Paige Pelonis
President

Paige Pelonis is a product of Long Beach. She has worked as a journalist and non-fiction creative writer in this city for nearly a decade. Born and raised in her favorite city, Paige graduated from California State University, Long Beach in 2015 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and a second Bachelor's in International Studies with an emphasis on politics and economics.

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She founded CityHeART, and arts-based, service provider that supports various at-risk communities in Long Beach through a Resource Hub located at The Villages at Cabrillo. Paige has worked for Congressman Alan Lowenthal, served as Communications Director for Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell, and currently works as part of the community engagement team at Century Housing at The Villages at Cabrillo. Paige LOVES Long Beach.

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Amanda Fuller
Secretary
Amanda Earnest Fuller is a Long Beach resident and Event and Sponsorship Manager at Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach. She has been active in the Junior League of Long Beach since 2017 and began volunteering at the Long Beach Rescue Mission in 2015, where her passion for helping those experiencing homelessness in Long Beach began. She has been serving as the Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Long Beach Homeless Coalition since January 2019.
Jaylene Westfall
Treasurer

Jaylene Eatherly Westfall has been a member of the Long Beach Area Coalition for the Homeless for 6 years and has served as the Board Secretary for the last 4. She has over 17 years of experience advocating and working with veterans, individuals and families experiencing homelessness both in shelter and supportive housing.

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She currently works for Century Villages at Cabrillo as the Residential Services Supervisor overseeing the supportive services in the Cabrillo Gateway apartment building and working with the CVC team to provide resident engagement activities and programming that encourages participation and increases feelings of community and empowers residents to take ownership of their community and neighborhood.

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Andrea Friedenthal
VP Programs
Daniel Brezenoff
VP Fundraising
Shawn Mirzai
VP Policy and Advocacy
360 Construction
Vacant
Elections Chair
Steve Be Cotte
At-Large

As the incoming President of the Long Beach Area Coalition for the Homeless, I look forward to the opportunities and challenges ahead of us with optimism and a little trepidation.

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In 2016, we saw a sharp increase in the awareness of the community regarding persons experiencing homelessness in our city. Some of our community members chose to vent their frustration on social media, while others attended community meetings and asked what they could do to help people experiencing homelessness and living on the streets. As we move forward into 2017, my goal as President is to work with the board to examine and re-define our mission statement, craft a strategic plan that will lay the foundation for our work ahead and transform our general meetings into a working space instead of being report driven. I want to increase the coalition?s voice and influence in the community so that we can support and advocate for the organizations that serve the homeless in Long Beach.

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Jordan Wynne
At-Large
Ronald Jordan
At Large
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