LEADERSHIP & STEWARDSHIP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board provides governance, strategic guidance, fundraising leadership, and long-term planning in service of Safe Space’s mission.
OUR BOARD
STEVEN CISMOWSKI
PRESIDENTA retired park manager with a passion for people, the environment, and systems that work. Steve brings a service-minded approach to creative problem solving.
RICK NARAD
BOARD MEMBERA CSU Chico professor, attorney, disaster medical services responder, founding board member, and Safe Space volunteer since 2013.
GEORGEANNE BENNETT
TREASURERAn ordained minister with nearly two decades of experience working alongside unhoused communities and supporting local service organizations.
SHANNON HESTER
SECRETARYA longtime Chico resident and healthcare administrator committed to compassionate care, grassroots engagement, and shared community responsibility.
SEAN TODD
BOARD MEMBERA Chico native and information-security leader who brings experience in process and people management to the pursuit of stable, humane solutions.
RENEE GOMES
BOARD MEMBERA healthcare-finance professional focused on accountability, equitable access to essential services, and dignity without exclusion.
DIGNITY REQUIRES ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT.
Board members bring experience in public service, health, law, finance, technology, environmental stewardship, and community advocacy.