welcoming mairena, binz, and khaira to cope’s board
We are excited to announce that Cope Family Center has elected Rosanna Mairena, Millie Binz, and Harjit Khaira to the Board of Directors! Each brings unique expertise and perspective that will help guide Cope through the next few years. What they share is a passion for Cope’s mission of empowering parents, nurturing children and strengthening our community!
Mairena has been an active Cope volunteer since 2017, working regularly with the Home Visiting team, assisting with disaster relief services after the 2017 fires, and supporting outreach and fundraising efforts. “When I was researching organizations to get involved with, I was really impressed with how Cope focuses on prevention,” Mairena said. “Their work creates a ripple effect through generations. Helping parents today impacts their children and their children’s children. That really inspired me and I knew I wanted to be a part of it.” She is thrilled to apply her customer advocacy, technical support, and operations expertise to the Board to further support Cope’s work.
Binz is the owner of Binz & Company in American Canyon and is passionate about expanding Cope’s reach in that community. “As a parent, I understand how access to the services that Copes provides can be life changing,” she said. “I am excited to contribute in any way possible to continue the good work Cope delivers to struggling families.”
Khaira has worked in a variety of roles from program coordinating to development work with organizations that serve children and families, including San Francisco Juvenile Hall and Community Resources for Children (CRC). Khaira feels her happy place is helping children thrive and become compassionate, engaged adults. “When I worked as a Development Director at CRC, I always had a tremendous amount of respect for Cope and its mission. I deeply care about the work that Cope does to support children and families and look forward to dedicating my talents to help further their mission,” she said.
Kathy Glass, Cope Board President, commented, “We are delighted to welcome these new Board members. They each bring strong commitment to our mission and their own unique wealth of experience that will help us continue to grow and evolve so we can continue serving children and families in our community.”