He is a graduate of Westmont College and received his Masters in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary.

  Andrew Craig

North American Sales Manager, Neocork Technologies, Inc. Andrew grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied Accounting and Theatre for his Bachelor of Science. He also received his MBA from the University of Pittsburgh with concentrations in Finance, Marketing, and Operations Management. He worked as a Sommelier for many years while working his way through school and earned 2nd level Master Sommelier certificate. After graduate school he worked at Ford Motor Company's agriculture sector as a financial specialist. While living and working in both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia he volunteered with inner youth and coached junior basketball. He moved out to San Francisco over ten years ago and has worked in the wine industry as buyer, seller, and winery supply.  As the Sales manager he markets, sells, and travels to the United States and Canada. Currently he resides in the Glen Park area in San Francisco.

  Kelly Costa

Kelly Costa has worked a consultant in the sustainability and social
enterprise sector for more than 15 years, most recently codirecting the
Natural Capital Institute , a nonprofit organization that studies and
disseminate practices leading to social justice and environmental
restoration , and creates tools for connecting the people that are
transforming the world. She brings years of communications, operations, and
fundraising experience to SYS, holding an MA in Geography and
Human-Environmental Studies, and a BS in Graphic Communications. She, her
husband, and her two daughters live in San Francisco.

Alissa Peterson

Associate Physician, San Francisco General Hospital
Alissa is a California native who moved to San Francisco in 1999. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree from UCLA and an MD from UCSF. She specializes in psychiatry with a particular interest in the chronically mentally ill and forensic psychiatry. Alissa currently works at San Francisco General Hospital on their inpatient psychiatric jail ward and in private practice. She lives with her husband and dog in San Francisco.

  Dawn Stueckle

Executive Director, Sunset Youth Services
Dawn is a co-founder and the Executive Director of Sunset Youth Services. For the past 16 years she has worked with youth in different programs and contexts. Dawn pioneered Girls Services in the Sunset by starting Campus Based Girls Support Groups at Lincoln High School and A.P. Giannini Middle School. Her passion for youth and her community is the driving force behind everything she does. Dawn worked as a Community Organizer in the Sunset district through Neighborhoods In Transition-A Multi-Cultural Partnership (NIT-AMP) from 1993-1996. During this time she started the Sunset District Neighborhood Coalition and the Sunset Community Festival. Dawn and her family have lived in the Sunset District for 16 years.