Leadership

Theo is the Vice President of Customer Experience at Unison Home Ownership Investors, a real estate fintech company where his teams manage the world’s largest portfolio of residential home equity investments. He started his career in teletherapy and digital health, and was drawn to the Conard House mission by his passion for mental health awareness and housing accessibility. He is a graduate of Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management where he received an MBA, and of the University of California, Santa Cruz where he received a B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.A. in Psychology.

Saba is a Senior Director at Visa Inc. with 15 years of experience across Financial Services, Business Development and Management Consulting. She is passionate about financial inclusion and helping underserved communities with sustainable programs and investments. She volunteers with Conard House due to the  organization’s commitment to helping San Franciscans suffering from homelessness and mental health.   

Savita is passionate about community service and has previously served as a board member for Urban Services YMCA, the YMCA's social services arm. In the past, she has provided pro bono marketing consulting services to Resources for Community Development (RCD) and volunteered for many bay area nonprofits.  She works as Vice President Product Marketing at Primer Technologies. She holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and an MS in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Outside of work, she loves hiking in the surrounding bay area parks and nature reserves.  

Glen has twenty-five years of experience spanning across senior operational and financial roles in technology companies. Glen was struck by the critical role that Conard House plays in the community providing services and housing to the mentally ill and is committed to helping the organization grow and thrive as a much needed resource for the community. He is a graduate of Whitman College and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Glen enjoys trail running, hiking and travel.

After finishing his Ph.D. at the UC Berkeley Physics Department and becoming a Data Scientist, Dayton missed the volunteer work he had done as a student. He went to the San Francisco Board Match to find local non-profits serving people with low incomes. There, he matched with Conard House and 2-1-1 Alameda County, which connects people to the public and private resources available to help them. These organizations share a mission of bringing hope and empowerment to the people they serve. Outside of work, Dayton writes How to 115, a blog about randomized controlled trials of human health.    

Eddie Rodriguez is a tax lawyer with a small San Francisco firm.  His work includes, but is not limited to, partnership, corporate, and gift and estate tax matters, commercial transactions, and structuring affordable housing development projects for nonprofit organizations.  Eddie received his bachelor of arts degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles.  He also holds a law degree from the University of California Hastings College of Law. His leisure activities include traveling, photography, and classical music.

Joel is a freelance Life Science Consultant focused on making the development of medicines and therapies more efficient and cost-effective. He earned his B.S. and Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Tennessee, an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Statistics also at UT, and a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a former scientist and has focused on biopharmaceutical strategy for over 10 years.

He is extremely passionate about creating opportunities for underserved populations. He previously served on the Board of Conard House from 2016-2019 and is now in his second term.

In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, camping, arboriculture, traveling, guitar, and is an avid Ultimate frisbee player.

Seve has had a thirty plus year career in public service in six States, in communities large and small. His passion for community building, inclusion, equity, and overall making a difference in the city he lives and works in, is evident in his accomplishments to date. 

This opportunity to serve Conard House is a great fit and an opportunity to learn and grow personally and professionally. He has Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Engineering, with a Masters in Organizational Leadership.

Seve is currently serving San Francisco as the Executive Director at the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy. He is new to the community, having started in his position in January 2023. Outside of work he enjoys travel with his family having travelled to 37 States and visited over 120 National Parks and Monuments thus far. His hobbies include Plane Spotting and hiking.

James is a Deputy District Attorney with Alameda County. He earned his B.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley before graduating from the University of Minnesota Law School. 

A survivor of the opioid crisis, James dedicates a portion of his life towards helping others overcome similar personal adversity. He was particularly drawn to Conard House because of the organization’s commitment to housing and serving individuals facing some of the most challenging mental health issues. 

Outside of work, James enjoys playing pick-up basketball and spending time with his wife and daughter