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SF Works is housed within the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce at 235 Montgomery St., 12th Fl. San Francisco, CA 94104. Contact us at (415) 217-5181 or at staff@sfworks.org.
Carrie
Portis, Executive Director and President
Carrie Portis joined
SF Works in 2008, charged with building an on-the-ground social enterprise that
would support working people in San Francisco and their employers. Carrie has
over 15 years of experience in launching and developing innovative market-based
solutions, and attracting financial resources and talent while forging key relationships
in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Before joining SF Works, Carrie
was Chief of Staff at the Stupski Foundation. The Stupski Foundation, funded
by Larry and Joyce Stupski of San Francisco, focuses on systemic improvement
of the nation’s urban school districts to improve the life options for
students of color and those living in poverty. Prior to her work in philanthropy,
Carrie was a pioneer in the field of social entrepreneurship. As Director of
Enterprise Development at Rubicon Programs, she created model workforce development
and community-based businesses, including the highly regarded Rubicon Bakery,
a premium wholesale dessert manufacturer. She holds an MBA from Stanford University
Graduate School of Business and BA from Wellesley College. Carrie enjoys a strong
connection to the community with her extensive volunteer involvement as a board
member, advisor and direct service provider.
Deborah Bouck, Development and Marketing
Director
Deborah began her career as a corporate
communications supervisor at Public Television (PBS) managing
publicity and educational outreach for children’s
programming such as Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?,
Zoom and Sesame Street. She spearheaded educational outreach
campaigns and partnerships targeting at-risk youth, introducing
communities to programming such as the documentary Hoop
Dreams and Not in Our Town, an expose' on local hate crimes.
As a public relations consultant in the Bay Area, Deborah
created campaigns for consumer and consumer technology clients.
Additionally, she developed a national grassroots consumer
awareness call to action campaign, Know Your Power, for
renewable energy provider Green Mountain Energy Resources
that culminated in a VH-1 broadcast concert. At SF Works,
Deborah designs development and marketing strategies that
extend the reach of our programs.
Julie Chan, Program Coordinator
Julie oversees our employer services, scheduling the teams of screeners who meet one-on-one with workers at employer sites, evaluating our results and ensuring high-quality service to the employers with whom we work. Prior to SF Works, Julie was a research assistant with the California Research Bureau in Sacramento where she coauthored the “The Careers Project”, a report which examines California public school career preparation and its relationship to California’s state and regional economies. Julie has a BA from University of California, Davis.
Christopher
Evans, Business Outreach Specialist
Chris informs businesses about hiring tax credits and the community resources they can provide to their employees. He has over 15 years of success in sales, including to businesses and consumers in the retail furniture and auto industries. In addition to his work at SF Works, Chris operates a corporate event and meeting planning company, which gives him first-hand knowledge of the challenges that face local employers and employees. Before he was in sales, Chris was a National Park Ranger in San Francisco
Margarita Mejia, Savings & Community Resources Screener
Margarita
is the full-time bilingual Savings & Community Resources
screener. She goes to work sites, and screens employees
for Savings & Community Resources and resources for
which they might be eligible. Margarita Mejia comes to SF
Works from the City and County of San Francisco, where she
worked with the JOBS NOW! program and assisted employers
in accessing the program. She also has experience
in customer services and advocating for the community.
Ferron
Salniker, Communications Coordinator
Ferron
coordinates SF Works’ marketing and communications
projects, while helping to fundraise and seek new opportunities
for the organization’s development department. Ferron
has worked as a marketing and development consultant for
local organizations including SFMade and the Booker T Washington
Community Service Center. Ferron worked for two years as
a Program and Development Coordinator at AnewAmerica Community
Corporation in Berkeley, where she coordinated several technical
service programs for over 200 immigrant entrepreneurs, including
AnewAmerica’s first e-commerce training program. Under
her development role, she coordinated the organization’s
annual gala and held key responsibilities for major fundraising
initiatives. Ferron earned a degree in Journalism and Spanish
from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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