Who We Are - Board Members

Board Members

  • Mary Ann Finch
    • Executive Director
  • Barrie Hathaway
    • Board President
    • Executive Director, Street Tech, San Pablo, CA
    • Barrie Hathaway has been part of CTI’s board of directors since 2004 and is currently serving as Board President. Barrie is the Executive Director for Street Tech (www.streettech.org), a nonprofit workforce development organization, and Relia Tech (www.reliatech.org), a social enterprise organization, in the East Bay city of San Pablo. In addition, Barrie is an appointed member of the Richmond Workforce Development Board and co-chair of the CTN Bay Area nonprofit technology network. Barrie earned an undergraduate degree in Organizational Development and a Master of Nonprofit Administration from the University of San Francisco and is currently a fellow in the Leaderspring Executive Director Fellowship Program.
  • Peter Sterling
    • Board Treasurer
    • Investment Banker, New York, NY
    • Peter worked as a portfolio manager at Marin Capital Ventures where he co-managed the firm’s corporate bond portfolio. Marin was one of the largest hedge funds worldwide. In addition to his work in the capital markets, Peter Sterling executive produced Velveteen Film’s feature SHOOTING LIVIEN. Prior to Marin, Peter worked as an Executive Director at Director at KBC Alternative Investments where he co-managed the firm’s U.S. corporate bond portfolio. He has been with KBC Alternative Investments since their opening in July 2001 and is currently part of the new fund developmental process. Peter’s previous professional experiences include working as an equity derivates trader on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Psychology from Cornell University and is a former member of the Cornell Men’s Tennis Team.
  • Marisha Zeffer
    • Board Secretary/CTI Fundraiser
    • Artist/ Fundraiser, Windsom, CA
    • Marisha Zeffer’s background in fundraising for non-profits, her degree in theology from the Graduate Theological Union (www.gtu.edu) and her prior experience serving on the GTU Board of Directors make participation with Care Through Touch a perfect match. Marisha lives in Healdsburg where she is a volunteer chaplain. She discovered CTI when she interviewed Mary Ann Finch, director of CTI, as a nominee for the Institute of Noetic Sciences Altruism Award. She hopes to bring more people into the CTI’s inner circle through community building and fundraising events in the Tenderloin.
  • Rev. Donald Felt
    • Richmond, CA
    • “I am drawn to CTI for the depth of its unconditional compassion and the dynamic effect of that compassion in so many lives.” Don is a retired minister in the United Church of Christ. He is specialized in interim ministry and conflict resolution in California and Hawaii. Before going to Seminary, Don practiced business and securities law for 27 years with a large law firm in San Francisco. He is interested in contemplative spirituality and is a long time member of the Pacific Center for Spiritual Formation. He is active on the Boards of Wellspring Renewal Center and several endowments. Don lives in Point Richmond with his wife, Priscilla.
  • Mary Monihan, R.N.
    • Registered Nurse, Tom Waddell Homeless
    • Clinic, San Francisco, CA
    • Mary is a native Californian , born in San Francisco and grew up on the peninsula. She went into a diploma Nursing program at age 18, and later received a bachelor of science in nursing and a Masters degree in public administration. Mary’s nursing career had primarily been hospital based until the last 15 years. In 1992, she went to work at the Tom Waddell health Center, a clinic for the homeless and marginally housed. These last 15 years have been a coming together of her nursing skills, spiritual beliefs and a greater understanding of social justice. Mary’s years of experience working in the Tenderloin as a nurse and advocate, her intimate knowledge of local service agencies and the hearts of people who live in the Tenderloin, and her recent work as a CTI practitioner has helped Mary claim her identity as a valuable contributor to CTI’s board.

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