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Tom Holmes Jeanette Smith Niki Clay Kimberly Garrison Chuck Reese Jenay Johnson Cathy Rice Camille Vincent Libby Wood Tammy Key Jenny Schmidt Chaz Simonds Claudia Pugay Johnson Chan Paul Simonds Susan Pareto

Tom Holmes

  • Senior Settlers project manager
  • Retired music producer
  • Passionate about all things musical
  • Married, one (almost) grown son

Jeanette Smith

  • Senior Settlers senior move manager
  • Treasurer, Board of Directors, Lighthouse Singers Gospel Choir
  • Retired co-owner ornamental metals manufacturing business
  • Retired high school English teacher, department chair
  • Retired high school professional development trainer
  • Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, UC Santa Barbara
  • Married, three grown children, eight grandchildren
  • Loves sewing, knitting, piano, hiking, kayaking, gardening, and photography
  • Native Californian, originally from the San Diego area

Niki Clay

  • Senior Settlers administrator
  • Small business administrator for over 10 years
  • Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and History, Sonoma State
  • Married, mother of one young son and one large dog
  • Marin native

Kimberly Garrison

  • Senior Settlers project manager
  • Retired stock and bond trader
  • Credentialed elementary school substitute teacher
  • Bachelor of Arts in Social Science with a minor in Business Administration, Chico State
  • Married, mother of one grown son
  • Loves to travel and to collect salt and pepper shakers
  • SF native

Chuck Reese

  • Senior Settlers project manager
  • Experienced senior care coordinator and estate resolution manager
  • Retired education curriculum developer and editor
  • Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Literature, UT Austin
  • Exceptionally good with plants
  • Gifted space planner
  • Originally from Austin, Texas

Cathy Rice

  • Senior Settlers project manager
  • Senior Move Manager – Certified (SMM-C), National Association of Senior and Specialty Move Managers (NASMM)
  • essentiALZ Certificate, Alzheimer's Association
  • Master of Arts in Education Administration, SF State
  • Master of Arts in Education of Exceptional Children, SF State
  • Teaching Credential in Mild/Moderate Disabilities, SF State
  • Teaching Credential in Multiple Subjects, SF State
  • Teaching Credential in Administration, SF State
  • SF Bay Area native

Camille Vincent

  • Senior Settlers senior move manager
  • Experienced horse whisperer
  • Married, one grown daughter
  • Fluent in Spanish
  • Originally from El Paso, Texas

Libby Wood

  • Senior Settlers business owner
  • Senior Move Manager – Certified (SMM-C), National Association of Senior and Specialty Move Managers (NASMM)
  • Subscriber, Institute for Chronic Disorganization (ICD)
  • Treasurer, Board of Directors, Marin County Section on Aging
  • Executive Committee, Board of Directors, San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences, Stanford
  • Retired Vice President, Information Technology Services, Federal Reserve Bank of SF
  • Married, three adult children
  • California native, originally from Mendocino County

Tammy Key

  • Senior Settlers operations manager
  • Senior Move Manager – Certified (SMM-C), National Association of Senior and Specialty Move Managers (NASMM)
  • Owner of Garden Spaces, Inc., a landscape design company
  • Associate degree in Horticulture, College of the Redwoods
  • Married with grown step-children
  • Originally from Missouri

Jenny Schmidt

  • Senior Settlers senior move manager
  • Retired elementary school teacher
  • Teachers’ Union treasurer
  • Volunteer teacher at Bridge the Gap and Canal Alliance
  • Teaching Credential, Dominican University
  • California Certified Nursery Person (CCNPro)
  • Landscape designer and maintenance gardener
  • Associate degree in Landscape Horticulture, City College, SF
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Oberlin College
  • Married, two adult children
  • Originally from New York

Chaz Simonds

  • Senior Settlers senior move manager
  • Retired hair stylist
  • Loves musical theater and enjoys travel
  • Dad to a large yellow Labrador Retriever
  • Marin native

Johnson Chan

  • Senior Settlers senior move manager
  • Technology consultant and educator
  • Quality assurance expert
  • Bachelor of Science in Graphic Communication, Cal Poly
  • Married, father of two young children
  • Fluent in Mandarin
  • SF Bay Area native

Paul Simonds

  • Senior Settlers senior move manager
  • Retired information technology business analyst
  • “Forgotten Felines” volunteer
  • Passionate about mid-century modern design
  • Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, UC Berkeley
  • Marin native, now residing in Sonoma County

Susan Pareto

  • Senior Settlers senior move manager
  • Master of Arts in Linguistics and Communication
  • Lover of languages (French, German, and Greek)
  • Passionate traveler
  • Originally from the LA area