Meet Our Board Of Directors
Leslie Ferrini - Board President
Leslie spent over 35 years in multiple sales and marketing roles in the medical capital equipment industry. She recently retired from Siemens Healthcare as VP of Strategic and National Accounts. Leslie volunteered as a Placer County CASA and Mentor where she met Taylor House founder Lisa Peat. Her volunteer activities moved to The Taylor House, where she continues to provide guidance, friendship and support to the young ladies residing at the house. Leslie is an avid golfer and enjoys working out cooking, travelling and the outdoors.
Kate Bowers - Board Member
After graduating from San Diego State, Kate moved to the Sacramento area where she spent over 20 years in the Staffing and Corporate Recruiting industry. Having been an avid gardener and plant fanatic since she was young, Kate switched careers by going back to school to study Landscape Design at Sierra College, and now owns her own Roseville-based design business, serving clients throughout Northern California. She has lead charitable landscape renovation projects with Make a Wish and Wellness Within, and formed her own volunteer group Happy Spaces that provides landscape makeovers for families with special needs children as well as for kids going through medical treatment. Kate met Lisa Peat after being invited to redesign the Taylor House landscape during the remodel of the college apartment and since then has been a supporter of the organization.
Tracy Gorman - Secretary
Tracy Gorman is a 20 year veteran with Wells Fargo Bank and is currently an Administrative Assistant who supports two District Managers and over 15 branches. Tracy has held a variety of positions within the company over the course of her tenure. Through Wells Fargo’s volunteerism projects, Tracy was introduced to the Taylor House and was immediately drawn to the mission of what the Taylor House does to encourage, educate and develop the young women it supports.
Tracy has enjoyed volunteering for a number of projects over the last few years supporting Taylor House and is excited to hold a more involved role of the organization on the board. Tracy is a resident of Rocklin where she enjoys spending any free time she has with her dear friends and family.
Tracy Gorman - Secretary
Tracy Gorman is a 20 year veteran with Wells Fargo Bank and is currently an Administrative Assistant who supports two District Managers and over 15 branches. Tracy has held a variety of positions within the company over the course of her tenure. Through Wells Fargo’s volunteerism projects, Tracy was introduced to the Taylor House and was immediately drawn to the mission of what the Taylor House does to encourage, educate and develop the young women it supports.
Tracy has enjoyed volunteering for a number of projects over the last few years supporting Taylor House and is excited to hold a more involved role of the organization on the board. Tracy is a resident of Rocklin where she enjoys spending any free time she has with her dear friends and family.
Lance Gannett - Board Member
A former grocery industry executive and current sales representative in the building industry, has
been a volunteer for The Taylor House since 2011. Lance learned about the mission and vision of The Taylor House while volunteering as a court appointed special advocate (CASA) for Child Advocates of Placer County. Taylor House founder Lisa Peat was Lance’s CASA trainer and, along the way, shared The Taylor House story.
As a father of two girls, Lance was already sympathetic to the challenges young women often face. What he saw in court, and what he heard about The Taylor House, made him anxious to get involved. It didn’t take long for Lance to begin volunteering during the remodel of the property. He also supports the nonprofit at its various fundraisers and continues to act as the unofficial handyman at The Taylor House. Lance became a member of the board of Taylor House and is now on his second Term.
Jenna Bertuccelli - Treasurer
Jenna Bertuccelli is a tax director at CLA, a national accounting firm. She has 10 years of experience working with nonprofits assisting with everything from annual tax filings to creating nonprofit organizations from the ground up. Jenna was introduced to the Taylor House and immediately felt excited to help support and further the mission in any way she could. Jenna lives in Walnut Creek but works with many organizations in the Sacramento/ Roseville area. In her free time she loves to go on long hikes with her dog, try new recipes, and spend time with friends and family.
