Staff and Board of Directors

Departments

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    Nancy Halpern Ibrahim

    Executive Director

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    Princess Manuel

    Associate Director

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  • Jorge Alvarez

    Director of Finance

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    Ivy Panlilio

    Development Director

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    Cyrus Kay

    Development Officer

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  • Alex Escobar

    Bookkeeping

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    Stephanie Lopez-Ruiz

    Human Resources Director

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    Yadira Arevalo

    Arts and Culture Project Coordinator

  • Karina Schaake

    Director of Research and Evaluation

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    Angelica Romero

    Program Manager

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    Renée Lujan

    Administrative Program Manager

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  • Ashley Lazaro

    Community Health Worker

  • Carmen Estrada

    Carmen Estrada

    Community Health Promoter

  • Claribel Rivas

    Community Health Promoter

  • Hector Ramirez Romero

    Community Health Promoter

  • Henry Saray

    Community Health Worker

  • Jose Morosco

    Community Health Worker

  • Maurice Oji

    Community Health Promoter

  • Xaviera Abdulrahoof

    Community Health Promoter

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    Monic Uriarte

    Director of Health Programs

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    Richard Balbuena-Cano

    GIS Project Coordinator

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    Gabriela Gonzalez

    Director of Promotores Programs

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    Juana Calel

    Community Health Promoter

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    Maria S Bejarano

    Healthy Homes Program Manager

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    Marjorie Aparicio

    Senior Community Health Promoter

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    Patricia Vargas Yah

    IPM Project Manager

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    Deisy Garcia Hernandez

    Promotora/Community Health Worker

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    Consuelo Pernia

    Senior Asthma Specialist

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    Melissa Pantoja

    Community Health Promoter

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    Laura Garcia Pacheco

    Community Health Promoter

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  • Jennifer Quezada

    Asthma Promotora

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    Norma Linares

    Community Health Promoter

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    Lisbeth Vilchez

    Community Health Promoter

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    Brenda Beltran

    Community Health Promoter

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    Clarissa Magana

    Community Health Promoter

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    Jeymie Meza

    Community Health Promoter

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    Moises Gomez

    Director of Economic Development

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    Dan Umana

    Facilities Manager

  • Brandon Franco

    We Are LA Project Coordinator

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    Cecilio Cruz

    Community Outreach Worker

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    Margarita Rosas

    Community Outreach Worker

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    Maribel Cepeda

    Community Outreach Worker

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    Nelis Calles de Ruiz

    Community Outreach Worker

  • Nerly Lopez

    Community Outreach Worker