John Jeffries, Founder/Chair
John Jeffries is the Chairman/Founder and visionary of The Terrace Foundation where John leads, develops and creates programs to benefit our seniors, persons with disabilities and families of low income throughout Santa Barbara County.
John is personally responsible for acquiring over 10 Million dollars for the benefit of the general public through grants and the negotiated sale of Pilgrim Terrace Homes here in Santa Barbara, California.
John was a Certified Management Agent for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for over 20 years and supervised over 30 properties from San Diego to San Francisco and as far east as Denver, Colorado, while in the employment of the second largest management firm on the west coast.
Prior to becoming a Certified Management Agent for HUD, John worked to develop humanitarian relief programs in Africa, the Philippines and the USA through various government agencies and economic engineers to meet the guidelines of recovery and repatriation of stolen US assets from over 134 accounts worldwide.
John was a vocalist for many years and enjoyed working with Gold Star Studios, Capital Records, Roberta Lynn, Summer of 42 Orchestra, Bobby Helms, Merle Haggard and performed in many venues in Nevada, Texas, Mississippi, and Japan. John owned NASHVILLE MOON PRODUCTIONS in Las Vegas, Nevada.
John has been married to Teresa Jeffries for 28 years and they have 5 adult children, 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Teresa Jeffries, HR Director
Teresa has been a member of the Pilgrim Terrace Team for 13 yrs. She held the position of our A.P. Secretary, Property Coordinator, worked with the Board of Directors for meeting preparations and was instrumental in all Social Activities. As the Property Coordinator Teresa oversaw all maintenance, HUD REAC Inspections and Scheduling of work orders. She has owned her own business and has two adult children here in Santa Barbara, both attended Bishop Diego H.S.
Jenn Skinner, RSC Assistant/Activity Director
Jenn Skinner joined the team at Pilgrim Terrace Cooperative Homes in May of 2015 to assist with social service programs, scheduling activities, and writing grants. Previous to this, she wrote grants for several other non-profits in Santa Barbara. She earned a bachelor’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and worked in the field for 3 years before starting and managing a small business with her husband Ron related to healthy eating.
Jenn is passionate about helping people lead healthier lives and has really enjoyed the community of kind-hearted residents at Pilgrim Terrace. On the weekends, she enjoys hiking, playing beach volleyball, gardening, and walking her dog on the beach.
Board of Directors
Board President: Michael Vondran
Vice President: Dave Sommers
Treasurer: Dean Vanecek
Board members: Alice San Andres-Calleja