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Britta has over 20 years of experience addressing the needs of diverse housing insecure and homeless people. She recently served as Executive Director of the City & County of Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST). She has served both Republican and Democratic Governors in Colorado, including on the Blue-Ribbon Panel on Housing, the State Housing Board, and the Affordable Housing Strategy Group convened by US Senator Michael Bennett, and also serves as Chair of the High-Cost Cities Housing Forum. Prior to her tenure at HOST, Britta served in Executive Director roles at mpowered, Localworks, and Housing Justice, and previously worked for CCH.

Fruchter was instrumental in a growth and progress of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History over the last two decades as she evolved from an Associate Director of Operations when she joined, to serving as the Museum’s Deputy Director. Fruchter also served at Nature Serve, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Aeronautics Space Administration. She has a double B.A. in Political Science and Russian from Tufts University and an M.A. in International Affairs from the Columbia University.

De La Rosa brings LWE 20+ years of experience in fundraising, advocacy, education and conservation, most recently serving as the Director for La Selva Research Station at the Organization for Tropical Studies in Costa Rica (the largest such institute in Central America) and previously was the Chief Conservation & Education Officer for the Catalina Island Conservancy and Director of TNC’s Disney Wilderness Preserve. He received a Ph.D. in Aquatic Ecology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Schörnich brings over 20 years of management experience in both the non-profit and private sectors. Most recently, he served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, where he successfully led an organization-wide redesign while implementing the Symphony’s ambitious strategic goals. Prior to the Symphony, Schörnich followed his passion for international affairs with more than ten years of service at the United Nations as an advisor on business operations for the UN Secretariat in New York and co-authored several Secretary-General reports on the progress made in the UN reform process.

Quaintance, a 4th generation San Franciscan, comes to Conard House after a decade with Meals on Wheels SF where she’s held executive-level operations and program roles, most recently as Chief Government Affairs Officer. Previously she was senior analyst with the City and County of SF Human Services Agency, and earlier was with the SF-Marin Food Bank for nearly 10 years. She is founder and chair of the SF Board of Supervisors Food Security Task Force and co-chair of the Mayor’s Long Term Care Council.

Hogh previously served as Deputy Director of Cancer CAREpoint and brings a combined 35 years of experience of high tech marketing and business development coupled with non-profit growth and fundraising to Cancer CAREpoint. She previously served as the Senior Director, Development and Marketing at Hope Services and member and Chair of the Board of Directors of Rebuilding Together, Silicon Valley.