Our Team
Celene Alva
Literacy Specialist​​​
Nicole Brice
School Based Department Manager
Stephanie Dietrich
School-Based Manager
Sally Lucchesi
Database & Donor Relations Manager
Shakirat Nkwuo
Senior Director of Human Resources
Lisa Wanzor
Chief Financial Officer
Kourtney Andrada
Senior Director of School Based Programs
Alondra Campos
School Based Program Manager
Kavitha Dulai
Institutional Giving Manager​
Alma Manzano
School Based Program Manager
Fetch Phoenix
Compliance & Evaluation Manager
Talia Wilson
Community Programs Manager
Jeri Boomgaarden
Chief Development Officer​​​
Shannon Cassidy
Director of Individual Giving and Donor Relations
Eva Gutierrez
Success Manager​
Johanna Masis
Director of Program Quality, Training, and Assessment
Selena Solorio
Community Engagement and Corporate Relations Manager
Jeanine Zolczynski
Communications Manager​
Kimberly Bradley
Senior Director of Community Programs
Courtney Johnson Clendinen
Chief Program Officer
Hada Guzman
Assistant Director of School Based Programs
Virgtrese McGee
High School Program Manager
Julayne Virgil
Chief Executive Officer​​​​
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Joy Chen
Co-Founder & CEO, Pure Culture Beauty
BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS
Lois De Domenico
Philanthropist
VICE PRESIDENT
Tami Munns
Senior Vice President, Corporate Services-Staffing, Robert Half International
BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS
Glenn Voyles
Retired, Investment Management
TREASURER
Sharon Davidson
Retired, Corporate Finance Manager
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Julayne Virgil
SECRETARY
LaShonda Griffin
VP, Senior Broker, Aon Risk Services
Marcia Argyris
Retired, Foundation Professional​​
Sheena Jain
General Counsel, Technology Start-Ups ​
Anya Ku
Deputy City Attorney & Girls Inc. of Alameda County Alumna ​
Pavna Sloan
Chief Nurse Executive , Kaiser Permanente​
Lisa Zengel
SVP, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Charmaine Clay
Retired Payments Executive​​​​
Megan Kelly
Clinical Psychologist, Lyra Health​
Kate Morrow
Attorney, Leone Alberts & Duus​​
Gabrielle Tierney
Principal, Tierney Consulting
Linh Doan Vo
SVP, Accounting, Zumper and Girls Inc. of Alameda County Alumna
Aisha Kelly-Vong
Head of People Excellence, Toast​
Nicole Patterson
Principal, Deloitte Consulting​​
Kimberly Veale
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Golden State Valkyries
Lisa Gross
Chief People Officer, Headspace
Carla Koren
Sr. Vice President Investments, Morgan Stanley
Marti Pozzi
Partner, Revenue Growth Services, Embedded Sales Leadership, Altus Alliance​
Danette Winkler
Vice President, East Bay Middle Market, Comerica Bank