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Our Staff
Children's Council of San Francisco is committed to a high-quality work force. Our 125 employees represent many ethnic, geographic, and cultural backgrounds. Staff speak more than 15 languages, well representing the diversity of our community. We place great emphasis on the professional development of our employees. We urge them to become informed about child care issues. Our staff are sensitive to the needs of San Franciscos families and child care providers. We pride ourselves on effective fiscal, human resources, technical, and facilities management.
Senior Managers
Linnea Klee, Ph.D. - Executive Director
Linnea Klee became Executive Director in 1993. Prior to coming to the Children's Council, Dr. Klee was Director of the Center for the Vulnerable Child at Children's Hospital in Oakland, California. She has specialized in health and mental health needs of children in foster care and child care policy. Earlier work included anthropological research on the effect of divorce and alcoholism on families, women's childbirth choices and the historical impact of infectious disease. She has been principal investigator on several federal grants and published numerous professional journal articles in these areas.
Dr. Klee completed her Ph.D in medical anthropology at the University of California, San Francisco in 1983. She holds a Masters degree in cultural anthropology and a BA degree in psychology.
Michael Williams - Deputy Director of Programs
Michael came to Children’s Council in January of 2009. He previously has worked at Casey Family Programs as a Community Programs Supervisor, Contra Costa Child Care Council as an Area Director, and United Cerebral Palsy as Executive Director. He also has done work as a community college instructor, a mental health counselor, and a teacher in a special-needs preschool.
Michael has served as the vendor representative on the Board of Trustees for Golden Gate Regional Center, and was part of a Department of Developmental Services service improvement task force. He earned his Master’s of Social Work Degree from San Francisco State University, with a focus in community and organizational development, and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Santa Clara University.
Tim Clark - Deputy Director of Administration
Tim holds a B.A. and M.B.A. in Business Administration and Management and has over 20 years of experience in business management and operations. He brings his expertise to Children's Council, where he is responsible for the Operations and IT departments of the agency. He also oversees risk management and strategic planning.
Farris Page, Ph.D. - Director of Provider Services
Farris has worked as a mental health consultant and program director at the Children's Council since 1989. Previously, she worked in foster care, mental health and early childhood education. Dr. Page currently supervises staff who provide training, mental health consultation and inclusive child care services for children with special needs.
Dr. Page holds a Ph.D degree in education (organization and leadership) from the University of San Francisco, a Masters in human development from Pacific Oaks College and a BA degree in psychology. She has over forty years of professional experience.
Donna Adkins - Director of Provider Support Services
Donna holds a B.A. in Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Disability Studies. She has worked in the non-profit arena for over 20 years. Donna has experience working with children with behavioral challenges, people with disabilities, as well as providing training to police officers, and rape crisis volunteers on communicating with people with disabilities. Ms. Adkins has worked at a non-profit center at UC Hastings College of Law and was a Court Appointed Special Advocate. She currently sits on the California State Council for Developmental Disabilities.
Brenda Puckett - Director of Human Resources
Brenda became Children's Council's Director of Human Resources in 1999. Previously she worked as human resource manager and personnel/staffing coordinator for Family Support Services and for CPC Walnut Creek Hospital. She has also worked as a substitute teacher in kindergarten and first grade.
Ms. Puckett completed her BA degree at the University of San Francisco in 1973 and has completed a year of graduate studies.
Stephanie Simcox - Director of Government Relations and Subsidy Payments
Stephanie has worked for non-profit agencies for almost 20 years, and for Childrens Council for 17 years. She currently oversees the CEL, Data, and Subsidy Payments departments. She is also a member of the Board of CAPPA, a statewide association of agencies like Childrens Council. She brings her knowledge, experience, and perspective to the state and federal level.
Ms. Simcox completed a B.S. in business administration - operations management from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Johan Uselman - Director of Finance
Johan Uselman joined Children's Council in 1994 as Assistant Controller. In 2002, he was promoted to his current position as the organization’s Director of Finance.
Mr. Uselman has over 20 years of experience in accounting and auditing. Prior to his employment at Children's Council, Mr. Uselman spent six years as a controller of a French wine company. In addition, as a self-employed consultant, he provided tax and accounting services to nonprofit organizations.
He also possesses several years of experience volunteering on nonprofit boards of directors. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Uselman was a member of the Board of Directors at The Children's Book Press. From 2000 to 2002, he sat on the Board of Directors at Whitney Young Child Development Center.
Mr. Uselman holds a B.S. in Accounting from Golden Gate University.
Armando Zapote - Director of Family Services
Armando has been with Children's Council for over 15 years. He started as a care counselor, then a program manager before becoming part of the senior management team. He worked in Mexico as an elementary school teacher and later as part of a multidisciplinary team to address the needs of children in the juvenile and prison system.
Mr. Zapote completed BA and MA degrees in education from Escuela Nacional de Maestros and the Universidad Pedagogica in Mexico City. He has served on the Boards of Directors of Aguilas and Our Family Coalition. He also served for several years on the EOC-Head Start Policy Council.
Bryce Skolfield - Director of Communications & Public Policy
Bryce joined Children's Council in September 2006. Previously, Mr. Skolfield was the Director of Public Policy and Civic Engagement at the Youth Leadership Institute. He provided both the overall vision and day-to-day management of the institute's policy and civic engagement programs and campaigns.
His experience includes working on state-wide teen pregnancy, nutrition wellness and education budget and equity campaigns, providing training and consulting services to a wide range of audiences, and mobilizing non-traditional leaders in the policy development process. Prior to joining the institute in 2002, Mr. Skolfield was the Executive Director of the Eden Area YMCA in Hayward, Calif., for three years; with an emphasis of providing strong programs in the realm of youth and family services.
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