Staff & Board
Staff Members

Jennifer Adams
Chief Executive Officer
[email protected]

Karen Borges
Chief Operations Officer
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Jane Pomeroy
Chief Communications Officer
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Susan Lamont
Chief Program Officer
[email protected]

Sam Gottlieb
Chief People & Culture Officer
[email protected]

Kristina Forrester
Chief Financial Officer
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Board of Directors
Lumina Alliance’s work is overseen by a board of directors who deeply believe that all people deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and to live a life free from violence.
Lumina Alliance’s board is responsible for establishing policy and guiding Lumina Alliance’s work to support survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence throughout San Luis Obispo County.
Executive Committee

Dave Juhnke
President
AMB Law
[email protected]

Courtney Taylor
Vice President
President, Law Office of Courtney E. Taylor

Joan Wenglikowski
Treasurer
Advisor/Partner, Wacker Wealth Partners

Jill LeMieux
Secretary
iPromote –Software Company

Debby Nicklas
Immediate Past President
V.P. of Philanthropy, French Hospital Medical Ctr. Found.
Members

Michael Boyer
CEO, Boys & Girls Club

Joel Conn
Owner, Pismo Beach Veterinary Clinic & Pet Hospital

Nancy DePue
Community Member, Retired School Superintendent

Chelsea Dixon
Community Member, Stay-at-Home Parent

Tessa Espinoza
Sr. Dir. For Strategy & Engagement, Cal Poly Office of the Dean of Students - Student Affairs

Shawn Freeman
Community Member, Retired Kaiser Permanente – VP, CFO

Kara Samaniego
Assistant Director of Wellbeing, Cal Poly

Shan Thomas, MD, FACOG
Dignity Health Care

Kathy Tompkins
Community Member

Rick Scott
Police Chief
San Luis Obispo Police Department

Kelli Briggs
Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer
SESLOC Federal Credit Union

Malani Anderson
Manager, Paso Robles Tasting Room
Turley Wine Cellars

Juan Ramirez
Loan Originator
Envoy Mortgage