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Yessica Avila Barojas
Senior Manager, Digital Strategies
Monica Banks
Manager, Professional Learning & Family Philanthropy
Morgan Bennett
Director, Member Engagement

Lily Bui
Manager, Climate and Disaster Preparedness and Resilience

Hansen Bursic
Manager, Marketing & Communications

Jacqueline Carrillo
Senior Manager, Programs and Conferences
Barbara Dibs
Manager, Membership
Rachel Doria
Director, Grants & Sustainability
Christine Essel
President and CEO
Ann Esteban
Vice President, Finance
Brenda Estrada
Director, Finance & Operations

Karen Freeman
Chief Operating Officer
Yolanda Gipson
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Eddy Gonzalez
Vice President, Knowledge & Communications
Kameron Green
Vice President, Professional Learning & Family Philanthropy

Crystal Hand
Senior Manager, Data & Technology

Alexa Huerta
Associate, Fiscal Sponsorships
Jan Kern
Senior Philanthropy Advisor

Marissa Lopez
Coordinator, Grants & Sustainability

Amber Martinez
Vice President, Membership & Sustainability
Tuly Martinez
Senior Vice President, Programs and Partnerships
Karla Mercado
Director, Philanthropy CA
Emily Michels
Manager, Public Policy & Government Relations
Samantha Monzon
Senior Associate, Finance & Operations

Lucy Pan
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Katy Pelissier
Director, Programs & Conferences
Aimee Pila-Bravo
Director, Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative

Kristin Sandoval
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Sequoia Thompson
Coordinator, Equity, Organizational Culture, & Dialogue

Matthew Vang
Coordinator, Public Policy & Government Relations