Services by Board members are crucial in helping the Children’s Receiving Home successfully transition to changing federal and state funding priorities while also continuing to ensure care and support of abused, neglected and traumatized children and teens in the Sacramento region and neighboring counties.
Brian has been a Board member since 2009, and was drawn by the CRH mission to positively impact children, youth and families affected by abuse, neglect and trauma. He is particularly driven by the Acorn program for toddlers because he wants to help ensure these children can become a great part of our community’s future. Brian is the VP and Business Banking Manager at Wells Fargo, where he serves on the Diversity and Inclusion Council. He is happily married to Jeanine and lives in Roseville.
Since joining the Board in 2009, Linda has served on the Executive, Fundraising and Community Relations committees. She is especially interested in the CRH’s work providing teens who are aging out of the system with the skills for living independently. She has helped teens with life and goal planning, and has volunteered as a mentor for children within the foster system, including teens victimized by sex trafficking. She is a Certified Business Coach, active in Arden Arcade Rotary Club, and holds a BS degree in Business Administration from Sacramento State.
A.G. was first attracted to the Board to help ensure that Sacramento’s most vulnerable kids had a safe haven during times of trauma and personal crisis. As co-chair of the Community Relations Committee, he helps represent CRH among policymakers in state and local government, using relationships built during a 35-year career in public affairs and journalism. Married with two college-age sons, he currently serves as associate director of the University of California Center Sacramento.
Kelly is serving her first term on the Board, and is excited to have been recently elected chair of the Program Review and Development Committee. She works in Covered California’s External Affairs unit. Kelly previously worked as a volunteer and development coordinator on the CRH staff, where she saw first-hand the good work that the staff of CRH is doing for children in our communities every day. Kelly is proud to support the Children’s Receiving Home because its comprehensive services work to strengthen the entire family.
Christine has volunteered with CRH since 2007, and was a resident of CRH in 1988. She serves on the Board’s Fund Development Committee, sharing her personal success story as an example of the difference CRH makes in the lives of the children it serves. She is the Director of the Service Retirement Division at CalSTRS. Christine is married to Rick Briceno and enjoys time with her children, sports and the performing arts.
Rebekah was drawn to the Children’s Receiving Home by her desire to serve children in crisis in the Sacramento community. Inspired by the joy she receives from raising her own young son, Rebekah hopes to make a difference in the lives of youth, from toddlers to teenagers. Rebekah works as a legislative advocate for education organizations.
The first time Janeen entered the Children’s Receiving Home, she was a 12-year-old escaping years of abuse. The emergency shelter services provided by CRH are near and dear to her heart because dedicated, compassionate, nurturing staff helped her learn to feel safe again. Janeen served on the Board from 2005 to 2010 and recently rejoined for a second tour of duty. She works in state government, specializing in business process reengineering, strategic and workforce planning, and leadership development. She enjoys spending her spare time with her husband and children.
Tamara has been actively supporting children’s charities since 2010. She was first drawn to CRH when she and her husband and four children used to deliver gifts for the holiday drive. Since then, she’s become dedicated to helping CRH carry on its long-time mission of helping children who have suffered abuse and neglect. Her favorite program is ILP because she feels these young adults are at an important crossroad in their lives. Tamara is a long-time Realtor and adjunct real estate professor at American River College.
Josh Edlow, a lifelong Sacramentan with strong community ties, built his relationship with the Children’s Receiving Home by organizing community groups to play basketball with its teenage residents. He joined the Board in 2016 and chairs the Finance Committee, which oversees the Home’s budget—balanced from various public and private sources, including donor contributions. Josh is happily married and has four children. An attorney with Dreyer, Babich, Buccola, Wood & Campora, he represents individuals and families for personal injury, wrongful death and product liability claims.
Becky feels privileged to have joined the Board in 2016 to serve CRH, a nonprofit agency that has helped neglected, abused and traumatized youngsters with physical, emotional and mental-health needs for more than 70 years. She particularly appreciates CRH’s suicide-prevention services, knowing foster youth and those aging out of foster care are especially vulnerable. She previously counseled families at risk of child abuse for Family Support Programs in Sacramento County and teaches communication at Sacramento State.
Originally hoping to simply read to kids, become a mentor, and make a difference in a child’s life, Nick has now served several years on the Board, four of them as Board president. He has a heart for children, and finds the CRH’s mental health services particularly compelling because they address childhood traumas head-on, helping hurt kids rediscover hope and purpose. He is happily married, has two children, and works at his own law firm, the Maloof Law Group, APC, and real estate brokerage company, Maloof Properties, Inc.
Teri joined the Board because of her commitment to children, which has included foster parenting over the years. She especially values CRH’s Assessment Program of intensive counseling and support for adolescent girls who have experienced multiple foster placements. Teri has been active in local nonprofit boards for over 15 years. She is a project manager at American River College, where she helps high school students interested in vocational education bridge to community college. She and her husband have three children and three grandchildren.
As a mother of two adult children and the family member of a human trafficking victim, Michele was drawn to the Children’s Receiving Home’s emphasis on mental health services, particularly trauma-informed therapy, and crisis intervention. Now that her own children are grown, Michele looks forward to devoting her newfound time and energy to supporting CRH’s efforts to help traumatized youth heal and live productive lives. Michele is an attorney and the Chief of the Legislation and Research Bureau at the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
Tara Porter has served on the Board since 2009 and is passionate about helping youth and families in the community. She strongly believes in CRH’s mission to positively impact youngsters and families affected by abuse and neglect, and supports CRH’s values of respect, innovation, stewardship and excellence. Tara is a Business Process Support Supervisor at SMUD, where she has worked for more than 17 years. She is happily married with two children. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, reading, and spending quality time with her family.
David joined the Board in 2009 and has served as VP of the Membership and Fundraising committees. He was drawn to the Board by CRH’s comprehensive approach to helping abused and neglected children and youths, from providing shelter, food, clothing and counseling to social work intervention and life-skills training. David analyzes tax legislation as Principal Consultant for the Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation, and previously worked as a Sacramento attorney and in the District Attorney’s Office in Marin County.
Because of her passion for children, Michelle began volunteering at CRH during the holidays in recent years. Now she is honored to serve on the Board’s Fund Development Committee, which oversees raising hundreds of thousands of dollars from donations, in-kind contributions, grants and a host of other sources to help provide CRH’s around-the-clock support for children in crisis. Michelle spent more than 25 years working as a legislative staffer in both houses of the California Legislature.
