SELAH: Powered by Volunteers

Since its inception, SELAH’s volunteers have been our most vital resource. Everything we do starts with the hundreds of dedicated volunteers who’ve slapped on a name tag, rolled up their sleeves and helped our unhoused neighbors in the past year. Thank you to everyone’s who volunteered with SELAH for helping us build lasting community — for all.

SELAH Board of Directors & Officers

  • Louis Abramson, Board Chair & Member

    Louis is a scientist and organizer in Hollywood. He began volunteering with SELAH in 2019 and led the effort to extend SELAH's operations to Hollywood. He has led LA Times-featured efforts to deliver free produce to seniors and count homeless Angelenos. These experiences spurred him to run for State Assembly in 2022.

  • Jake Crammer, Vice Chair & Board Member

    Born and raised in Los Angeles County, Jake works as a Deputy Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California. Formerly, he worked at Inner City Law Center, providing direct legal services to unhoused folks living in Los Angeles. He and his two cats live in Echo Park.

  • Nicole Arbusto, Board Member

    Nicole is originally from New York City but now calls Los Angeles home. She is a casting director working in film, television, and theatre, and grew up volunteering around social justice and food issues. She met someone from SELAH at a Homeless Connect Day and has been involved with the organization ever since.

  • Paul Asplund, Board Member

    Paul is originally from Minnesota, where he built, crashed, and rebuilt his life. He’s volunteered extensively, served on non-profit Boards, and as an ED, twice. He lives in Pasadena with his husband and their cat and occasionally blogs at paulasplund.com.

  • Sarah O'Keeffe, Treasurer

    Sarah moved to Los Angeles in 2006 for a job and quickly fell in love with the city. She works as a project manager in interior design, tapping into both her creative and practical sides. She currently lives in Los Feliz with a fig tree she’s barely keeping alive.

  • Celeste Voce, Board Member & Secretary

    Celeste is an artist and freelance arts administrator. In addition to her volunteer work for SELAH, she serves on the Atwater Village Neighborhood Council Homeless Engagement Committee.

SELAH Staff

Sara Reyes - Executive Director

Zoe Witt - Operations Director

Rachel Sanoff - Volunteer Coordinator

Former Board

Hayes Davenport, Darius Derakshan*, Dorit Dowler-Guerrero*, Meredith Gallen, Cat Kim*, Janet Kim*, Bryan Kramer, Genevieve Liang, Tyler Martin, Michael O’Shea, Nithya Raman*, Lex Roman, Josh Scarcella, Justin Szlasa, Cathy Takemoto, Emma Thorne-Christy

*Co-founders

SELAH Partners

About My Father’s Business. Alexandria House. Ascencia. Bia Blooms. Bicycle Kitchen. Bombas. Clare Matrix. Clark Street Bakery. Cura Art. Department of Public Health. Dynasty Typewriter. East Side Jews. Echo Park United Methodist Church. Echo Park Trash Club. Exodus. Food Finders. Friends of the LA River. Give a Little Drive. HERO Network. Healthy Spot. Healthcare in Action. Hollywood Food Coalition. Homeless Health Care LA. Independent Shakespeare Company. Junior High Los Angeles. Kaimore. Keck School of Medicine. KARMA. Ktown For All. Law Offices of Robyn S. Hosmer. Los Angeles Community Health Project. LA Condoms. LA County Public Defender Mobile Homeless Clinic. LA Regional Food Bank. LAHSA. Lens Co. Maeve. Miracle Messages. Miss Rodgers’ hood. Mutual Aid LA. Northeast Neighborhood Outreach. Otis College of Art & Design. PATH. PATH Supportive Services for Veteran Families. Polo’s Pantry. Project Ropa. Public Carousel. Raven & Crow Studio. Saban Community Clinic. Safe Parking LA. Second Home Hollywood. Shelter Partnership. Shower of Hope. Silverlake Community Church. Slack. Timelist. The Center in Hollywood. UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. United Way. Urban Alchemy/5 Keys. Women’s Opposition Movement. Zebulon.