Mike Manfredi- Board Member
After graduating from UC Berkeley with a business degree, Mike has spent the past 40 years in and around the real estate industry. Currently, Mike is a partner, with his wife Annie, in RealtyCom Partners, a national multifamily real estate/telecommunications consulting firm serving more than 160 clients who collectively own over 650,000 apartment units across the US. Mike is a Roseville native and recently returned to Placer County after 40 years in the Bay Area and now resides in Auburn with Annie and his sister Lori, who has Down Syndrome. Mike and his family have been involved in many of the Placer County organizations that serve the developmentally disabled. Mike was introduced to Taylor House by a former board member and was excited by the opportunity to join the organization. When not working, Mike can often be found hiking the Auburn area with his wife Annie and their two dogs.
Annie Manfredi- Board member
Annie Manfredi is a Founding Member of RealtyCom Partners, a national multifamily telecommunications consulting firm she started with her husband Mike Manfredi, in 2006. Annie is currently semi-retired from a 38 year career as a business entrepreneur in the telecommunications industry, launching two successful businesses and participating in multiple organizations that support the multifamily industry. In her past roles as a company President and CEO, Annie worked to promote women in leadership and helped to create networking opportunities for women executives. Annie was impressed by the mission of The Taylor House in offering young women who have been economically, educationally and often, socially disadvantaged, the opportunity to grow and thrive through the unique program the Taylor House provides and is eager to support their efforts.
Annie moved to Auburn from the Bay Area in late 2019 with her husband to be closer to family in Roseville and Sacramento and she enjoys time with her family, their racehorses and hiking the trails with Mike and her two dogs; Miley and Sierra.
Sherry Graham- Board member
Sherry retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2010 and moved to Placer County in 2005. Sherry offers a diverse set of skills in business operations, human resources, budget and coordinating large events. Sherry began volunteering at the Taylor House since it opened its doors in 2012 and served three consecutive terms as the Board Treasurer from 2014 - 2020 and now she has renewed her board commitment and we are thrilled to have her back! She admires Lisa’s dedication and commitment to the mission of the Taylor House and finds it rewarding to contribute to the success of the young women who benefit from their residency.
Sherry lives in Lincoln with her husband, Bill and her dog Bella. In her free time, Sherry loves spending time with her family, friends, working on home projects, sewing, cooking, and entertaining six grandchildren.
Leslie McNeal - Junior Board Member
Leslie is a graduate from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo earning her degree in Psychology and minoring in Gerontology and Biology. While completing her degree she worked with Visiting Angels to provide in-home care for the elderly and people with paraplegia. In three years of working with these individuals she realized her calling was to help people, but ultimately the elderly population in a health or medically conscious environment. She moved back to her hometown of Sacramento after graduating in 2020. She is currently working for a neurosurgeon in the Sacramento area and plans to soon go back to earn her Masters degree in Nursing to become an Adult Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner as she specializes in the care of the aging and elderly. She looks forward to this opportunity to widen the scope of the people she is able to offer help and assistance to. She is also excited to be the first Junior Board Member in the Taylor House history. She will bring a giving heart and a fresh perspective to the table to support the current women of the Taylor House in flourishing, and the ones to come.
Lisa Peat - Founder
Founder of The Taylor House, retired from Washington Mutual Bank in 2004, where she worked as a Senior Account Executive in The San Francisco Bay area for 10 years. Upon retiring, Lisa returned to Placer County where she built a home and enjoys spending time with her grown daughter, animals and practicing yoga.
In 2007 after years of volunteering at several, local, non-profit organizations such as the Sacramento Aids Foundation, Meals on Wheels and Gold Country Wildlife, Lisa joined the CASA organization and became a court appointed Special Advocate in Placer County. Out of her passion for advocating for teen girls in foster care, Lisa realized that there was a housing need for emancipating foster youth and out of that passion the Taylor House vision came to life.
In 2011 Lisa bought a run down 6 bedroom 2 bath home in downtown Roseville for the purpose of allowing former foster girls to come live in a safe environment where they can learn, live, grow, make mistakes and launch into their true independence. Lisa's vision is to allow the girls to get a first hand experience of the "Real World" learning valuable life skills, such as job and College paths, what it means to pay timely rent and being a productive part of their community.
Lisa Peat - Founder
Founder of The Taylor House, retired from Washington Mutual Bank in 2004, where she worked as a Senior Account Executive in The San Francisco Bay area for 10 years. Upon retiring, Lisa returned to Placer County where she built a home and enjoys spending time with her grown daughter, animals and practicing yoga.
