Arpana Vidyarthi

CHAIR | She/Her/Hers

Arpana Vidyarthi has spent her career lifting people. As Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), she cares for patients in the hospital while teaching and mentoring medical students and trainees. And through ARVAssociates Consulting and Coaching, she works with organizations (nonprofit, healthcare, corporations, and schools) and individuals to help them navigate transitions. Arpana has been a friend to HPP for 20 years and has been on the board for 5 years. She is passionate about HPP’s mission and believes deeply in the power of families. She is also on the Board of Advisors of the Healing WELL that focuses on wellness in the Tenderloin Community, and was previously on the boards of the Drew School and the Singapore American School 

Arpana attended Macalester College, where she studied Ethnic Relations. She graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed her residency at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, and fellowship in Hospital Medicine and Clinical Research at UCSF.  She holds an Executive Master’s in Change from INSEAD. Arpana, with her husband Rajiv and daughters Anaiya and Nika, enjoys travel, tennis, scuba diving and everything in SF.

Psyche Philips

VIce CHAIR | She/Her/Hers

Psyche Philips believes that to end poverty and homelessness, we must start with thoughtful, respectful interventions that promote generational growth and healing. As a nurse practitioner in San Francisco, she provides direct care to some of the city’s most vulnerable residents and has often referred patients to the Homeless Prenatal Program. In addition to her service on the HPP board, she serves on the board of the California Association of Nurse Practitioners San Francisco chapter. She holds a BA from Smith College and a Master of Science in Nursing from Yale University. When she is not seeing patients or volunteering her time, she enjoys exploring the outdoors with her family, global travel, and finding new ways to build community.

Deepa Reddy

Treasurer | She/Her/Hers

Deepa Reddy is a Director for Google Shopping, overseeing Chief of Staff, Strategy, Program Management, and Compliance. Previously, she led product strategy and operations, competitive intelligence, and sales go-to-market teams. Prior to Google, she spent over a decade in management consulting, driving growth and profitability for retail and consumer businesses. Deepa is passionate about HPP’s mission and began volunteering with HPP in 2015 shortly after becoming a new mother herself. She holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University. Deepa, her husband, and two daughters live in Sausalito and enjoy hiking, skiing, cooking, and traveling.

Tamera Fillinger

Secretary | she/her/hers

Tamera Fillinger is inspired by HPP’s mission to empower low-income and homeless pregnant women and families. A lawyer and consultant, she has devoted her career to supporting social impact organizations like HPP around the world. Tamera lived and worked for over 20 years in Asia and Africa. In Nairobi and Jakarta, she served as regional legal advisor to USAID’s development and humanitarian assistance programs. In Beijing, she led a foundation focused on expanding healthcare access for low-wage women and their children. In Singapore, she founded a legal clinic for migrant workers. She also taught at leading law schools in both Singapore and Beijing. Tamera began her legal career in the China practice at Paul, Weiss in New York and now advises nonprofits on governance, compliance, and strategy from her home base in the Bay Area. Tamera received her law degree from UCLA and her BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She loves hiking and exploring with family and friends.

Erin Bradrick

BOARD MEMBER | She/Her/Hers

Erin Bradrick is a Principal at NEO Law Group, where she provides corporate, governance, and tax counsel solely to nonprofits. Erin writes extensively and frequently speaks to various audiences on legal issues impacting the nonprofit sector. She also regularly conducts trainings for nonprofit staff and Boards of Directors on a range of governance and legal issues. In addition, Erin has been a Lecturer in the Nonprofit Management Program at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies.

Erin is a graduate of UCLA and Yale Law School and, prior to joining NEO Law Group, was a litigator with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.  She has been recognized as the “Outstanding Nonprofit Lawyer – Young Attorney” by the American Bar Association’s Nonprofit Organizations Committee and awarded the American Bar Association’s “On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers” by the Young Lawyers Division.

William Buster

Board Member | he/HIM/HIS

William Buster is a finance and operations leader who has spent his career helping organizations create clarity, build stronger systems, and make better decisions. He has led finance, business operations, strategic planning, reporting, fundraising support, and cross-functional initiatives across mission-driven and high-growth organizations, with experience spanning climate technology, financial services, and early-stage companies.

William was drawn to HPP because of its deep commitment to helping families find stability, dignity, and long-term opportunity. As a parent, he believes strongly in the importance of surrounding families with practical support during moments of transition. He brings to the Board experience in financial planning, operating infrastructure, team leadership, housing and real estate analysis, and translating complex organizational challenges into clear, actionable plans. He is especially interested in how strong governance, thoughtful financial stewardship, and human-centered operations can help HPP continue expanding its impact.

William lives in the Bay Area with his two children. Outside of work, he enjoys gardening, scuba diving, and spending time outdoors. 

Tina Chang

Board member | She/Her/Hers

Tina Chang Funai has dedicated her career to shaping spaces, neighborhoods, and cities with a deep commitment to inclusive transformation. Her belief that the built environment should serve and uplift communities aligns closely with the mission of the Homeless Prenatal Program—a nationally recognized organization that empowers women and families to break the cycle of poverty.

Currently a Partner at Associate Capital, Tina leads the design and development of the 29-acre Dogpatch Power Station, a transformative mixed-use waterfront community in San Francisco. Her work is driven by a belief that development is about more than brick and mortar—it’s about creating places that improve the lives of those who inhabit them.

