Archives: Team Members

Monna Wong
Monna is a network weaver, facilitator, organizer, and writer from Queens, New York. She was politicized in New York City’s Chinatown through learning about solidarity

Deborah Wald
Deborah H. Wald is the founder and managing partner at The Wald Law Group. A Certified Family Law Specialist, her work has evolved over the

Catherine Teare
Catherine Teare is Senior Program Officer at California Health Care Foundation, following service as associate director of its High-Value Care team, supporting policies and care

James Raycraft
A San Francisco Bay Area native and proud member of Our Family Coalition, James Raycraft is a husband, father and Emeritus Board member of OFC.

Ora Prochovnick
Ora Prochovnick is Director of Litigation and Policy at Eviction Defense Collaborative, Inc. Prior to this, Ora served as Director of Clinical and Public Interest

Phillip Parkerson
Phillip Parkerson is a native southerner who grew up in the Deep South in Georgia, went to college at UNC-Chapel Hill in North Carolina, and

Martin Mitchell
Martin Mitchell is Director of Human Resources Operations for Oakland Unified School District. He’s a transformational leader with a career marked by success in human

Vivienne Ming
Dr. Vivienne Ming was named one of 10 Women to Watch in Tech by Inc. Magazine, she is a theoretical neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author. She

Michael Ginther
Michael Ginther’s most important and favorite role is as Papa to Kel(aka Emma) and Audy. He and his husband adopted the kids at birth 14

Leroy Gaines
Leroy Gaines is Executive Director at New Leadership Council. Previous to this he served nearly a decade as principal at Acorn Woodland Elementary School in

Ali Michael Canon
Ali Michael Cannon served on Our Family Coalition’s Board of Directors from 2009 to 2017. In his professional life, he serves as Associate Director of

Diana Buchbinder
Until her recent retirement and move to Arizona, Diana was a human resources professional in San Francisco, working at MUNI, the Exploratorium, and most recently

Alma Soongi Beck
Alma Soongi Beck is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Group and is certified by the State Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist

Laura Valdez
Laura Valdéz was born and grew up in El Paso, Texas on the U.S./Mexico border. Her social justice framework is rooted in the struggles she

Nick Resnick
Nick has been working across the K-12 educational ecosystem for 15 years, seeking solutions to long-standing educational inequities. As Chief Executive Officer at Inquiry by

Alexis Petra
Alexis was born and raised on the East Coast, and earned her M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, where she also attended the University of Pennsylvania Wharton

Naomi Goldberg
Naomi grew up in the Central Valley of California and will always be a Californian at heart, but she has spent the past 12 years