Members of SafeHouse's Board of Directors gathered together.
Board of Directors
Betsy Dodd, President
Sister Rosina Conrotto, Secretary
Nick Andrade, Treasurer
Alan Becker
Doreen Der-McLeod
James Fagler
Carola Shepard
Susan Wong
Betsy Dodd, President
Sister Rosina Conrotto, Secretary
Nick Andrade, Treasurer
Alan Becker
Doreen Der-McLeod
James Fagler
Carola Shepard
Susan Wong
Betsy Dodd, SafeHouse Board Member, President
Before retiring, Betsy Dodd practiced environmental and land use law in San Francisco. She grew up in a small town in Michigan, graduated from Radcliffe College, Harvard University, and attended UC Davis King Hall School of Law. After practicing law and raising two children, Betsy now spends her time volunteering for social justice and service organizations. She is a long-time member of the SF interfaith Council board, currently serving as Secretary. Betsy is a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church and serves on their Faith in Action committee and Poverty Task Force. She is also a mentor and active volunteer with San Francisco Achievers, which provides educational support to young Black men.
Betsy has served on the SafeHouse board for over three years, and as President for over two years. She is passionate about the work of SafeHouse, and loves working alongside our dedicated staff and board members.
Before retiring, Betsy Dodd practiced environmental and land use law in San Francisco. She grew up in a small town in Michigan, graduated from Radcliffe College, Harvard University, and attended UC Davis King Hall School of Law. After practicing law and raising two children, Betsy now spends her time volunteering for social justice and service organizations. She is a long-time member of the SF interfaith Council board, currently serving as Secretary. Betsy is a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church and serves on their Faith in Action committee and Poverty Task Force. She is also a mentor and active volunteer with San Francisco Achievers, which provides educational support to young Black men.
Betsy has served on the SafeHouse board for over three years, and as President for over two years. She is passionate about the work of SafeHouse, and loves working alongside our dedicated staff and board members.
Sister Rosina Conrotto, PBVM, SafeHouse Board Member, Secretary
Sr. Rosina was born in Gilroy, California the second of three daughters. She attended St. Mary elementary school and Gilroy High. After high school she attended San Jose State University for two years and then entered the convent of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Sr. Rosina continued her education at University of San Francisco where she earned a BA in education and Santa Clara University where she earned an MA in Counseling Psychology.
Sr. Rosina taught elementary school for one year and then was a high school teacher and counselor for fourteen years at Presentation High School in San Francisco. After that time she served in various roles of congregational leadership and spent thirteen years in retreat ministry.
During her term in leadership, Reverend Glenda Hope invited Sr. Rinsa to found, with her, a safe house of women leaving prostitution and in January of 1998, San Francisco SafeHouse for Women Leaving Prostitution was born. Sr. Rosina counts this is as one of her most proud accomplishments and truly a blessing.
Sr. Rosina was born in Gilroy, California the second of three daughters. She attended St. Mary elementary school and Gilroy High. After high school she attended San Jose State University for two years and then entered the convent of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Sr. Rosina continued her education at University of San Francisco where she earned a BA in education and Santa Clara University where she earned an MA in Counseling Psychology.
Sr. Rosina taught elementary school for one year and then was a high school teacher and counselor for fourteen years at Presentation High School in San Francisco. After that time she served in various roles of congregational leadership and spent thirteen years in retreat ministry.
During her term in leadership, Reverend Glenda Hope invited Sr. Rinsa to found, with her, a safe house of women leaving prostitution and in January of 1998, San Francisco SafeHouse for Women Leaving Prostitution was born. Sr. Rosina counts this is as one of her most proud accomplishments and truly a blessing.
