Membership and Seat Qualifications
The below listed summary of seats, term expirations and membership information shall serve as notice of vacancies, upcoming term expirations, and information on currently held seats, appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Appointments by other bodies are listed, if available.
Seat numbers listed as “VACANT” are open for immediate appointment. However, you are able to submit applications for all seats and your application will be maintained for one year, in the event that an unexpected vacancy or opening occurs.
Seat: 1
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Christina “Krea” Gomez
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by a representative of a community-based non-profit that serves juvenile justice-involved youth and is a member of the Juvenile Justice Providers Association
Seat: 2
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Valentina Sedeno
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by a representative of a community-based non-profit that serves juvenile justice-involved youth and is a member of the Juvenile Justice Providers Association
Seat: 3
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Charles Peacock
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by a person under the age of 29 who was previously detained or incarcerated
Seat: 4
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Kandy Kalani Ifopo
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by a person under the age of 29 who was previously detained or incarcerated
Seat: 5
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Joanna Hernandez
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by a parent or guardian of a person who is or was detained as a youth in the juvenile justice system
Seat: 6
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Lonnie Holmes
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by an expert in the design of small, rehabilitative, and education-focused centers that meet the needs of young people who following their arrest or detention cannot return to their home or community
Seat: 7
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Denise Coleman
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by an expert in youth mental illness, with experience serving the juvenile justice population, and expertise in best practices for serving youth with mental illness
Seat: 8
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Daniel Mccallair
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by an expert in juvenile justice reform with experience in data analysis and the development of alternatives to detention
Seat: 9
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Constance Walter
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by a member of the labor community
Seat: 10
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Deborah Bill
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by a non-management employee working in Juvenile Hall
Seat: 11
Appointing Authority: BOS
Seat Holder: Samuel Carr
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Shall be held by a non-management employee working in Juvenile Hall
Seat: 12
Appointing Authority: Juvenile Probation Officer
Seat Holder: Katherine Miller
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Chief Juvenile Probation Officer or the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer’s designee
Seat: 13
Appointing Authority: Public Defender
Seat Holder: Patricia Lee
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
Public Defender or the Public Defender’s designee
Seat: 14
Appointing Authority: District Attorney
Seat Holder: Gena Castro Rodriguez & Kasie Lee
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
District Attorney or the District Attorney’s designee
Seat: 15
Appointing Authority: Courts
Seat Holder: VACANT
Term Ending: Indefinite
Qualifications:
A representative of the Court if the Court so chooses. While the Court is not required to provide a representative to hold this seat, it shall be invited to do so
Application Process
Please Note: Depending upon the posting date, a vacancy may have already been filled. To determine if a vacancy for this Commission is still available, or if you require additional information, please call the Rules Committee Clerk at (415) 554-5184.
Applications and other documents may be submitted to BOS-Appointments@sfgov.org
For seats appointed by other Authorities please contact the Board / Commission / Committee / Task Force (see below) or the appointing authority directly.
Next Steps:
Applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be contacted by the Rules Committee Clerk once the Rules Committee Chair determines the date of the hearing. Members of the Rules Committee will consider the appointment(s) at the meeting and applicant(s) may be asked to state their qualifications. The appointment of the individual(s) who is recommended by the Rules Committee will be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.
Description:
The Close Juvenile Hall Working Group (“Working Group”) was established to create a plan to:
A) close Juvenile Hall by no later than December 31, 2021;
B) strengthen and expand community-based alternatives to detention;
C) provide a rehabilitative, non-institutional place or places of detention, in a location approved by the Court, which is available for all wards of the Court and persons alleged to come within the jurisdiction of the Court;
D) reinvest any monies saved by the closure of Juvenile Hall in high-quality, effective, community-based alternatives to detention; an alternative, rehabilitative, non-institutional center for youth who are detained; and mental health and educational support for detained youth; and
E) preserve, protect and aim to expand the role of the public sector in the direct provision of juvenile rehabilitation services, both in community-based alternatives to detention and in any rehabilitative, non-institutional place or places of detention.
The Working Group shall consist of 15 members, as follows, with seats 1-11 being appointed by the Board of Supervisors:
- Seats 1 and 2 shall be held by representatives of community-based non-profits that serve juvenile justice-involved youth and are members of the Juvenile Justice Providers Association.
- Seats 3 and 4 shall be held by persons under the age of 29 who were previously detained or incarcerated.
- Seat 5 shall be held by a parent or guardian of a person who is or was detained as a youth in the juvenile justice system.
- Seat 6 shall be held by an expert in the design of small, rehabilitative, and education focused centers that meet the needs of young people who, following their arrest or detention, cannot return to their home or community.
- Seat 7 shall be held by an expert in youth mental illness, with experience serving the juvenile justice population, and expertise in best practices for serving youth with mental illness.
- Seat 8 shall be held by an expert in juvenile justice reform with experience in data analysis and the development of alternatives to detention.
- Seat 9 shall be held by a member of the labor community.
- Seats 10 and 11 shall be held by non-management employees working in Juvenile Hall.
- Seat 12 shall be held by the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer or the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer’s designee.
- Seat 13 shall be held by the Public Defender or the Public Defender’s designee.
- Seat 14 shall be held by the District Attorney or the District Attorney’s designee.
- Seat 15 shall be held by a representative of the Court if the Court so chooses. While the Court is not required to provide a representative to hold this seat, it shall be invited to do so.
The Director of the Human Rights Commission shall designate staff to provide administrative support to the Working Group, which shall meet at least every two months until Juvenile Hall is closed.
Holdover Information:
Not Applicable
Report:
The Work Group shall prepare and submit a report every six months on the Working Group’s progress in fulfilling their duties. The first report shall be due on January 29, 2020, six months after the effective date of the establishing Ordinance No. 117-19. The report shall be submitted to the Board of Supervisors - with a proposed resolution to accept the report, the Mayor, any department or office responsible for a program identified in the report, and to the Director of the Human Rights Commission. The final plan shall be submitted to the Board of Supervisors no later than June 1, 2021, with a proposed resolution accepting the plan.
Authority:
Administrative Code, Section 5.40-1 et seq. (Ordinance No. 117-19)
Sunset Date:
The Working Group shall terminate when the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer certifies in writing that Juvenile Hall is closed and there is a substitute place or places of detention.
Contact:
Mawuli Tugbenyoh, Acting Executive Director
Human Rights Commission
25 Van Ness Avenue, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 252-2511
mawuli.tugbenyoh@sfgov.org
Updated: December 22, 2025