Leadership Team
The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH) is governed by a leadership team that includes Co-Presidents and individuals responsible for specific tasks: Outreach Oversight, LAPD Liaison, Fundraising, Volunteers, and Communications.
CINDI YOUNG
President
Cindi Young and her husband, Bart, have lived in Castellammare Mesa for 26 years. They have one adult daughter and two grandchildren. Introduced to PPTFH’s Volunteer Outreach in 2021 through her friend and neighbor, Carmen Kallberg, she finds the business of compassionately engaging with persons experiencing homelessness to be the most satisfying work of her career. A graduate of Santa Barbara’s Music Academy of the West and California Institute of the Arts, Cindi devoted 25 years to the development and management of non-profit musical arts organizations. A past President of the Castellammare Mesa HOA, Cindi serves on the Advisory and Architectural Committees. She and her husband founded the non-profit, all-volunteer Castellammare Security Committee (CSC) which focuses on providing security, via security cameras and an emergency notification system, in their community. Cindi is a graduate of LAPD’s Community Police Academy and LA’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). She is PPCC’s Area One First Alternate and The Council’s representative on the Homeless Outreach Committee of the Western Regional Alliance of Councils (WRAC HOC).
SHARON BROWNING
Past Co-President and The People Concern Oversight Liaison
Sharon Browning has been a resident of Pacific Palisades for nearly 30 years and is one of the founding members of PPTFH. She attends Palisades Presbyterian Church and served as a three-time Elder on her former Presbyterian Church’s governing board. She is a former President of the Bel Air Bay Club Board of Directors. She received her master’s degree in social work from UCLA and is a former Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Following her completion of the CORO Women’s program, she became Assistant Director of Training and Programs for the CORO Foundation, Southern California.
For the past 25 years, Sharon has been the owner and principal of Sharon Browning & Associates, an issues management and consensus planning consulting firm. She has worked as Lead Facilitator for Orange County’s 10-year Plan to End Homelessness and Lead Facilitator for Orange County’s Mental Health Services Act Steering Committee.
SHARON KILBRIDE
Past Co-President and LAPD Liaison
Sharon Kilbride is a sixth-generation member of the Marquez family, which received a land grant of the area now covering Santa Monica Canyon and Pacific Palisades in 1839. She has resided in Santa Monica Canyon for 58 years and graduated from Palisades High School and Santa Monica College. Now retired, she had a 33-year career as a corporate auditor for Safeway Inc. She currently sits on the boards of SMCCA and BOCA neighborhood associations. She also serves as treasurer for the Sanctuario San Lorenzo garden in front of the historic Marquez family cemetery. Besides working to preserve the cemetery, she has developed an educational program that teaches local 4<sup>th </sup>graders about the history of the area. For her community service, Sharon was honored as Pacific Palisades Citizen of the Year in 2015.
KIM CLARY
Volunteer Director
Kim Clary was a sales and marketing director in industrial real estate for many years. In 1986 she earned her master’s degree in social work (MSW) from UCLA with an emphasis on community organizing. Her MSW thesis was on homeless families in the Los Angeles area. She worked in the foster care system with homeless individuals and families and in psychiatric hospitals. Kim has been involved in progressive causes and campaigns throughout most of her adult life, including the United Farmers Workers Union, Campaign for Economic Democracy and U.S. out of Central America. Currently she is president of her homeowner’s board. She has been involved with PPTFH since its inception and has coordinated the Point-in-Time Homeless Count sponsored by the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority multiple years.
CAROL SANBORN
FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR
Carol Sanborn is a 45-year resident of Pacific Palisades, with a background in healthcare and law. She is a graduate of Loyola Law School and previously worked as an occupational therapist with cardiac rehabilitation and chronic pain patients. She has served Corpus Christi Church as Director of Pastoral Ministry for 25 years. Currently, she coordinates community outreach efforts with various Westside service organizations. Carol also serves as the Co-Chair of the Catholic Coalition for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles.
MARY ELIZABETH HORAN
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
Mary Elizabeth Horan is 30+-year resident of Pacific Palisades. Recently retired from a 35-year career as a clinical psychologist, she worked primarily with children and families in private practice, in the St. Matthew’s Parent-Toddler program, and Saint Raphael School. Over the past 30 years, she has served the following community organizations: Corpus Christi Parish and School, Sisters of St. Louis League, Loyola High School, Bel Air Bay Club, and PPTFH. She currently sits on the board of the Sunriver Women’s Club in Sunriver, Oregon.
CHRISTINE D'ARC TAYLOR
Communications EDITOR
Christine has served PPTFH since 2017 in various communications roles, most recently (before the restructuring) as Corresponding Secretary. A 30+-year resident of the Palisades, she had a long career at The RAND Corporation as a writer-editor and communications manager. She holds an M.A. in History and B.A. in Asian Studies. A classically trained pianist and singer, Christine also serves as a docent at the Getty Center in Brentwood, leading tours of the architecture and gardens.