Prior to joining Associate Capital, Tina spent nearly a decade in public service. She served as a Senior Planner with the San Francisco Planning Department, managing complex entitlement projects, and earlier in her career, master-planned U.S. Naval installations in the Middle East and Washington, D.C. region with the U.S. Navy.

Tina holds a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in International Development Studies from UCLA. She previously served as a commissioner for the San Francisco Board of Appeals and is honored to contribute her time, experience and perspectives as a member of the Board of the Homeless Prenatal Program, advancing its mission to create lasting change for vulnerable families in the city she helps shape.

Mandela SH Dixon

Board Member | she/her/hers

As a mother, community builder, equity advocate, and Bay Area resident, Mandela deeply resonates with HPP's mission. Mandela comes to HPP from the Silicon Valley tech industry, where she has served as a founder, operator, investor, and CEO of two of the most prominent organizations focused on creating a more equitable startup ecosystem: All Raise and Founder Gym. For over 13 years, Mandela has pioneered solutions that close gaps of access, opportunity, and outcome for historically under-resourced groups, and she is passionate about empowering others to participate in the innovation and wealth-generating tech economy. Mandela has a Bachelor's Degree in Intercultural Communications, a Masters Degree in Education and Administration & Policy, and she was a PhD candidate in Urban Schooling at UCLA. Mandela has served as a member of the Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital scout and angel investor communities, and she has been named Entrepreneur magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women, Forbes' Women to Watch, and LinkedIn's Top 10 Voices in Venture Capital and Startups. Mandela is currently the Executive Coach to several high-performing tech CEOs, founders, and non-profit leaders, and her favorite pastime is enjoying new experiences with her family and friends.

Caitlyn Fox

Board Member | SHE/HER/HERS

Caitlyn Fox has spent her career working to build a more equitable and just world — from expanding economic opportunity and affordable housing to advancing maternal health and climate solutions. She joins the Board of the Homeless Prenatal Program with deep conviction in HPP's mission to empower low-income and homeless families and combat the interconnected systems that trap families in poverty.

A strategic leader in the social sector, Caitlyn was a founding team member of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, where she served as the organization's first Chief of Staff and, most recently, as Vice President and Head of Strategy, leading initiatives in economic opportunity, affordable housing, and climate technology. Prior to CZI, she was a consultant at Redstone Strategy Group and on the strategy team at the Rockefeller Foundation. She also serves on the Board of TechEquity, and on the Advisory Boards of Equatic and the Institute for Carbon Management at UCLA. Caitlyn holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA from Brown, and is also a certified and practicing postpartum doula. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and three young children.

Dara Landa

Board Member | She/Her/Hers

Believing in the lasting impact of empowering mothers and families, Dara Landa is proud to be part of the HPP board. Dara has built her career around understanding client needs and designing and marketing solutions to meet those needs. She is currently with JPMorgan Chase, and has previous experience at First Republic Bank, BlackRock, and Microsoft. After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, Dara spent five years in Brussels, Belgium where she consulted with major consumer packaged goods companies on new product initiatives in more than 20 countries. Dara lives in San Francisco, where she can be found on many adventures in and around the city with her husband and two children.

Kariithi Kelimi

Board Member | HE/HIM/HIS

Kariithi Kilemi is an entrepreneur and strategic partnerships leader with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations grow through high-impact partnerships. He is the Founder and CEO of ComVibe, and has previously held roles at Stripe, Meta, and HP, where he led enterprise growth initiatives, strategic alliances, and executive-level partnerships across global markets. Kariithi brings deep experience in governance-relevant areas, including strategy, operational effectiveness, executive stakeholder management, and organizational scaling. In addition to his corporate and entrepreneurial work, he has supported mission-driven organizations focused on economic opportunity and community empowerment, leading fundraising efforts for organizations like The Village Trust Fund, which invests in food security and women’s health in Kenya. He is passionate about helping non-profits scale through partnerships to better support underserved communities. His service on the Homeless Prenatal Program board reflects this commitment.

Carla Perez-Vera

BOARD MEMBER | She/Her/Hers

Carla Perez-Vera is an Executive Events Account Manager at Google, overseeing strategic planning and execution of C-Level internal events, company productions and vendor management. Prior to Google, she held roles at Samsung and Techstars, where she oversaw strategic sponsorships and event activations at premier international conferences, including CES, SXSW, and Websummit. Beyond her corporate experience, she co-founded LTX Connect, an organization focused on facilitating connections between Latinx professionals and opportunities within the technology and entertainment sectors. Carla holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from King Juan Carlos University in Madrid and now lives in San Francisco with her son, husband and dog. When she's not working, she enjoys going to the movies, woodworking, and exploring the city.

Matthew Strom

Board Member | he/HIM/HIS

Matt believes that the health of a community is fundamentally tied to the support and resources available to its most vulnerable families. As the Head of West Coast Healthcare Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley, he has spent over 15 years partnering with entrepreneurs to scale innovations that transform healthcare. He brings this same passion for growth and systemic impact to the HPP Board, where he is dedicated to helping families find stability and long-term wellness.

Throughout his career, Matt has focused on the intersection of healthcare and innovation, navigating the complexities of a changing industry to improve outcomes and access. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Arizona.