MEET OUR PEOPLE
Our team is made of community leaders working together to achieve our mission.
Administrative Staff
Matías Bernal
(He/Him/His/Él)
Executive Director
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 113
(559) 614-4421
Luis Sainz
(He/Him/His/Él)
Operations/IT Specialist
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(559) 291-5428 Ext. 102
Belen Martinez
(She/Her)
Marketing and Communications Fellow
(559) 291-5428
Martin Farias
(He/Him/His/Él)
Staff Accountant
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 120
Ana Luisa Lopez
(She/Her/Ella)
Human Resources Manager
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 102
Immigration Staff​​
Jesús Ibañez
(He/Him/His/Él)
Director of Immigration Services
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(559) 291-5428 Ext 116
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Luis Martínez
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Immigration Case Worker
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(559) 291-5428 Ext. 130
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Teresa Garcia-Lee
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Program Manager of Immigration Services
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(559) 291-5428 Ext. 104
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Gustavo Gasca Gomez
​(He/Him/His/Él)
Program Coordinator, Stop The Hate Project
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 106
(559) 708-3738
Zabdi Uribe​
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Staff Attorney - Affirmative Immigration Relief
(559) 291-5428
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Susana Magana Lopez
(She/Her/Ella)
Immigration Fellow
(559) 291-5428​
Luis Virgen
(He/Him/His/Él)
Immigration Attorney
Immigration Legal Fellowship Project
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(559) 291-5428 Ext. 129
(559) 803-8855
Luz Rincón
(She/Her/Ella)
Immigration Case Worker / DOJ Accredited Representative
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 105
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Jazmin Santos-Perez
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Immigration Case Worker
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 110
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Education Staff​​
Lilly Lomelí
(She/Her/Ella)
Inter-Act Fellows, Coordinator
(559) 779-7633
Special Projects Staff
Vianey Barraza
(She/Her/Ella)
Director of Education Programs
And Special Projects
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 121
Monique Jackson
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Outreach Specialist Team Member
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 115
Fernando Tercero
(He/Him/They/Them)
PoderArte Specialist
(650) 334-7977
Deanna Escamilla
(She/Her/Ella)
Special Projects Coordinator
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 121
Esteban Gutiérrez
(He/Him/Él)
Special Projects Fellow
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 115
Aliah Shaath
(She/Her/Hers)
Community Organizing Fellow
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 115
Francisco Robledo (He/Him/His/Él)
Outreach Specialist Team Member
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 115
Mariana Bautista
(She/Her/Ella)
Special Projects Fellow
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 115
Celeste Paredes
(She/Her/Ella)
Community Organizing Fellow
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 115