who we are
Board & Staff
Our Board
Rev. Shay W. Auerbach, S.J.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church | President
Vanesa Mariani Pena
Mary Kay Cosmetics | Secretary
Rocio Rosa
Community Volunteer | Vice President
Nick Owens
Harris Williams | Treasurer
Members at Large
Tyler Agee
Bon Secours Richmond Health System
Victor Chacon
Carytown Cupcakes
John Bullen
TForce Freight
Tanya Gonzalez
Executive Director
Mike Grow
M.J. Grow Consulting
Linda Jackson-Shaw
Community Volunteer
Shannon Leistra
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco
Tom C. Narvaez, Esq.
Williams Mullen
Joe Piacentino
Colonial Webb
Lauren Winston
Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
William F. Weber
Community Volunteer
Luis Rodriguez
Truist Bank
Claudia B. Mills
Performance Food Group
Our Staff
Tanya Gonzalez
Executive Director
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Carolina Lugo
Director of Programs
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Candra Parker
Director of Development
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Tristan Alexander Wall
Food Bank & Volunteer Engagement
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Brenda Aroche
Administrative Program Assistant
Jose Galvez
Operations Coordinator
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Daniel Bickett
Immigration Legal Services Program Accredited Representative
Johnny Rodriguez
Data Assistant
Cynthia Reyes
Program Assistant for Immigration Legal Services Program
Leidy Rodriguez Martinez
Child Care Assistant & Evening Programs Receptionist
Stephanye Fuina
Financial Resources Navigator
Peter Farago
Immigration Legal Services Program Accredited Representative
Isabel Fuenmayor
School Readiness Program Facilitator
Ramón Zabala
Famigos Program Facilitator
Marisol Serrano
Adult Education Programs Assistant
Bill Allman
ESL Program Lead Instructor
Josselyn Valenzuela
Bilingual Career Navigator
Mauricio Soria
GED Instructor
Lidia Bustillo
Bus Driver
Santos Lopez Perez
GED Instructor
Leticia Ayala
CCB Program Facilitator
Jesus Rodolfo Carpio
Bus Driver
Lina Webster
Receptionist
Claudia Martinez
Children’s Program Assistant & Abriendo Puertas Facilitator