Judith Rosenberg, TEAMS Executive Director

Ms. Rosenberg has provided training and consultation on the development and implementation of peer support systems for 30 years. Previously, Ms. Rosenberg was a co-founder of the San Antonio Neighborhood Health Center in Oakland where she served as Director of Social Services. She was also a co-founder and Training Coordinator for the nationally acclaimed Children's Trauma Center at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Oakland where she designed and implemented statewide child abuse training for thousands of social workers. Ms. Rosenberg is the originator of the main vehicle for TEAMS work, the Support Action Team model for community leadership development.

Maria Suarez (Chepita), Director of Training

Maria Suarez started her working experience writing for and training activists for the Agrarian Reform office in Honduras , her country of origin. She has since worked as a credit analyst in development banks and foundations for small enterprises. In the last 15 years she has been providing training in counseling, facilitation and supervisory skills for health and community personnel. Her work has included strengthening non-profits, teaching participatory evaluation and strategies for behavior change. She has more than 20 years of experience in community based training and organizational development in fourteen countries.

Karen DeSouza, TEAMS Administrator

Ms. DeSouza is a native Californian who began working in the non-profit sector in 1995, as an Administrative Assistant for the Urban Strategies Council. Longing for a more hands-on role in community work, Karen left the Council in 1998 to begin working as a Program Associate for a leadership development fellowship program - Eureka San Francisco Bay Area. Eureka's incorporation of TEAMS' Support Action Team model within the Eureka fellowship, introduced Karen to Judith Rosenberg and an exciting arena of community outreach. In 2000 Karen joined the TEAMS staff as Administrator, broadening her horizons in financial management while still being able to stay connected to the work she loves. TEAMS' local work with community residents and up-and-coming leaders throughout the Bay Area and beyond, has proven a challenging and rewarding experience that she hopes to continue to learn and grow with.