Steering Committee

OFFICERS

Chair:            Pete Seitz                            

                       pseitz5818@aol.com


Vice Chair:   Michael Barrett

                       michaelb@workingwardrobes.org


Secretary:     Carolina Gutierrez-Richau

                       cgrichau@coasc.org

CONVENER

Jeff Pagano – paganoj@uci.edu

MEMBERS AT LARGE

Steve Spriggs – stevenbspriggs@gmail.com

Chase Wickersham – chasewick@gmail.com

LIAISONS

Joint Forces Training Base Liaison:
Thomas Bell
Thomas.c.bell17@gmail.com

US Department of Veteran Affairs Liaison:

Vacant


State of California, CalVet Liaison:
Ben Gales 916-508-9601
Ben.gales@calvet.ca.gov


OC Veteran Service Officer Liason

Elena Kim      
elena.kim@occr.ocgov.com


OC Community Services Liason

Ericka Danczak        
erika.danczak@occr.ocgov.com


WORKING GROUP aND COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Housing:

Richard Owens
rowens@jamboreehousing.com


Health & Wellness:
Dex Cajigal
dcajigal@stopdroppush.org


Children & Families: 

Lori Pack – 714.953.4455 ext. 617
lpack@cqcinc.org


Resources:

Amy Arambulo


Education:

Tom Boscamp - 714.241.6126
tboscamp@coastline.edu


Employment:

Megan Langston  949.923-0221

megan@human-works.org


Public Relations & Marketing Committee:
Laura Pinkham   714.655-7252
laurapinkham@gmail.com


Legal and Re-entry:
Caitlin Emmons   

cemmonas@vetslegal.com


Government Relations Committee:

Bobby MacDonald
bobby.mcdonald@ocblackchamber.com


Faith Based:

Ron Gellis, Ph.D
ron.gellis@irf22.org


Older Adult Veterans:
Kathy Carchidi
kathycarchidi@alzoc.org