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Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors draws from a wide cross-section of occupations and backgrounds, reflecting the rich, varied diversity of the Bay Area and the populations we serve.

Our board membership is represented by individuals working in the fields of academia, nonprofit agencies, finance, tech, law, real estate, and several others.

For more information about our board, please read below.

Board Meetings

Our Board of Directors meetings are open to the public twice a year, each May and December. A 30-minute segment of those particular meetings will be designated on the agenda as the time during which members of the public may address their comments to the board. Speakers may have up to two minutes for their comments.

Click on this sentence for more information about public comments at our Board of Directors meetings.

Serving on the Board of Directors

If you’re interested in becoming a member of our Board of Directors, please email us at abodeboard@abode.org.

If you prefer to communicate via regular mail or fax, here is how you can contact us:  

Mail to:
Abode
Attn: Administrative Service 
40849 Fremont Blvd. 
Fremont, CA 94538 

Fax: (510) 270-3259  

Thank you for your interest!

Abode Services - Board Members

 
 
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Darrian White
Chair

Vice President of Information Technology, PFU America Inc. 

 
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Rohit Angle
Vice Chair

Sales Strategy & Operations Manager, Google

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Reshma Inamdar
Secretary

Business Consultant and
Real Estate Management

 
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Lynette Stolarzyk
Treasurer 

Managing Partner,
Baker Tilly US

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Oscar Benitez

Managing Director of Diversion & Reentry, Third Sector

 
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Vishnu Beri

CEO, AlphaStreet and
COO, Digital Nirvana

 
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Sameer Bhasin

Marketing & Brand Strategist

 
 
 
 
 
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Ann Danner

Community Volunteer

 
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John Domantay

Substance Abuse Treatment Specialist, Alameda County Superior Court

 
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Claudine Sipili

Director of Lived Experience and Innovation,
Destination: Home

 
 
 
 
 
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Ken Smith

Real Estate Agent and
Office Manager,
Realty World One Alliance

 
 

Olivia Yu

Global VP of Partnerships & Commercial Operations,
Bumble, Inc.

 
 

Abode Housing Development - Board Members

 
 
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Tejas Saraiya
Chair


VP of Sales Engineering,
Americas at UiPath

 

Darrian White
Secretary


Vice President of Information Technology, PFU America Inc. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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John Barton
Treasurer

Architect & Director of Architectural Design Program, Stanford University

 
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Maryann
Leshin

Principal, M. Leshin Consulting

 
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David
Luu

Chief Operating Officer,
KeyPoint Credit Union

 
 
 
 
 
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Andy
Madeira


Retired

 
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Lynette Stolarzyk


Managing Partner,
Baker Tilly US

 
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Tom
Wasow

Professor of Linguistics and
Philosophy Emeritus,
Stanford University

 
 
 
 

Abode Property Management - Board Members

 
 
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Theresa Ballard
Chair

Managing Principal, PYATOK Architecture + Urban Design

 
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John Lee
Vice Chair & Secretary 

Chief Information Officer, Washington Hospital Healthcare System

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Lynette Stolarzyk
Treasurer


Managing Partner,
Baker Tilly US

 
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Reshma
Inamdar


Business Consultant and
Real Estate Management