Meet Our Team

Administration

David Sáez, He/Him/Él

Co-Executive Director

Marissa Elena Zarate, She/Her/Ella

Co-Executive Director

Brook Edwards, She/Her/Ella

Associate Director

Andrew Nordio, He/Him/Él

Finance Director

Rachel Harding, She/Her/Ella

Finance Specialist

Hiba Shocair, She/Her/Ella

Communications & Development Specialist

Ma de Lourdes Mendez Iñiguez

Reception

Business Services

Jaime E. Covarrubias, He/Him/Él

Business Program Manager

Evy Hernandez

Business Class Instructor

Community Gardens

Gatlin Fasone Alshuyukh, She/Her/Ella

Organic Garden Program Manager

Elva Webster

Organic Garden & Community Engagement Coordinator

Luz Fandiño, She/Her/Ella

Organic Garden Program Assistant

Gloria Itzel Carbajal Jaimes, She/Her/Ella

Organic Education and Production Coordinator

Community Mental Health

Samantha Martinez, She/Her/Ella

Program Manager

Jacob Ferrer, He/Him/Él

Therapist

Norma Dominguez-Cruz, She/Her/Ella

Mental Health Program Support Specialist

Education

Fernanda Martínez, She/Her/Ella

Education Program Manager

Lydia Flores, They/She/Elle/Ella

Student Services and Volunteer Coordinator

Jessica Worley, She/Her/Ella

Instructor

Alma Lopez, She/Her/Ella

Instructor, Onsite Coordinator

Carlos Guzman Montoya, He/Him/Él

Instructor

Carlos Santana Naranjo, He/Him/Él

Pilas On-Site Assistant/Floating Instructor

Caitlin Greene

Education Specialist

Chenoa Skaggs, She/Her/Ella

Instructor

Glenda Izumi, She/Her/Ella

Instructor

Gricelda Lopez Martin, She/Her/Ella

Childcare Lead

Leah Claypool, She/Her/Ella

Instructor

Leticia Torres, She/Her/Ella

Childcare Assistant

Lourdes Contreras, She/Her/Ella

Childcare Assistant

María J Oloño, She/Her/Ella

On-Site Coordinator

María Morey, She/Her/Ella

On-Site Coordinator

Marta Montoya de Guzman, She/Her/Ella

Childcare Assistant

Maya Gonzalez, She/Her/Ella

Instructor Assistant

Michele Fort, She/Her/Ella

Instructor

Miranda Burrows, She/Her/Ella

Instructor

Victor Nicolas Gaspar, She/Her/Ella

Instructor

Recovery Services

Basilio Sandoval-Arreola, He/Him/Él

Clinical Supervisor and Program Manager

Cynthia Echeverria, She/Her/Ella

Intake Coordinator

Maria Cristina Flores Dominguez, She/Her/Ella

SUDS Assistant Manager/Peer Mentor Supervisor

Alberto Lepe-Romero, He/Him/Él

Counselor

Angelo Zarta, He/Him/Él

Counselor

Aurora Garcia, She/Her/Ella

Certified Peer Mentor

Dade R. Grimes, He/Him/Él

Billing and Compliance Specialist

David Torres, He/Him/Él

Peer Support Specialist

Dinora Aguilar, She/Her/Ella

CADC-R

Estela Vega-Rios, She/Her/Ella

Certified Peer Mentor

Jose Alfredo Marquez Alonso, He/Him/Él

Counselor in training

Luis Mendez, He/Him/Él

Intake Coordinator

Ma Cocepcion Samano Patino

Peer Mentor

Social Services

Gloria P Acosta, She/Her/Ella

Program Manager

Ava Pugliese, She/Her/Ella

Case Worker

Bianca Hernandez

Case Worker

Elda Carrillo, She/Her/Ella

Case Worker

Pablo Sierra, He/Him/Él

HRSN Coordinator

Ruth Lopez Ferrer, She/Her/Ella

Case Worker

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