EDOK BOARD
In 2019, on a given night, more than 600 people experience homelessness in El Dorado County.
The El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Board facilitates multi-agency cooperation to change this statistic.
Continuum of Care Board Executive Committee
CoC Board Co-Chair:
Jennifer LaForce,
Only Kindness, Inc.
Member at Large
Alternate: Jeanne Rene Evans, Only Kindness, Inc.
CoC Board Co-Chair:
Margaret Lewis,
El Dorado County Office of Education
Educational Representative
Alternate: Kim Khan, Placerville Union School District
CoC Board Vice Chair:
Julie Baumgartner,
Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern Nevada
Veterans' Organizational Representative
Alternate: Kasia Elijah, Volunteers of America
CoC Board Secretary:
Kristen Patterson,
New Morning Youth and Family Services
Family and Children's Services Provider
Alternate: Kenya McQueen, New Morning Youth and Family Services
CoC Board Treasurer:
Pam Maxwell,
US Bank
Business Representative
CoC Board Representatives
Faith-Based Representative
Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes,
El Dorado County Federated Church of Placerville
El Dorado County Probation
Michael Boyd,
El Dorado County Probation
Alternate: Ben Kinser, El Dorado County Probation
Government Representative, South Lake Tahoe
Michael Gamberg, Jr.,
South Lake Tahoe Police Department
Alternate: Lt. David Stevenson, South Lake Tahoe Police Department
Affordable Housing Development Representative
Chase Janvrin,
Tahoe Prosperity Center
Mental Health Provider
Jesse Kilow-Nieto,
Tahoe Youth and Family Services
Alternate: Pam Carter, Unity Care Group
Lived Experience Representative 1
Cheyanne Lane,
Tahoe Youth and Family Services
Alternate: Karen Carey, Tahoe Youth and Family Services
Law Enforcement Representative
Lt. Mike Lensing,
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
Government Representative, El Dorado County
Supervisor Lori Parlin,
Chair of the Board of Supervisors, El Dorado County, District IV
Alternate: Supervisor Wendy Thomas, Board of Supervisors, El Dorado County, District III
BIPOC Representative
Eanad Lott,
Live Violence Free
Lived Experience Representative 2
Charlie McDonald
Health Service Provider
Dr. Marissa Muscat,
Barton Hospital
Alternate: Chris Proctor, Barton Hospital
City of Placerville Representative
Vice Mayor Michael Saragosa,
Vice-Mayor of the City of Placerville
Alternate: Mayor Kara Taylor, Mayor of the City of Placerville
Domestic Violence Agency Representative
Chelcee Thomas,
Live Violence Free
Transition Age Youth Representative
Star Watts
LBGTQ+ Representative
Adrianna Webb,
New Morning Youth and Family Services
Non-profit Homeless Services Provider
Nichole Paine,
Job's Shelters of the Sierra