About
The Leadership Council (LC) serves as the Continuum of Care Board for Monterey and San Benito Counties’ and is authorized through the Charter to act on behalf of the Lead Me Home CoC by setting policies and standards, determining funding priorities and resource allocations, providing strategic direction, and ensuring accountability among stakeholders for regulatory compliance and progress toward ending homelessness in Monterey and San Benito Counties.
The responsibility of this body is to:
I. Fund and Resource Allocation
II. Governance
III. Monitoring and Evaluation
IV. Design and Operate an HMIS
V. System Coordination
VI. CoC Planning
VII. Provide strategic direction
VIII. Ensure accountability among stakeholders for progress in reducing and preventing homelessness in Monterey and San Benito Counties
Please find the link to our Governance Charter here.
The general public is welcome to participate in Leadership Council meetings. For accommodations, please email info@chsp.org or call 831-883-3080.
LC Roster
Category 1 Voting Members - Appointed Seats
Category 1 Voting Members – Appointed Seats
In accordance with the Continuum of Care Governance Charter, the Leadership Council is composed of 12 appointed seats that are not subject to term limits to ensure continuity and commitment from key stakeholders needed to address homelessness. This includes one Monterey County Supervisor, four Monterey County Mayors (appointed by the Mayor’s Association), the Housing Authority of the County of Monterey, Monterey County Health Department, Monterey County Department of Social Services, Monterey County Office of Education, San Benito County Department of Health and Human Services, and two elected officials from the County of San Benito.
Last Name | First Name | Title | Agency |
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Alejo | Luis | Board of Supervisors | County of Monterey |
Arreola | Enrique | Deputy Director | San Benito County, Community Services & Workforce Development |
Blount | Jonan | Youth for Action Member | |
Boykin | Zulieka | Executive Director | Housing Authority County of Monterey |
Casey | Mia | Mayor | City of Hollister |
Chagolla | Lilia | Community Engagement Director | Central California Alliance for Health |
Craig | Kimberly | Mayor | City of Salinas |
Jimenez | Elsa | Director of Health | Monterey County Health Department |
Kosmicki | Kollin | Supervisor | County of San Benito |
LeBarre | Mike | Mayor | City of King |
Medina | Lori | Director | Monterey County Department of Social Services |
Oglesby | Ian | Mayor | City of Seaside |
Smith | Donna | Program Coordinator, Homeless Services for Children and Youth | Monterey County Office of Education |
Velazquez | Anna | Mayor | City of Soledad |
Wilson | Roxanne | Homeless Services Director | County of Monterey |
Category 2 Voting Members - Rotating Seats
Category 2 Voting Members – Rotating Seats
Rotating Seats are filled with others that represent important stakeholders or sectors, like service providers, criminal justice, those with lived experience, Veterans, Youth and the LGBTQ+ community. Applications to fill these seats open every even year near the spring. If you are interested in serving as a Category 2 Voting Member, please be on the look-out for applications made available on this webpage.
Last Name | First Name | Title | Agency |
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Baldwin | Dan | CEO | Community Foundation for Monterey County |
Cleary | Dana | Director, RE Development | CHISPA |
Cusson | Karen | Community Member | |
Gonzalez | Rocio | Director | Center for Employment Training |
Heavin | Timothy | Person with Lived Experience | |
Katz | Phyllis | Directing Attorney | California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. |
Kroeger | Alyssa | Director of Strategic Initiatives | Monterey Bay Economic Partnership |
McCrae | Robin | Chief Executive Director | Community Human Services |
Schake | Kurt | Executive Director | Veterans Transition Center |
Valdez | Art | Parole Agent II Specialist | DoC - Department of Adult Parole |
Villareal | Amanda | Case Manager RN | Central California Alliance for Health |
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Meeting Agendas & Minutes
Accessible versions of these documents are available upon request by phone at (831) 883-3080 or by email at info@chsp.org.