In 2007 after years of volunteering at several, local, non-profit organizations such as the Sacramento Aids Foundation, Meals on Wheels and Gold Country Wildlife, Lisa joined the CASA organization and became a court appointed Special Advocate in Placer County. Out of her passion for advocating for teen girls in foster care, Lisa realized that there was a housing need for emancipating foster youth and out of that passion the Taylor House vision came to life.
In 2011 Lisa bought a run down 6 bedroom 2 bath home in downtown Roseville for the purpose of allowing former foster girls to come live in a safe environment where they can learn, live, grow, make mistakes and launch into their true independence. Lisa's vision is to allow the girls to get a first hand experience of the "Real World" learning valuable life skills, such as job and College paths, what it means to pay timely rent and being a productive part of their community.
Meet Our Taylor House Staff:
Jamie Nichols - Program Manager
Prior to coming to The Taylor House, Jamie was a Program Manager for Child Advocates of Placer County overseeing both CASA children and families in the Family Mentor Program. Her duties also included managing several court programs, helping with new volunteer interviews and training various administrative tasks and collaboration with community partners. Additionally, Jamie volunteers as a CASA and has enjoyed supporting young women as they transition into adulthood.
Before coming to Child Advocates, Jamie was a case manager for Volunteers of America where she worked with clients who were coming out of jail and prison where she taught them life skills, anger management, substance use disorder and domestic violence education.
Jamie started her career as a Deputy Probation Officer. Her caseloads varied from juvenile offenders, at-risk youth, adult offenders who had substance use and mental health disorders and domestic violence adult offenders.
In her free time, Jamie enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and dogs, cooking, going to concerts and escaping to the ocean whenever she can.
Prior to coming to The Taylor House, Jamie was a Program Manager for Child Advocates of Placer County overseeing both CASA children and families in the Family Mentor Program. Her duties also included managing several court programs, helping with new volunteer interviews and training various administrative tasks and collaboration with community partners. Additionally, Jamie volunteers as a CASA and has enjoyed supporting young women as they transition into adulthood.
Before coming to Child Advocates, Jamie was a case manager for Volunteers of America where she worked with clients who were coming out of jail and prison where she taught them life skills, anger management, substance use disorder and domestic violence education.
Jamie started her career as a Deputy Probation Officer. Her caseloads varied from juvenile offenders, at-risk youth, adult offenders who had substance use and mental health disorders and domestic violence adult offenders.
In her free time, Jamie enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and dogs, cooking, going to concerts and escaping to the ocean whenever she can.
Destiny Sanchez - Intern
I'm very thankful for the Taylor house experience. I began my journey in Sacramento with little direction and no support. The Taylor house has given me the support I needed to believe in myself and assisted me in resources such as gaining work experience, purchasing a vehicle, and inspiring me to be a better version of myself. Through many of these trials, I had fallen short. Yet, with encouragement and guidance, I was always told to try again. The support that I have gained is unconditional, even as alumni. I finished my AA at Sierra college, and am now a student at UC Merced on the path to becoming a social worker. The Taylor house will always be so dear to my heart because of the "Head start" they have given me. They have given me another opportunity to intern for the Taylor house to help me create skills in a professional workspace. Destiny enjoy's spending time with her boyfriend, dogs, kayaking and hiking.
I'm very thankful for the Taylor house experience. I began my journey in Sacramento with little direction and no support. The Taylor house has given me the support I needed to believe in myself and assisted me in resources such as gaining work experience, purchasing a vehicle, and inspiring me to be a better version of myself. Through many of these trials, I had fallen short. Yet, with encouragement and guidance, I was always told to try again. The support that I have gained is unconditional, even as alumni. I finished my AA at Sierra college, and am now a student at UC Merced on the path to becoming a social worker. The Taylor house will always be so dear to my heart because of the "Head start" they have given me. They have given me another opportunity to intern for the Taylor house to help me create skills in a professional workspace. Destiny enjoy's spending time with her boyfriend, dogs, kayaking and hiking.
