Kim Ghatalia

Prior to joining Larkin Street in 2018, Kim worked in the financial services industry, first as a Strategy and Operations consultant at A.T. Kearney, and thereafter as Chief of Staff and Head of Strategic Planning at Barclays Capital, based in Hong Kong. Kim spent over fifteen years leading and managing projects across Asia and advising…

Scott Rodriguez

Scott, native to the Bronx, New York City, had worked as an executive assistant in top tier investment banking firms for over a decade before joining Larkin Street in 2019. Prior to that, he taught elementary school science and high school biology in the Bronx. Attending the Harlem YMCA after-school program from a young age…

Yvette Castro Farias

Yvette Castro Farias is a first-generation Latina nonprofit executive with over two decades of experience leading high-impact fundraising, communications, and strategic development efforts. She currently serves as Chief Development Officer at Larkin Street Youth Services, San Francisco’s largest nonprofit dedicated to ending youth homelessness. In this role, Yvette leads the organization’s comprehensive fundraising and marketing…

Al Middlebrooks

Al Middlebrooks brings over three decades of experience in finance and operations across the transportation, health care, and nonprofit sectors. Including his time with Larkin Street, Al has over 14 years of Non-Profit Financial Management Experience. Al has led audit preparation, supervised accounting staff, and helped strengthen the organization’s financial health and accountability. Al was…

Chayla Gibson

Chayla joined Larkin Street in November 2022. She has worked in the non-profit & startup space for 15+ years. Prior to joining Larkin Street she served as a Founding Team Member and Sr. Managing Director of HR at Caliber Public Schools in the East Bay. She was also a Co-Founder and CEO of Hippies Brew,…

Bryn VanAlstyne

Upon graduating high school, Bryn spent two years as an AmeriCorps member for City Year Boston. Continuing her work as a change agent in Massachusetts, she worked for the City of Cambridge, spending nine years in various roles in and eventually running one of the five Cambridge Youth Centers. Bryn returned to City Year Boston…

Ilsa Lund

Ilsa has worked in the non-profit field since 1996, dedicating her career to agencies in Minnesota, New York, Wyoming and California committed to addressing poverty, its impacts and its root causes. She joined Larkin Street in 2004 to oversee public grants and contracts, eventually managing both public and private grant programs. Later, Ilsa became project…

Candice Thomas

Candice has worked in the non-profit sector for over 15 years. Her experience in overseeing programs extends across various counties, including Placer, El Dorado, and Solano County where she made meaningful impact through her work. Prior to joining Larkin Street, Candice was the director for the Coordinated Entry System serving Solano County. However, most of…

Sherilyn Adams

For nearly 30 years, Sherilyn Adams has dedicated her career to the non-profit sector, focusing on issues of child abuse and neglect, family violence, mental health, substance abuse and homelessness. The first member of her family to attend college, Sherilyn’s early life was touched by violence, mental illness and substance abuse. Despite these early challenges,…