Our Team

Board

of Directors

Marina Delgado

Secretary Treasurer

Richard Hopson
Joy Susan Hutchinson
Sonia Peña
Elena Popp

Board Chair

ACCE

Staff

Patricia Aguiar

Contra Costa Community Outreach Coordinator

Luis Fernando Anguiano
Statewide Communications Associate
Shea Dlott

Development Coordinator

Kijani Edwards
Oakland Director
Jovana Fajardo

Sacramento Director

Lupita Gonzalez

Los Angeles Organizer

Gabriel Guzman
San Diego Organizer
Sarah Guzman
San Diego Organizer
Curran Hamilton

Lead Administrative Assistant

Jazmine Hirt
Oakland Organizer
Christina Livingston

Statewide Executive Director

Jose Lopez

San Diego Director

Alexa Martinez

San Diego Administrative Assistant

Grace Martinez

Deputy Director

Gisele Mata

Los Angeles Administrative Assistant 

Peggy Mears

Operations Director

Patricia Mendoza

Statewide Online to Offline Organizer

Sylvia Moore

Communications Lead

Monica Madrid

Sacramento Organizer

Estuardo Mazariegos
Los Angeles Co-Director
Rosalinda Montes Palacios

Contra Costa Administrative Assistant

Edith Pastrano

Contra Costa Lead Organizer

Mayron Payes

Training Director

Juan Rubalcava

Civic Engagement Coordinator

Lily Sandlin

Sacramento Office Admin

Amy Schur

Campaign Director

David Sharples

Contra Costa Director

Ethan Silverstein
Staff Attorney
Leah Simon-Weisberg

Legal Director for Anti-Displacement and Land Use Programs

Anya Svanoe

Communications Director

Raul Velasquez

Contra Costa Organizer

Nancy Villanueva

Los Angeles Lead Organizer

Chad Williams
Los Angeles Organizer
Devin Williams

Contra Costa Organizer

Melvin Willis

Contra Costa Organizer

Sergio Vargas

Los Angeles Co-Director

Charles Xu
Los Angeles Organizer
Jackie Zaneri

Senior Attorney

Hassan Zuniga

Los Angeles Organizer

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