Our Team

Our core team drives the strategy and direction of our work to create the most scalable solutions to homelessness in L.A. County.

Home For Good


Carter Hewgley

Director, Homelessness Initiatives (he/him)
CHewgley@unitedwayla.org

Eric Ares

Senior Manager, Strategy & Systems Change (he/him)
EAres@unitedwayla.org

Sarah Rubinstein

Manager, Homelessness Initiatives (she/her)
SRubinstein@unitedwayla.org

Tammy Marashlian

Program Officer, Funders Collaborative (she/her)
TMarashlian@unitedwayla.org

Manager, (Older Adults)

Manager, Homeless Initiatives (Older Adults)

Jennifer Yi

Program Coordinator, Homeless Initiatives (she/her)
JYi@unitedwayla.org

Morgan Sutton

Coordinator, Homeless Initiatives (Older Adults) (she/her)
morgan.sutton@unitedwayla.org

Mayra Cuellar

Program Associate, Homeless Initiatives (she/her)
mcuellar@unitedwayla.org

UWGLA Homelessness and Housing Partners


Elise Buik

President & CEO of United Way of Greater Los Angeles (she/her)

Chris Ko

Vice President of Impact and Strategy (he/him)
CKo@unitedwayla.org

Emily Bradley

Director of Strategic Investments (she/her)
EBradley@unitedwayla.org

Jason Riffe

Director, Housing Initiatives (he/him)
JRiffe@unitedwayla.org

Tommy Newman

Vice President of Engagement and Activation (he/him)
TNewman@unitedwayla.org

Michael Nailat

Senior Manager, Performance and Evaluation (he/him)
MNailat@unitedwayla.org

Erin Newman

Associate, Housing Initiatives (she/her)