The Team

Board of Directors

Sandy

Sandy Singh

President/Secretary

Born and raised in Turlock to local small business owners, Sandy spent over 6 years in NYC studying Marketing and International Management at Pace University and working at McGraw-Hill as a Marketing and Event Specialist. She then spent over 20 months in India working for a social enterprise incubator, where she scaled a platform to build a local social enterprise ecosystem in 15 different cities. In her free time, Sandy enjoys boxing, hiking, travelling and reading.

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Lori Kollmeyer

Secretary

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Brett Forray

Member

Maris

Maris Sturtevant

Executive Director

Born and raised in Turlock, Maris Sturtevant has been working to empower the homeless community in Turlock for over 20 years. Maris was a member of the original founding groups who started the Daily Bread Lunch Program at Sacred Heart Church in 1992 and the We Care Program in 2003.  Some of Maris’ notable accomplishments include the Humanitarian of the Year Award from City of Turlock and the Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary International. 

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Greg Bava

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Shelter Staff

Shelter Manager

Debbie Gutierrez

shelter manager

An avid supporter of the We Care Program since its inception, Debbie has served as Shelter Manager since 2008.  In addition to the countless number of volunteer hours she puts in, Debbie worked  for the county for over 25 years.  Debbie is always the first to volunteer when anyone needs help.  When we ask her why she keeps coming back to the We Care Program she says, “it’s because WCP always puts the people it serves first, we strive to meet folks where they are.”

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