Meet Our Team

South County Compassion Center is a non-profit organization consisting of approximately seven employees, with oversight by a eight-member board of directors, and guidance provided by a two-person advisory board.

We also have the generous support of volunteers, who collectively contribute thousands of hours each year. Volunteers fill a variety of roles; if you’re interested in volunteering with us, please have a look at our Volunteer page.

Staff

Tim Davis

Executive Director
(408) 763-7120 extension 102
Laura Flores

Case Manager
(669) 270-7555
Ana Fernandez

Outreach Specialist

(408) 763-7120
Emiliano Villarreal

Outreach Specialist

Board of Directors

Tristia Bauman, Board Chair

Tristia Bauman is a civil rights attorney who has spent her career advocating for unhoused and marginalized people. As a senior attorney at the National Homelessness Law Center in D.C., Tristia launched the Housing Not Handcuffs Justice Network, which is a national network of attorneys working to end the criminalization of homelessness. Before that, Tristia served as an assistant public defender in Miami-Dade County. Tristia is currently the Legal Director of the Housing Unit at the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley.
Steve Tate, Vice Chair

Steve has had two successful and rewarding careers. In his 38-year career with IBM, he worked primarily in marketing and management roles supporting storage and software products.
In his second career, he spent 27 years with the City of Morgan Hill on their Planning Commission, City Council, and twelve years as Mayor, retiring in December 2018.
Steve is a member of the Rotary Club of Morgan Hill; a Board member of Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley; and a Board member of Leadership Morgan Hill, where he received their Leadership Excellence Award in 2019.
Laura Guio

Laura Guio serves as the Senior State Executive for California, providing leadership for IBM in the community, linking corporate citizenship activities with strategic IBM initiatives, and leveraging the resources of IBM to achieve strategic business goals.
She serves on the Board of Directors for Silicon Valley Leadership Group which comprises 70 CEOs and CIOs from leading companies in Silicon Valley with the objective to drive programs and campaigns that affect the economic health and quality of life in Silicon Valley.
She also helped establish and serve on the Board of Directors for San Jose’s “Talent Task Force,” led by the Mayor of San Jose.
Rachel Sanchez-Parodi

Rachel Sanchez-Parodi retired after working for over 23 years with Silicon Valley technical companies in Human Resources, focused on Talent Acquisition.
She was a founding member of the Gilroy Compassion Center, where she served as Secretary and Treasurer from 2010 to 2015. Rachel has also served as a Child Advocate for the County of Santa Clara and was a member of the City of Gilroy Housing Advisory Committee.
Rachel holds a B.A. degree in Business and Human Resources from San Jose State University.