Staff
Executive Team

Omar Carrera
Chief Executive Officer

Johanna Schleret
Chief HR Officer

Karen Rodriguez
Chief Financial Officer

Richard Martinez
Chief Program Officer

Sara Matson
Chief Development Officer
Directors

Aaron Burnett
Director of Policy and Civic Engagement

Air Gallegos
Director of Education and Career

Isabel French
Director of Marketing and Communications

Joana Castro Simonini
Director of Immigration Legal Services

Maria Medua
Director of Institutional Giving

Sunhee Kim
Director of Finance

Tammy Whiteduck
Director of Social Services
Staff

Aimee Velasquez
Legal Assistant

Alejandra Barajas Sanchez
Paralegal

Alex Nava
Quality Control Specialist

Amalia Saborio
Case Manager I

Arandu Alvarez Cruz
Social Services Senior Manager

Argelia Gomez
Behavioral Health Clinician

Arim Cordova
Workforce Target Navigator

Avanika Sharda
Grant Writer

Axel Flores
SENIOR MANAGER, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Bree Doan
Adult Education Senior Manager

Carla Acevedo
Partnership Health Coordinator

Carly Finkle
Senior Policy Manager

Cecilia Avelar
UP! Program Supervisor, Middle School

Cerrissa MacNichols
Grant Writer

Cristina Parra
Community Engagement Coordinator

Cristina Sosa
Case Manager

David Vinas
UP! High School Program Supervisor

Deion Mason
HR & Recruiting Manager

Diana Benitez
Sr. Manager of Advocacy & Engagement

Diana Pearson
Leadership Giving Circle Coordinator

Edgardo Vasquez
Marin Climate Justice Collaborative Planner

Edith Jimenez
Supervising Attorney

Elaine Tannous
Behavioral Health Program Supervisor

Elci Vara Escobar
Youth Education Program Assistant

Ema Rocha
Staff Attorney

Emily Maloney
INDIVIDUAL GIVING MANAGER

Erika Rodriguez
Behavioral Health Navigator

Everett Pina
Staff Accountant

Fabiola Hernandez Lopez
College to Career Program Supervisor

Fabiola Wilcox
Adult Education Navigator

Franccesca Santana
Workforce Career Navigator

Gabriela Fischer
Behavioral Health Clinician

George Barahona
Communications Associate

Gerardo Maldonado
Receptionist

Grace Ozonoff-Richey
Operations Manager

Henry Velasquez
Youth Education Senior Manager

Javier Villafañe
Facilities & Technology Coordinator

Jennifer Diaz
Intake Specialist

Jennifer León Caynan
Senior Manager of Leadership Giving

Jyothsna Konda
Supervising Attorney

Karla Hernandez-Navarro
Adult Education Supervisor

Kate Rider
Adult Education Supervisor

Korey Ramirez
Behavioral Health Navigator

Kristy Ponce
ILS Operation Manager- DOJ Accredited Representative

Laura Jiménez Diecks
Senior Manager of Health Services

Laura Schultz
Volunteer Coordinator

Leslie Pech
Paralegal

Liam White
Jr. Staff Accountant

Manuel Marcos Gutierrez
Development Operations Supervisor

Mary Novak
HR & Payroll Manager

Melanie Santos
Paralegal

Miriam Amador
Youth Program Assistant

Natalia Ordonez-Chavez
Intake Specialist

Nusrat Islam
College to Career Navigator

Pricilla Melo
Case Manager

Raul Mendez
Paralegal

Regina Vindel
Workforce Supervisor

Roxana Guzman
Case Manager III

Samantha Trancoso
Legal Assistant

Sandra Robledo Cornejo
Naturalization Unit Supervisor

Sindy Guevara
Quality Control Specialist

Thomas Vogl
Accounting Manager

Valentina Bravo
Client Success Program Supervisor Opportunities for Youth (OFY)

Vivian Alatorre
Office Manager

Yolanda Oviedo
Senior Manager of Housing

Zully Lopez
Quality Control Specialist