Staff Directory
For contact by phone, please call Union Rescue Mission’s operator at (213) 347-6300 and ask for the person or department with which you wish to speak.
Our departments and services are listed below
Volunteer Services Department
Volunteer Services ManagerJen Kavanaugh
jkavanaugh@urm.org
213-673-4887
Interested in volunteering at the URM? Click here.
Employment Opportunities
Human Resource Manager Ana Perez
aperez@urm.org,
213-673-4847
Interested in applying at the URM? Click here.
Fundraising and donation information
Donate by Phone
Local and Toll Free:
213-347-6314
888-778-4392
Donate by Mail
Make checks payable to:
Union Rescue Mission
545 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Donor Inquiries
Donor Relations Dept.
888-778-4392
thewayhome@urm.org
Vehicle Donations
Direct Number:
1-800-833-0078
Gifts-in-Kind (GIK) Product Donations
Procurement ManagerRosie Perez
rperez@urm.org
213-673-4593
Corporate and Foundation Giving
VP of PhilanthropyRichard Newcomb
rnewcomb@urm.org
213-316-2709
Programs & Services
VP of Emergency Services –
Women, Men and Family
Emergency Services
LaTonja Lindsey
llindsey@urm.org,
213- 347-6341
Women’s Guest Services
Brandie McFarland
bmcfarland@urm.org
213-347-6300 Ext 2251
Los Angeles Christian Health Centers
Shannon Fernando
sfernando@lachc.com
323-274-3680
Mary Marfisee, MD, MPH
Family Medical Services Director at URM
UCLA Department of Family Medicine
Mmarfisee@mednet.UCLA.edu
(213) 673-4849
Rachelle Bautista, Coordinator
Dental Clinic, USC
rbautist@usc.edu
213-347-6300 ext 2133
Brittany Stringfellow Otey, Director
Legal Aid Clinic, Pepperdine
legalaid@pepperdine.edu
213-673-4831
Jenny Kershner, Director
Learning Center in Partnership with LAUSD
jkershner@urm.org
213-347-6300 ext 4402
Department Listing
President & CEO Office
Rev. Andy Bales
Celena Juarez, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
cjuarez@urm.org
213-673-4808
Accounting
Chris Sue, VP Finance, CFO
csue@urm.org
213-316-2757
Media & Public Relations Department
Kitty Davis-Walker, Vice President
kwalker@urm.org
213-347-4585
Information Technology
Ray Silverio, Director of Technology
RSilverio@urm.org
213-673-4879 Ext. 2230
Development Department
Kathy Ward , Director of Philanthropy
kward@urm.org
213-347-6307
Planned Giving
Tim Peters, Director of Planned Giving
tpeters@urm.org
213-316-2742
Gifts-in-Kind (GIK) Product Donations
Rosie Perez, Procurement Manager
rperez@urm.org
213-673-4593
EVS, Maintenance and Kitchen
Richard Baker
