Board of Directors
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.
Lori Kollmeyer
Secretary
Brett Forray
Member
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.
Greg Bava
member
Shelter Staff
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.”
