Brian Schneider

Brian Schneider, Head of Investor Relationships and Marketing, leads Prime Finance’s fundraising and investor relationships. Before joining Prime, Mr. Schneider built and ran large real estate and real asset investment portfolios for Morgan Stanley AIP, Medley Partners, the University of Pennsylvania, as well as DuPont and TRW pension plans. Earlier in his career, Mr. Schneider worked at Prudential, MetLife, and First Texas Savings in lending and asset management. Mr. Schneider holds a B. A. in Economics from Connecticut College and an MBA in Real Estate/Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.

Darren Smith

Joining PRC’s Board was a natural choice for me, driven by a profound commitment to making a positive impact in the lives of those facing challenges. My connection with PRC’s mission runs deep; it’s a personal commitment shaped by a belief that everyone deserves access to essential services and support.

Throughout the Bay Area, I actively engage in volunteer work at local shelters, participate in awareness campaigns, and collaborate with various support organizations, seeking to foster positive change.

As a Board member, I aim to bring strategic insights to the table, strengthen PRC’s programs, broaden community reach, and contribute to lasting positive change. Through my participation, I aspire to help create a more inclusive, compassionate society where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Fun fact: I enjoy hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter, and tending to my gardens and orchard in Sonoma.

Darren Smith, managing director, leads the Western U.S. for JPMAM’s North American institutional business.
An employee since 2001, Darren manages a team of investment professionals that serve the investment needs of U.S. institutional investors, including corporations, public funds, endowments, and foundations. He also serves on the North American institutional business management team. Prior to joining the Firm, Darren worked for Lincoln Financial, Liberty Funds, and INVESCO Funds as a wholesaler.

Darren received a B.S. in Business and Public Administration from the University of the Pacific. He holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses and his NFA Series 3 and 30 licenses

Josh Frieman

Josh Frieman is a Principal at Prime Group where he leads the accounting, investor relations and business technology teams for both Prime Residential and Prime Finance. He also serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for both Prime Finance and Prime Residential. Mr. Frieman joined Prime Group in 2005 and has been involved in all facets of real estate investment, finance and administration including leadership roles in over $5 billion of real estate transactions. Prior to that, he was an advisor to distressed businesses, overseeing numerous restructurings and liquidations. Earlier in his career, Mr. Frieman practiced corporate law with Latham & Watkins and served as the General Counsel for a start-up technology company. Mr. Frieman graduated with honors from University of California at Berkeley and Harvard Law School.

Nichole Wiley

I chose to join PRC’s Board because I am passionate about joining an organization that is committed to helping those in need; it’s especially meaningful having grown up with a mother who suffered, and continues to suffer, from substance abuse.

Nichole Wiley is a Director of Asset Management in the Office/Life Science Sector at Nuveen. Nichole has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate; prior to joining the firm, Nichole worked for Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., Flynn Holdings, Genzon and CBRE. Nichole and her family are actively involved with the Fr. Sauer Academy, Nichole also serves on the Saint Ignatius Pacific Asian Club. A 1^st generation San Francisco Native, Nichole attended the San Francisco public school system and is passionate about philanthropy and supporting the movement for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Lukejohn Day, M.D.

Dr. Lukejohn Day is Professor of Medicine, UCSF
UCSF Health System Chief Medical Officer

Fun fact: I’m an avid binge-watcher of true crime documentaries.

Colin Hartke

I am deeply inspired by the vital role that PRC plays in supporting our community. From its residential treatment programs to legal advocacy, PRC’s services are essential in positively transforming lives. It’s an honor for me to contribute to PRC’s mission as a board member.

Fun fact: As a firm believer in the power of handwritten notes, I send 2-3 cards each week, from thank-you notes to birthday cards, always ready with stamps and cards in hand.

Ahmad Henry, CAIA

Michael Kyle

I joined the board of PRC because there has never been a more crucial time for us to come together to create a thriving San Francisco. I envision a city that uplifts all communities and addresses its challenges through a holistic, ‘spectrum of care’ strategy. I was also inspired by PRC’s new leadership and its dedicated staff, who work tirelessly on the front lines providing life-saving services to clients and residents.

As someone living with HIV and in long-term recovery, PRC’s mission is profoundly personal to me. I thrive today because of the efforts of countless community activists and advocates, and now it’s my turn to fight for those who lack access due to inequitable systems. PRC is the perfect organization for me to support in this capacity.

I am passionate about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and have dedicated my career to fostering inclusive, freedom-centered organizational cultures as an HR Executive at growing technology startups. Outside of work, I love to sing and have been a member of the SF Gay Men’s Chorus for over ten years. Singing gives me balance and reminds me of the power of art to heal. Additionally, I stay active and can often be found at the gym or in a group fitness class.

