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  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.

  Kelly Costa, Board Secretary

Kelly has worked as a consultant in the sustainability and social enterprise sector for more than 16 years. She brings communications, operations, and fundraising experience to SYS, holding an MA in Geography and Human-Environmental Studies, and a BS in Graphic Communications. She and her family live in San Francisco.  www.linkedin.com/in/kellycosta

  Keith Hitchcock, Board Treasurer

Senior Director, Integrated Cargo Management, Schenker AG
Keith has worked in the international logistics industry in Europe and North America for over 20 years. He currently heads a global product delivering value-added supply chain services to importers and exporters for DB Schenker. Keith is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and resides in San Francisco with his wife and two children.

Rev. Edwin Weaver   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   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  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.

Rachel Formaro

Marketing Communications
Rachel has worked in marketing communications and advertising for the past 15 years. She started out working with advertising agencies in Toronto, and then built her own agency. When one of her clients was acquired by Charles Schwab, she joined them to help launch the brand in Canada. That move eventually brought her to San Francisco, in 2001. For the last several years she has been developing communications at Charles Schwab. Rachel is also a writer (copy, fiction, nonfiction and poetry ). Some of her work has been published locally, and she writes regular blog contributions on a variety of subjects . Rachel and her husband, Tom Formaro (who is also a volunteer with SYS) live just south of San Francisco in Half Moon Bay, California with their two dogs and cat.

Jenny Yung

CFO, Hamann America
Jenny holds a BA in Accounting from the University of Illinois. She started her career at Texas Instruments in Texas as an accountant. Her experience there eventually led her to Peoplesoft in Pleasanton where she worked as an educator, a software consultant and a QA software tester. Over the years, Jenny has also volunteered at non-profit organizations in various positions. She currently is the Chief Financial Officer of Hamann America, the official North American importer of luxury automotive parts by Hamann Motorsport GmbH. Jenny lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.

  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.

 

 
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