Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has monthly meetings on the third Wednesday of each month. If you are interested in becoming a Board Member, please contact (916) 868-7820, or send an e-mail to info@my-sisters-house.org.
Chelsy Pham, Board President
San Joaquin Delta College
Grace Koch, Treasurer
California Office of Emergency Services, Retired
Betty Low, Secretary
SMUD Project Manager, Shine Program, Sustainable Communities
Bryan Cruz
Kaiser Permanente
Bryan currently serves as a Managerial Consultant for Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Hospital’s Strategy and Portfolio Management Office. Prior to his role at Kaiser Permanente, he served as a Senior Lean/Six Sigma Specialist and Business Process Engineer for Blue Shield of California (BSC), preceded by work at Genentech/Roche Inc. Bryan earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from UC Davis, preceded by a Bachelor of Science in Biological and Clinical Lab Sciences from Sacramento State University. While in academia, he displayed his passion for creative and meaningful change by teaching Six Sigma and Change Management concepts as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in UC Davis’ School of Management. Bryan is also a CORO Leadership Fellow as a member of Nehemiah Emerging Leader’s Program Class X.
Rosa Flores
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, Sr. Program Manager
Susan Granzella
VISA (Retired)
Susan Granzella currently serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for My Sister’s House. Ms Granzella retired from Visa Inc. in 2014 as Vice President and Senior Director for Technical Publications, and managed Global Development Audit and Compliance. She was responsible for Visa’s international technical publishing efforts, distributing content to global banks and processors, and managing staff and contractors in the US, Singapore and India. In addition, she coordinated compliance of federal, state and industry regulations for Global Development management and staff. Ms Granzella also serves on the Board of Directors for the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB), appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in October 2014. She was reappointed to CSLB by Governor Gavin Newson in 2020.
Sharon Gonsalves
Director Of Government Affairs at Renne Public Policy Group
Sharon Gonsalves was appointed to the Board for My Sister’s House in 2020. She has spent the last 15 years working in public policy and advocating on behalf of the people of California and later municipal clients. After graduating from California State University, Monterey Bay with a degree in Communications, Sharon spent ten years working for the California State Legislature. Sharon worked for Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, and Senator Anthony Cannella. After her time in the Senate, she began advocating on behalf of some of the most disadvantaged communities in California. Sharon joined Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG) as Director of Government Affairs in September 2020. RPPG provides legislative advocacy, consulting and grant writing services for public agencies and businesses whose goals align with that of public agencies.
Sharon resides in West Sacramento with her husband John and two sons.
Trish Higgins
Shaw Law Group
Monica Patel
Bank of the West
Monica Patel was born and raised in Fiji. After completing her high school, she moved to New Zealand where she studied commerce at Auckland University. She later joined her brother in USA on a student visa and attended College of San Mateo. She soon began what would become a lifelong career in banking. She is currently a Vice President with Bank Of The West. Monica is a Past President and longtime member of the Rotary Club of Laguna Sunrise. She has served on the Elk Grove Chamber Board Of Directors and is currently serving as Vice President of her local chapter of BNI, an international business networking organization. In her free time Monica enjoys watching shows on Netflix and Amazon Prime. She is helping chair My Sister’s House Advisory Muslim Committee along with our 20th Anniversary Gala.
Chelsea Pham
San Joaquin Delta College
Anh Phoong
Phoong Law Corp.
Moira Sharma, PsyD
Kaiser Permanente
Patricia Sanchez
Principal Appraiser, Yolo Cty. Assessor
Jason Shoultz
Steinberg Institute
Co-Executive Directors
Michelle Coleman, Co-Executive Director of Advocacy and Shelter Services
Shing Long, Co-Executive Director of Economic Justice and Outreach
Friends Committee
Angela Lai, California Department of Managed Health Care
Carla SB Carr, Financial Committee
Darrel Woo, Board of Education
Denise Suen, CLS
Derek Ledda, Department of Education (Retired), Maharlika Lions
Elaine Chiao, Child Protective Services
Ellen Yin-Wycoff, Cal Casa
Gary Kikumoto, Kikumoto Real Estate
Heidi Pyle, Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD)
Jean Chong, Asian Pacific State Employees Association (Retired)
Kathryn Doi, Hanson Bridgett Law Firm
Nancy P. Lee, Office of Aids
Ophelia Riego, Riego Insurance
Rosie Dauz, Golden1
Sharon Ito, California State University, Sacramento – Communications/Public Affairs
Sonia Fernandes, California of Managed Health Care
Stephanie Tom, Oracle
Sujatha Moni, California State University, Sacramento – Professor
Zima Creason, Mental Health America
Staff
My Sister’s House paid staff also includes: Deputy Director, Program Managers for the Women to Work Program, Human Trafficking Specialist, Volunteer and Communications Coordinator, Employment and Immigration Advocate, Shelter Assistant, Data Evaluator/Administrative Assistant, Financial Officer, and to support its efforts, My Sister’s House relies on its wonderful volunteers.