About US

Our Compass  |  Our Story  |  Our Team  |  Partners and Supporters


 

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Our Team

 
 

Linda Prieto
Executive Director 

Angie Briones
Development Director 

Diana Viscarra
Programs Director 

Marta Dugarte
Operations Manager 

 
 

Jessica Magallón-Gálvez
Marketing & Development Manager 

Marlene Torres-Magaña
Programs Manager 

Alma Noriega
Programs Coordinator 

Fabrice Uwihirwe
AmeriCorps VISTA Fellow

 
 

Kevin Walsh
Grant Writer

Shelby Malvoso
Accountant

Gerardo García Palacios
Spiritual and Emotional Counselor

Matthew Cunningham
Social Media Consultant

 

Board of Directors

Erika Pretell
Chair & President

Sangita Jayaraman
Vice President

Eric Takaha
Treasurer

Susanna Tang
Assistant Treasurer

Beth Harrison
Secretary

Oliver Araque

Angélica Elizondo Bryant

Rodrigo Espinosa

Amado Flores Rentería

Anuj Gaggar

Stefani Jacobson Willis

Jeannie Karl

Jennifer Min

David Moore

 

Advisory Council

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
President, College of San Mateo

Elizabeth Weal
Upward Scholars Founder, and Community Volunteer

Tutor Council

Kelsey Austin-King
Education Researcher, McGraw Hill

Beth Harrison
Peninsula College Advising

Mike Mokelke
Managing Director, Enlumen BioCapital

Erika Pretell
Independent Market Research Consultant

Elizabeth Weal
Upward Scholars Founder, and Community Volunteer

Student/Alumni Ambassador Council

 

Claudia Martínez
Student Ambassador

 

Jennyfer Torres
Student Ambassador