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, a Board member since 2009, 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
programs for toddlers because he wants to help ensure these
children can become a great part of our community’s
future. Brian is the VP Lending Manager for the Wells
Fargo Small Business Administration, where he focuses on creating
jobs and investing in the communities through new loans. He
is happily married to Jeanine, has two daughters and lives
in Roseville.
A.G. is a member of the Board’s Community Relations Committee and
also serves as at-large member of the Executive Committee. Now
retired, he was a California political reporter and editor for 25
years before founding a public-affairs journalism program at the
University of California’s Sacramento Center. As Center associate
director, he also managed the university’s Sacramento internship
program. A.G. joined the Board in 2009, attracted by CRH’s unique
role as a safe haven for traumatized and abused children.
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.
Janeen’s connection to the Children’s Receiving Home began as a
12-year-old child escaping years of abuse. As a result, CRH’s
emergency shelter services are dear to her heart because
dedicated, compassionate, nurturing staff helped her learn to
feel safe at a time of deep personal trauma.
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.
Jackie joined the board in 2018 because of her desire to help
at-risk youth in our community. A former CRH employee, Jackie
worked as the Executive Administrative Manager where she was part
of a team that witnessed and executed the CRH
mission. Jackie retired from the United States Marine Corps
as a Gunnery Sergeant in 2015 and currently serves as vice
president for Operations for the Goodwin-Cole Company. At CRH,
she serves on the Governance Committee where she is able to use
her skills to implement process improvement in board’s
performance.
Becky is chair of the Board’s Community Relations/Advocacy
Committee and teaches communication courses, including
persuasion, at Sacramento State University. She was a political
reporter at the state Capitol for more than a dozen years and is
a former editor of the state Senate’s public-policy research
office. She feels privileged to have joined the Board in 2016,
given its 75-year history of aiding the county’s abused,
neglected and traumatized youth.
Nick is the immediate past president of the Board, having
formerly served as chair of the Finance Committee. Nick is
an attorney who handles transactions involving business, real
estate and estate planning. He also is a licensed real
estate broker who facilitates the purchase and sale of businesses
and real estate of all types. In 2009, Nick inquired about
volunteering at the Home. Expecting to work directly with
children, he was instead asked to help with the Finance
Committee, leveraging his knowledge of business and real estate
for the good of the organization.
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.
David joined the Board in 2009 and has served as vice president
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
Chief 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.
Drawn by her passion for children, Michelle joined the Children’s
Receiving Home Board in 2016 after first becoming a volunteer
during the holiday season. She now is honored to serve as chair
of the Board’s Fund Development Committee. In that capacity,
Michelle and her committee work closely with CRH staff to sustain
the Home’s around-the-clock support for children in crisis by
raising thousands of dollars from donations, in-kind
contributions, grants and a host of other sources.
