Our Personal Assistants are caring, responsible, and experienced working with older adults. They’ve become a trusted, indispensable member of the household for many of our clients. Meet our team.
Gayle Ginsburg
San Francisco
Gayle has spent the last eleven years working with older adults to facilitate a safe and nurturing home environment. Following a career in operations with major corporations, this shift has allowed her to focus on working with people in the most rewarding work of her career. Organization, errands, home improvement projects, gardening — no project is too big or too small. Gayle’s best days are spent helping her clients achieve goals and rediscover things they enjoyed in their more independent lives.
Areas of specialty: technology assistance, home organization, transportation and errands, companionship.
Jeff Chin
San Francisco, Peninsula
Jeff is a retired software management professional who has worked at a wide variety of companies, ranging from Fortune 500 to early startups. He is an extremely organized, task-oriented person who loves to help people and get things done. Relishing being away from corporate life, Jeff now spends his time hanging out with friends, exercising, playing tennis/pickleball, working on his cars, fixing things around the house, enjoying good food & wine, and discovering new cocktail recipes.
Areas of specialty: technology assistance, home organization, automobile, electronics, home repair advice/consultation.
Joel Gile
San Francisco, Peninsula, Marin
Joel is a San Francisco native who somehow manages to juggle fatherhood, real estate, and a lifelong love affair with ballpark hot dogs. Once a race car driver and mechanic, he now channels his problem-solving skills into life’s bigger puzzles—like convincing his kids that coffee is for grown-ups and that dad really does know best. Equal parts gearhead, athlete, and gentleman of leisure, Joel brings an eclectic blend of interests to his work with older adults, where he’s known as a pillar of kindness and calm – with a well-timed joke always at the ready!
Areas of specialty: home organization, transportation and errands, companionship, field trips, automobile, electronics.
Leah Baron
San Francisco
Leah is a long-time contributor to Seniors at Home. In fact, her first job as a teenager was with the program and she volunteered for years. Leah joined the team as a Personal Assistant in September 2024. Her style is enthusiastic, collaborative, and connection-oriented. She loves engaging in meaningful conversations with her clients. Leah has worked in case management for domestic violence survivors and is currently pursuing her PhD in clinical psychology. In the future, she hopes to serve seniors in a therapeutic capacity.
Areas of specialty: technology assistance, home organization, companionship
Mary Kay Paul
Peninsula
Mary Kay is passionate about enhancing the well-being of older adults. Whether it be organizing, socializing, shopping, doctors visits, or technical help- she does it all! In her free time Mary Kay enjoys traveling, hiking and spending time with her husband, three daughters and their golden retriever Franklin.
Areas of specialty: technology assistance, home organization, transportation and errands, companionship
Becky Jones
San Francisco, Marin County
Becky has over 40 years of experience working in the field of human services with a focus on persons with disabilities and youth aging out of foster care. In the past 3 years, Becky has received her certification as an End-of-Life Educator and Advanced Care Planner through the International Doula Life Movement. She has followed a path from Iowa to San Diego to San Francisco. She has been with Seniors At Home for over a year as a Personal Assistant. Becky thoroughly enjoys working with seniors and hopes she brings as much joy to those she supports as they bring to her every day.
Areas of specialty: Home organization, transportation and errands, companionship, advanced care planning, end-of-life coaching and support.
Richard Carlton, MPH
San Francisco, Marin County
Richard spent most of his career in the mental health field, helping attorneys manage the stress of their work and personal lives. He feels that his work life has now come full circle, as his first employment (while attending Lowell High School) was working for a senior couple after school, helping them with errands and driving to appointments. He found this opportunity with Seniors At Home through the Jewish Bulletin.
Areas of specialty: Technology assistance, home organization, transportation and errands, companionship.