Our Leadership
SAM PATELLA
Chairman Board of Directors
Toni Giffin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Team
Fabia Parkinson
Vice President of Human Services
Joined 2005
Jacky Brown
Vice President of Retail
Joined 2008
Marco Guizar
Vice President of Operations
Joined 2011
Leadership Team
Dan Chamberlain
Director of E-Commerce
Joined 2007
Scott Fyson
Financial Controller
Joined 2007
Melissa Esten
Director of Learning and Development
Joined 2013
Darlene Cossio
Director of Community Relations/Marketing
Joined 2015
Michelle Felde
Director of Retail
Joined 2017
Oscar Gutierrez
Director of Transportation
Joined 2024
Khaidia (Kay) Palacio
Director of Human Resources
Joined 2025
Board of Directors
CHAIR:
Sam Patella (2016)
FIRST VICE CHAIR:
Jim Torti, Ph.D. (2020)
SECOND VICE CHAIR:
Wendy McKinney (2022)
SECRETARY:
Jim Waters (2020)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY:
Toni Giffin (1999)
TREASURER:
Robert Levy, Esq. (2022)
MEMBER AT LARGE:
Robert Russell, Esq. (2004)
MEMBERS:
Karen Tanner (1997)
John Garretson, M.D. (2003)
Robert Park (2019)
Bob Hansen (2022)
Tina King, Ed.D. (2024)
Steve Smith (2025)
