Leadership

Governing board

GLORIA DECOSTE

Board Secretary

Director of Marketing
@ Nestle USA

Victor Linares

Board President

Parnet at Foth Engineering, Board Member and fractional CGO @ PM Baxics LLC

DR. DON THOMAS

Board Vice President

Physician @ Advanced Family Medical Care

WILLIAM RAMSEY

Board Treasurer

Business Consultant, Robotic Engineer, and US Army Veteran

DR. NICOLE IRVING-HOGAN

Working Board

Master in Project Management and Doctor in Organizational Change

Fundraising board

Arkbar Arsiwala

Fundraising Board Leader

PostBacc Pre-Medical Student @ Bryn Mawr. Former Naval Officer & MBA from the Ross School of Business

DANIELA TORRES

Fundraising Board Leader

Principal Consultant @ Healthcare Service Corporation

HANNAH MOONEY

Fundraising Board Leader

Founder @ Earlybyrd Creative

MANOELA VARELA

Fundraising Board Leader

Graphic Design and Marketing Strategy

VALERIA CABRALES

Fundraising Board Leader

Product Manager @ Amazon

executive board

DR. MARNEE SPIERER

Executive Board

Chief of Staff @ CTCA Phoenix

LORNA JOHNSON

Executive Board

Honorary Consul General @ Consulate of Jamaica

Volunteering board

DR. ANDREA FREIDUS

Working Board

Medical Anthropologist, Graduate Coordinator and Adjunct Faculty @ UNC Charlotte and Assistant Professor @ Michigan State University

TIFFANY AUGUST

Working Board

Associate Vice President of People & Culture @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

ERIN HELGERSON

Working Board

Founder @ Earlybyrd Creative

MATTHEW LEHMAN

Working Board

General Manager @ Grand Bohemia

CHRISTY BROWN

Special Programs

Owner @ One Village

DANIELLE MIHALKO

Special Programs

Executive Director, Customer Operations Global Accounts @ Lenovo

GIULIANA VASSALLI

Working Board

Investment Research Analyst @ Aksia

Empowering Girls in Marginalized Communities

Our support reaches girls from marginalized communities, where access to education is often limited due to factors such as poverty, cultural norms, and gender inequality