Meet Our Team

Shakoya Green Long, MA/MSW/ACSW, Executive Director, brings over twenty years of leadership, program, and fundraising experience in the behavioral health and social services non-profit sectors. She served at-risk youth, individuals with severe mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and individuals experiencing homelessness in her past roles. Shakoya earned her B.S., in Child and Family Development from San Diego State University, Masters of Human Behavior from National University, and Master in Social Work from California State University Dominguez Hills. She is involved in the community as a member of the Black Equity Taskforce, The National Association of Social Work, and is co-founder and CEO of B2B (Blessed to be a Blessing) Support Services Inc.

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Rebekah One, LMFT, Program Director, brings nearly ten years of experience in providing comprehensive mental health services in the community to children and families. She earned her B.A. in Psychology and a Minor in Business Administration from Azusa Pacific University and an M.S. in counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Long Beach. Having worked in mental health for years, Rebekah has seen how challenging it is for families to achieve independence when their basic needs are unmet. She believes in the mission at Thomas House which allows families to accomplish self-sufficiency and a true sense of safety.

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Martha Figueroa, Operations Manager, joined Thomas House in April 2018. As a shelter program graduate, Martha brings compassion, strength, and organization to our operations and community. She is a highly efficient operation manager and certified account bookkeeper with years of experience supervising multiple volunteer teams, interns, and employees. Martha oversees Thomas House’s property management, planning work schedules, procedures and policies, and onboarding staff to customer service activities, accounts receivable, billing, and preparing the organization’s annual audit.

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