MEET OUR STAFF
The staff at CSN is creating a compassionate, healthy, and safe Sonoma County community by empowering people at risk as they gain dignity, achieve stability and realize their highest potential every day. We do this through an agency culture that values compassion and accountability first.
Administration & Development Team
Permanency Supportive Housing Program Leadership
Housing and Wellness Program Leadership
Social Rehabilitation Program Leadership
Tom Bieri, MFT - Executive Director
As Executive Director of Community Support Network for more than ten years, Tom has leveraged his leadership experience including clinical work and senior management expertise, to position CSN as Sonoma County’s leader in supportive housing. As a community leader, he is exceptionally skilled at building model programs and sharing them with other community agencies serving similar populations. Tom serves on the Sonoma Continuum of Care of Homelessness Board of Directors and is the Co-chair of the Homeless Youth Task Force and the Best Practices and Integrated Health Committees. As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Tom’s experience with the client population, as well as his leadership skills make him a strong asset for CSN and the community. Tom participated in a year-long Leadership Development Program for Executives Serving Transitional Age Youth, put on by Compass Point in 2009.
Rita Larson - Director of Social Rehabilitation
Rita’s career has spanned nearly 35 years of working with behaviorally health challenged populations, including adults, children and teens. With over 25 years with CSN, Rita began her tenure as overnight staff at a residence before becoming a Residential Counselor, Program Manager and finally, Director of Social Rehabilitation. She is certified by Department of Health Services and California State Community Care Licensing.
Carrie Lara, PsyD – Clinical Director, Head of Behavioral Health Services
Dr. Lara is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked in various settings including community behavioral health outpatient clinics, nonprofit organizations, and large hospitals over the past 20 years. Her experience includes chronic behavioral health challenges, crisis evaluations and interventions, assessment, clinical supervision, and teaching/training. Dr. Lara has specializations in working with trauma, adoption and foster/relative care populations, transitional aged youth and developmental and learning disabilities.
Dr. Lara is also an award-winning author of four children’s books published through Magination Press, the children’s imprint of the American Psychological Association. The topics of her books have focused on cultural diversity and natural disaster trauma.
Rick Pearson - Finance Director
Rick has been with CSN since the Fall of 2023. Prior to that he was the Finance Director for the Humane Society of Sonoma County for several years, following work in the for-profit sector with tech companies and law firms. He holds degrees in Business Administration and an MBA from Dominican College in San Rafael, CA. He lives in Penngrove, CA with his partner Julie, their dog Riley and their small flock of chickens. Rick enjoys tennis, golf, cycling and the tremendous bounty Sonoma County offers in terms of food, wine and the great outdoors.
Tibbi Durney - Community Development Director
Tibbi brings over two decades of experience growing donor programs, leading fundraising efforts, and building meaningful community partnerships. She has overseen national grant review for hundreds of nonprofits and is skilled in cultivating donor relationships, designing effective outreach strategies, and supporting organizational growth.
At CSN, Tibbi is dedicated to strengthening community support for programs that help youth, adults, and families build stability and hope. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring the outdoors with her dog and spending time with her two teenage children.
Erin Harness – Staff Accountant
Erin received her Diploma in Accounting with Computer Applications from Empire College. Additionally, she earned her Bachelors in Mathematics from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Prior to working at CSN she taught at Empire College in their accounting department. As Staff Accountant, she works directly with the Finance Director to ensure that funds are properly managed.
Zachary Rosemoore, MFT – Youth Housing Director, Sanctuary House & Villas
Zachary brings his diverse background to CSN as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He is a graduate of the California Institute of Integral Studies, and UCLA. Previously, his work with severely diagnosed adults, children with diverse backgrounds, trauma, and addiction provides him with a strong foundation of clinical skills in serving Transitional Aged Youth. This diverse skill set aids Transitional Aged Youth, by providing supportive independent living. His ongoing goal is to maintain safe and healing communal living spaces, assisting the young adults served to move towards stability with a sense of intrinsic value.
Frank Peoples – Program Manager, Opportunity Program
Frank manages the Opportunity House Program, after over five years working with CSN. He completed his bachelors in psychology at Sonoma State University with the intention to help others. He has found his calling working with persons experiencing homelessness and persistence mental health trials. Having his ARF certification has given him a higher understanding of the care needed to run an adult residential facility, partnered with his experience as a crisis counselor, Frank has continued to support clients with compassion and understanding. After serving as a foster parent, he has a huge heart for people working through mental health trials and believes in providing services to underserved populations.
Pamela Law – Program Manager, Stony Point Commons & Grand Avenue
Pam holds a Bachelors of Science in Psychology, additionally, she brings decades of experience within low-income property management to CSN. She has a passion for social equity that drives her as the Program Manager for Stony Point Commons and Grand Avenue. Pam deeply appreciates the culture at CSN. The respect for each client and celebration for the opportunity to provide safe and affordable Permanent Supportive Housing to previously homeless adults. Pam is an avid swimmer, and strongly believes in the phycological and emotional healing brought on by being in the water.
Cassie Read, Program Manager, Hope House
Administrator certification for an Adult Residental Facility, work in Medical field for over 20 years, I have AA's in Natural, Behavioral, and Social Sciences, I support those we serve with empathy and compassion, I have a love for reading and learning, and hanging with my 2 boys. I am not sure what you'd like to use for the bio.