Our People

Board Officers

Theresa Anderson Board President

President: Theresa Anderson
Director, Retail Operations Division
REI

Vice President: Laurie Miyauchi
HR Manager, Corporate Functions and Azure
Microsoft

Secretary: Ashica Demira
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Private Practice

Treasurer: Brenda Puls
VP Senior Business Relationship Manager
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Grant Yerke

Member at Large: Grant Yerke
Principal Partner
Broderick Group

Past President 2022: Rebecca Houghton
Program Manager Microsoft Customer Service & Support
Microsoft

Board Members:

Carissa Allen
Global CX & Modern Digital Retail Leader
Microsoft

   Carla Becvar
US Area Learning Lead
Microsoft

Norm Escover
President and CEO
NAES Corporation

Monique Gablehouse

Monique Gablehouse
Chief Operating Officer, Post-Acute Care
Evergreen Health

Christopher Henderson MD
Dermatologist
Kaiser Permanente

Crissy House
Senior Audience Marketing Manager
Microsoft

Karen Melanson
Business Development Leader
Amazon
     

Jessica Sullivan
Security Specialist
REI

Trey Williamson
Product Manager, Web Platform
Meta

LifeWire Executive Team

  • Janeira Bencosme-Gil| Co-Executive Director of Organizational Operations
  • Karlah Ramírez-Tánori | Co-Executive Director of Survivor Driven Services
  • E. Jeannette Biffle | Controller
  • Amy FitzGerald | Operations Director
  • Alexis Harden | Housing Director
  • Liv Montgomery| Services Director

LifeWire Managers

  • Sukai Gaye | Communications and Events Manager
  • Colin Lenhart | Facilities Manager
  • Karen Martinez | Homelessness Services Manager
  • Sharon Monje Gomez | Bilingual Survivor Advocacy Services Manager
  • Maya Terry-Shindelman | Grant Manager
  • Kevin Tomlin | Housing Stability Program Manager
  • Freddy Vega | Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging Manager