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Young Leaders CircleThe Young Leaders Circle (YLC) of Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco was formed to build the next generation of supporters and leaders who value the importance of affordable homeownership in Marin, San Francisco and the Peninsula. The YLC is made up of young professionals from a variety of corporations and organizations who believe that the Greater San Francisco area should be a place where working families with low income can thrive as successful homeowners. Join the YLC and help support staff with strategic planning, project management and fundraising initiatives. To apply, please return a completed application to Nadine James-Ward, Director of Programs. For more information, please contact volunteer services at volunteer@habitatgsf.org or at 415-625-1029. Come join us in this effort! Show your support and become a member of the Young Leaders Circle by making a donation of $35 to Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco. As a member, you will have priority and discounted access to various networking and volunteering events such as YLC Build Days, High Stakes for Habitat, and other events. You can also join a YLC committee and get involved with strategic initiatives. Most importantly, you join a community of supporters and leaders who are working to increase awareness and resources to support an exceptional organization and the critical cause of affordable housing in our community. Meet the YLC team Alex Garcia, 26, is in mobile ad sales at Google and specializes in the entertainment and technology sectors. He works closely with app developers and Bay Area start-ups to conceptualize and execute successful mobile marketing campaigns. Prior to Google Alex was at AdMob, a mobile advertising start up in San Mateo. A Bay Area transplant, Alex is a sports enthusiast and passionate Golden State Warriors fan. In addition to YLC, Alex volunteers at SEND (Soccer Equipment Neighborhood Drive). Kristin Hunter, 27, is an external PR specialist at Bright Source Energy. She provides communications counsel for a variety of clients including LinkedIn and Ford Motor Company. Adnan Iqbal, 27, is a manager of technical operations finance at Genentech, addressing key business and operational challenges while working closely with the development pipeline. Adnan has been an active Habitat for Humanity volunteer since his undergraduate days and has participated in numerous builds throughout the SF Bay Area as well as a "Global Village" mission to Asuncion, Paraguay. He is a founding member of the YLC. Helen Kang, 30, is a real estate attorney with Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco. Her practice includes the representation of clients with the acquisition, sale, financing and leasing of real estate. Helen previously provided pro bono real estate services to Habitat for Humanity and joined the YLC in 2010. Jane Kruse, 30, is currently working on residential energy efficiency programs at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), including Energy Upgrade California, a statewide utility program that encourages whole-home building shell energy efficiency improvements. Prior to PG&E, Jane was a community outreach project manager for large Bay Area infrastructure projects and held marketing roles in the architecture, engineering and construction industries. Jane is co-chair of the 2011 High Stakes for Habitat benefit event. Peter Muscat, 27, is a private banker at Goldman Sachs & Co. in San Francisco. Having joined the firm in 2007, he serves as the West Coast regional lender for the Goldman Sachs Bank. Peter has been a proud volunteer with Habitat for Humanity since 2006, having served on the family selection committee, speakers bureau and currently the YLC. He is also active with other non-profits including Citizen Schools, EARN and the St. Vincent De Paul Society. Lindsay Riddell, 31, is the clean tech and green business reporter for the San Francisco Business Times. In 11 years of reporting, she's covered venture capital, banking and finance, real estate, health care, fitness and environmental topics for several publications in Northern California, Tennessee and Georgia. Lindsay was the co-chair of the 2009 gala event High Stakes for Habitat and is chair of Habitat's speaker's bureau. Shabih Rizvi, 26, is a manager at AdMob, a startup mobile advertising company backed by Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners that was acquired by Google in November 2009. He currently works on the client support team ensuring the business needs of AdMob's customers are addressed in a scalable manner. Prior to AdMob, Shabih held positions in partner management and the Product Operations Rotational Development Program (ORDP) at Genentech.
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