Collaborative Staff and Leadership
Margaret Flores McCabe M.A.
Founding Executive Director
Margaret has played a central role in developing Secure Families’ collaborative model, which brings together legal service providers, community-based organizations, and public partners to strengthen the infrastructure supporting immigrant communities.
Through this collective impact approach, the collaborative works to ensure immigrant families have access to pro bono immigration legal services, social service navigation, and culturally responsive support.
Under Margaret’s leadership, Secure Families has built a trusted network of multicultural partners working together to address complex community needs. The collaborative focuses on strengthening partnerships, expanding legal access, supporting attorney engagement and education, and helping emerging nonprofit organizations connect to resources and opportunities that allow their work to grow and thrive. Margaret works closely with community leaders, nonprofit partners, and public agencies to strengthen systems that promote justice, stability, and opportunity for immigrant families. Her leadership emphasizes collaboration, shared learning, and building a coordinated ecosystem that allows organizations to work together more effectively in service to the community. Margaret, is the proud Latine daughter of two parents who were field workers as children, worked for over 25 years in the for profit world as a successful real estate investor and small business owner.
Jacqueline Brown
Immigration Legal Director
Jacqueline is an Assistant Professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she runs the Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic and has worked as the Supervising Attorney since its inception in 2015.
The majority of the clinic's clients are asylum seekers from the Northern Triangle in Central America and Mexico. Jacqueline has been in the field of immigration law, focused on removal defense and specializing in asylum, for over 15 years.
She started her career as an attorney advisor in the San Francisco Immigration Court for two years. She also worked for CLINIC's National Pro Bono Project for Children and had her own solo practice for eight years. Prior to law school, Jacqueline received an M.A. in International Relations, with a focus on migration and development.
Jacqueline served as an Asylum Liaison for AILA NorCal from 2015-2019 and she has been a co-coordinator for AILA NorCal's Family Detention section since 2016.
Chandler Jordana
Director of Development
Chandler Jordana is a multilingual and multicultural professional who has a master’s degree in international affairs from the University of Utah and over a decade of experience in nonprofit management and administration.
He has worked as a development director, executive director, project manager, and direct client services provider. He has also volunteered in multiple leadership positions on the board of directors for many nonprofit organizations empowering Latino, immigrant, and refugee populations.
Currently, Chandler works with Margaret to lead fundraising and partnership initiatives for the Collaborative.
Beth Aldridge
Program & Partnership Manager
Elizabeth Aldridge comes from a lengthy career as a healthcare administrator and is acutely aware of the needs of immigrant communities due to the intersection of health and immigration.
She has worked with the Secure Families Collaborative for two years and is passionate about human rights, immigrant empowerment, social justice, and resource navigation. She brings over 30 years of administrative and management experience to the Collaborative's teams.
Jessica Carmona
Outreach & Communications Manager
As the daughter of immigrants in a mixed-status family, Jessica brings a deeply personal understanding of the challenges our communities face. She joined Secure Families Collaborative because she’s passionate about ensuring immigrant families have access to the support, information, and legal services they need to thrive.
With a background as a legal assistant, along with experience in human resources, digital communications and design, she brings a unique blend of skills to this work. She’s a people person at heart—outgoing, compassionate, and committed to community-centered advocacy. She’s honored to contribute to this Collaborative alongside others who share this purpose.
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422 Larkfield Center #227
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The Sonoma County Secure Families Collaborative
422 Larkfield Center #227
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 856-4988