Staff & Board

Meet FAC’s dedicated Management Circle and Board of Directors.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Michelle de la Uz

Executive Director

MANAGEMENT CIRCLE

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Sarah Batchu

Director of Programs

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Emily Blank

Deputy Director of External Affairs and Strategy

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Yannerys Castillo

Community Services Manager

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Anthony Coker

Homeownership Programs Manager

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Bora Lee

Chief of Staff

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Charmaine Marizan

Affordable Housing Marketing and Leasing Manager

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Lavina Maykut

Senior Fundraising Manager

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Aura Mejia

Tenant Organizing and Advocacy Manager

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Brian Mendes

Director of Adult Education

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Roy Nielsen

Director of Finance and Information Technology

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Andrew Parkes

Associate Manager of Asset & Property Management

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Zully Rolan  

Director of Asset and Property Management

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Aaron Shiffman

Executive Director of BWI

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Denise Torres

Director of HR and Administration

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Bill Yates

Director of Housing Development

Pictured: (Back Row) Eric Magnus, Erik Paulino, Melanie Ash, Michelle de la Uz, Julio Peña, III, Juan Barahona.

(Front Row) Kate Gilmore, Pristine Johannessen, Ayana Muhammad, Jessica Yager, Carolina Gonzalez

Not Pictured: Dany Cunningham, Sam Marks, Gawain Patterson, Mariadele Priest, Christine Zinnel, and Cesar Zuniga

FAC & NHN Board Members

*Melanie Ash, Co-Chair

*Juan Barahona, Treasurer

*Dany Cunningham

**Carolina Gonzalez

*Pristine Johannessen, Co-Chair

Jared Watson, Staff Representative

*Sam Marks

*Ayana Muhammad

*Gawain Patterson

**Erik Paulino, NHN Board Treasurer

**Julio Peña, III, NHN Chair

*Mariadele Priest

**Jessica Yager, Secretary

**Catherine Zinnel

***Cesar Zuniga

*FAC board member

** FAC board member and Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN) board member

*** NHN board member