Tess Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer
Tess Reynolds has been New Door Ventures’ CEO since 2003. Under her leadership, New Door has more than doubled its annual revenues and tripled the number of paid job internships for disconnected youth. Tess is a seasoned, proven leader from the consumer goods and technology industries, where she is best known for having co-created Harvard Graphics, the product that led the presentation graphics market prior to Microsoft PowerPoint. She has worked as a business unit general manager, a vice president of marketing, and principal of her own management consulting firm which served global and start-up technology companies. While in the business sector, Tess volunteered at and/or served on the boards of nonprofits like the YWCA, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, and the Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition. Tess is a member of the San Francisco Social Enterprise CEO Forum and speaks frequently at various conferences. She is an immigrant from the Philippines, has a B.A. in Economics-Honors from the Ateneo de Manila University, and an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University in California.
Mark Cole, Chief Operating Officer
Mark oversees the organization’s finance, human resources and administration functions. He leads New Door’s ongoing initiative to deepen and improve its programmatic evaluation and the organization’s search for a new facility to house youth programming and administration. No stranger to New Door, Mark served as the organization’s operations manager and then its COO from 2001-2008. From 2008-2010, he served as Deputy Executive Director of the National Brain Tumor Society. Mark received his B.A. from the University of Washington. He holds master’s degrees in business administration and healthcare administration from the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fuller Seminary.
Ciara Wade, Program Director
Ciara has been with New Door since 2005, and has over 12 years of experience in youth development. She is endorsed by the Community Network for Youth Development to provide training to others in the youth development field. Previous to New Door, Ciara worked in a specialized high school program where she led a therapeutic skill-building group and provided case management for dual diagnosis youth ejected from the public school system. After graduating with a B.A. from Taylor University, Ciara worked on a human rights research project at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Currently, Ciara participates in many local forums on youth employment, including the San Francisco Youth Council, a body that advocates for the needs of youth to the Mayor and where only three seats are allocated to youth-serving organizations. Ciara is also on the San Francisco Workforce Investment Community Advisory Council and co-chairs the San Francisco Youth Employment Coalition, leading their subcommittee on performance standards and outcome measures.
Caroline Pappajohn, Director of Foundation Relations and Marketing
Caroline oversees New Door’s enterprise marketing, foundation relations and communications. Caroline began her career as a Legislative Assistant for a U.S. Senator, then spent 10 years in high-tech, leading marketing and product management teams. She was co-founder and COO of an Internet start-up. She has 25 years of nonprofit volunteering experience and served on the boards of Hands On Bay Area and The Volunteer Center. Caroline received her B.A. and MBA from Stanford University.
Richard Lawless, General Manager of Ashbury Images
Richard has over 25 years of leadership experience in the printing industry. Previous to Ashbury Images, Richard was President and GM of Watermark Press from 1989 to 2005 and is credited with growing that business from under $1M to over $13M annually.
Steve Fiduccia, General Manager of Pedal Revolution
Prior to joining Pedal Revolution in 2005, Steve spent 4 years managing bicycle and snowboard shops in Colorado. Steve is an accomplished graphic artist, photographer and painter. He received his B.F.A. degree from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Roy Garanton, Switch Program Manager
Roy oversees services to youth in the Switch Program (youth employed at Pedal Revolution and Ashbury Images). He has served as District Homeless Liaison for the Union Public School District in Tulsa, OK, and served as a charter staff member for Heart Haven Outreach in Bolingbrook, IL. During the previous ten years, he has excelled in several youth development nonprofit organizations throughout Minneapolis, Chicago and Oklahoma City and possesses extensive experience working with alternative schools, probation services and youth outreach at the local and state levels. Roy has a B.A in Psychology from Oklahoma Baptist University.
Dan Quon, Ally Program Manager
Dan has extensive experience developing job readiness curriculum and forging relationships with employer partners and was a representative at the National Youth Employment Conference in 2009. He holds a B.A. from Westmont College.
Carin Marrs, Ally Program Manager
Carin coordinates the Ally job partnership program. She previously worked at the National Center for Youth Law where she advocated for youth in foster care and mental health services. Carin earned a B.A. from James Madison University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia.
Larry Rose, staff since 2007
Larry began working directly with youth clients as a case manager in 2007, and took over management of a large federal contract through the Workforce Investment Act in 2009. He now serves as the site program manager for New Door’s public contract with the Department of Children, Youth and Families, as well as the site administrator for New Door’s evaluation system, Efforts to Outcomes. He holds a B.A. in Youth Ministry from Moody Bible Institute.
Sarah Montoya, staff since 2010
Sarah serves a dual role as a case manager and volunteer coordinator. She previously worked for an emergency shelter for homeless youth. She also worked as a resident chaplain responsible for vocational and spiritual development for Baylor University students. She holds a B.A. from Dallas Baptist University and a master’s degree in Divinity from Truett Seminary at Baylor University.
Joel St. Julien, staff since 2010
Joel brings more than eight years of social service experience to the Youth Development Team. Joel has worked in case management with both adults and children with severe mental illnesses. Joel spent 4 years working with foster care youth at Edgewood Center for Children also serving as the Cultural Diversity Trainer for new hires and staff. Joel received his B.A. in both Sociology and Urban Studies at Eastern University.
Kareem Ervin, staff since 2011
Kareem is a San Francisco local who has worked extensively with the Omega Boys Club/Street Soldiers in youth advocacy and development. Kareem was also previously employed with the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center. He earned a B.A. from the University of Memphis.
Julie Aleman, Development Officer: Campaign and Major Gifts
Julie carries a passion to her team at New Door by engaging individuals from the community with the youth of New Door. Julie leads campaigns, meets with individuals to share New Door’s plans for growth, and finds meaningful ways to get people involved. She earned a B.A. in both Religion and Cultural Anthropology from Duke University.
Emily Rose Shearon, Development Officer: Annual Giving
Emily Rose loves connecting people to meaningful missions and has experience in both corporate sales/marketing and non-profit fundraising. At New Door, she leads the annual giving, special events, stewardship and donor database systems. Emily Rose earned a B.A. in Economics from University of the South, located in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Josh Thomas, Marketing Coordinator
Josh brings much experience in both nonprofit and for-profit communications and project management. He designs and coordinates marketing collateral for New Door, Ashbury Images, and Pedal Revolution; manages all communications; oversees the websites; and aides in development. He earned a B.A. in English from UC Santa Barbara.
Rachael Arreguin, Assistant in Development and Administration
Rachael worked for several years at a local college ministry based in San Francisco. She now uses her experience in administration, fund development, event planning, and youth work to support the operations of New Door Ventures. Rachael earned a B.S. in Biology - Anatomy and Physiology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Svetlana Sheykhet, Staff Accountant
Lana spent 16 years working in Industrial Engineering in her home country of Ukraine. She focused primarily on methods engineering in time and motion study in an industrial setting. After immigrating to the United States in 1991, she was trained as an accountant and began working for New Door in 1993. Lana holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Mogilev Belarusian-Russian University.
Alice Lu, Accounting, Human Resources and Payroll
Alice brings more than ten years of experience in accounting and human resources and has volunteered in teaching basic computer literacy at a non-various profits at San Francisco. She earned her B.A. in Business Administration at San Francisco State University.