Hanna Morales - Administrative Assistant
Hanna Morales is a current 4th year student at California State University, Sacramento with a focus on design studies and set to graduate in Fall of 2022. With some administrative knowledge from time spent in the mortgage industry, she was introduced to the Taylor House and was thrilled to be a part of the experience. Hanna is a Bay Area native and has resided in the greater Roseville area for 10+ years. Outside of work, she can be found dirt biking in Prairie City’s off road park, breaking a sweat in the gym and enjoying a good show series.
Hanna Morales is a current 4th year student at California State University, Sacramento with a focus on design studies and set to graduate in Fall of 2022. With some administrative knowledge from time spent in the mortgage industry, she was introduced to the Taylor House and was thrilled to be a part of the experience. Hanna is a Bay Area native and has resided in the greater Roseville area for 10+ years. Outside of work, she can be found dirt biking in Prairie City’s off road park, breaking a sweat in the gym and enjoying a good show series.
Cathy Vollmer - Volunteer Extraordinaire
Cathy started volunteering at the Taylor House in 2018 after following Taylor House on Facebook for years and finally reaching out to Lisa Peat. She started as our small events coordinator and has organized a fundraising garden party, birthdays, graduations and our college apartment celebration. She updates the house entry table every month with seasonal décor and uplifting messages. In early 2020 she helped refurnish and update the bedrooms in the main house – buying, hauling, and assembling furniture and purchasing accessories to make the rooms cute and comfortable for the residents. She’s also quick with her bag of tools, solutions, and her label maker. She takes great pleasure in showing the girls how to fix things and how to use basic tools.
Cathy has lived in Placer County for 21 years and enjoys walking to Folsom Lake, gardening, home projects, crafting, and learning new skills!
Cathy started volunteering at the Taylor House in 2018 after following Taylor House on Facebook for years and finally reaching out to Lisa Peat. She started as our small events coordinator and has organized a fundraising garden party, birthdays, graduations and our college apartment celebration. She updates the house entry table every month with seasonal décor and uplifting messages. In early 2020 she helped refurnish and update the bedrooms in the main house – buying, hauling, and assembling furniture and purchasing accessories to make the rooms cute and comfortable for the residents. She’s also quick with her bag of tools, solutions, and her label maker. She takes great pleasure in showing the girls how to fix things and how to use basic tools.
Cathy has lived in Placer County for 21 years and enjoys walking to Folsom Lake, gardening, home projects, crafting, and learning new skills!
Britt Noel - Virtual Assistant
Britt is a former California resident who now lives in Italy with her fiance and has worked in social media content creation in Los Angeles, around the US, in Asia and Europe for the last 8 years. She is also a former foster youth and met Lisa through the CASA program in 2007. After living and working in Tibet for a year, Britt was inspired to focus more on nonprofits and projects closer to her heart. As a photographer and videographer, she enjoys telling the stories of people whose stories should be told and more importantly need to be heard. In her down time she enjoys traveling, lots of cheese, hiking and camping with her two dogs, and playing ukulele for anyone who doesn’t mind an off key note here and there.
Britt is a former California resident who now lives in Italy with her fiance and has worked in social media content creation in Los Angeles, around the US, in Asia and Europe for the last 8 years. She is also a former foster youth and met Lisa through the CASA program in 2007. After living and working in Tibet for a year, Britt was inspired to focus more on nonprofits and projects closer to her heart. As a photographer and videographer, she enjoys telling the stories of people whose stories should be told and more importantly need to be heard. In her down time she enjoys traveling, lots of cheese, hiking and camping with her two dogs, and playing ukulele for anyone who doesn’t mind an off key note here and there.
To donate your time, money, or services:
Contact Founder and Executive Director Lisa Peat at (916) 947-8823 or founder@thetaylorhouse.org
Mail Donations to The Taylor House | P.O. Box 853 | Roseville, CA 95678
Supporting the Taylor House, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. EIN 46-0748514
Contact Founder and Executive Director Lisa Peat at (916) 947-8823 or founder@thetaylorhouse.org
Mail Donations to The Taylor House | P.O. Box 853 | Roseville, CA 95678
Supporting the Taylor House, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. EIN 46-0748514
