About AFF

WHO WE ARE

Anaheim Fire Family is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) funded solely by donations and fundraising efforts operated by a Board of Directors. Our mission is to promote a Fire Family Community that offers support and camaraderie through events, resources and connecting families in order to maintain the strongest, most resilient version of Fire Families and Our First Responders.
If you have questions with regards to our non-profit please email us at connect@anaheimfirefamily.org or contact Janna Mooney at 714.883.4953

MEET YOUR 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JANNA MOONEY, Lead Program Director

Jan. 2020 - current
‍
I am married to Aaron Mooney who has been with the department since 2001. While we don’t have children, we are expecting a new chocolate lab fur baby end of February and can’t wait. I love spending time and spoiling my nieces Abigayle & Goldie, or so many of the fire family kids within Anaheim and other departments that I am blessed to be apart of their lives. You just never know what life has in store for you regardless of your plans; my personal experience of infertility gave me an increased passion to embrace life to the fullest, hold my friends and family closer and count every blessing! I am Realtor in Orange County with 26 years of experience; a slight workaholic but absolutely love what I do! In my downtime, I enjoy spending time with close friends and family, traveling to new places, camping in our fifth wheel, catching a baseball game, or relaxing at our little river getaway spot in Parker. I am extremely excited to help grow our fire family, strengthen ties and hope that everyone will step outside of their comfort zone, and bond together to build something great!

ELLEN GONZALES, Treasurer

Jan. 2024 - current
‍
Hi, my name is Ellen Gonzalez and I am married to Julian Gonzalez who has been with Anaheim fire since 2017. We live in Huntington Beach and have 2 children Adelaide (9) and Dolan (7). They keep us busy with various activities like swimming, baseball, flag football, Jr. lifeguards and are looking to start water polo soon. My husband is Bilingual and our children attend a Spanish immersion school.I have worked full time for UCI Health in Orange for 12 years and was lucky enough to get a part time position there doing the same job. I am a Physical therapist and I work in the out patient burn and wound clinic. I am also a Certified Wound Specialist. It is unique that I work with burn patients, we do treat many firefighters and often my patients are surprised and relieved when I share that my husband is a firefighter. In our free time we love to travel, hang with friends and family, cook, eat, and since working part time, I really enjoy sushi lunch dates with my husband when he is home. I am so grateful to be a part of the Anaheim Fire Family. I am very excited to start this new adventure with them and I am looking forward to helping serve and support all our fire families.

CARROLL HIRST, Secretary

Jan. 2025 - current
‍
Bio coming soon

SYDNEY DAGANHARDT, Marketing Director

Jan. 2024 - current
‍
My name is Sydney Daganhardt and my husband Evan joined the Anaheim Fire Family in 2020. We have two daughters and a crazy dog named Moose! We live in Corona where we just recently bought our first home! I am a stay at home mama, but I also do social media management and content creation for work. We love spending our free time with friends and family. As well as going on new adventures when we aren't enjoying our time together as a family. I am so excited to be a part of the amazing Anaheim Fire Family as the Marketing Director. I'm ready to keep families in the loop on what's happening in the Anaheim Fire community, and can't wait to meet all the lovely families!!

JENNA FRAGALE, Family & Child Resource Director

Jan. 2025 - current
‍
Bio coming soon

ANDREA MORRIS, Events Director

Jan. 2022 - current
‍
My name is Andi Morris and my husband Bryan has been with the department since 2001. I am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom to our two amazing kids that keep us busier than ever. Hudson is 11 and Harlow is 8, and they are both in year round sports, music lessons, and martial arts. So basically I’m an uber driver! We adopted a puppy who is now 1 year (Shasta) just to really make life crazy. When we aren’t at home in Huntington Beach spending our free time with family and friends, I am trying to cram in as many camping trips as possible with friends. I am so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the this incredible fire family, and am looking forward to meeting those of you whom I haven’t met yet!

HEIDI GILIA, Assistant Director

Jan. 2023 - current
‍
My name is Heidi Gilia and I am married to Jeno Gilia who has been with the department since 2005. We have two daughters Zella (8) and Rayze (6), in addition to 4 chickens and a bunny, who thinks she's a dog. We are currently in search of a puppy to add to our family. I was lucky enough to be a stay at home mom until the 2022 school year when I went back as a substitute teacher in Huntington Beach. The same year I became Rayze’s girl scout troop leader and involved with the Parent Teachers Organization(PTO/PTA) at our school. When I am not teaching, I’m volunteering in the girls’ classes. Both our girls love soccer and I was able to coach both of their teams. We are big football fans and die hard Chiefs fans, so now the girls are also starting up Flag Football. We love to travel as a family and with many of our friends. I am very excited to start this new adventure with the Anaheim Fire Family and be able to meet some new people. Many of my closest friends have come from this community and am excited to help others as well as myself continue to create these tight community/family bonds.

PREVIOUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME:

Tiffany Hernandez: 2020
Kelly Cheatham: 2020
Destiny Portillo: 2020 - 2021
Angelina Kunkle: 2021
Brittany Hitchcock: 2020-2022
Madison Petralia: 2020-2022
Sadie Albers: 2022
Elizabeth Fiorenza: 2021
Nicole Lindstrom: Jan. 2021 – Jan. 2023
Neda Anderson: Jan. 2021 – Jan. 2023
Kathy Lazar: 2020 – 2025
Sadie Albers: 2021-2022, 2024-2025
Andi Morris: 2022-2025
Heidi Gilia: 2023-2025