Staff
Executive Team
Omar Carrera
Chief Executive Officer
Johanna Schleret
Director of Human Resource
Karen Rodriguez
Chief Financial Officer
Richard Martinez
Vice President of Programs
Sara Matson
Chief Development Officer
Directors
Aaron Burnett
Staff Attorney
Air Gallegos
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND CAREER
Isabel French
Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications
Joana Castro Simonini
Director of Immigration Legal Services
Maria Medua
Director of Institutional Giving
Tammy Whiteduck
Director of Social Services
Staff
Aimee Velasquez
Legal Assistant
Alejandra Barajas Sanchez
Paralegal
Alex Nava
Health Specialist
Amalia Sabario
Case Manager
Arandu Alvarez Cruz
Health Supervisor
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
Community Resilience Coordinator
Carly Finkle
Senior Policy Manager
Cecelia Avelar
UP! Program Supervisor, Middle School
Cerrissa MacNichols
GRANT WRITER
Cristina Parra
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
Cristina Sosa
Intake Specialist
David Vinas
UP! High School Program Supervisor
Deion Mason
HR & Recruiting Manager
Diana Benitez
Sr. Manager of Advocacy & Engagement
Diana Pearson
Leadership Giving Associate
Edgardo Vasquez
Marin Climate Justice Collaborative Planner
Edith Jimenez
Staff Attorney
Elaine Tannous
Behavioral Health Program Supervisor
Elci Vara Escobar
Youth Education Program Assistant
Ema Rocha
Staff Attorney
Emily Maloney
INDIVIDUAL GIVING MANAGER
Everett Pina
Staff Accountant
Fabiola Hernandez Lopez
College to Career Program Supervisor
Fabiola Wilcox
Adult Education Navigator
Franccesca Santana
Workforce Service Supervisor
Gabriela Fischer
Behavioral Health Clinician
George Barahona
Communications Associate
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
Senior 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
Health Supervisor
Liam White
jr-staff-accountant
Manuel Marcos Gutierrez
Development Data and Admin Coordinator
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
Regina Vindel
Workforce Development Navigator
Samantha Trancoso
Legal Assistant
Sindy Guevara
Health Specialist
Thomas Vogel
Accounting Manager
Vivian Alatorre
Office Manager
Yolanda Oviedo
Senior Manager of Housing
Zully Lopez
Health Specialist