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Nick Andrade, SafeHouse Board Member
Nick graduated from UCLA in 1970 with a BS in business and a Masters from Woodbury University. He worked in the Bicycle Industry for 50 years. I owned and operated several Bicycle Companies. He has also sat on various Charitable Boards, over the past several years, Catholic Charities, Interfaith Council, Clinic by the Bay, and others. He is also currently the Treasurer on the Interfaith Council and Clinic by the Bay. |
Alan Becker, SafeHouse Board Member
Alan Becker is the Chief Product Officer at SnapStrat, an Oakland based data analytics and AI startup. His non-linear career has included hardware operations management at Apple, chemical engineering at Dow, and work at a host of startups and non-profits. The common thread is that Alan seeks out hard problems and great teams, and works to continually champion perseverance, collaboration, and diversity. Alan has worked with non-profits in Oakland (Camp Phoenix), Africa (One Acre Fund), and South America (Kallari) — and is dedicated to the SafeHouse mission. Outside of work, Alan is a dedicated father of two and comedy improv performer with Berkeley’s Stone Soup Improv.
Doreen Der-McLeod, SafeHouse Board Member
Doreen is a fourth generation Chinese-American, but the first generation born in the U.S. Doreen attended U.C. Berkeley and served as a VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) in Appalachia after she graduated. She then went to work as the Girls’ Worker in the Youth Department of Cameron House before going back for her M.S.W. at Rutgers. As a social worker, Doreen had the opportunity to work with a diverse population including at risk youth, immigrant preschool children and their parents, developmentally disabled children and families, and the frail elderly. Doreen’s last job was being the Executive Director of Donaldina Cameron House, an organization founded by Presbyterian women in 1874. Doreen is married to Bruce Der-McLeod and they have 2 daughters.
James Fagler, SafeHouse Board Member
James Fagler, a Registered California Architect since 1988, has been on the Board of Directors of SafeHouse for two years, serving as Board Secretary during that time. James previously worked at Asian Neighborhood Design (AND) where he was the lead architect in the design and construction of 555 Ellis Street family housing, a joint venture between AND and San Francisco Network Ministries (SFNM). James also provide services to SFNM for the assessment, procurement and renovation of the existing SafeHouse building and is currently providing pro bono services for various aspects of the buildings care and maintenance, including providing for the donation of new plumbing fixtures throughout all of the existing bathrooms.
James is a Principal at Gelfand Partners Architects and has committed the past 25 years of his professional career exclusively to the construction and renovation of service enriched affordable housing, including SRO’s, family housing, homeless shelters and transitional housing.
James Fagler, a Registered California Architect since 1988, has been on the Board of Directors of SafeHouse for two years, serving as Board Secretary during that time. James previously worked at Asian Neighborhood Design (AND) where he was the lead architect in the design and construction of 555 Ellis Street family housing, a joint venture between AND and San Francisco Network Ministries (SFNM). James also provide services to SFNM for the assessment, procurement and renovation of the existing SafeHouse building and is currently providing pro bono services for various aspects of the buildings care and maintenance, including providing for the donation of new plumbing fixtures throughout all of the existing bathrooms.
James is a Principal at Gelfand Partners Architects and has committed the past 25 years of his professional career exclusively to the construction and renovation of service enriched affordable housing, including SRO’s, family housing, homeless shelters and transitional housing.
Carola Shepard, SafeHouse Board Member
Carola Shepard is beginning her second 3-year term on the SafeHouse Board. Prior to joining the Board, Carola worked at SafeHouse for five years as its Development and Business Manager, responsible for fundraising, donor relations, and grant-writing. She reconnected with and developed new relationships with small foundations and Bay Area congregations to expand the base of support for SafeHouse. In addition to her commitment to SafeHouse, Carola serves on the Board of the Pacific Heights Residents' Association and is an active volunteer at St. Ignatius Church.
Susie Wong, SafeHouse Board Member
Susie Wong joined the board in 2008 as a representative from one of the founding organizations, San Francisco Network Ministries. Susie has 30 years of experience in nonprofit management and has worked in affordable housing development, property management, asset management and social services. Susie received her Master's degree in Public Policy from UC Berkeley and has worked at 4 nonprofit organizations in the Bay Area, currently with the Tenants and Owners Development Corporation (TODCO) in the Resident Services and Activities Program.
