Timothy A. Davis • Executive Director
is currently the Executive Director of the SCCDC, and its past and founding President. Mr. Davis spent 20 years in the US Air Force, serving in numerous positions in the United States, Asia, Pacific, and Europe. He held responsible positions as Flight Commander, Squadron Commander, and the HQ USAF manager for numerous upgrade and retrofit Command and Control equipment programs, valued at more than $2 Billion. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel and entered private business. In the corporate setting, Tim rose to President or General Manager of three Defense Electronic companies with annual revenues ranging from $20M to more than $150M per year. Tim is a graduate of Capital University, the Air Force’s Squadron Officer’s School, Air Command and Staff Course, and the Air War College. He is also a private pilot with more than 500 hours experience.

Mark T. Young • President
is an attorney in private practice. Mr. Young was one of the founders of SCCDC in 1996, and has been a Board Member continuously since then. Mark has participated in City study sessions on homelessness and affordable housing issues; has appeared for the SCCDC at numerous meetings of the City Planning Commission, City Council, and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority; has lead teams designing bylaws, rules and procedures; and has chaired the SCCDC committee designated to hear client grievances. Mark’s law firm Donahoe & Young LLP has offices in Valencia and Encino. Mark is admitted to practice law before all state and federal courts in California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mark received his B.A. from UCLA in 1976, and his J.D. from U.C. Davis School of Law (King Hall) in 1979. Mark currently serves on the Board of the Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association as Community Outreach chair. Mark has lived in Santa Clarita since 1990.

Imre Andrew (Andy) Pattantyus • Vice President
is a management consultant in private practice. Based in Santa Clarita, Mr. Pattantyus' firm Strategic Modularity Inc. (SMI) facilitates strategic planning meetings, implements Lean Manufacturing efficiency improvements, and does systems engineering for railroad equipment and energy storage equipment. Andy and his associates solve business problems by combining technical innovation with strategy, system design, facility design, human resource management, project management and accounting. A Board Member of the SCCDC since 2003, Andy has been instrumental in setting up the facilities program at the SCCDC, leading to the current facility comprised of portable modular structures, a method used since 2003. More recently, Andy has been working on setting up IT systems, enabling the SCCDC to function more efficiently. Andy holds 6 patents, a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech as well as an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Business at Case Western Reserve University.

David Day • Treasurer
is a finance executive and CPA who has had extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, systems, controls and accounting at small and large companies. Mr. Day currently provides CFO services to various technology-oriented companies. Previously David held financial executive roles at Spot Runner, a venture-backed advertising company, and Yahoo Search Marketing, a division of Yahoo!. He also worked for the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in their entertainment and media practice. David received his B.S. in Accounting from Brigham Young University.

Robin Binnie • Secretary
is a licensed speech therapist in California primarily serving special needs children from birth to three. She also has taught as a clinical supervisor at California State University Northridge. Ms. Binnie is a nationally certified Speech Language Pathologist through the American Speech Language and Hearing Association who has experience working in various hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and schools in New Jersey, Connecticut, Minnesota and California. She received her BA from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania and her MS from Syracuse University. She relocated to Santa Clarita in 2006 with her husband and two children and became involved with the SCCDC in January 2007. She became a board member in July of 2007 and has served as the secretary for the SCCDC since August of 2007.

Esmeralda Roussel • Executive Committee Member
is a Financial Services Professional with Alexander Financial Strategies, LLC Insurance and Financial Services, an investment and insurance practice serving the Santa Clarita Valley since 1995. Ms. Roussel is passionate about providing creative ways to achieve and maintain financial security and independence for individuals and their loved ones, as well as business owners and their employees. She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is fluent in Spanish. She leverages her training in engineering and language skills to intelligently solve problems and reach as many people as possible. Esmeralda has lived in SCV since 1990, and she proudly contributes to the SCCDC as a Board Member and Fundraising Committee Member.

Laurel Davis • Board Member
is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Newhall. Ms. Davis has been a member of the SCCDC since its founding in 1996. She has served as secretary to the SCCDC for several years. Laurel is married to Tim Davis, and they are the parents of three adult daughters. She has traveled with her husband and family during Tim’s Air Force career. Laurel and Tim have been residents of Santa Clarita since 1989. Laurel received her BS from Capital University and has taught school. In 1999 Laurel graduated from California Lutheran University receiving a MA Marital and Family Therapy.

Terry Deloria • Board Member – On Temporary Leave of Absence.

Tim Durrer • Board Member
is currently the Warehouse Lead for the Food Service Department at Six Flags Magic Mountain and the Co-Site Manager for the Sylmar Emergency Winter Shelter. From 2007-2009 he worked as a security guard at the Sylmar shelter. He began attending Board meetings in 2008 and joined the board in June of 2009. Mr. Durrer worked in construction from 1988 to 2001 for many prominent builders such as KB Homes, California Community Builders and DR Hortain, earning international awards and accolades for his ability to go above and beyond in building customer relationships. He has also served on Homeowner Association Boards as a builder representative. A family tragedy in 2001 changed his life. As a past client of the Santa Clarita shelter, Tim offers valuable insight to help guide the Board. He knows that homelessness can happen to anyone and has devoted himself to helping others because it helps to heal the soul. Tim is a father of three and lives in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Melissa Gasca • Board Member
is a staff writer for The Signal newspaper. Ms. Gasca graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a double bachelor’s degree in Communication and Sociology. She is also a business intern for LTC Performance Strategies in Valencia and plans to return to school for a Master of Business Administration. Her involvement with the SCCDC began in November of 2009, and she became a member of the board in February 2010. Melissa is currently serving in a public relations role for the SCCDC.

Felicity Grover • Board Member
is on the clergy roster for Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC). She earned a Master of Divinity degree from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (Berkeley), in affiliation with Fuller Theological Seminary (Pasadena) and is also a CPA (inactive status). Felicity is an active member of this community, having lived in Santa Clarita for 20 years with her husband, Steve and their four children. As a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Valencia, Felicity has been involved with the SCCDC for about ten years. She finds fulfillment in serving the needs of others, offering help and hope, and encourages and mobilizes people to do the work of local and global ministry by bringing the church into the community and the world, and putting their faith into action.

Linda Malerba • Board Member
is an Area Director for Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of Southern California in the North Los Angeles County. Ms. Malerba serves on the Board of Directors for the SCCDC and Thrivent Financial in Santa Clarita. She was also selected by Los Angeles County Supervisor, Mike Antonovich, to work on his SCV Homeless Shelter Task Force. In 2003, Linda launched the LSS Community Care Center in the Santa Clarita Valley. She also has played a key role in opening the Santa Clarita Valley Emergency Winter Shelter since 2004 and more recently served as the co-director for the Sylmar Emergency Winter Shelter in 2006. Through her client management program, she helped the shelter achieve a remarkable 49% success rate for permanent housing and gainful employment. Linda holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Master of Arts degree in Marriage/Family Counseling. Additionally, she has been licensed in the State of California as a Marriage and Family Therapist.

Bret Wims • Board Member, TTI Committee Head
is a Chartered Financial Consultant with Financial Services Company Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a Fortune 500 Company. He has served members of the Santa Clarita Valley since 1991. Thrivent Financial is a not-for-profit financial services organization. Thrivent Financial also sponsors national outreach programs and activities that enable its members to demonstrate their care for others through support of congregations, schools, charitable organizations and needy individuals. Mr. Wims is also active with Habitat for Humanity and recently returned from a Habitat Build in Guatemala. A member of the Santa Clarita Valley since 1983, Bret is married and has three children.