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.
CoC Board elections took place on January 6, 2023. If you are interested in joining the CoC Board, please fill out an application and submit it to edc@homebaseccc.org.
Continuum of Care Board Executive Committee
CoC Board Co-Chair:
Margaret Lewis,
El Dorado County Office of Education
Educational Representative
Alternate: Kim Khan, Placerville Union School District
CoC Board Co-Chair:
Nichole Paine,
Housing El Dorado
Affordable Housing Development/Property Manager Representative
Alternate: Peg Vanderkar, Housing El Dorado
CoC Board Vice Chair:
Julie Baumgartner,
Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern Nevada
Veterans' Organizational Representative
Alternate: Joe Paez, Volunteers of America
CoC Board Secretary:
Jennifer LaForce,
Only Kindness, Inc.
Non-profit Homeless Assistance Provider
Alternate: Jeanne Rene Evans, Only Kindness, Inc.
CoC Board Treasurer:
Pam Maxwell,
US Bank
Business Representative
CoC Board Representatives
BIPOC Representative
Eanad Lott,
Live Violence Free
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
El Dorado County Probation
Michael Boyd,
El Dorado County Probation
Alternate: Ben Kinser, El Dorado County Probation
Faith-Based Representative
Rev. Dr. Laura Barnes,
El Dorado County Federated Church of Placerville
Family and Children/Youth Provider Representative
Kristen Patterson,
New Morning Youth and Family Services
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
Government Representative, City of South Lake Tahoe
Jessica Wackenhut Lomeli,
City of South Lake Tahoe
Alternate: Zach Thomas, South Lake Tahoe Police Department
Government Representative, South Lake Tahoe
Michael Gamberg, Jr.,
South Lake Tahoe Police Department
Alternate: Lt. David Stevenson, South Lake Tahoe Police Department
Health Service Provider
Chris Proctor,
Barton Hospital
Alternate: Dr. Marissa Muscat, Barton Hospital
Law Enforcement Representative
Robert St. Pierre,
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
Alternate: Lt. Mike Lensing, El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
LBGTQ+ Representative
Adrianna Webb,
New Morning Youth and Family Services
Lived Experience Representative 1
Cheyanne Lane,
Tahoe Youth and Family Services
Alternate: Karen Carey, Tahoe Youth and Family Services
Lived Experience Representative 2
Charlie McDonald
Alternate: Julia Hackett
Member at Large Provider
Kris Kuntz,
Anthem Blue Cross – CA Medicaid Plan
Alternate: Katie Panarella, Anthem Blue Cross – CA Medicaid Plan
Mental Health Provider
Jesse Kilow-Nieto,
Tahoe Youth and Family Services
Alternate: Pam Carter, Unity Care Group
Transition Age Youth Representative
Star Watts