AND Staff

Frank Baumgartner, Project Coordinator

Frank Ahn Baumgartner was born in San Francisco, and raised across the bay in Oakland, CA. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an accredited Master's degree in Architecture from California College of the Arts. Along with a commitment to improving disadvantaged communities, Frank believes in a responsible design ethos that produces sustainable and efficient projects from conception to completion.

Sergio Barrera, Employment Training Instructor

Jamie Brewster, Employment Training Center Site Manager

Bio huh? Well, Im 38 yrs old. I have a 2 year old daughter and 2 step daughters age 6 & 9.
I spent the majority of my 20's incarcerated because i was addicted to drugs. After 5 trips to prison,
i finally ws able to put my demons behind me. I was released from Corcoran state prison on Aug. 9, 2000,
and at that time decided that i wanted to commit my life to assisting at risk youth to avoid
the pitfalls life has to offer.

I began my social work career at Walden House in Feb. 2001 and have never looked back. The satisfaction
that i get from helping young people is immesurable. My hobbies include : skateboarding and making music.

Juan Calaf is a boricua from San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2007, Juan joined AND's Community Planning and Architecture programs. Since then he has been involved in Employment Training and development of its new green curriculum. Juan has worked as an Architect/Designer since 2001 on a wide range of projects such as the design of a 136-unit supportive SRO affordable housing in SoMa to the facilitation of participatory design for transit improvements around a new subway station in Chinatown. He is devoted to community-based design and strongly believes that social change happens, in part, through people actively participating in the design process and builders of their own community. Juan is a graduate from Syracuse University School of Architecture. He is also the drummer for AND’s band and the lead guitarist with Diskarte Namin.

Diane Katz was born in New York City and has been living in the Bay Area for the past 22 years. Diane received her Bachelors in Business Administration degree in Accounting from Bernard Baruch College and her Masters in Business Administration degree in Human Resource Management from Golden Gate University. Before joining Asian Neighborhood Design in 2008 as controller, Diane served as Interim Director of Financial Services at UC Berkeley managing the daily accounting operations of the UC Berkeley Foundation. She was also employed by an accounting consulting firm working on various assignments consisting of systems implementations, Y2K testing and interim management roles. Diane enjoys traveling and reading.

Max Kwok is originally from Hong Kong but has been living in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 20 years. Both fluent and literate in Chinese, Max received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Degree from UC Berkeley in 2000 and his accredited Master of Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona in 2004. Before joining Asian Neighborhood Design in 2005, he had worked at different community based agencies such as the Community Youth Center and Community Design Center in San Francisco. He currently serves as Senior Project Coordinator at Asian Neighborhood Design. Max is also an avid tennis player who is active with the local tennis community.

Pui Yee Law joined AND in September 13, 2007 as Director of Resource Development. She is responsible
for the agency's fundraising strategy and development, including foundation grants, fundraising events,
individual donor program, public relations and communications.

Pui Yee comes to AND with over 10 years of non-profit experience with 7 years in fundraising work. Prior to AND, she was with the Chinatown Community Development Center managing their communications, media and events work. She received her BA in Psychology and American Studies from UC Santa Cruz and Marketing Certificate from San Francisco State University.

Fernando Martí has been with AND since 2004, where he is Director of Community Planning. Fernando’s work at AND includes community-based plans for San Francisco's Eastern Neighborhoods; affordable housing and community economic development policies; and urban design for the Mission BART Plazas and the Chinatown Central Subway Station. He is also a licensed architect, recently completing the renovation of a 21-unit Chinatown building as SF’s first community land trust cooperative. He has over 15 years of experience working on custom green homes, affordable multi-family residential, and structures for spiritual communities. Fernando is the recipient of the Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship, and teaches design studios at UC Berkeley and USF. He works with local community organizing efforts as a board member of PODER and of the Center for Political Education. He is also an exhibiting printmaker and installation artist. Fernando was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and has made the Bay Area his home since 1990.

Clarita McCormick is the Job Placement Coordinator for ETC. She joined the agency in December 2008 as an intern from Goodwill Industrie to assist with ETC's our data management and job placement referrals and became a permanent staff member on July 1, 2009. Clarita’s role includes engaging employers and stewarding new relationships and job leads so that she is able to place our program graduates with these employers. Clarita enjoys her first non-profit experience at AND and easily relates to our students’ backgrounds coming from a group home environment in her youth. She is happy to be contributing back to her community. Clarita is a native San Franciscan and resides in the City with her three boys.

