Carmela grew up in Marin County, and moved to Oregon in 2018. She graduated from Willamette University with a degree in Politics, Policy, Law, and Ethics (PPLE) and a minor in Sociology. Carmela joined Call Marin Home (formerly MEHC) as a part-time Housing Specialist in the spring of 2023. She is now full-time for Call…

Jenny is thrilled to be serving as the Executive Director for Call Marin Home. Jenny was a volunteer with the Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative (MEHC) since 2021, was the Board Chair 2022 to 2024, and has been involved in housing advocacy since 2018. She oversaw the transition of MEHC from an independent, volunteer-based organization to…

Amy Skewes-Cox is an environmental planner with over 40 years of experience preparing documents in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).  She has had her own company since 1999 and has prepared Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) for schools, housing developments, new towns, and industrial facilities throughout Northern California. She has served on local…

Now retired, Steven Saxe was a partner in the law firm now known as Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, and finished his career as a partner in the law firm of Boyden, Cooluris & Saxe, specializing in the law of banking and related financial matters, and, in particular, the laws applicable to the consumer financial products…

Gail is a Citizen at Large focused on inclusive climate adaptation.  She has 45 years of experience as a licensed architect on projects across the globe at scales from woodshed to master plan, primarily focused on sustainability, climate adaptation and inclusive design.  She moved to Marin County in 1999, ran her own architecture firm here…

Tom is originally from St. Louis, Missouri and moved to California in 2019. He joined CLAM in December 2022 and continues to work as CLAM’s Project Manager. Tom has worked on construction projects in several settings. He was an AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps Assistant Team Leader, working on development projects with several organizations including…

Claire McAuliffe is a former Mayor of Belvedere, former President of The Redwoods board, and a civic volunteer including Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Belvedere-Tiburon Library Foundation, and the Belvedere-Tiburon Auxiliary of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. She is a retired business professional. She is serving as the Co-Chair of the board for Call…

Larry Kennings is an environmental planning consultant with 48 years of experience, of which 41 years have been in Marin County.  He has a Master’s Degree in City Planning from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.   He currently is serving Marin County as a member of the Parks and Open Space Commission. Larry is also a…

Paul Jensen is the former City of San Rafael Community Development Department Director where he was overseeing city planning, building and code enforcement. Paul retired in June 2021, after working for the City of San Rafael for 14 years. He also worked for San Rafael as a City Planner from 1980-1988. In the intervening 20…

Lucie Hollingsworth is the Senior Policy Attorney for Legal Aid of Marin. She has over 15 years of experience in providing legal services to low-income and underrepresented communities in the areas of housing, domestic violence, and human trafficking. Currently, she advocates for policy and system changes to benefit the clients that Legal Aid of Marin…