Staff Bios

Director

Tom Wilson - Executive Director

Administration

Pam Torres - Finance Director

Lisa Neumaier - Executive Assistant

Irene Marin - Administrative Assistant

Development

Janice Vela - Development Director

Paula Randall - Grants Manager

Joshua Castro - In-Kind Giving Coordinator

Pamela Vargas-Touchard - Multimedia Coordinator

Economic Development

Bob Jackson - Director of Economic Development and IT

Omar Carrera - Business Development Coordinator

Martin Steinman - ESL Coordinator/ Economic Development

Noah Harris - Business Services Coordinator

Adriana Acosta - Economic Development Assistant

Jesus Flores - Asset Services Coordinator

Family Empowerment "FE"

Family Resources

Sandy Ponek - Director of Family Services

Lupita Magaña - Family Resource Coordinator

Doug Campillo - Family Resource Coordinator

Lilian Jara - Family Resource Coordinator

Saul Godinez - Family Programs

Roxana Guzmán - Family Resource Specialist

Maite Durán - Community Leadership Coordinator

Vilma Macias - Family Advocate/Probation

Adrian Aragón - Reception

Gerovan Barrios - Administrative Intern

Youth Education and Development Program

Sheila Torres - Youth Program Director

Vanessa Vazquez - College Program Coordinator

Raquel Saunders - Youth Education Coordinator

James Wiley - High School Coordinator

Miguel Godoy - High School Coordinator

Roxana Aguilar - Youth Education Intern

Alexis Rodriguez - Youth Administrative Intern

Ensuring Legal Equity

Alyssa Simpson - Attorney at Law, Immigration Department Director

Erin Elskes - Staff Attorney, Immigration Department

Melissa Brandan - Immigration Paralegal

Gabby Aragón - Immigration Legal Assistant





 

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