A Message from CEO Emeritus Brett Andrews

PRC has been part of the Bay Area community for decades, helping people affected by HIV/AIDS, substance use, and mental health issues realize their best selves by providing the support and the services they need to reclaim their lives.

But, as much as we’re here to support the community, we couldn’t do it without the community’s support in turn. PRC is backed by an amazing group of people – from our donors to our volunteers to our advisors, board, and staff. Every one of them sees the value and potential of ALL people and demonstrates both kindness and dedication as they do their part to serve the underserved, helping them gain the respect, the attention, and the opportunities they’re entitled to.

At PRC, we believe everyone deserves an advocate and an opportunity. Below, you can learn about just a few of the passionate, compassionate people helping others along on their journey – speaking up, standing up, and fighting for people who are too often marginalized or ignored.

Thank you so much for your support. We’re all part of this community – together, we’re making it that much stronger.

Learn what you can do to help.

Board of Directors

Brian Schneider

PRC President

Brian Schneider

PRC President

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.
Kent M. Roger, Esq.

PRC Vice President

Kent M. Roger, Esq.

PRC Vice President

Kent M. Roger, Esq.

Kent M. Roger, Esq., is a senior partner in Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Antitrust Practice specializing in international competition and antitrust matters. He received his JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and an AB degree, with distinction, from the University of California, Berkeley. Kent sits on PRC’s Executive, Finance, Governance, and Legal Affairs Committees. He also is a member of the Board of Baker Places, Inc..
Tim Schroeder

PRC Treasurer

Tim Schroeder

PRC Treasurer

Tim Schroeder

Tim Schroeder is President of Performance Realty, Inc, a real estate investment firm that owns, develops and manages multi-family properties and manufactured housing communities. Tim’s career has focused on real estate including development, corporate services, investment management and strategy consulting. Prior to joining Performance Realty, Tim worked at CBRE, Quadrangle, Deloitte Consulting and Balcor-American Express. Tim holds a B.S. in Urban Planning from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Josh Frieman

Josh Frieman

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.
Nelson Gonzalez
Ryo Ishida

Ryo Ishida

Ryo Ishida

Ryo Ishida is a Vice President at Lyric (www.lyric.com), which operate apartment-style hotels. Ryo heads up their West Coast division. Prior to joining Lyric, Ryo spent six years at Prudential Real Estate Investors, most recently responsible for the East Coast Development Group. Before Prudential, Ryo worked at Peter Linneman’s private equity group and also as a developer. Ryo serves on the boards of PRC and of Montgomery Advisors. Ryo is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of work, he enjoys tennis, cycling, soccer and cooking Japanese food.

Jacques Michaels

Jacques Michaels

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

Michael Niczyporuk

Michael Niczyporuk

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. Having spent his career making financial services more inclusive and empowering using technology, Michael is 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. 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.
Zack Papilion

Darren Smith

Darren Smith

Darren Smith

Darren Smith, managing director, leads the Western U.S. for JPMAM’s North America 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 America 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
Merredith Treaster

Merredith Treaster

Merredith Treaster

Merredith Treaster is Regional Head of Northwest Office Investments at Nuveen. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a BS in Neuroscience, but quickly moved into real estate, working with CBRE, Tishman Speyer, Hines, and the John Buck Company.
Nichole Wiley

Nichole Wiley

Nichole Wiley

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.

Advisory Board

Michael F. Bell

Co-Founder, President, and CEO of InPartnership Consulting, Inc.
Michael S. Bernick, Esq.

Special Counsel, Sedwick LLP
James Carter

Retired, Kaiser Permanente Chemical Dependency Recovery Program

Karl H. Christiansen, Esq.

Vice President and Senior Counsel, Wells Fargo Bank
Ryan McKeel

Senior Director, Public Affairs, Gilead

Ryan McKeel

Senior Director, Public Affairs, Gilead

Ryan McKeel

Ryan McKeel is Senior Director of Public Affairs at Gilead Sciences, overseeing international communications related to the company’s work in HIV as well as its efforts in the developing world. Prior to joining Gilead, Ryan worked at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and KPIX-TV in San Francisco, where he produced an Emmy-award winning documentary on the 30^th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS. He has a BA in Communication and Spanish from Trinity University. Ryan sits on the Development Committee.
David Stith

Vice President and District Manager, Wells Fargo Bank

Donna Sachet

Entertainer and Community Leader
Gary Virginia

Community Leader
Daryl Walker

Field Service Manager, AT&T

Executive Leadership

Brett Andrews

Chief Executive Officer Emeritus

Brett Andrews

Chief Executive Officer Emeritus

Brett Andrews

Brett Andrews joined PRC as Executive Director in February of 2003 and was promoted to CEO in September 2016. Prior to PRC, he spent four years as Executive Director of Los Angeles Team Mentoring, Inc. (LATM), a non-profit that runs TEAMWORKS, a group mentoring program providing mentorship and support to 1,200 middle school students growing up in some of Los Angeles’ most challenging and underserved communities. Prior to LATM, Brett served for six years as the Executive Director of Kids n’ U, Inc., a New-York-City-based non-profit youth service organization sponsored by Michael Kors.