Derrie Eugene McClure VI - ETC Case Manager - was born and raised in Charlotte, N.C. He comes from a family of 4 boys and two girls, of which, he is next to the baby. I was born in 1961. My favorite colors are Silver & Black, you know what’s up. My favorite food is that down home, deep- fried, put yo foot in it, fried chicken. I’ve been married once, divorced once and have no children. The one thing that I truly love the most is the LORD.
The Lord has brought me a very, very, long way. He has brought me out of the darkness and into the light. I have been clean and sober for over 8 years now. Give it up for me now…….Amen

Demian Minjarez is Senior Project Coordinator, LEED AP. He has designed and managed a 28-unit apartment rehabilitation for emancipated youth, and is currently lead consultant for project feasibility and design for a 60 unit senior affordable housing project in San Francisco. He has been in the industry of construction and architecture for the past 13 years serving as project manager, designer and development consultant for various multi-family and commercial projects.

Demian enjoys the creative process and managing the efforts dedicated to affordable housing, sustainable communities and a quality of life.

Ann Panopio joined AND’s Architecture and Community Planning department in May 2008 after working on
housing, university and commercial architectural work over the years at firms in Houston, Chicago and
Oakland. She has a B.S in Environmental Design from the University of Houston and a Masters of Architecture
from the University of Oregon .

When she is not active as a board member with Architects, Designers and Planners for Social Responsibility,
as chair for the AIA East Bay’s Regional and Urban Design Forum or studying for the architectural licensing
exams, Ann manages to find time, on occasion, to dabble in arts, craft and music projects, read, sleep
and play outside.

James Roach has been working in architecture and design for more than 10 years. His experience includes multi-family residential housing, commercial and institutional projects. James joined Asian Neighborhood Design's Architecture department in April 2009 as Senior Project Coordinator, and also worked as a consultant with AND off and on over the past 5 years. He believes that good design and more sustainable building ideas encourages community groups to set goals and work together and will help people to have a sense of value in their community.

James is a native of the bay area living in Santa Cruz County and San Francisco County for most of his life. He enjoys surfing at Ocean Beach, sketch art and playing his guitar.

Susan Sakuma serves as Senior Project Architect, LEED AP and joined Asian Neighborhood Design in 1995. Her experience includes housing for developmentally disabled adults at Kodama Associates; senior housing at Backen, Arrigoni & Ross; participation in nationwide housing development at Fisher-Friedman Associates; and design of convalescent homes in Los Angeles at Widom/Wein & Partners, Inc.

Susan has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from University of Southern California. She is a registered architect in California, and has been active in many community organizations such as the Asian Pacific Islander's Legal Outreach, and the Buddhist Church of San Francisco.

Steven Suzuki is a licensed architect who has been with Asian Neighborhood Design since 1982 with involvement on a variety of project types including low-income housing renovation and new construction, childcare, office/community facilities design and supportive housing projects. He is currently AND's Interim Executive Director and previously served on the Boards of Kokoro Assisted Living, Inc., the Japanese American Religious Federation – Housing Inc., Break the Silence Coalition on Anti-Asian Violence, African-Asian American Roundtable, Nihonmachi Little Friends, the Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Northern California, and the Chinatown Beacon Center.

A native of Oakland and graduate of Laney College and U.C. Berkeley in Architecture, Steve now lives in San Francisco with partner Esther Leong, of Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, and their children.

Harry Ja Wong has over twenty years of professional experience with a variety of project types,
including several multi-family residential structures, special user housing, and office tenant
improvements for community agencies. He has been with Asian Neighborhood Design since 1984.
His recent projects include the South of Market Urgent Care Clinic and Residential Treatment Program, 8,000 s.f. modular childcare building at SFSU known as the Children's Campus, Friendship House Healing Center and South of Market Child Care.

Harry graduated from UC Berkeley in 1977. He thereafter joined the Pratt Institute travel
workshops in Finland, Spain, and France. He is currently the Director of Architecture at
Asian Neighborhood Design. His hobby is collecting original popular culture and cartoon art.


