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Staff

Executive and Development Staff

Barbara Bunn McCullough, PhD – Executive Director
bbmccullough [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7503

Kim Wirtz, MBA – Development Manager
kwirtz [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7525

Madelyn Stone, MS – Grants and Resource Developer
mstone [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7508

Jessica Blakemore, MA – Development & Executive Coordinator
jblakemore [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7515

Accounting and Administrative Staff

 Lonnie S. Dillard, CPA – Chief Financial Officer
ldillard [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7509

 Yuan Fei Huang – Controller
yhuang [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7528

 Volker Kirchharz – Financial & Contract Analyst
vkirchharz [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7518

Rita Casey, PhD  – Human Resource Consultant Manager
rcasey [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7531

Program Management Staff

Cynthia Fong, LCSW – Director of Program Services
cfong [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7521

Anne Job, LCSW – Clinical Director
ajob [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7513

Sheila Tarbet, PhD – Evaluation and Quality Assurance Manager
starbet [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7519

Natalie Berbick, MSW – Program Manager, Richmond/West Contra Costa
nberbick [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.779.3184

Amy Blackshaw, MSW – Program Manager, Alameda County
ablackshaw [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7530

Muang Saephan, MSW – Training Program Manager, Alameda County
msaephan [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7535

Patricia Cobb, MA – Early Head Start Program Manager
pcobb [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7549

Sarah Hester, MA – Mental Health Program Manager
shester [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7522

Alicia Okoh, MSW, MPH – Director, Antioch First 5 Center
aokoh [at] brighter-beginnings.org
925.465.1379

Vicente Lara, MPH – Fatherhood Coordinator
vlara [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.779.3191

Leah Tarran, MPH – Senior Financial Education Program Coordinator
ltarran [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7529

Drea Riquelme, MA – Financial Education and Volunteer Coordinator
ariquelme [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7516

Deana Balington – Financial Education Program Coordinator
dbalington [at] brighter-beginnings.org
925.303.4329

Argentina Rameriz, MPA – ETO Quality Assurance Coordinator
arameriz [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.779.3199

Gina Hernandez – Data Manager
ghernandez [at] brighter-beginnings.org
510.903.7512

Mary Rocha – Community Liaison, Central/East Contra Costa County
mrocha [at] brighter-beginnings.org
925.465.1377