Staff

Katy Spence moved to Marin County in 1969 from rural Wyoming and grew up in Mill Valley. Katy has lived in San Rafael for the past 40 years where she raised her family. Katy has been a Licensed [...]

Meredith Parnell grew up in Marin, where her parents were involved in local politics and taught her about the power of an organized citizenry. A former attorney, she has worked in the nonprofit [...]

Prior to joining St. Vincent de Paul in 2017, Hayley worked as a case manager in Alameda County serving clients experiencing homelessness with dual diagnosed mental health and substance use [...]

Kathleen is the Director of Development for St. Vincent’s. She was born and raised in Marin. Kathleen retired from mortgage banking in 1990. She served on several nonprofit boards for many years [...]

Max Straube provides leadership and guidance for all of the organization’s operational areas including finance, human resources, the dining room and properties. Previously, Max was on the [...]

Christine Paquette is Executive Director for St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin, where she has held management positions for the past 14 years. Christine is a member of Marin’s Homeless Policy [...]

Fredy Esquivel is the bilingual Food and Guest Services Manager for SVDP’s Free Dining Room. He supervises our kitchen and guest services staff. Fredy has worked at SVDP for twelve years and has [...]