Idalia Ruvalcaba | Enrollment Director
Idalia Ruvalcaba has been working with FACES SF for 16 years. Before taking on this role, she worked as a school Secretary for the South San Francisco and Napa Valley Unified School Districts. She has been with FACES SF since it was originally Florence Crittenton services but decided to stay during the merger. She loves the mission of serving our community, families, and children. Seeing the smiles on the children’s faces as she walks into a classroom gives her the satisfaction that we are serving our mission of helping our families and making a difference in their lives. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Her hobbies are baking for special occasions and decorating for the Holidays.
Dr. Jon Skolnick | Chief Executive Officer
Jon Skolnick, Ed. L.D has over 15 years of experience supporting educational organizations to improve and innovate in ways that honor the diversity and potential of children, families, and communities. From 2016-2020, Dr. Skolnick served as Executive VP at Educational Alliance, a social services and education nonprofit, where he led the creation of a new strategic plan, a research and evaluation team, and new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative. He began his career as a high school history teacher. He later served as a manager in the NYC Department of Education’s (NYCDOE) Office of School Leadership and senior director in the NYCDOE’s Office of Innovation. He holds a doctorate in education leadership from Harvard Graduate School of Education, a masters in the science of teaching from Pace University, and a bachelor’s in modern U.S. history from Brown University. In his free time, Jon often plays guitar, travels, catches up with his eight siblings and seven nephews and nieces, or hangs with his Goldendoodle, Willie.
Karen Lam | Campus Director
Karen has been working at FACES since 2019. She has spent almost 20 years in the field of early childhood education working with low income and immigrant families. She strongly believes that the partnership and cooperation between families and teachers enables children to thrive and learn. Karen has her MSW from the University of Michigan and her BA in Sociology from UCLA. In her free time, she enjoys all types of exercise, talking and spending time with her grown children, K-drama, and figuring out best ways to compost and recycle!
Kim Wong | Senior Director of Child Development
Kim Wong is proud to serve as FACES SF’s Senior Director of Child Development. With more than 32 years of experience, she has truly made a difference in the Early Childhood Education realm. She joined the FACES SF team in 2011 when she recognized the challenges we face in providing every child access to quality education, and she was confident that she could be instrumental in upgrading our services. She was absolutely correct! Because of her, we are able to offer each of our students the very best. Kim received a B.A. in English from UC Berkeley, an M.A. in Education from San Francisco State University, and a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law. When she’s not changing the lives of our students, she’s an active volunteer in a variety of educational roles including as a Sunday school teacher and serving as a Board Member for her former organizations and her Parish. In her spare time, Kim enjoys reading mysteries, doing jigsaw puzzles, and baking for her staff.
Susan Murphy | Senior Director, Community Partnerships
Lindsay joined the FACES SF team in 2019. Before assuming her role as our Human Resources Director, Lindsay spent 14 years mastering all manner of HR at San Francisco State University. She chose to take on this important role because she wanted to be part of a small, intimate, and dynamic organization where her love and commitment to people and their growth could flourish. FACES SF also keeps her connected to her first love: education. Lindsay is a proud 4th generation San Franciscan native and loves that she gets to serve the citizens of her home city. She deeply loves San Francisco, its eccentricities, and its profound soul and intensity. She holds a B.A. in English from San Francisco State University and is a proud member of the SHCP and SFSU Alumni Associations. In her spare time, you can find her celebrating the Giants and Coaching for CYO athletics.
Maggie Ni | Finance Director
Maggie Ni joined FACES SF as our incredible Finance Director over ten years ago, after spending many years in various accounting roles. She initially joined the organization because it seemed like a once in a lifetime job opportunity but quickly found herself falling in love with not only the organization, but the people we serve. She adores how this organization changes the lives of others, as well as the lives of our staff. She received her A.A. in Accounting from City College of San Francisco and has grown tremendously. Outside of the office, Maggie serves as a member of Buddha’s Light International Association at San Bao Temple.
Mariah Bozeman | Vice President of Advancement
Mariah Bozeman joined FACES SF as the VP of Advancement in September 2022. For more than 15 years, she’s had the privilege of connecting individuals, corporations and foundations with innovative, compelling, mission-driven work. Most recently, she served as the Director of Fund Development for GLIDE in the Tenderloin, focused on mobilizing resources to support some of San Francisco’s most vulnerable communities including those experiencing homelessness. She believes in the power of creativity, storytelling, and art to transform communities and provide pathways to liberation. In her work, Mariah focuses on resource mobilization and ways to make fundraising rewarding, successful and effective while building trust and transparency across organizations. Her specialties include annual giving, major gifts, special events, capital projects, and endowment campaigns, not to mention amateur home baking. In her free time, you can find Mariah exploring San Francisco’s many public parks and trails with her partner and rescue mutt Gideon, perusing the Alemany Farmers’ Market for awesome seasonal produce, or lazily curling up with a cup of tea and a good book.
Melissa Bryan | Vice President of Growth and Operations
Melissa Bryan joined FACES SF as the VP of Operations and Growth in March of 2022. She brings nearly 30 years of experience with nonprofit social justice organizations focused on gender, racial, educational, and health equity. Melissa’s passion for service was sparked as an undergrad at UC Berkeley, where she volunteered as an environmental justice educator at under-resourced schools. Through this opportunity, Melissa first witnessed the transformative power of participant-led programming, built on values of community, collaboration, and compassion. She has carried this learning across her varying leadership roles to practice values-based leadership, restorative justice, and equity-centered design to transform how organizations partner with communities, staff, and stakeholders. As she embarks on her role at FACES SF, Melissa hopes to build authentic and joyful partnerships to co-design effective and equitable systems and growth, so our staff can focus on what’s most important- the children and families we serve. Outside work, Melissa enjoys hiking Wildcat Canyon with her two scruffy dogs, discovering delicious ways to make tofu, and watching Marvel movies with her family.
Robyn King | Campus Director
Robyn is an Oakland native and the Campus Director at FACES SF in Bayview, where her focus is on resurrecting programs and services to meet the community’s needs. She has an extensive background in Early Childhood Education, which began 30 years ago when she opened Toybox Tots, an accredited home-based preschool. Since then, Robyn has founded a nonprofit and held various positions in Alameda & Contra Costa counties that have prepared her to contribute to FCC. She is deeply committed to catalyzing positive change for families and children. She enjoys crafting, interior decorating, hosting, and hanging with her girls in her spare time.
Seiko Velder | Senior Director of Child Development Contracts and Compliance
Seiko Velder has served as FACES SF’s Child Development Data & Compliance Director for the last nine years. Before taking on this challenging and incredibly important role, she served as the Child Development Supervisor at Head Start in Colorado. Having originally signed on to work with Florence Crittenton Services – she enthusiastically stayed on board during their merger with the Whitney Young Child Development Center. Seiko’s love for FACES SF’s mission is infectious, and her passion for supporting San Francisco’s children and families practically radiates from her. Passionate about the importance of Early Childhood Education, she received her M.A. in ECE from the University of Colorado, Denver. She is a proudly certified trainer of PITC – The Program for Infant and Toddler Care.
