Co-Chair of the Fundraising Committee

Bonnie is a psychologist who spent 3 decades in private practice in Los Angeles, specializing in family therapy from 1992 to 2020. She earned her B.A. from Fisk University, her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, and her PhD from the California School of Professional Psychology.

Dr. Davis Miller has been a member of the Association of Black Psychologists, the American Psychological Association, the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, and Carrousel’s Social Club. Throughout her life, she has been dedicated to serving others, volunteering with Meals on Wheels and A Ministry to Feed the Hungry in Los Angeles and continuing to support St. Bridgette’s in Los Angeles.

Since moving to Oakland in 2023, she has become a member of St. Columba’s Catholic Church and is beginning to mentor with Girls Inc.
Dr. Davis Miller joined the HCEB board out of a desire to help promote resources that reduce homelessness in the Bay Area.

Secretary

Denise is a non-profit executive whose involvement with HCEB extends back to the organization’s early formation when the focus was exclusively housing individuals who were developmentally disabled. She has strong ties to the East Bay and makes Walnut Creek her home, where she volunteers for a co-housing initiative, raising funds for resettling Ukrainian women and children, and other programs addressing the disabled and as an advisor to the Magic Cabinet Foundation.

Denise earned her undergraduate degree (psychology) from St. Mary’s College and master’s in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.

Architect, Gary Struthers is an Architect with PYATOK architecture + urban design in Oakland

Gary has more than 35 years of experience designing housing and community-serving projects. He has committed significant professional and personal energy to ending Bay Area homelessness, completing HOMEKEY transitional housing conversions in Oakland and space planning for emergency shelters across the East Bay. Gary volunteered with Oakland’s Emergency Housing Programs and Rebuilding Together Oakland and previously served on the board of Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley. He currently serves on the HCEB board and as an advisor for Chabot College’s Architecture program.

Executive Managing Director for the San Francisco Bay Area offices of Colliers Valuation & Advisory Services.

Guided by the tenets of service excellence, integrity, and honesty, Vathana leads an experienced team that employs best-in-class practices to provide valuation and consulting services for lending, estate planning, development feasibility, litigation support, tax appeals, and foreclosure support, covering a wide range of property types, both proposed and existing.

Vathana previously volunteered as a Big Brother with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and has stayed in contact with his Little Brother for nearly 20 years. On the HCEB board, he contributes a passion for consumer advocacy and a belief that people and communities can acknowledge, appreciate, and adapt to differences when given the right tools for exploration, discovery, and growth.