"The TALK Line is the deepest connection with humanity. It's inspiring to watch callers overcome, or deal, or go through the process of their life. Working on the TALK Line is the best thing that I do. It's my life's work."

— Suzanne Bergeron, volunteer for 10 years

"Without the Prevention Center, I would not have anyone to turn to. The Prevention Center keeps me sane."

— client & mother of young son

"When we came here, my son and I were in a real dark place, but your warmth and the opportunities you gave my son to express himself provided the light we needed."

— client & single father

"The interview process was easy and felt safe to my daughter. It didn't feel like a 'classic' police interview. This process is a million percent better for children."

— caregiver who accompanied a child to the CAC

"I want to teach kids to be the best they can be in life and teach them to be successful and teach them not to be a person that they will regret in 10 or 20 years from now."

— 12-year-old boy & client

Our Team

2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Natalie Delagnes Talbott, Chair
  • David Glickman, Co-Vice Chair
  • Doug Heske, Co-Vice Chair
  • Melinda Ellis Evers, Secretary
  • Jarrod Phillips, Treasurer
  • Christopher Keane, Past Chair
  • Shannon Thyne, MD, Past Chair
  • Darrach Bourke
  • Barrett H. Cohn
  • Mary J. Hansell, DrPH, RN
  • Laura Harrison Ward
  • Douglas Ismail
  • Linda Moore
  • Allen Nance
  • Wayne Osborne
  • Judi Ratto
  • Richard Pio Roda
  • Jessica Reed Saouaf
  • Linda Song Wendel

2014 HONORARY DIRECTORS

  • Linda Cannon
  • Lorraine Cohen
  • Dr. Moses Grossman
  • Patsy Jones
  • Lois Pavlow
  • Sari Wade*
  • Ellen Wolfe*
  • Sue Wollack

2014 EXECUTIVE CABINET

  • Sharon Bell
    San Francisco Human Services Agency
  • Kimiko Burton
    San Francisco Office of the City Attorney
  • Mary J. Hansell
    DrPH, RN, San Francisco Department of Public Health
  • Linda Moore
    San Francisco Office of the District Attorney
  • Allen Nance
    San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department
  • Shannon Thyne, MD
    San Francisco General Hospital, Pediatrics Department
  • Jeffrey Abadie
  • Ray Brown
  • Robert Callan, Jr.
  • Carol Caspe
  • Frank J. Caufield
  • Sydney Goldstein
  • Daniel Hershkowitz
  • Cheryl Jennings
  • Susan Kirk
  • Isabelle Lemon
  • James Lee
  • Suzanne Maloney
  • Suzy Pak
  • Wes Sen
  • Catherine Topham

* In Memoriam

2014 STAFF

  • Steven Abrams
  • Katie Albright
  • Karla Zambrano Armijos
  • Dido Artiga
  • Kathy Baxter
  • Victoria Bowers
  • Alysha Catalano
  • Damien Chacona
  • Heather Clendenin Lemoine
  • Stephanie Clowdus
  • Paul Collier
  • Carol Davison
  • Isabel DeTrinidad
  • Evelyn Duarte
  • Helena Edwards
  • Marva Edwards
  • Keith Edwards
  • Sherry Ezhuthachan
  • John Fenwick
  • Kate Frankfurt
  • Malcolm Gaines
  • Riva Gardner
  • Adrienne Gvozdich
  • John Hilton
  • Rebecca Ho
  • Daphne Humes
  • Molly Jardiniano
  • Camille Lewis
  • Frances Love
  • Kira Mack
  • Jennifer Martins
  • Rhea Mistades
  • Blia Moua
  • Kyle Naganuma
  • Christine Ness
  • Nara Ng
  • Erika Pappas
  • Jenny Pearlman
  • Beatrize Perez
  • Alena Perez
  • Heather Pitre
  • Lisa Quach
  • Andrea Rush
  • Joyce Sabel
  • Roxana Sanchez
  • Gagan Sandhu
  • Daniel Sapoznick
  • Sarah Schoomer
  • Kelly Shea
  • Debbie Shen
  • Maria Sobol
  • Russell Stephens
  • Ward Stern
  • Elissa Stevens
  • Abigail Stewart-Kahn
  • Andrew Tan
  • Alia Vander Lind
  • Larry Yip