WHO WE ARE
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
Housing First Solano General Membership is open to all community members. If you have questions or wish to join, please send an email to reneep@capsolanojpa.org.
More than 1,100 people in Solano County currently experience homelessness. Housing First Solano wants to change that. We have a simple mission: find homes for those without. This goal seems simple, but could not be more complicated. High rents to the Bay Area, low housing stock, and a lack of affordable service options prevent many from affording a place to live. Housing First Solano works to solve that problem by connecting housing developers, mental and health service providers, and social services to effectively deliver the kind of help people need at the time they need it.
Housing First Solano is guided by its Governance Charter, available here. Other Housing First Governance documents include its Written Standards for Service.
CATEGORY | NAME | ORGANIZATION | TERM |
Affordable Housing Developer Representative | Samantha Meyer | Eden Housing | 2022 - 2025 |
Coordinated Entry System Operator Representative | DeAndre Richard - Secretary | Resource Connect Solano | 2023 - 2026 |
Business Representative | Tara Beasley-Stansberry, Vice. Chair | Black Chamber of Commerce | 2021 - 2024 |
Educational Representative | Akon Walker | County of Solano Office of Education | 2021 - 2024 |
Domestic Violence/Victim Service Provider Rep. | vacant |
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Faith-Based Representative | Scott Mulvey, Secretary | City Church 2:42 | 2023 - 2026 |
Government Representative | Meghan Freebeck | City of Benicia | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | Don Hendershot | City of Dixon | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | vacant | City of Fairfield | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | vacant | City of Rio Vista | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | Miranda Ramirez | County of Solano | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | vacant | City of Suisun City | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | Tamara Colden | City of Vacaville | N/A (Appointed) |
Government Representative | Natalie Peterson | City of Vallejo | N/A (Appointed) |
Health Service Provider Representative | Elizabeth Muniz-Palomera | Doctor | 2022-2025 |
Homeless or Formerly Homeless Representative | Joey Carrizales | Formerly Homeless/Unsheltered | 2021 - 2024 |
Homeless or Formerly Homeless Representative | Reggie Sironen | Berkeley Food & Housing Project | 2021 - 2024 |
Law Enforcement Representative | Katie Ward | Solano County Probation Department | 2021 - 2024 |
Member-At-Large Representative | Colleen Berumen | Vacaville Solano Services | 2022 - 2025 |
Member-At-Large Representative | Brandon Wirth | Shelter, Inc. | 2022-2025 |
Member-At-Large Representative | Kari Rader - Chair | Community Action North Bay | 2023 - 2026 |
Mental Health Provider Representative | Amanda Russell | Caminar | 2022 - 2025 |
Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Provider | Amani Sawires-Rapaski | Volunteers of America | 2021 - 2024 |
Nonprofit Homeless Assistance Provider | John Eckstrom | Shelter, Inc. | 2022 - 2025 |
Veterans Services Representative | Chris Sheridan | Nation’s Finest | 2023 - 2026 |
HOUSING FIRST SOLANO BOARD
The HFS CoC Board is currently seeking nominations to fill the Affordable Housing Developer seat. Interested community members should submit a completed copy of the application form to reneep@capsolanojpa.org.