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Department of Health Services

Coordinated Entry Advisory Committee

Coordinated Entry Advisory Committee

This committee ensures Sonoma County Homeless Coalition is compliant with federal and state requirements, and that a countywide Coordinated Entry System (CES) is in place that is effective and responsive to real-time community needs including:

  • Advising Homeless Coalition Board on strategies for ensuring service providers are implementing Housing First principles
  • Make recommendations for providing training and technical assistance to help service providers become compliant with CE and Housing First system requirements and build capacity
  • Consult with recipients of Emergency Solutions Grant program funds to inform Homeless Coalition Board on developing policies to guide CES in accordance with HUD regulations
  • Provides comprehensive assessment of the needs of individuals and families for housing and services

Coordinated Entry Advisory Committee member contact info

Name Contact info Organization (if applicable)
Matthew Verscheure mverscheure@srcharities.org Catholic Charities
Robin Phoenix rphoenix@cots.org COTS
Kate Mather kmather@nationsfinest.org Nation’s Finest
Margaret Sluyk margaret@reachforhome.org Reach for Home
Benjamin Leroi benl@srhealth.org Santa Rosa Community Health
Justin Milligan jmilligan@legalaidsc.com Legal Aid of Sonoma County
Kathleen Pozzi katpozzi@sbcglobal.net Sonoma County Homeless Coalition board member
Arcelia Zavala arcelia.zavala@providence.org  Providence Health
Karla McLaren karla@socoactsofkindness.org Sonoma County Acts of Kindness
Sasha Brown sashabrown@srcity.org City of Santa Rosa
Lauren Taylor ltaylor@burbankhousing.org Burbank Housing
Chessy Ethridge chessyetheridge@gmail.com Lived Experience Advisory Board
Nathan Somersall nathans@drycreekrancheria.com Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
Sara Vetter sarahve@srhealth.org Santa Rosa Community Health
Emily Quig Equig@rpcity.org City of Rohnert Park

Upcoming Events

Accessibility

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Sonoma County Department of Health Services at (707) 565-1302 (voice) or (707) 565-7555 (TDD). Translators and American Sign Language interpreters for individuals with hearing disabilities will be available upon request. A minimum of 48 hours is needed to ensure the availability of translation services.

Meeting Materials

In accordance with Government Code §54957.5, any materials of public record relating to an agenda item that are provided to a majority of the members less than 72 hours before the meeting will be made available upon request at the Sonoma County Department Of Health Services, 1450 Neotomas Ave. Suite 200, Santa Rosa during normal business hours and will be posted online 72 hours prior to each meeting.

Materials of public record that are distributed during the meeting shall be made available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the lead agency or a member of the legislative/advisory body, or within two business days after the meeting if prepared by some other person.

Public Comment

Public Comment may be made prior to the meeting via email. To submit an emailed public comment to the Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Board or the Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Committees, email Araceli.Rivera@sonoma-county.org. Please label the written notice as public comment referencing the Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Board or the Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Committee, provide your name, the agenda number(s) on which you wish to speak, and your comment. These comments will be emailed to the referenced Sonoma County Homeless Coalition Board or Committees detailed in the request.

Public comment may also take place during the meeting and can be made live by joining the Zoom meeting. Available time for comments is determined by the Board/Committee Chair based on agenda scheduling demands and total number of speakers.