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		Frank Baumgartner, Project Coordinator Frank Ahn Baumgartner was born in San Francisco, and raised across the bay in Oakland, CA. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an accredited Master's degree in Architecture from California College of the Arts. Along with a commitment to improving disadvantaged communities, Frank believes in a responsible design ethos that produces sustainable and efficient projects from conception to completion.

		Sergio Barrera, Employment Training Instructor

		Jamie Brewster, Employment Training Center Site Manager Bio huh? Well, Im 38 yrs old. I have a 2 year old daughter and 2 step daughters age 6 & 9. I spent the majority of my 20's incarcerated because i was addicted to drugs. After 5 trips to prison, i finally ws able to put my demons behind me. I was released from Corcoran state prison on Aug. 9, 2000, and at that time decided that i wanted to commit my life to assisting at risk youth to avoid the pitfalls life has to offer. I began my social work career at Walden House in Feb. 2001 and have never looked back. The satisfaction that i get from helping young people is immesurable. My hobbies include : skateboarding and making music.

		Juan Calaf is a boricua from San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2007, Juan joined AND's Community Planning and Architecture programs. Since then he has been involved in Employment Training and development of its new green curriculum. Juan has worked as an Architect/Designer since 2001 on a wide range of projects such as the design of a 136-unit supportive SRO affordable housing in SoMa to the facilitation of participatory design for transit improvements around a new subway station in Chinatown. He is devoted to community-based design and strongly believes that social change happens, in part, through people actively participating in the design process and builders of their own community. Juan is a graduate from Syracuse University School of Architecture. He is also the drummer for AND’s band and the lead guitarist with Diskarte Namin.

		Diane Katz was born in New York City and has been living in the Bay Area for the past 22 years. Diane received her Bachelors in Business Administration degree in Accounting from Bernard Baruch College and her Masters in Business Administration degree in Human Resource Management from Golden Gate University. Before joining Asian Neighborhood Design in 2008 as controller, Diane served as Interim Director of Financial Services at UC Berkeley managing the daily accounting operations of the UC Berkeley Foundation. She was also employed by an accounting consulting firm working on various assignments consisting of systems implementations, Y2K testing and interim management roles. Diane enjoys traveling and reading.

		Max Kwok is originally from Hong Kong but has been living in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 20 years. Both fluent and literate in Chinese, Max received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Degree from UC Berkeley in 2000 and his accredited Master of Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona in 2004. Before joining Asian Neighborhood Design in 2005, he had worked at different community based agencies such as the Community Youth Center and Community Design Center in San Francisco. He currently serves as Senior Project Coordinator at Asian Neighborhood Design. Max is also an avid tennis player who is active with the local tennis community.

		Pui Yee Law joined AND in September 13, 2007 as Director of Resource Development. She is responsible for the agency's fundraising strategy and development, including foundation grants, fundraising events, individual donor program, public relations and communications. Pui Yee comes to AND with over 10 years of non-profit experience with 7 years in fundraising work. Prior to AND, she was with the Chinatown Community Development Center managing their communications, media and events work. She received her BA in Psychology and American Studies from UC Santa Cruz and Marketing Certificate from San Francisco State University.

		Fernando Martí has been with AND since 2004, where he is Director of Community Planning. Fernando’s work at AND includes community-based plans for San Francisco's Eastern Neighborhoods; affordable housing and community economic development policies; and urban design for the Mission BART Plazas and the Chinatown Central Subway Station. He is also a licensed architect, recently completing the renovation of a 21-unit Chinatown building as SF’s first community land trust cooperative. He has over 15 years of experience working on custom green homes, affordable multi-family residential, and structures for spiritual communities. Fernando is the recipient of the Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship, and teaches design studios at UC Berkeley and USF. He works with local community organizing efforts as a board member of PODER and of the Center for Political Education. He is also an exhibiting printmaker and installation artist. Fernando was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and has made the Bay Area his home since 1990.

		Clarita McCormick is the Job Placement Coordinator for ETC. She joined the agency in December 2008 as an intern from Goodwill Industrie to assist with ETC's our data management and job placement referrals and became a permanent staff member on July 1, 2009. Clarita’s role includes engaging employers and stewarding new relationships and job leads so that she is able to place our program graduates with these employers. Clarita enjoys her first non-profit experience at AND and easily relates to our students’ backgrounds coming from a group home environment in her youth. She is happy to be contributing back to her community. Clarita is a native San Franciscan and resides in the City with her three boys.

