WHO WE ARE
As elected September 1, 2018- Board of Trustees
Trustee Officers
Chairman of the Board /Co-founder
Garrett Cullen
Website Owner
Vice Chairman
Omar Abdi A
Owner, “Brother’s Market”
President/Chief Executive Officer and Founder/Treasurer
Said Osman A Abiyow
Program Manager ECSH.
Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer and Co-Founder, Secretary
Patricia Moore
Employment Case Manager/Intake Director ECSH.
Board Memeber
Molly M.T. Ahern
Community Volunteer Organizer/Artist
Board Member, Director of Operations and Community Relations
Abdi Mwechiwa
Team Leader, San Diego Airport Security
Advisory Board Members 2017
Mental Health Services Advisor, Advisory Board Chair
Dr. Don Miller
Psychologist
Realty Advisor
Kevin Thene
Commercial Realtor, Vice Chair
Food Services Advisor
Samuel Smith
Food Services Industry
Board Member,Housing Safety Advisor
Brendan Ahern
Owner – Homefront Inspections LLC
Financial Advisor
Lionel Hernandez
Accountant (Contractor)
Committee Advisory Board Members
Abucar Abikar
Arab Deh
Khadija Osman
Kevin Thene
Tegest Alemu
Hannah Smith
Jeanne Campbell
Employees/Staff Members/Volunteers August 01,2020:
President/Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Said Osman A Abiyow.
Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer and Co-Founder
Patricia Moore
Ifrah Salad, Director at the SBAOA Training Center, Intake Director ECSH
Vounteer Manager at the SBAOA Training Center/ Safiya Hussein.
Vacant. Now Hiring – Administration Assistant/Secretary
Elizabeth Rosas – S.T.A.N.D Program Manager-Volunteer
Madina Meganow – S.T.A.N.D Program Assistant
Kafiya Hirsi – Receptionist
Maryam Abdi – Youth President-Unity Youth Committee (Inspiring Future Leadership)
Lionel Hernandez – Bookkeeper (Contractor)
Mustaf Lala – Driver
Vacant – Custodian
Maria Sanchez – Custodian
Ahmed Farah – Driver – Logistic Assistant
Jessica Nurack – Business Development Director/Grant Writer (Contractor)