Lisa Striebing,
Board President

Lisa had been involved with Home & Hope as an overnight volunteer for many years before joining the board in 2008. She also currently sits on the board of Episcopal Charities of the San Francisco Bay Area.

To her community work she brings the benefits of her post graduate studies at California Institute of Integral Studies and The Graduate Theological Union, her work with Marshall Rosenberg's Center for Non Violent Communication, along with her Harvard Law School degree.

Lisa resides in Burlingame, California, where she practices tax consulting.

Diane Shew,
Board Treasurer

Diane Shew joined Home & Hope in July 2009. Diane brings with her 20+ years of experience in the for-profit sector, most recently with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), an asset management firm based in San Francisco. While at BGI, Diane managed various portfolio management and trading teams.

Diane graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a B.S. degree in Finance and Organizational Behavior. She also is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Diane resides in San Mateo, California, and is in the process of a career transition to the philanthropic/non-profit sector.

Ryan Dillard,
Board Member

Home & Hope's newest board member is accounting professional Ryan Dillard. Experienced in budgeting, accounting, corporate governance and auditing for clients ranging from publicly held companies with $500 M in revenues to non-profits and educational institutions, Ryan also serves on both the local and national accounting professional standards group team, and brings to Home & Hope a passion for combining professional development with service to the community.

Paul Zen,
Board Member

Paul Zen balances his training in accounting and for business,
with a commitment to community service. He has volunteered
as treasurers for various organizations, ranging from high school to non-profit groups.
His currentprofessional work involves asset and financial management of a company overseeing a portfolio of hotels and office buildings in the United States. His personal goal in life is combine his work in business with his devotion to helping the under-privileged. He is married and has two sons.

Linnea Wigre,
Board Member

Linnea Wigre has eight years of non-profit Development experience, event planning experience and previous board service. She was most recently employed in Development at Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation. She has management, technical and creative skills from diverse industries including interactive entertainment at Atari and scientific visualization at NASA Ames Research center. She is currently seeking her next opportunity in the non-profit sector

Angela Verreau,
Board Member

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Sean E. Ponist,
Board Member

Sean E. Ponist,, joined the Board in 2010. Prior to joining, he had been active with the Special Olympics, Cal Mentor, and Project Angel Food.

Sean is counsel with Peterson, Martin & Reynolds LLP, a real estate and business litigation firm in San Francisco.. He serves on the Board of Directors for the San Mateo County Barristers.

Sean enjoys serving on the Home & Hope Board and contributing to the growth and development of the organization which provides an important and much needed service to homeless families in our community.

Daniel Kreps
Board Member

Following 30 years in banking and consulting Daniel has been developing an “encore” career in the social venture space focused on creating access to financial services for low income communities. In addition to serving on the board of Home & Hope he volunteers with Grameen Foundation’s Bankers Without Borders and assists homeless veterans through the Veterans Administration. He is providing pro bono consulting advice to a start-up social venture that is developing an alternative to payday loans for the low income consumers. Daniel writes a blog at Banking on the Poor.

Michael Callagy,
Board Member

Mike Callagy has recently rejoined the Board after taking 2 years off from the Interfaith Hospitality Board to obtain a Master’s Degree in Homeland Defense and Security from the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey. Mike brings with him 27 years of law enforcement experience and is the current Deputy Chief of Police In the City of San Mateo. Additionally, Mike has been an attorney for 20 years with extensive experience in civil litigation. Mike currently sits on several local and state boards and spent 9 years on the Mid-Peninsula Boys and Girls Club Board where he was the President of that Board for six years. Mike has witnessed firsthand throughout his career the impacts on families caused by homelessness.