Led by ECCCA Coordinator Solomon Belette, ECCCA members, whether At Large or on the Steering Committee, may serve on subcommittees tasked with implementing our Theory of Change:
Steering Committee
2025-2026
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Madelyn Ramirez, SparkPoint Contra Costa
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Claudia Ramirez, SVdP
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Connie Russell, People Who Care
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"DC" Carole Dorham-Kelly, Rubicon Programs
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Eve Birge, White Pony Express
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Janette Kennedy, Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa
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Jose Nicasio, People Who Care (Alternate)
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Judith Ortiz, Monument Impact
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Dro Abrahamian, Village Community Resource Center
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Zimbabwe Davies, Comment Studio
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Matthew Hulse, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services
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Roxanne Carrillo-Garza, Healthy Contra Costa
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Sandra Naughton, First 5
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Amy Alanes, WCRC
At-Large Members
2025-2026
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Steering Committee Members (14)
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Allison Becwar, Lincoln Families
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Katharine Mason, Child Advocates of CC
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Blanca Gutierrez-Costilla, CCCC
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Brianna Robinson, Opportunity Junction
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Caitlin Sly, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County
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Carmella Kowall, Winters Night Shelter
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Claudia Karell, Brighter Beginnings
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Correen Johnson, Rainbow Community
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David Linnell, MOW Diablo Region
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Deana Balinton, El Timpano
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Jessica Rojas, Lincoln Families
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Jorge Chamorro, Rainbow Community Center
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Jillian de la Torre, HCC
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Madeleine Bair, El Timpano
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Natasha Paddock, C.O.P.E. Family Support Center
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Terry Brown-Garrett, Family Justice Center
Subcommittees, Collaboratives & Projects
2025-26
Membership
Madelyn Ramirez, Janette Kennedy, DC Carole, Solomon Belette
Funding & Sustainability
Amy Alanes, Connie Russell, Jose Nicasio, Matthew Hulse, Roxanne Carrillo-Garza, Sandra Naughton, Solomon Belette
Community Coalitions:
Budget Justice:
Roxanne Carrillo-Garza, Ruth Fernandez, Sandra Naughton, Solomon Belette
Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice:
Solomon Belette, Roxanne Carrillo-Garza
California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI):
Solomon Belette, Roxanne Carrillo-Garza
Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy (FAME):
Solomon Belette
Collaborations
Community Voices Advisory (CVA) Antioch:
Judith Ortiz and Solomon Belette
Food Security Collaborative:
Caitlin Sly, Claudia Ramirez, David Linnell, Eve Birge, Janette Kennedy, Roxanne Carrillo-Garza, Solomon
Guaranteed Income Collaborative:
Zimbabwe Davies, Judith Ortiz, Ruth Fernandez, Roxanne Carrillo-Garza, Solomon Belette
Lawrence Berkely National Lab (UCB) Bay Point Housing Project:
ECCCA, Spark Point Collaborative CC, Loaves and Fishes of CC, Monument Impact, and People Who Care
MX/East CC Nonprofit Capacity Building:
Amy Alanes, Ann Wrixon, Connie Russell, DC Carole, Jose Nicasio, Dro Abrahamian, Zimbabwe Davies, Matthew Hulse, Sandra Naughton,
ECCCA also establishes ancillary, ad hoc committees for specific projects and initiatives.