		Derrie Eugene McClure VI - ETC Case Manager - was born and raised in Charlotte, N.C. He comes from a family of 4 boys and two girls, of which, he is next to the baby. I was born in 1961. My favorite colors are Silver & Black, you know what’s up. My favorite food is that down home, deep- fried, put yo foot in it, fried chicken. I’ve been married once, divorced once and have no children. The one thing that I truly love the most is the LORD. The Lord has brought me a very, very, long way. He has brought me out of the darkness and into the light. I have been clean and sober for over 8 years now. Give it up for me now…….Amen

		Demian Minjarez is Senior Project Coordinator, LEED AP. He has designed and managed a 28-unit apartment rehabilitation for emancipated youth, and is currently lead consultant for project feasibility and design for a 60 unit senior affordable housing project in San Francisco. He has been in the industry of construction and architecture for the past 13 years serving as project manager, designer and development consultant for various multi-family and commercial projects. Demian enjoys the creative process and managing the efforts dedicated to affordable housing, sustainable communities and a quality of life.

		Ann Panopio joined AND’s Architecture and Community Planning department in May 2008 after working on housing, university and commercial architectural work over the years at firms in Houston, Chicago and Oakland. She has a B.S in Environmental Design from the University of Houston and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Oregon . When she is not active as a board member with Architects, Designers and Planners for Social Responsibility, as chair for the AIA East Bay’s Regional and Urban Design Forum or studying for the architectural licensing exams, Ann manages to find time, on occasion, to dabble in arts, craft and music projects, read, sleep and play outside.

		James Roach has been working in architecture and design for more than 10 years. His experience includes multi-family residential housing, commercial and institutional projects. James joined Asian Neighborhood Design's Architecture department in April 2009 as Senior Project Coordinator, and also worked as a consultant with AND off and on over the past 5 years. He believes that good design and more sustainable building ideas encourages community groups to set goals and work together and will help people to have a sense of value in their community. James is a native of the bay area living in Santa Cruz County and San Francisco County for most of his life. He enjoys surfing at Ocean Beach, sketch art and playing his guitar.

		Susan Sakuma serves as Senior Project Architect, LEED AP and joined Asian Neighborhood Design in 1995. Her experience includes housing for developmentally disabled adults at Kodama Associates; senior housing at Backen, Arrigoni & Ross; participation in nationwide housing development at Fisher-Friedman Associates; and design of convalescent homes in Los Angeles at Widom/Wein & Partners, Inc. Susan has a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from University of Southern California. She is a registered architect in California, and has been active in many community organizations such as the Asian Pacific Islander's Legal Outreach, and the Buddhist Church of San Francisco.

		Steven Suzuki is a licensed architect who has been with Asian Neighborhood Design since 1982 with involvement on a variety of project types including low-income housing renovation and new construction, childcare, office/community facilities design and supportive housing projects. He is currently AND's Interim Executive Director and previously served on the Boards of Kokoro Assisted Living, Inc., the Japanese American Religious Federation – Housing Inc., Break the Silence Coalition on Anti-Asian Violence, African-Asian American Roundtable, Nihonmachi Little Friends, the Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Northern California, and the Chinatown Beacon Center. A native of Oakland and graduate of Laney College and U.C. Berkeley in Architecture, Steve now lives in San Francisco with partner Esther Leong, of Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, and their children.

		Harry Ja Wong has over twenty years of professional experience with a variety of project types, including several multi-family residential structures, special user housing, and office tenant improvements for community agencies. He has been with Asian Neighborhood Design since 1984. His recent projects include the South of Market Urgent Care Clinic and Residential Treatment Program, 8,000 s.f. modular childcare building at SFSU known as the Children's Campus, Friendship House Healing Center and South of Market Child Care. Harry graduated from UC Berkeley in 1977. He thereafter joined the Pratt Institute travel workshops in Finland, Spain, and France. He is currently the Director of Architecture at Asian Neighborhood Design. His hobby is collecting original popular culture and cartoon art.