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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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Liliana Castillo

Director of Administration
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Hannah Bishop

Adult Programs Coordinator
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Julia Cramer

Outreach & Community Initiatives Coordinator
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Carlos Bernate

Communications Coordinator
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Elizabeth Solano, LMSW

Youth Programs Coordinator
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KJ Delgado

Development Coordinator
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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