Our Team

Matthew Tecle leads Safe Parking LA with over 15 years of experience in the nonprofit and public sectors. He brings an in-depth knowledge of homelessness policy and the civic infrastructure…

Andrew Morales joined Safe Parking LA with over 15 years of experience working in youth programs, homeless prevention and housing services, food program distribution, and domestic violence services in Southern…

In her role as Director of Development, Carmela Carreno leads efforts to expand Safe Parking LA’s base of support and cultivate authentic, lasting relationships that advance the organization’s mission. Her…

Summre Garber has been working in nonprofit finance and operations for over a decade in the Los Angeles area. Beginning with film festival and event production at Slamdance, the Bentonville…

Linard Williams recently joined safe parking LA as the Lot Supervisor in early September of 2022. His leadership experience and over 15 years of management development and coaching will assist…

I am originally from  Rochester, NY,  and went to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where I earned my BFA in film production. Upon graduating, I worked as a television…

Scott Sale MD was a practicing internist in St Louis, Mo until 1999 when he and his family relocated to LA for his wife’s career. Scott continued to practice medicine…

Being a business builder and entrepreneur his entire career, Tim has worked across industries – Automotive, Hospitality, Loyalty – and across analog and digital worlds. He understands getting his hands…

Gregory Kushner founded Lido Advisors in 1999 with the goal of ensuring that his clients are “fiscally fit” with a healthy financial portfolio in all areas of their lives. Kushner…

Daniel Behrendt is a highly accomplished professional with over 15 years of experience in Go-To-Market (GTM) Partnerships, end-to-end Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), and building Strategic Revenue Channels. His expertise spans…

Mr. Blumenfeld is a Partner at Partner at Offit Kurman where he focuses his practice in all areas of complex bankruptcy and insolvency, corporate restructuring, distressed assets, acquisition and disposition,…

Julia Dadakaridis is a multilingual business development and social impact leader with over two decades of experience advancing nonprofit missions across sectors such as housing, homelessness, women’s empowerment, education, and…

Becky Gross is a Financial Development Officer at the Los Angeles Housing Department, where she oversees funding and contracts for affordable housing development, and advances programs that expand access to…

Nancy Hammerman is a Senior VP at Sutton Capital Partners, a technology investment banking firm. Nancy heads up research and marketing and is also the co-founder of the Recurring Revenue…

Victor has dedicated himself to serving people experiencing homelessness since he arrived in Los Angeles in 2008. Over the past 14 years, he has overseen a variety of homeless programs,…

Duane Lyons is a retired attorney with a distinguished career. From 2001 to 2004, he was a partner with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where he specialized in commercial litigation…

Mellonise has a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance. She also has a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Technology with a minor in Mathematics and Asian-Pacific Studies. Mellonise’s…

Josh is the Chief Operating Officer at Swipe Out Hunger, where he is responsible for leading the organization’s operations and technology as they pertain to its mission to end college student…

Ira Cohen’s long and varied retail career has taken him from Macy’s to Mervyns to Trader Joes where you may remember hearing him on Trader Joe’s radio commercials, “…this is…

Pat Cohen has had a multi-faceted career beginning as a travel agent and then finding her stride in public relations where she specialized in the political arena. She moved on…

Emily Uyeda Kantrim has over a decade of experience directing ambitious nonprofit and government initiatives. As a co-founder and the first employee of Safe Parking LA in 2017, Emily designed…