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Our Team

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Susan Day
Executive Director

Susan Day

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Acting Executive Director

Tessa Haviland

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Benjamin Hemmings
Director of Operations

Benjamin Hemmings

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Augustine Serrano
Director of Prevention Programs

Augustine Serrano

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Leilani Stone
Director of Burn Survivor Services

Leilani Stone

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Whitney
Administrative Coordinator

Whitney Cartwright

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Amari
Burn Survivor Services - Administrative Coordinator

Amari Dabadghav

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Youth Firesetter Prevention Coordinator

Tamara Klugg

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Paola Rangel
Community Outreach Specialist – Imperial Valley

Paola Lucas

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Grant Writer | Development Associate

Tara Michener

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Jeaninne
Burn Survivor Program Coordinator

Jeaninne Peabody

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Alfredo
Prevention Education Coordinator

Alfredo Rivera Torres

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Sam
Fire Safe Seniors Coordinator

Sam Watson

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Tiffany Wong
Special Events Coordinator

Tiffany Wong

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“We see every day as an opportunity to plant a seed of knowledge or empathy to transform a life.”

Meet Our Board of Directors

Gerald Davee
Chairman of the Board

Gerald S. Davee, Esq.

Chief David Ott
President

Chief David Ott, Assistant Vice Chancellor, UC Irvine

Chief Bob Pfohl
Vice President Chief Financial Officer

Chief Bob Pfohl, Viejas Fire Department

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Vice President of Development

Christopher Graham, National University

Brennon Hope
Vice President of Programs

Brennon Hope, Coastal Contracting, Inc.

Jorge Balvaneda
Secretary

Jorge Balvaneda, SDG&E

Board Members

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Jeff Berend
Red Flash Group

Jim Boland
Community Volunteer

Jesse Connor
San Diego City Fire Fighters Local 145

Jim Cunningham, Esq.
Law Offices of James J. Cunningham

Nate Fairman
 IBEW Local Union 465

Matt Ficco
Cal Coast Credit Union

Christina Figone

Dr. Jeanne Lee
UC San Diego Regional Burn Center

Dr. Gene Ma
Tri-City Medical Center

Chief Colin Stowell
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department

Chief Mitch Villalpando, Ret.

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