Deanne Pearn Named Assembly District 16 Woman of the Year

On March 20, 2023, Hope Solutions CEO Deanne Pearn received an award from Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan at a ceremony at the State Capitol in Sacramento. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan said, "I have selected Deanne as our

Woman of the Year in recognition of her lifelong work on housing access This issue is near and dear to all our hearts here in the East Bay, and I'm grateful we have leaders like Deanne and the rest of the team at Hope Solutions taking action."

Deanne also spoke with Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan about affordable housing captured in a video posted to the Assemblymember's Facebook page. The video is available on HopeSolutions org Deanne, the ever-humble leader of Hope Solutions, said, "I am here because of the hard work our phenomenal team does every single day. This award reflects their incredible commitment to our clients."

New Leaders Join Hope Solutions Board of Directors

Recently, we added three new board members to our leadership team who will help us to make progress against our Strategic Plan and execute our vision Our full board roster can be found on HopeSolutions org

Jamie Elmasu, MPH Director of Community Health Improvement, John Muir Health

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Committed to advancing health and promoting wellness, Jamie designs health equity strategies focusing on improving programming for underserved communities Her 17 years of experience stem from working with a variety of community-based nonprofit organizations, hospitals, clinics, and education systems Jamie holds a Master's in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on Health and Social Behavior, and a Bachelor's Degree in Cognitive Neuroscience also from the University of California, Berkeley

William Goodwin Housing Advocacy Consultant, Hope Solutions

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William has been connected to Hope Solutions for the last 12 years First as a resident of Los Medanos Villages and subsequently as a Resident Empowerment Leader As a REP Leader, William led a grassroots community project to create a resident survey which was ultimately adopted by Resources for Community Development (RCD) and conducted at all 63 of their sites. William has also served as a Board Member for the East Bay Housing Organization (EBHO) and Monument Impact

Rabbi Noach Lawrence

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Rabbi Lawrence came to the rabbinate after a first career in law and politics, most recently at the Israeli Supreme Court and the US Senate. He received his BA with distinction from Yale and his JD from NYU School of Law and was ordained in May 2022 from the New York campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, the central seminary of Reform Judaism He grew up in Boston, but his mother is from Los Angeles, and Rabbi Lawrence has long felt the Bay Area offers the best of both worlds of the two cities. Rabbi Lawrence is married to Katie, a house-call doctor in palliative care.