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Leadership Team

Janice Jensen

President & Chief Executive Officer

In her years at the helm of Habitat EBSV, Janice has overseen a dramatic increase in home production and families served, led two successful mergers, expanded our programs and services, and become a prominent voice for affordable housing at the state and national levels.

Jim Obendorf

Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Jim’s extensive experience in executive-level finance and operational leadership has guided Habitat EBSV through an ambitious restructuring of our business model, helping us work toward creating a sustainable operating platform and tripling our growth. Jim's work was recognized as he was named Chief Financial Officer of the Year in 2015 by San Francisco Business Times.

Krysta Morgenthaler

Vice President & Chief Development Officer

In her time with Habitat EBSV, Krysta has worn many hats, including fundraising, volunteer management, and marketing. She now oversees a passionate team that works to grow and engage our broad community of support, but as a veteran of dozens of Habitat builds, she can still swing a hammer with the best.

Kevin Elliott

Vice President of Housing Development

Kevin brings to Habitat EBSV a broad base of experience in construction management, across a wide variety of endeavors from single family homes, to multifamily developments, to commercial construction. He leads a dedicated staff through an exciting time of growth and development in home construction and general contracting.

Board of Directors

Officers

  • Larry Briggs, Board Chair
    (Retired) Executive Vice President, Bank of America
  • Roland Trevino, Vice Chair
    Vice President, Gas Engineering and Design, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
  • David Barron, Treasurer
    Attorney, Kawakami Barron & Lam LLP
  • Jonas Moe, Assistant Treasurer
    Senior Vice President, Market Strategy, Ellie Mae, Inc.
  • Kristin Lincoln, Secretary
    Principal, LiveWire Consulting
  • Mona FosterWhite, Assistant Secretary
    Attorney, Law Office of Mona M FosterWhite
  • Bret Sewell, Officer at Large
    Senior Vice President and General Manager, Rambus Security Division, Rambus

Directors

  • Pam Brotherton-Sedano
    VP of Quality and Patient Safety
    Regional Medical Center
  • Johnnie Byrd
    Examining Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
  • Robert Frick
    (Retired) Vice Chairman, CFO (retired), Bank of America
  • Scott Jones
    Vice President & Financial Consultant, Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.
  • Gary Kershner
    Attorney, Law Offices of Gary R. Kershner
  • Rodger Miller
    Manager, Land Development Purchasing, Northern CA Division, Pulte Group, Inc. 
  • Jeff Rademann
    EVP and Regional President, Wells Fargo Bank
  • Vince Salinas
    Vice President, Home Loans, Patelco Credit Union
  • Tim Tempel
    President, The Core Group
Foundation Board

Foundation Board

  • Robert Frick, Chair, Foundation Board
    Vice Chairman of the board and CFO, Bank of America (Retired)
  • Joseph Ansanelli
    CEO, Gladly
  • Michael E. Fox
    President, M.E. Fox & Company, Inc.
  • Garry Goodall
    Principal, Financial Services, Ernst & Young LLP
  • Steve Martino
    Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer, Cisco Systems
  • Paul V. Woolway
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab Bank
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Latest From The Blog

Construction Update: May

Just like the weather, things are heating up on our construction sites in Fremont, Martinez, San Jose, and, now, Berkeley. Check out the progress our community of volunteers has made this past month!

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Together #WomenBuild Change

At Habitat, we believe that every hand makes a difference. When we come together as a community, we can build more. And when that community is a gathering of empowered and passionate women, it is ...

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Events

Women Leadership Council presents: How to Articulate Your Awesome

June 20, 2018

You aren't a robot so why should you sound like one when you introduce yourself?

We buy everything on emotion and justify on fact, any marketer can tell you this. But what about people? How do you answer the question “What do you do?” Most people answer with just facts. Yet every decision made about you and your opportunities is made in a room you’re not in. And in a world where the line between humanity and technology is getting blurrier by the day, why are we still sounding like robots, why are we just giving the facts? Using both comedy and facts Joanna shares her ideas. Known for “live coaching” audience members she teaches them to walk.

Learn how to articulate your awesome from Joanna Bloor, Founder and CEO of Amplified Lab and Ted Speaker as part of this Women's Leadership Council event.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

5:00 pm

Bosch Office - 384 Santa Trinita Ave, Sunnyvale

Free for Women Leadership Council Members. Donations encouraged for non-members.

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Oakland's Community Homebuyer Fair

June 23, 2018

City of Oakland’s Housing & Community Development Dept., Citi and Bank of the West are sponsoring a FREE community homebuyer resource fair at Oakland City Hall on June 23rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Habitat's Housing Counceling Program is honored to be a part of Oakland's Community Homebuyer Fair! Our HUD-approved housing counselors will be on site hosting credit report and credit score workshops as well as answering questions you may have to help you achieve homeownership in Oakland.

Learn about down payment assistance, credit repair, community loan programs, grants, homebuyer education class in English and Spanish, affordable housing, financial assistance & more! Housing information will be provided onsite in English, Spanish, Chinese.

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