Key Staff Contacts

ADMINISTRATION

Nestor L. Fernandez II, Executive Director (415) 421-6443 x 11 nfernandez@tel-hi.org
Nestor has been involved with Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center since 2002, first as a volunteer, then as a board member, and since 2009 as a staff administrator. He has been a San Francisco resident for almost 40 years and earned his bachelor of science degree from San Francisco State University and his master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of San Francisco. Nestor is an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco, a public speaker on various business topics, and a youth basketball coach. He is actively involved with various public service organizations as a member, board member, and volunteer.

Ruchira Karamchandani, Finance Director (415) 421-6443 x 20  ruchira@tel-hi.org Ruchira has been with Tel-Hi since 2007, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and a master’s degree in Business Administration – Finance. Ruchira did volunteer work in India  before relocating to the United States. She enjoys contributing her financial skills to an organization that makes a difference in people’s lives. 

Ciel Mahoney, Development Director (415) 421-6443 x 27  cmahoney@tel-hi.org

Teresa O'Brien, Contracts and Grants Director  (415) 421-6443 x 34  tobrien@tel-hi.org

PROGRAMS

Tony Tyson, Director of Programs (415) 421-6443 x 13    ttyson@tel-hi.org

Jeffrey Ng, ASA Assistant Program Manager  (415) 421-6443 x 28  jng@tel-hi.org 
With Tel-Hi since 2004, Jeffrey has worked with youth since 2000. Currently earning his Site Supervisor permit at SF City College, he was born and raised in San Francisco and enjoys working out at the gym and doing anything competitive. Jeffrey loves seeing youth doing well five and ten years after they have left Tel-Hi programs.

Jora Atienza Washington, Beacon Director
(415) 956-1234     jwashington@tel-hi.org 
Jora was hired in 2010 to lead the new Youth Employment Services program. Previously she served as Senior Program Director with Oakland Asian Students Educational Services and as an After-School Learning Site Coordinator with Mission Learning Center and the San Francisco Unified School District. Jora is proud to have been an AmeriCorps volunteer for two years, where she worked with and coached SFUSD school teachers to improve their classroom practice. She has also been involved with the Youth Development Peer Network/Youth Worker Collective as a Steering Committee member and was selected as one of 50 state-wide Peer Mentors for California Afterschool Network's Statewide Mentoring Project. She grew up in the Philippines and Los Angeles and holds a bachelor’s degree in Italian with a minor in Linguistic Anthropology from UCLA. She enjoys creating engaging, relevant programming for young people.