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MEET OUR TEAM

ABOUT GRACE

The GRACE team is on the front lines of ending homelessness in Gainesville, and what we're doing is working! Here are the people behind our organization, and a little bit of information on why we do what we do.

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Team members are sorted by first name!

Ahmet Tasci

Facilities Specialist

Alexis Godfrey

Housing Specialist

Ali Norman Campbell

Finance Specialist

Ameria Lesesne

Operations Advocate

Andrew Moss

Housing Specialist

Angelica Jaramillo

Development Intern

Annie Doan

Donor Care Coordinator

Antonio Pena

Operations Advocate

Ariane Pelham

Operations Advocate

Candi Preston

Operations Advocate

Cara Linn

Communications & Development Sr. Mgr.

Casey Willey

Street Outreach Manager

Cesar Zamora

Community Engagement Coordinator

Chris Tanton

Maintenance & IT Manager

Chrissy Thompson

Operations Shift Supervisor

Claudia Conger

Operations Advocate

Colleen Johnson

Operations Advocate

Danielle Pena

Operations Advocate

Darryl Ziefle

Café 131 Chef

Delta Davis

Café 131 Chef

Dijon Guite

Operations Advocate

Eli Baltzelle

Pathways Program Coordinator

Gene Givens

Housing Specialist

Gregory Brown

Operations Advocate

Hannah Rocho

Housing Specialist

Hilda Corri

Shelter Housing Supervisor

Jacob Schaffer

Animal Welfare Manager

Jennifer Moises

Director of Housing Services

Jerry Giardina

HMIS Program Administrator

Julie White

Café 131 Manager

Julie Tucker

Director of Finance

Karen Slevin

Director of Compliance & Grants

Kevin Palmgren

Facilities Specialist

Korey McCloud

Operation Advocate

Latoya Foster

Operations Advocate

Leesha English

Director of Advancement

Mal Lea

Outreach Specialist

Mariette Yellen

Senior Street Outreach Specialist

Mark Watson

Director of Outreach Services

Mark Bonner

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Matt Zovak

Director of Operations

Michael Barnard

Street Outreach Specialist

Michele Lesure

Operations Advocate

Myles Gibbs

Community Case Manager

Nicole Kitchens-Rhodes

Operations Advocate

Niko Segal-Wright

Community Case Manager

Richard Cooper

Operations Advocate

Sebastian Reyes-Garcia

Street Outreach Specialist

Shelly Seymour

Operations Advocate

Stefan Malizia

Street Outreach Specialist

Takeytrick Nelson

Operations Advocate

Tara Donley

Operations Advocate

Terrell Davis

Operations Shift Supervisor

Terrence Brown

Operations Advocate

Tom Puketza

Community Case Manager

Tyler Lever

Street Outreach Specialist

Rafe Johnson

Operations Advocate

Vincent Pendergrass

Facilities Specialist

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WE'RE ON A MISSION TO END HOMELESSNESS

Our mission is simple: to end homelessness. We achieve that goal by removing the typical barriers that keep people from getting help and providing them with safe shelter, effective services, and permanent housing solutions. 

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ADDRESS

3055 NE 28th Drive
Gainesville, FL 32609

CONTACT US

GRACE CAMPUS HOURS

7a - 7p, 7 days a week

365 days a year

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All Rights Reserved © 2025 Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry (ACCHH)

doing business as GRACE Marketplace is a non-profit 501(c)(3) under Federal Tax ID 43-1960048.

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