Board of Directors

Jackie Kent is the Associate Director at Catalyst Domestic Violence Services in Butte County. She provides leadership for drop-in services, partnerships with law enforcement and children’s services, LGBTQ+ services, Community Education, and social work interns. As the previous Housing Director, it was her role to oversee Catalyst’s emergency shelter, transitional housing, and rapid rehousing programs, as well as the Volunteer Program. Recently, she completed Women of Color Network’s 18-month Aspiring Allies program and the Leading Up!

Alejandrina Carrasco MA, serves as the Prevention Services Program Manager for Interface Children & Family Services in Ventura County. She oversees comprehensive family violence programming that prevents, interrupts and ends the cycle of violence within family systems. She empowers advocates working in the field of domestic violence, child abuse, and human trafficking to be their authentic selves and provide support for victims and survivors of trauma.

Anna Conti, MA, MFT is the Executive Director at Su Casa~Ending Domestic Violence. Ms. Conti obtained a BA in Biology in 2008. After changing the course of her career, Ms. Conti successfully graduated with a Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy in 2012 and is currently in a dissertation phase of a doctorate program in Doctor of Education in Counseling Psychology. Her extensive professional experience includes working with survivors of domestic violence, family violence, human trafficking, trauma, sexual abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In addition, Ms.

Saima was born in Pakistan, raised in four countries, and speaks five languages. She has been active in the social justice movement for over 20 years. With a PhD in Human Rights, Saima started at South Asian Network (SAN) in 2007 as a community advocate with SAN’s Voices Against Violence program (AWAZ), for which she later became the unit director. Saima has spent over a decade serving low-income, immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking and engaging in prevention strategies within diverse South Asian religious and cultural communities.

Colsaria has a Master’s in Social Work with a specification in Administrative and Planning. She began working in the field in the late 1990s and began her official career in anti-gender based violence work as a Sexual Assault Counselor.

Chivas Mays has worked for Stand Up Placer as the Housing Manager for over 7 years and has worked with the domestic violence movement for over 20 years. She serves as the Chairperson on the Placer Consortium on Homelessness and assists with the homeless count. Chivas currently serves as one of the Board of Directors for the Rocklin Chamber of Commerce. She is also trained by the United Way to provide financial coaching for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault who have encountered financial abuse.

Rebecca believes that everyone has the right to be safe, to be treated with dignity and respect, and to grow up in an environment free from violence.

Jessica Reynaga serves as the Bridge Program Manager for Drew Child Development Corporation, a Los Angeles non-profit.  In her current role, Jessica leads the trauma-informed care (TIC) component of a Los Angeles County effort to bring TIC training and coaching to early child care providers working with 0 – 5 foster youth.  Her efforts are part of a larger state-wide initiative related to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children.