Our Senior Team

The senior management team brings to our children and our mission a cumulative 68 years of clinical practice, 49 years of non-profit management, 51 years of financial and human resources management, and an insatiable passion to help each child fulfill his or her promise.

Steve Eckert, LCSW - Executive Director

George Gatheru - Chief Financial Officer

Diana Linn, MFT - Director of Clinical Services

Kristin Wagner, LCSW - Director of School and Community Services

Tammy Jones - Director of Human Resources

Julie West - Director of Development

Executive Director
Steve Eckert, LCSW
510-268-3770 x 110
steve@ebac.org

Steve Eckert joined EBAC as Executive Director in 2004. His prior position was Executive Director of YMCA Mental Health Services in San Mateo County.

A licensed clinical social worker, Steve has worked with children, youth and families since 1980 in clinics, schools, jails and in private practice. Over the years, he has served in various nonprofit leadership positions and in the community developing collaborations among nonprofit, private and government entities.

Steve holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Lynchburg College in Virginia, a master’s degree in social work from San Francisco State University, and received his licensure as a clinical social worker in 1988.

Chief Financial Officer
George Gatheru
510-268-3770 x 103
george@ebac.org

George Gatheru joined EBAC as Chief Financial Officer in 2008. He is a career accountant with many years of experience with both nonprofit organizations and corporations in the Bay Area.

Prior to EBAC, George worked with agencies providing services to children and adults with disabilities and housing for seniors. He also has experience at several high-tech companies, including Leapfrog, Berkeley Systems and Netopia-Farallon.

A long time resident of Oakland and Berkeley, George graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Holy Names University.

Director of Clinical Services
Diana Linn, MFT
510-268-3770 x 119
diana@ebac.org

Diana Linn joined EBAC as the Director of Clinical Services in 2008. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a graduate of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. She also holds degrees from UC Berkeley and the University of California San Francisco in neuroanatomy and anatomy.
Prior to joining EBAC, Diana worked with a variety of Bay Area nonprofits serving children and families in the areas of mental health and supported housing services. She continues part time as a professor at The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and in private practice.

Diana oversees the six EBAC day treatment programs, which provide intensive all-day therapy and education for severely emotionally disturbed children and teenagers in special classrooms. She also provides advanced clinical training for EBAC staff.

Director of School and Community Services
Kristin Wagner, LCSW
510-268-3770 x107

kristin@ebac.org

Kristin Wagner joined EBAC as Program Director of Circle of Care/PALS in 2008 and became the Director of School and Community Services in 2011.

Kristin’s interest in social issues and social justice was nurtured at the College of William and Mary, where she received her BA in Sociology in 1990. Her social work career began in Chicago, where she earned her Master’s Degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago in 1992. She became a licensed clinical social worker in California in 2001.

As a resident of the bay area since 1992 and a current resident of Oakland, Kristin has a strong desire to impact her community through high quality, family-oriented service provision. Prior to coming to EBAC, Kristin gained extensive experience working in community-based non-profits, first as a direct service provider and later developing and directing programs.

Director of Human Resources

Tammy Jones

510-268-3770 x109

tammy@ebac.org

Tammy joined EBAC in 2010 as Human Resources Manager, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge from both the public and private sectors.

Committed to EBAC’s mission and vision, Tammy joins the senior team and looks forward to assisting the agency in reaching its goals. A self-described “people person”, she finds the work of human resources rewarding and challenging.

A resident of the Bay Area, Tammy is committed to Building Brighter Futures and Stronger Communities in the community in which she lives and works.

Director of Development
Julie West
510-268-3770 x108
jwest@ebac.org

Julie West joined EBAC as Development Director in October 2010.  Previously, she worked for six years with the American Lung Association in California in regional and statewide development positions and ultimately as the Executive Director for the Greater Bay Area region. Julie brings to EBAC broad development experience and expertise including individual donor development, special event development and management, and corporate and foundation partnerships. Before her work with non-profits, she spent a decade in information systems sales and product marketing. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University.