Our Staff
Yessica Avila Barojas
Manager, Digital Strategies
Monica Banks
Coordinator, Professional Learning & Family Philanthropy
Cristina Garcia Barraza
Director, Veteran Program
Morgan Bennett
Director, Member Engagement
Jacqueline Carrillo
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
DIrector, Storytelling
Kameron Green
Vice President, Professional Learning & Family Philanthropy
Jan Kern
Senior Philanthropy Advisor
Jessica LeTarte
Manager, Communities & Engagement
Tuly Martinez
Senior Vice President, Programs and Partnerships
Karla Mercado
Director, Philanthropy California
Emily Michels
Manager, Public Policy & Government Relations
Bethanie Milteer
Manager, Programs & Partnerships
Samantha Monzon
Senior Associate, Finance & Operations
Katy Pelissier
Director, Programs & Conferences
Phuong Pham
Vice President, Knowledge & Communications
Aimee Pila-Bravo
Director, Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative
Erica Rey
Director, Equity, Arts & Culture
Alexis Smart
Manager, Sustainability & Membership Growth

Crystal Starr
Manager, Data & Technology
Sequoia Thompson
Coordinator, Equity, Organizational Culture, & Dialogue