Meet the FHANC Team
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Executive
Caroline Peattie
Caroline Peattie is the Executive Director of Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California (FHANC) and has been with the organization since 1996. Prior to her association with FHANC, Caroline was the Executive Director of Sentinel Fair Housing in Oakland. She graduated from Wesleyan University with a B.A. in philosophy and earned a Masters degree in the Management of Human Services at the Florence Heller School of Social Welfare at Brandeis University. She is a board member of the National Fair Housing Alliance and has been working in the fair housing field since 1987.
Executive Director
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Julia Howard-Gibbon
Julia Howard-Gibbon is the Supervising Attorney. She represents FHANC in fair housing litigation and administrative complaints, and supervises FHANC's staff attorneys and housing counselors in advocating for tenants and homeowners facing housing discrimination. Prior to becoming the supervising attorney, she was a staff attorney at FHANC for two years. Prior to that she was a housing attorney in New York City. Since receiving her undergraduate degree in Women's Studies from UCLA in 2005, she has fought for the rights of tenants and those being excluded from housing, including members of protected classes. As a public interest attorney since 2013, she has represented many people in accessing or retaining housing and/or public benefits. She has also worked on many housing policy issues, testifying at City Council hearings, participating in panels and policy task forces, and working with local lawmakers to protect and strengthen housing laws affecting poor people and members of protected classes.
Maria Callahan
Maria is the Director of Investigations and Staff Attorney. Maria received her B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and her J.D. from William & Mary Law School. She is admitted to practice law in California. Maria loves to read, spend time with her cats, and explore Sonoma County with her husband.
Savannah Wheeler
Savannah is the Housing and Policy Attorney. She received her B.S. in Conservation and Resource Studies from UC Berkeley. She obtained her J.D from Berkeley Law, where she interned with the Consumer Justice Clinic at the East Bay Community Law Center. She is admitted to practice law in California.
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Supervising Attorney
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Director of Investigations and Staff Attorney
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Housing and Policy Attorney
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Kat Raymond
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Marco Rodriguez Gil
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Kat Raymond
Kat is a Housing Counselor and Investigations Coordinator. She started at FHANC as a Tenant Advocate in Sonoma County. Kat received her B.A. from Gonzaga University and her M.A. in Education. Kat loves to spend time with friends and family, travel, ski, and attend concerts.