Meet our Board
Julietta Hua, Ph.D.
Julietta is a Professor of Women and Gender Studies at San Francisco State University, where she teaches courses on migration, human rights and law. She is the author of "Trafficking Women's Human Rights" and is currently at work on a book about taxi driving in the Uber economy (co-authored with her colleague, Kasturi Ray). Julietta is also a member of Hand In Hand, an Oakland organization of domestic employers working for better work conditions and wages for domestic workers.
BOARD CHAIR
Anil Comelo
Anil currently serves as the City Manager for the City of St. Helena and has over 25 years of public sector management experience at several agencies including the cities of San Rafael, Oakland, Beverly Hills, and Richmond, Anil holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and a Master of Public Administration in Organizational Change and Public Policy both from California State University, East Bay. Anil has served on the boards of several organizations and currently serves on the board of the Network of Asian Public Administrators, (I-NAPA) and other professional boards and advisory bodies. Anil is passionate about solutions to education and
information gaps that exists for disadvantaged communities and the utilization of market based solutions to address intractable social,
economic, and public policy challenges.
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Juliann Sum
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Juliann retired in 2019 as Chief of Cal/OSHA, the state agency charged with enforcing workplace safety and health requirements throughout California. Prior work experience includes conducting research and educational projects at UC Berkeley, litigating complex insurance cases for a law firm, and creating and managing an occupational health program for a labor union. She has a law degree from UC Hastings, a master’s in environmental health sciences from Harvard University, and a bachelor’s in biophysics from Brown University.
In addition to serving on the SafeHouse board, Juliann volunteers for Refugee and Immigrant Transitions as a tutor for high school students in Oakland and coordinates weekly social runs for her running club. In the past, she has volunteered as a mentor for students in Cambodia and Thailand learning English language and for students in Oakland training to run marathon and half marathon races.
Colleen Ma
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Colleen Ma is currently a Senior Project Manager on the housing development team at the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, where she works on the financing and development of affordable housing projects in San Francisco. She has spent the last decade in the affordable housing space, having begun her career in community organizing and direct services in Los Angeles and San Francisco. She is a born and raised San Franciscan who is passionate about equitable development, sustainability, and supporting brilliant organizations like Safehouse with their much needed on-the-ground work. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography/Environmental Studies from UCLA and a Master of Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Outside of the Board, she volunteers with animal rescue organizations, as well as volunteers in a mentorship capacity to recent UCLA graduates and emerging leaders in the affordable housing space.
Pamela Merchant
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Susie Monson
Susie Monson has spent most of her career running operations and finance in small start-up organizations with a focus on renewable energy. Susie is a California native and long-time San Francisco resident. She has volunteered on projects with several Bay Area non-profits including DISH, CASA of San Mateo and A Home Within and feels blessed by the opportunity to work with SafeHouse. Susie has a BA from Pomona College and an MBA from Stanford University.
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Sandra Nunez
Sandra specializes in lean management methodology and has worked in the field of quality
improvement across several healthcare organizations, including On Lok Lifeways, Institute on Aging (IOA), Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford University, and Washington Hospital. Sandra holds degrees in Psychology and Sociology from UC Berkeley, a Master’s in Public Health from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. Sandra’s professional passion and interests lie in problem-solving with particular focus on organizational design, team building, and change management methodology. Sandra was born and raised in San Francisco, She enjoys indoor cycling, kickboxing, and spending time with family and friends.
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Susan Philip
Susan Philip, MPP, was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom as the Deputy Director of Health Care Delivery Systems at the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) in March 2021. She is responsible for oversight of three divisions: Integrated Systems of Care, Managed Care Operations, and Managed Care Quality and Monitoring. Her areas of responsibility include the oversight, monitoring, and contract administration of California’s Medi-Cal managed care program, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), the California Children Services (CCS) program, and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers programs. She is also responsible for driving key initiatives under California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) including Community Supports and Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH).
Prior to her appointment, Susan served in a variety of roles in the health care sector including in leadership positions for over 25 years. For a decade she served in consulting roles at Milliman and Booz Allen Hamilton work with a diverse group of state, federal and private sector clients on driving improvements and transformation in the health care delivery system through value-based and quality initiatives. Earlier in her career, she served in policy development and analysis roles as Director for the California Health Benefits Review Program, at the University of California, Office of the President and as Policy Analyst for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in Washington, DC. In her volunteer time, Susan has served on boards including a federally qualified health center working with the LBGTQ community as well as people experiencing homelessness. She is currently on the board of directors of SafeHouse, which provides transitional housing and support services for survivors of trafficking.
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Noel Plummer
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