December 2020
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
120
CELEBRATING nonprofit anniversary
YEARS
CO-CHAIR MEG ARNOLD
Principal , GSD Consulting
CO-CHAIR CHRISTI BLACK-DAVIS
Executive Vice President , Edelman
JAMES BECKWITH CEO , Five Star Bank
STEPHEN BENDER CEO , Bender Insurance Solutions
CAROL BURGER President , Burger Rehabilitation
ROBERT BURRIS President and CEO , Solano EDC
TIM CARMICHAEL State Agency Relations Manager , Sempra Energy
MAC CLEMMENS CEO , Digital Deployment
JEFF DERN President , PRIDE Industries
JOHN FINEGAN Founder , Beck Ag
STEVE FLEMING President and CEO , River City Bank
BOB GUTIERREZ Interim President and CEO , San Joaquin Partnership
JIM HARTLEY Principal Technologist , Jacobs
OLEG KAGANOVICH Founder and CEO , Wyndow
TOM KANDRIS CEO / Managing Director , PK1 Inc .
DENTON KELLEY Managing Principal , LDK Capital LLC
BRIAN KING Chancellor , Los Rios Community College District
JEFF KOEWLER Partner , Delfino Madden O ’ Malley Coyle & Koewler LLP
MARTHA LOFGREN Partner , Brewer Lofgren LLP
LEO M C FARLAND
President and CEO , Greater Sacramento and Northern Nevada Volunteers of America
TIM MURPHY CEO , Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange
CURT ROCCA Managing Partner , DCA Partners
LOUIS STEWART Head of Developer Ecosystems , Nvidia Corporation
STANFORD SIERRA YOUTH & FAMILIES
CELEBRATING 120 YEARS OF EMPOWERING YOUTH
[ PICTURED ]: DR . LAURA HEINTZ | CEO
Celebrating its 120th anniversary , Stanford Sierra Youth & Families
provides a continuum of care to empower youth and families to overcome challenges together , as well as connects youth in foster care to the permanent loving families they need and deserve . SSYF annually serves 4,500 youth and their families throughout 17 Northern California counties .
SSYF was originally founded in 1900 and has remained committed to helping vulnerable children and families since inception . Throughout the years , the organization has transformed from an orphanage to a community-based organization focused on ensuring every young person has a family and the tools to overcome their challenges so they can become healthy , happy and successful .
With the merger in 2019 , Stanford Youth Solutions and Sierra Forever Families became SSYF , which offers greater depth of services , staff , resources and expertise . Uniquely designed programs help end the child welfare cycle by keeping children safe and together with family , in school and out of trouble . Services include family stabilization , behavioral and mental health services , juvenile justice intervention , foster care and pre- and post-adoption support . “ Over the years , our organization has continuously evolved to meet the needs of youth and families . What hasn ’ t changed is our determination to help youth overcome obstacles , develop life skills and grow into self-sufficient adults . We support the entire family with professional treatment and compassionate care , so every youth has the opportunity to thrive ,” says Dr . Laura Heintz , CEO .
SSYF looks forward to many more years of continuing to fulfill the organization ’ s vision of communities with safe , lifelong connections for all young people , built and strengthened through generations of empowered families .
DARRELL TEAT President and CEO , Safety Center Inc .
SANJAY VARSHNEY Principal and founder , Goldenstone Wealth Management
JOSHUA WOOD CEO , Region Business
Opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the individual opinions of the members of the editorial advisory board .
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