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The Big Skills Team
Program Director: Sean Ticknor
Sean Ticknor has decades of experience working as an Engineer and Structural Designer. In 2009, he started his own design consultant business. Sean obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Structural Civil Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1999, and has been working in the construction industry ever since. His diverse experience in carpentry, woodworking, electrical work, plumbing, and structural design lend well to this project. Sean has also been actively volunteering and tutoring at his two son’s schools for decades. He enjoys is passionate about building, educating and inspiring others.
Sr. Program Manager: Danielle Faulkner
Danielle Faulkner is a Bay Area native. Now she is tackling California's housing crisis one tiny home at a time. Building homes and careers with Rebuilding Together, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating safe homes and communities. Operating a novel program training the next generation of skilled tradespeople, creating affordable housing, and addressing housing equity and preservation in the Bay Area.
Former lab manager and researcher in developmental psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. Research experience focusing on: knowledge acquisition and concept development in children; preterm-neonatal interventions and screens for mother-child dyadic health; effects of genetics and perinatal environment on the physiology and behavior of rodents. Honors Thesis experimentally studied the development of children's capacity to invent tools.
Danielle obtained her B.A. with Honors in Psychology & Cognitive Science (minor) from Williams College in 2019. A former research scientist, she pivoted from academia to pursue her interest in fixing, building, and making. After graduating RichmondBuild in 2023, where she learned the fundamentals of carpentry, Danielle notched a variety of skills into her toolbelt as RTEBN’s project manager. Now Big Skills’ Sr. Program Manager, she is thrilled to teach and learn while building houses.
The RTEBN BOD
Rebuilding Together East Bay Network (RTEBN) is a local nonprofit that preserves affordable home ownership and revitalizes our community by providing free rehabilitation and critical repairs to the homes of income qualified seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. Since our inception in 1992 as “Christmas in April,” we have improved more than 650 homes and 140 Community Facilities in Berkeley, Emeryville, Albany, and Richmond.
RTEBN is an affiliate of Rebuilding Together, a national organization with affiliates in communities across the country. Rebuilding Together and its affiliates complete about 10,000 rebuild projects nationwide each year.