Staff
Executive Team
Omar Carrera
Chief Executive Officer
Monica Bonny
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer
Directors
Lucia Martel-Dow
Director of Immigration & Social Services
Sara Matson
Director of Development
Air Gallegos
Director of Education and Career
Staff
Aaron Burnett
Staff Attorney
Abigail Barton
Financial Assistance Specialist
Alejandro Lara
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
Alex Dubin
Paralegal
Amalia Saborio
Intake Specialist
Ana Tafolla
Client Success Manager
Andrea Rivas Iraheta
Client Success Care Navigator
Ari Hoffman
Paralegal
Ashley Busby
Youth Education Senior Manager
Axel Flores
SENIOR MANAGER, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Barbara Smith
HR Consultant
Catheryn Melgar
Youth Program Assistant
Cecilia Avelar
Youth Program Assistant
Cerrissa MacNichols
Grant Writer
Claudia Garcia
Youth Education Supervisor, College
Cristina Sosa
Case Manager
Edith Jimenez
Staff Attorney
Elizabeth Dembski
Marketing & Communications Manager
Emily Maloney
Development Associate
Fernando Barreto
Community Engagement Manager
Gloria Castillo
Crisis Intervention Manager
Grace Ozonoff-Richey
IMMIGRATION PARALEGAL
Henry Velasquez
UP! Program Supervisor, Middle School
Ilana Goldberg
Legal Outreach Coordinator
Irene De Leon
Community Outreach Coordinator
Ismari Maldonado
LEGAL ASSISTANT
Janet Lopez Galindo
Paralegal
Javier Villafañe
Facilities & Technology Coordinator
Jennifer León Caynan
Senior Manager of Leadership Giving
Jessica Marker
Social Services Senior Manager
Joana Castro Simonini
MANAGING ATTORNEY
Jordan Vasquez
Client Success Mentor Coordinator
Jyothsna Konda
Supervising Attorney
Karla Hernandez-Navarro
Education Navigator
Kate Rider
ESL Supervisor
Kiana Johnson
Development Assistant
Kristy Ponce
ILS Operation Manager- DOJ Accredited Representative
Laura Jiménez Diecks
Supervising Case Manager
Lauren Silver
Financial Assistance Supervisor
Lori Riyue
Staff Accountant
Luat Tran
HR Coordinator
Luis Alcala
Data Coordinator
Lupita Magaña
Case Manager III
Manuel Marcos Gutierrez
Intake Specialist
Maria Medua
Senior Development Manager
Maura Espinoza
Intake Specialist
Melanie Santos
Legal Assistant
Melissa Potts
ESL Senior Manager
Michael Gomez
UP! HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
Neshama Rakofsky
Administrative Manager
Pricilla Melo
Case Manager
Raymond Loc
Accounting Coordinator
Regina Vindel
Workforce Supervisor
Rosemary Costello
Development Coordinator
Roxana Guzman
Rental Assistance Specialist
Stephanie McNally
Advocacy and Policy Senior Manager
Sunhee Kim
Controller
Thomas Vogl
Senior Staff Accountant
Valeria González-Rodríguez
Volunteer Coordinator
Yolanda Oviedo
Senior Manager Residential Properties/COVID Response