Staff

Paige Clark
Policy and Regulatory Analyst

Paige comes to the CA Alliance with a background in program management and direct service in a K-12 educational setting.

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Email Paige at [email protected].

 

 

Corina Dubon
Membership & Outreach Manager

Corina Dubon is the Alliance membership and outreach manager. Corina is an experienced program manager with a demonstrated history of working with nonprofit organizations.

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Contact Corina at [email protected]

 

 

Elveena Fareedi, M.A.
Director of Research & Evaluation

Elveena Fareedi brings her blended clinical psychology and research expertise to the Alliance and the Catalyst Center serving in the role of Director of Research and Evaluation. 

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Email Elveena at [email protected]

 

 

Max Geide
Communications and Events Manager

Max Geide is the California Alliance communications and events manager, responsible for member and external communications for the California Alliance and the Catalyst Center, database maintenance and organizational duties related to member services.

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 Tony Ghanem

Catalyst Center Program Analyst

Tony Ghanem has been working in the field of nonprofit mental health for over a decade, after completing his Bachelor of Arts at San Francisco State University. Upon graduating, Tony began his career as Support Counselor with Edgewood Center in San Francisco. Tony realized however that his true calling was to support families in their communities and has been working for Seneca Family of agencies for the last 15 years, most recently as a Wraparound Permanency Supervisor in Santa Clara.

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Ari Gonzalez
Catalyst Center Program Analyst

Since 2016, Ariana had the privilege of working with youth and families at Casa Pacifica. Ariana held many roles from direct care staff to a Program Manager in the STRTP. Ariana’s love and passion to serve and provide care for the most vulnerable youth led her to the Catalyst Center, where she is devoted to continuing her advocacy and promoting positive change.

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Kim Janoe
Operations Director

As operations director, Kim Janoe oversees all Alliance and Catalyst accounting, Human Resources, and supervises communications and membership functions.    

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Email Kim at [email protected].

 

 

Cornelle Jenkins
Director of Strategic Initiatives 

Cornelle Jenkins, the director of strategic initiatives for the Catalyst Center, is dedicated to making a positive impact in the community by advocating for those who historically have been rendered voiceless.

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Email Cornelle at [email protected].

  

Kelsie Tatum Martinez
Senior Clinical Advisor

Dr. Kelsie Tatum Martinez is a licensed psychologist with over 15 years of experience serving youth and families with experiences of complex, intergenerational trauma and significant unmet needs. She has delivered direct care and clinical services as well as provided clinical, training, and special projects leadership to programs serving young people in California’s public systems of care.  

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Email Kelsie at [email protected].

 

Rhonda Okonkwo
Catalyst Center Program Analyst

Rhonda Okonkwo is a program analyst for the California Provider Helpline. She has over 12 years of experience in social services, particularly child welfare services and medical social work.

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Selena Liu Raphael
Catalyst Center Training Coordinator
 

Selena Liu Raphael has spent most of the last 20 years working in child welfare for several FFAs in Los Angeles County. She is excited to bring her passion for a more liberatory system for children and families and her love of training into her work with the team at the Catalyst Center and all member organizations of the CA Alliance.

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  Tyler Rinde
  Deputy Director for Child Welfare Policy
 

  Tyler is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and a native of Sacramento. He is also a member of the Capitol LGBTQ Association. He      has championed efforts on behalf of broad and diverse coalitions to prevent the shifting of community mental health funding into justice systems          and against criminalization of substance use disorders.  

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  Email Tyler at [email protected].

 

Alina Sanchez
Project Coordinator/Executive Assistant

Alina joins the Catalyst Center as a project coordinator and executive assistant after several years of working directly with youth in a nonprofit setting. She graduated from Sacramento State with a Bachelors in Psychology and Counseling. 

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Email Alina at [email protected].

 

Adrienne Shilton
Director of Public Policy and Strategy

Adrienne has been serving as our Senior Policy Advocate for Behavioral Health. She now will be taking on a larger role at the CA Alliance, overseeing the work of the Policy Team.

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Email Adrienne at [email protected].

 

Christine Stoner-Mertz, LCSW
Chief Executive Officer

Christine Stoner-Mertz, CEO, leads the Alliance and the Catalyst Center and with the Board of Directors, drives the mission and vision for the organization. A licensed clinical social worker, Chris most recently led Lincoln, an Alliance member organization, before taking this position.

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Email Chris at [email protected].

 

Katrina Reeves

Executive Assistant and Office Manager 

Katrina joins the CA Alliance as the Executive Assistant and Office Manager after 5 years of coaching at the Division I level / working in collegiate athletics . She graduated from from Central Michigan University with a Master’s in Education with an emphasis in Training & Development.

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Email Katrina at [email protected].

 

Alex Volpe
Catalyst Center Program Director

Alex Volpe was the executive director of Bay Area Youth Center/Sunny Hills Services and interim chief operating officer at Unity Care Group

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 Celeste Walley

Permanency and Youth Engagement Specialist

A founding member of the first ever Youth Advisory Board at Seneca family of Agencies where her passion for youth voice has had tremendous impacts on the staff and youth of her county. Celeste grew up in various foster homes and attended multiple schools, which provided a unique narrative for her experience. 

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