Mission driven, results oriented

Meet Our Team

The LSS team brings decades of experience in diverse issue areas, including affordable housing, homelessness, public health, disaster recovery, finance, and community development.

Rachel Ralston - Chief of Staff

Rachel Ralston
Chief of Staff

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Chris Hardy

Chris Hardy
Associate

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Brittany Halfhide

Brittany Halfhide
Associate

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Shena Service

Shena Service
Funds Administration Analyst

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Executive Team

Jennifer LeSar - Founder & CEO

Jennifer LeSar
Founder and CEO

Rich Valdez - Chief Operating Officer

Rich Valdez
Chief Operating Officer

Francesca San Diego - CFO

Francesca San Diego
Chief Financial Officer

Quality outcomes

Let’s work on your project together

Let us help broaden your impact.

Together we can forge meaningful and impactful solutions for thriving, successful communities.

Explore these services and more:

Project Management, Staffing, and Reporting

Evaluating opportunities in priority action areas

Program design and implementation

Innovation, sustainable, and evidence-based strategies

Fiduciary and grantmaking services

Payment processing, performance monitoring, and report generation