Brett holds a master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Penn State University. Brett is also a member of the CBO Workforce Coalition, the Steering Committee of the San Francisco Human Services Network, and the Executive Committee of the San Francisco HIV/AIDS Provider Network. Brett has also served as a Commissioner of the SF Ethics Commission, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Baker Places, Inc..
John Fostel, MA

Chief Clinical Officer

John Fostel, MA

Chief Clinical Officer

John Fostel, MA

John comes to PRC with over forty years of combined experience in psychiatric and addiction healthcare, having managed both hospital-based and community-non-profit-based mental health and substance use disorder programs. Contributing to the modern evolution in mental health and addiction healthcare, he has been a part of the movement from the de-institutionalization of the 1980’s to the community-based, individualized, whole person care models of today. Joining Baker Places, Inc., in 2004, he has held leadership roles in the organization’s residential crisis stabilization, substance use disorder, and outpatient supportive living programs.

He received a bachelor’s degree from State University of New York and a master’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, and is a certified addiction treatment counselor.
Marc Gannon, MSW MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Marc Gannon, MSW MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Marc Gannon, MSW MBA

Marc Gannon serves as PRC’s Chief Operating Officer. His background includes nonprofit health and human services, cross-sector community partnerships and philanthropy.

Marc previously held the roles of Chief Operating Officer at Bay Area Community Health, Vice President of Community Impact at Aloha United Way and Chief of Community Health Services at Waikiki Health. He earned a Master of Social Work at Monmouth University and an Executive Master of Business Administration at University of Hawaii. He was honored to receive Monmouth University’s Social Work Alumni Award in 2015 and named a Pacific Business News 40 Under 40 Honoree in 2016.

Marc enjoys his volunteer dog walker job at San Francisco SPCA, supports the San Francisco Department of Elections as a Field Election Deputy, and participates in the East Cut Community Garden.

Tasha Henneman, EdD

Chief of Policy and Government Affairs

Tasha Henneman, EdD

Chief of Policy and Government Affairs

Tasha Henneman, EdD

Tasha Henneman oversees PRC’s public policy and government affairs, as well as all communications functions. She also serves as director of the Black Leadership Council, a new policy initiative addressing broken systems of care for African-Americans and other minority populations. Tasha’s professional experience encompasses more than two decades in the nonprofit and government sectors. Prior to PRC, Tasha was chief of staff at SF Goodwill Industries and served as district director for State Senator Nancy Skinner (D9-East Bay) and as education and health policy advisor in the Office of the Mayor of Berkeley. Tasha earned her EdD and MA in early childhood education and leadership at Mills College. She also holds an MA in public administration from California State University Hayward and a BA in liberal studies from California State University Chico. Among her many current board and advisory roles are Lifelong Medical, the Center for Equity in Early Childhood Education, Berkeley Public Schools Fund, The Preventive Ounce, and K*STAR*Productions.
Leo Levenson

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Leo Levenson

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Leo Levenson

Leo Levenson, Consulting CFO, oversees PRC Baker Places’ financial operations and planning. Leo joined us after a long career in financial leadership positions with the City of San Francisco. Leo has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and served in the US Peace Corps as a fisheries volunteer in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Randi Paul

Chief Development Officer

Randi Paul

Chief Development Officer

Randi Paul

Randi Paul oversees the overall fundraising strategy for PRC, including annual, major, and planned giving, foundation/corporate giving, operations, and stewardship. She has more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit arts, higher education, and human services sectors guiding donors to make financially significant investments in mission-driven work through meaningful and effective relationships. Prior to PRC, Randi was the Associate Director of Individual Giving at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she was a part of the capital campaign for the Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts, and prior to that was at the San Francisco Opera. Randi earned her Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University.

Chuan Teng, Esq.

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Chuan Teng, Esq.

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Chuan Teng, Esq.

Chuan Teng supports PRC’s array of client services and human sources in her role as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Chuan served as the Managing Legal Director of PRC’s Legal Advocacy Program, where she helped launch its healthcare legal services practice, then as the Chief of Programs and Confidentiality Officer, then as Chief of Client Services and Talent, then as Chief Operating Officer. Chuan holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a juris doctor degree from Santa Clara University. She is a licensed attorney with the State Bar of California.