Board Of Directors

Board Of Directors

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OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Alex Hemmelgarn

Chair

Lewitt Hackman - Attorney

Margo Messina

Vice Chair

 Bank of America -  Senior Vice President & Region Executive,
West Community Region

Paula Bahamon

Secretary

Mission Valley Bank - Vice President & Community Development Officer 

Steve Brown

Treasurer

Real Estate Investor & Finance - Retired

Ron Villafana

Director

State Comp. Insurance Fund - Retired

Robert Rawitch

Director

L.A. Times and Winner & Associates - Retired

Taylor Vernon

Director

Attorney

OUR STAFF

Janet Marinaccio

President and CEO

(818) 686-7321
Janet @mendpoverty.org

Jenny Gutierrez

Chief Operating Officer

(818) 686-7322
Jenny @mendpoverty.org

Jesus Cano

Chief Financial Officer

(818) 686-7353
Jcano @mendpoverty.org

Chanya Blumenkrantz

Chief Development Officer

(818) 686-7320
Chanya @mendpoverty.org

Maria Jimenez

Managing Director of Program Strategy

(818) 686-7325
Maria @mendpoverty.org

Maggie Gregor

Program Director

(818) 686-7350
Maggie @mendpoverty.org

Sarah Segal

Executive Assistant

(818) 686-7333
Sarah @mendpoverty.org

NOW RECRUITING

Program Manager/Supervising UMHP

(Bilingual Spanish/English Required)

NOW RECRUITING

Project Lead/Senior UMHP

(Bilingual Spanish/English Required)

Marcella Jackson

Program Manager,
Community Nourishment Programs (CNP)

(818) 686-7334
Marcella @mendpoverty.org

Emma O'Brien

Program Manager, Employment Services
& Community Engagement

(818) 686-7319
Emma @mendpoverty.org 

Brenda Morales

  Program Manager,
Community Wellness & Outreach

(818) 686-7312
Brenda @mendpoverty.org 

April Cerrato

Community Partnerships & Engagement Coordinator, CNP

(818) 686-7360
April @mendpoverty.org

Giselle Garcia

Program Associate, CNP

(818) 686-7347
Giselle @mendpoverty.org

Rose Pastrana

CNP Warehouse Associate

(818) 686-7302
Rpastrana @mendpoverty.org

Nancy Candelas

Temp Driver/Material Handler

Ncandelas @mendpoverty.org

Andrea Ramos Dong

Participant Services Coordinator

(818) 686-7301
Aramos @mendpoverty.org

Maritza Lemus

Welcome Center Associate

(818) 686-7300
Maritza @mendpoverty.org

Stephanie Contreras

Volunteer Engagement and Administrative Support Specialist 

(818) 686-7327
Scontreras @mendpoverty.org

Diego Nicolas

Parking Attendant

Pamela Sierra

Employment Services Coordinator

(818) 686-7369
Pamela @mendpoverty.org

Sebastian Araujo

Connections Service Navigator

(818) 686-7365
Sebastian @mendpoverty.org

Brenda Camacho

Program Coordinator, 
Pathways to Wellness

(818) 686-7311
Bcamacho @mendpoverty.org

Jocelyn Vargas 

Program Specialist, 
Pathways to Wellness

(818) 686-7346
Jocelyn @mendpoverty.org

Iranna Serrano

Program Specialist, 
Pathways to Wellness 

(818) 686-7355
Iranna @mendpoverty.org

Veronica Romero

Community Ambassador,
Hope & Care

(818) 686-7328
Veronica @mendpoverty.org

Adebola Olotuo

Project Lead, OCPSC

(818) 686-7371
Adebola @mendpoverty.org

Josue Anguiano

Community Ambassador I,
OCPSC

Josue @mendpoverty.org

Freddy Pablo

Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Associate Program Manager

(818) 686-7373
Freddy @mendpoverty.org

Jose DeLeon

ECM Program Lead

(818) 686-7381
Jdeleon @mendpoverty.org

Esther Camacho

ECM Specialist

(818) 686-7338
Esther @mendpoverty.org

Valeria Cardenas

ECM Specialist

(818) 686-7326
Valeria @mendpoverty.org

Elisa Manzo

ECM Specialist

(818) 686-7324
Elisa @mendpoverty.org

Milena Soto

ECM Specialist

(818) 686-7381
Milena @mendpoverty.org

NOW RECRUITING

ECM Specialist

(Bilingual Spanish/English Required)

Anne-Marie Schaaf

Development Manager/
Grant Writer

(818) 686-7335
Anne-Marie @mendpoverty.org

TBA

Marketing, Events & Community Relations Coordinator

Rubicela Ochoa

Data Systems Manager

(818) 686-7332
Rubi @mendpoverty.org

Melisanais Blanco

Senior Accountant

(818) 686-7361
Mblanco @mendpoverty.org

Olga Samokhodkina

Accounting Clerk

(818) 686-7359
Olga @mendpoverty.org

Anthony Mayhew

Maintenance Technician

(818) 686-7349
Amayhew @mendpoverty.org

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With your support, we’ll continue to rally towards the immediate needs of individuals and families. Your donation will support and increase their access to opportunities.

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ENGAGE

MANY WAYS YOU CAN HELP

With your support, we’ll continue to rally towards the immediate needs of individuals and families. Your donation will support and increase their access to opportunities.