The Conscious Touch Teams Board and Staff bring a combined total of 111 years of experience working with individuals receiving long-term care, or near the end of life.

Meet the Team

  • Christopher Cherney

    FOUNDER & BOARD PRESIDENT

    has been a nursing home administrator since 1997.

    ccherney@ctteams.org

  • Michelle Sarrade

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    has worked as an elder care provider and program manager for 17 years.

    msarrade@ctteams.org

  • Kahtya Cherney

    DEVELOPMENT & DONOR RELATIONS ASSISTANT

    kcherney@ctteams.org

  • Ella Suchikul

    PROGRAM ASSISTANT

    isuchikul@ctteams.org

  • Dominick Alvarez

    RN, INFECTION PREVENTION (IP) CONSULTANT

    has worked as an elder care provider for 10 years.

  • Yadira Aldana

    BOARD MEMBER

    has worked in the nursing home industry since 2016.

  • Cristina Flores

    BOARD MEMBER

    has provided elder care for 30 years. She has taught at San Francisco State University and UC San Francisco.

  • Colette Mercier

    Colette Mercier

    BOARD MEMBER

    has provided care as a midwife and licensed marriage family therapist for 20 years.

  • Felica Stenson-Fletcher

    BOARD MEMBER

    has worked in hospice care for 30 years.