About Us

Our Compass  |  Our Story  |  Staff and Board  |  Partners and Supporters


 

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Team

 
 

Linda Prieto
Executive Director 

Diana Viscarra
Programs Director 

Marta Dugarte
Operations Manager 

Jessica Magallón-Gálvez
Marketing & Development Manager 

 
 

Marlene Torres-Magaña
Programs Manager 

Adriana Luna
Programs Coordinator 

Alma Noriega
Programs Coordinator 

Mary Padilla
AmeriCorps VISTA Fellow

 
 

Kainat Khan
East Bay Student Intern

Matthew Cunningham
Social Media Consultant

Kevin Walsh
Grant Writer

Shelby Malvoso
Accountant

Gerardo García Palacios
Spiritual and Emotional Counselor

 

Board of Directors

 

Erika Pretell
Chair & President

Marilyn Ezrin
Vice President

Eric Takaha
Treasurer

Beth Harrison
Secretary

 

Oliver Araque

Angélica Elizondo Bryant

Rodrigo Espinosa

Amado Flores Rentería

Anuj Gaggar

Stefani Jacobson Willis

Sangita Jayaraman

Jeannie Karl

David Moore

Monica Nuñez

Advisory Council Members

Alicia Aguirre
City Council Member, Redwood City, and Professor, Cañada College

Carrie Du Bois
Sequoia Union High School Board Member

Jon Goulden
SV2 Partner and Portola Valley Planning Commission Member

Dr. Manuel Alejandro Pérez
Vice President of Student Services, Cañada College

Elizabeth Weal
Upward Scholars Founder, and Community Volunteer

Student/Alumni Ambassador Council Members

 

Kainat Khan
Student Ambassador

Claudia Martínez
Student Ambassador

María Reyes
Student Ambassador

Jennyfer Torres
Student Ambassador