BACR is overseen by a Board of Directors and managed by a professional staff. The organization is led by an Executive Director, Associate Executive Director and a program-based team of Project Directors. BACR has approximately 238 (167 FTE) staff members as well as 120 full time AmeriCorps and VISTA Members and 80 part time AmeriCorps members.
More information on our staff can be found below.
Executive Staff
Martin Weinstein
171 Carlos Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903-2005
O: (415) 444-5580
F: (415) 444-5598
weinstein.www@bacr.org
Martin Weinstein is the Executive Director of Bay Area Community Resources. Martin has been a leader within the organization and the community for over 20 years and has led the development of BACR into a dynamic and highly diversified non-profit agency.
Mr. Weinstein's professional history combines a solid theoretical background in business and a successful application in the social service arena. He holds an undergraduate degree from the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, and earned his MBA from New York University. He served as Vice President for the Urban Research Corporation under the leadership of John Naisbitt, author of Megatrends. Subsequently, he served as Vice President for Pacific Consultants and was principal investigator on a number of national studies.
Mary Jo Williams
171 Carlos Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903-2005
O: (415) 444-5580
F: (415) 444-5598
williams.www@bacr.org
Mary Jo Williams has been Associate Executive Director for Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) since its merger (1994) with the Alcoholism Council of Marin where she was formerly the Executive Director. Ms. Williams has nearly 20 years' experience successfully developing and managing mental health, alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse prevention and treatment projects providing services to over 5,000 persons annually. She is also active in the community, working with schools, local city and county government and community-based organizations.
Prior to BACR, Ms Williams was Executive Director of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drugs, Nebraska affiliate in Lincoln. She served as Legislative Liaison to the Office of the Governor for the Nebraska State Department of Public Institutions in which she managed a team developing state regulations and proposing legislation for mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse services.Board Members
Lissa Franklin, President
Bryan Breckenridge
Adrian Dollard, Vice President
Robert Davisson, Secretary
Ruth Rubalcava, Treasurer
David Glickman
Christina Lee
David Lilienstein
Nancy McEvers Anderson
Rob Ness
Monica Vaughan
Project Management Staff
Carlos Almendarez
Project Director
San Francisco After School Programs
625 Market St. Suite 825, San Francisco, CA 94105
O: (415) 271-8918
F: (415) 977-6950
almendarez.www@bacr.org
Ruth Barajas
Project Director
CHALK
625 Market St Suite 825, San Francisco, CA 94105
O: (415) 977-6949
F: (415) 977-6950
barajas.www@bacr.org
Micha Berman
Project Director
Let's Be Healthy
Ocean Park Health Center
1351 24th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 682-1949
berman.www@bacr.org
Don Blasky, MFT
Program Director
New Perspectives/Marin
171 Carlos Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903-2005
O: (415) 444-5580 x2311
F: (415) 444-5598
blasky.www@bacr.org
Keith Burrell, MFT
Counseling Supervisor
Gateway Project
3219 Pierce Street
Richmond, CA 94804
O: (510) 559-3013
F: (510) 559-5552
burrell.www@bacr.org
Nancy Carter
Manager
Napa County DUI Program
2020 Jefferson Street
Napa, CA
(707) 255-8300
carter.www@bacr.org
Jose Luis Gomez
Manager
Criminal Justice Project
Marin County Jail
Civic Center Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
O: (415) 507-4137
F: (415) 507-4137
gomez.www@bacr.org
Carin Severance Grove, MFT
Clinical Director/Counseling Supervisor
New Perspectives Marin
171 Carlos Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903-2005
O: (415) 444-5580 x2393
F: (415) 444-5598
severance.www@bacr.org
Kirk Hewett, MFT
Manager
Gateway - EPSDT MediCal
3219 Pierce Street, Richmond, CA 94804
O: (510) 559-3008
F: (510) 559-5552
hewett.www@bacr.org
Stephanie Hochman, LCSW
Director of East Bay Programs
3219 Pierce Street, Richmond, CA 94804
O:(510) 559-3012
F: (510) 559-5552
hochman.www@bacr.org
Stella Jun
Project Director
RIDE Project
3270 Lakeshore Avenue, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94610
O:(510) 452-1234
F: (510) 452-1024
jun.www@bacr.org
Laura Kantorowski, PhD
Program Director
Alcohol and Drug Programs
171 Carlos Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903-2005
O: (415) 444-5580 x2328
F: (415) 444-5598
kantorowski.www@bacr.org
Gabriel Negrete
Project Director
New Perspectives East Palo Alto
1798-B Bay Road, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
O: (650) 321-1013
F (650) 321-4532
negrete.www@bacr.org
Kevin O'Reilly
Manager
Marin County DUI Program
103 Shoreline Parkway, Suite 201
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 453-9980
oreilly.www@bacr.org
Marisa Raya
Project Director
East Bay After School Programs
2425 Stuart Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
O: (510) 644-6228
F: (510) 548-4219
raya.www@bacr.org
Delilah Raybee
Project Director
Sunset Russian Tobacco Education
1351 24th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
O: (415) 682-1963
F: (415) 661-9733
raybee.www@bacr.org
Adolfo Rivera
Program Director
National Service
3219 Pierce Street, Richmond, CA 94804
O: (510) 525-9980 x307
F: (510) 525-9981
rivera.www@bacr.org
Alexina Shepard
Center Director
West County First 5 Center
2707 Dover Ave
San Pablo, CA, 94806
ph 510. 232.5652
fx 510. 232.5653
ashepard@bacr.org
Donald Thompson
Project Director
Gateway Alcohol & Drug Services
13201 San Pablo Ave.
San Pablo, CA 94806
O: (510) 235-2887 F: (510) 235-2563
thompson.www@bacr.org
Rachel Watts
Project Director
Marin Youth Center (The MYC)
1115 3rd Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
O: (415) 459.6884 ext.101
F: (415) 459.6893
watts.www@bacr.org
Carol Weinstein
Project Director
BAYAC VISTA
3219 Pierce Street, Richmond, CA 94804
O:(510) 559-3005
F: (510) 559-5552
weinsteinc.www@bacr.org
Kim Wright-Smith
Project Director
OCASA AmeriCorps
3219 Pierce Street, Richmond, CA 94804
O: (510) 525-9980 x305
F: (510) 525-9981
wright-smith.www@bacr.org
Paola Zuniga
Project Director
Oakland Alternative Education High Schools
After School Programs
3219 Pierce Street, Richmond, CA 94804
O: (510) 559-3017
F: (510) 559-5552
zuniga.www@bacr.org
Administrative/Management Team
Spencer Bolles
Contracts/IT Director
171 Carlos Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903-2005
O: (415) 444-5580 x2317
F: (415) 444-5598
bolles.www@bacr.org
Cathleen Campbell
Chief Financial Director
171 Carlos Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903-2005
O: (415) 444-5580 x2323
F: (415) 444-5598
campbell.www@bacr.org
Human Resources Director
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 444-5580 x 2306
Fax: (415) 444-5559
sshine.www@bacr.org
David Wight
Development Director
171 Carlos Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903-2005
O: (415) 444-5580 x2341
F: (415) 444-5598
wight.www@bacr.org