Our Leaders

Board of Directors

Mercedes Martinez, Board Chair
Community Activist

Joe Argilagos, Treasurer
Executive Chairman
Viamericas Corporation

Camilla Belle
Activist, Actress

Kelli Bernard, Vice Chair
Managing Partner, Los Angeles
Lighthouse Public Affairs

Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ
Founder
Homeboy Industries

Cecilia Cabello
Consultant

Martin Cabrera Jr.
CEO and Founder
Cabrera Capital Markets and Cabrera Capital Partners

John Cusenza
Investor

Troy Dawson
Vice President, Government Satellite Systems
The Boeing Company

Valerie De La Garza
Chief Executive Officer
Fenton Communications

Hilda Echeveria, Secretary
Partner
Ernst & Young

Jane Fonda
Actor and Activist

Alfred Fraijo Jr.
CEO & Founder
Somos Law Group

David Herbst
Founder and Managing Partner
Vectis Strategies and Vectis DC

Bruce Karatz 
President
BK Capital LLC

Fr. John McGarry, SJ
Director of Campus Ministry
Santa Clara University

Joseph Tomás McKellar
Executive Director
PICO California

Rick Olivarez
Founder and Managing Partner
Olivarez Madruga Lemieux O’Neil

Lupita Sanchez-Cornej
Regional Director, External & Legislative Affairs
AT&T

David Solomon
President Real Estate & Alternative Investments
Youngs Holdings Inc.

Michael Tubbs
Founder
Tubbs Ventures, End Poverty in CA, and Mayors for a Guaranteed Income

J. Michael Hennigan, Emeritus
Partner
McKool Smith Hennigan

Rob Smith III, Emeritus
President
Sierra Leasing Company

Executive Leadership Team

Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ 
Founder 

Steve Delgado
Co-Chief Executive Officer 

Shirley Torres
Co-Chief Executive Officer 

Jose Arellano 
V.P. of Operations 

Steve Avalos 
V.P. of Operations 

Mary Ellen Burton 
V.P. of Trainees Social Enterprises 

Dre Comers 
Director of Strategic Projects 

Fabian Debora 
Executive Director, Homeboy Art Academy 

Maria Flores 
Director of Youth Services 

Donna Harati 
V.P. of Wellness & Community Care 

Gilbert Muro 
Chief Financial Officer 

Mikala Rahn 
Chief of Research Evaluation & Strategy 

Hector Verdugo 
Associate Executive Director & External Affairs 

Thomas Vozzo
Senior Advisor

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