Our Staff
Yessica Avila Barojas
Senior Manager, Digital & Creative Communications
Monica Banks
Manager, Professional Learning
Morgan Bennett
Advisor, Arts & Family Philanthropy
Dr. Lily Bui
Director, Climate and Disaster Preparedness and Resilience
Hansen Bursic
Manager, Marketing & Communications
Angelica Calderon
Associate, Finance
Jacqueline Carrillo
Senior Manager, Programs and Conferences
Rachel Doria
Director, Grants & Sustainability
Christine Essel
President and CEO
Ann Esteban
Vice President, Finance
Brenda Estrada
Director, Finance & Operations
Lidia Flores
Coordinator, Philanthropy California
Karen Freeman
Chief Operating Officer
Yolanda Gipson
Executive Administrator to the President & CEO
Eddy Gonzalez
Vice President, Knowledge & Communications
Amanda Gonzalez
Associate
Kameron Green
Vice President, Professional Learning & Family Philanthropy
Crystal Hand
Senior Manager, Data & Technology
Alexa Huerta
Associate, Fiscal Sponsorships
Justin Lee
Advisor, Corporate and Issue-based Programming
Kirsten Lew
Coordinator, Membership
Marissa Lopez
Coordinator, Grants & Sustainability
Tuly Martinez
Senior Vice President, Programs and Partnerships
Karla Mercado
Vice President, Philanthropy CA, Public Policy & Government Relations
Emily Michels
Senior Manager, Public Policy & Government Relations
Lucy Pan
Associate, Marketing & Communications
Katy Pelissier
Director, Programs & Conferences
Aimee Pila-Bravo
Director, Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative
Dr. Kristin Sandoval, MD, MBA, MA
VPAN Compliance Manager
Sequoia Thompson
Coordinator, Equity, Organizational Culture, & Dialogue
Matthew Vang
Coordinator, Public Policy & Government Relations
Meghan Zavala
Policy Fellow