TPCH Announces Continuum of Care Board and Committee Seats

The TPCH 2022 Continuum of Care Election Process Has Concluded 

Newly seated members will begin terms July 1, 2022

Through participation from more than twenty-five Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness General Council members, members of the CoC governing board and five committees are now seated. TPCH welcomes the perspectives and expertise of our new board and committee members in our mission to prevent and end homelessness in Tucson and Pima County.

Continuum of Care Board

The CoC Board serves as the primary decision-making body for TPCH.  The CoC Board acts on behalf of the TPCH General Council in setting policy and governing oversight for our coalition. Board Members participate in monthly CoC Board Meetings and to contribute time and effort to CoC activities throughout the year. Board members are elected by the TPCH General Council.

Board members abide by the CoC Board Member Job Description, TPCH Code of Conduct, and TPCH Conflict of Interest Policy

Newly seated members of the Continuum of Care Board include: 

Jocelyn Muzzin, VA Southern Arizona - Board Chairperson
Brandi Champion, City of Tucson
Chaelee Chavez, Our Family Services
Diego Coronado, Youth on Their Own
Ed Sakwa, Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse
Emma Hockenberg, Primavera Foundation
Erina Delic, Pima County
Josh Carzoli, El Rio
Lisa Floran, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona
Pam Mosely, Arizona Department of Economic Security
Shannon Fowler, University of Arizona Southwest Institute for Research on Women (UA SIROW)
Silvia Chavez, Arizona Department of Education
Taylor Miranda, Crisis Response Center
Terry Galligan, City of Tucson
Tom Litwicki, Old Pueblo Community Services
Yvette Gonzales, Pima County
YAC Representative, To Be Appointed
Vacant, Lived Experience Seat
Vacant, Lived Experience Seat

Continuum of Care Committees

TPCH committees conduct research and provide expertise to advance the mission of the Tucson/Pima County Continuum of Care and support the CoC Board.  Committee Members participate in regular committee meetings and  contribute time and effort to CoC activities throughout the year. Committee members are elected by the TPCH General Council and appointed by the CoC Board.

Download a full description of the CoC committees here.

Committee members are expected to abide by the TPCH Code of Conduct and TPCH Conflict of Interest Policy.

Newly seated Members of the Continuum of Care Committees include: 

Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Committee: 

Megan Sanes, Our Family Services - Committee Chairperson
Andrea Bedoy, Southern Arizona Aids Foundation
Anna Billings, Old Pueblo Community Services
Kat Jacobs, Community Solutions
Melissa Scaff, City of Tucson
Valerie Grothe, La Frontera
Yvette Gonzales, Pima County

Coordinated Entry Committee: 

Melissa Benjamin, Our Family Services - Committee Chairperson
Cat Polston, City of Tucson
Emma Hockenberg, Primavera Foundation
Jack Julsing, Tucson Police Department
Margaret "Mickie" White, Direct Advocacy & Resource Center
Terrance Watkins, Community Partners of Southern Arizona
Valerie Grothe, La Frontera
Victoria Tullercash, Youth on Their Own

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Victoria "Tori" Micharski, La Frontera - Committee Chairperson
Alfonzo Lopez, VA Southern Arizona
Cat Polston, City of Tucson
Claudia Powell, University of Arizona Southwest Institute for Research on Women (UA SIROW)
Daniel Armenta, Youth on Their Own
Josh Carzoli, El Rio
Keona Rose, Youth Collaboratory Team
Laurie Mazerbo, Our Family Services
Simikka Milligan, Student
Stephanie Santiago, Community Activist
Tanya Moreno, Primavera Foundation
Terrance Watkins, Community Partners of Southern Arizona

Continuum of Care Program Grant Committee

Tim Kromer, Interfaith Community Services - Committee Chairperson
Art Gage, Art Gage Law
Diego Coronado, Youth on Their Own
Jenifer Darland, Pima County
Lisa Floran, United Way of Tucson & Southern Arizona
Penny Buckley, Sister Jose Women's Center
Stephanie Santiago, Community Activist
Taylor Miranda, Crisis Response Center
Vacant, Lived Experience Seat

System Performance Evaluation Committee 

Lori Kindler, Arizona Serve - Committee Chairperson
Lindsay Eulberg, Old Pueblo Community Services
Ana Lucero, Youth on Their Own
Dia Nonaka, HOM Inc.
Jocelyn Muzzin, VA of Southern Arizona
Chaelee Chavez, Our Family Services
Thelma Magallanes, City of Tucson
Kristy Snowden, Compass Affordable Housing
Vacant, Lived Experience Seat