Introductions
The Staff of SPI
Together with our staff, students, and associates, we are a team of passionate individuals who are certified, experienced facilitators providing technical assistance on local, statewide, and national issues. SPI is invested in engaging, educating, and mobilizing high performance partnerships. Our core values include leadership, excellence and quality of life and will continue to collaborate and work with other stakeholders, community leaders, and subject matter experts to achieve our mission of being a catalyst for improving the communities we serve.
Steve Hornberger
Steve Hornberger has been the Co-Director of the Social Policy Institute (SPI) since 2014 administering a number of statewide contracts and local projects…
Lori Clarke
As Chief Program Officer, Lori brings innovation and excellence to design/development and facilitation of transformational insight …
Brenda Bothel-Hammond
Brenda Bothel-Hammond is the SPI Aging Specialist who has dedicated the past 20 years to supporting older adults’…
Angelica Oberleithner
Angelica joined SPI in 2016 and since then has provided program leadership across various initiatives, such as the statewide IHSS Training Academy…
Clorinda Merino
Clorinda joined SPI in 2022 as Implementation Specialist, supporting multiple projects across the Social Policy Institute. Clorinda brings extensive experience…
Leda M Albright
Leda has worked in the strengthening families field for the past 25 years and was Executive Director for a family resource center in Orange County…