I hope to leverage my lived experiences to guide the board in people, governance, and fundraising strategies, and I am ready to serve wherever needed.

Fun fact: I once aspired to be a TV journalist, interning at KTVU-FOX2 in college and covering the election of then-Mayor Gavin Newsom. I often wonder how different my life would be if I had pursued that dream.

Michael Kyle is a Bay Area native and an advocate at heart. Currently, Michael is an HR executive at global startup technology companies where he has been focused on expanding opportunity more equitably and inspiring cultures of inclusion and belonging.  Michael spent his early career in banking at US Bank and Wells Fargo where he served as a key change maker in advancing LGBTQIA+ inclusion as President of its LGBTQIA ERG. While there he helped the unbanked to improve the financial well-being of the most underserved through work on the Bank on San Francisco initiative, which later inspired the new Office of Financial Empowerment. Michael received his Bachelor’s Degree from UC Berkeley and has previously served on the Board of Directors of LYRIC and GSA Network.  Michael is also a five-time AIDS/Lifecycle cyclist, an active member in the local recovery community, and a current singer with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. He resides in the Castro District with his French bulldog named Douglass. 

Jacques Michaels

Jacques Michaels is a San Francisco community leader, entertainer, and member of the Imperial Council, a non-profit that hosts and participates in a variety of entertainment and educational events and activities in support of a variety of diverse community-based charitable organizations that do not discriminate based upon race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or ethnic background. Jacques sits on PRC’s Fund Development and Board Development Committees.

Michael Niczyporuk

I am honored to serve on PRC’s Board to help advance PRC’s impact and visibility in our community and, in so doing, make San Francisco a more inclusive, welcoming and empowering place to live and work for everyone. As an immigrant who grew up in Poland under Soviet communist rule, I appreciate how unequal treatment and limited access to basic necessities impact well-being and opportunity.

Throughout my career, I have always been drawn to complex, thorny problems, first as a high-energy physicist and then as a Fintech executive and entrepreneur. Having spent my career making financial services more inclusive and empowering using technology, I am passionate about ensuring that everyone benefits — and that no one gets left behind — amidst the dramatic shift to digital across all aspects of our lives.

As a Board member, I aim to bring my experiences to bear on the very complex – and very palpable – problems of homelessness, HIV/AIDS, substance use and mental health issues in the San Francisco Bay Area. I also seek to enlist the talents and energies of my broader network to advance the mission, voice and work of PRC.

Outside of my professional endeavors and work with PRC, I enjoy being a father to my son, playing my own piano compositions and exploring the great outdoors.

Michael Niczyporuk is a former physicist turned FinTech and payments executive who has built and grown technology-driven businesses across Visa, USAA, Citi and Capital One. Michael received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both in Physics.  Originally from Kraków, Poland, Michael immigrated to the United States in 1983 and is proud to call San Francisco his adopted home.

Camellia Ngo Peabody, J.D.

Camellia immigrated from Vietnam, making San Francisco her first home after the fall of Saigon in 1975. She attended SF’s elementary schools and Visitation Valley Middle School, experiencing firsthand the struggles of communities with substance use, poor health, and untreated mental health issues. After graduating from Lowell High School, Camellia helped her family’s restaurant in the Tenderloin, witnessing its transformation into “Little Saigon.”

Fun fact: Camellia is missing one of the vital organs in the human body—can you guess which one?

John Peabody, MD, PhD, FACP

Dr. John Peabody is a renowned international health care figure in clinical care quality and a Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Professor Peabody has contributed more than 200 articles, books, and abstracts to the peer-review literature on a variety of subjects notably quality improvement and the economic benefits of standardizing clinical practice.

Fun fact: John and Camellia discovered that 30 years ago, and before they met, they were both working in the same city at the same time in a remote, rural part of Vietnam. Did two of the first Americans allowed back in Vietnam see each other in passing?

Tamarah Prevost

Tamarah is a partner at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, practicing in a wide range of civil litigation areas including employment law, consumer rights, and personal injury cases. Tamarah was named a 2023 Daily Journal’s Top 100 Women Lawyers in California and has been selected as a Northern California “Rising Star” in Employment Litigation by SuperLawyers in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. She is a regular panelist speaker on employment litigation topics at the Consumer Attorneys of California conventions and seminars in San Francisco, Sonoma, and Hawaii, and is a regularly published contributor to the Daily Journal legal newspaper, and has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle on topics related to employment law. She is also on the Board of Governors as a delegate of California for the national plaintiffs’ legal organization American Association for Justice.