Board of Directors & Staff

Board of Directors & Staff

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

Retired Real Estate Investor & Finance

Ron Villafana

Retired Executive

State Comp. Insurance Fund

Robert Rawitch

Retired

L.A. Times and Winner & Associates 

Sally Turner

Retired

Journalist, Journalism Professor California State University Northridge 

Marcella Jackson

Program Manager Community Nourishment Programs

(818) 686-7334 
Marcella @mendpoverty.org

OUR STAFF

Janet Marinaccio

President and CEO

(818) 686-7321
Janet @mendpoverty.org

Jenny Gutierrez

Chief Operating Officer

(818) 686-7322
Jenny @mendpoverty.org

Chanya Blumenkrantz

Chief Development Officer

(818) 686-7320
Chanya @mendpoverty.org

Scott Mikels

Chief Financial Officer

(818) 686-7353
Scott @mendpoverty.org

Maggie Gregor

Program Director

(818) 686-7350
Maggie @mendpoverty.org

Rubicela Ochoa

Date System Manager

(818) 686-7332
Rubi @mendpoverty.org

Maria Jimenez

Managing Director of Program Strategy

(818) 686-7325
Maria @mendpoverty.org

Adrian Garcia

Marketing, Events & Com Relations Coordinator

(818) 686-7321
Agarcia@mendpoverty.org 

Anne-Marie Schaaf

Development Manager/Grant Writer

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

Adebola Olotu

Project Coordinator OCPSC

(818) 686-7371
Adebola @mendpoverty.org

Sarah Segal

Executive Assistant

(818) 686-7333

sarah@mendpoverty.org

April Cerrato

Community Partnerships & Engagement Coordinator

(818) 686-7734
April @mendpoverty.org

Delmy Amaya

Welcome Center Supervisor

(818) 686-7400   
delmy@mendpoverty.org

Brenda Morales

Program Manager

(818) 686-7312
Brenda@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

Emma O'Brien

Project Manager

(818) 686-7319
Emma @mendpoverty.org

Estivaliz Luna

Program Specialist, Gateways Emp Services

(818) 686-7354

estivaliz@mendpoverty.org

Adrian Padilla

ECM Specialist

(818) 686-7368

Apadilla @mendpoverty.org

Jose DeLeon

ECM Program Lead

(818) 686-7381

Jdeleon @mendpoverty.org

Milena Soto

ECM Specialist

(818) 686-7381

Milena @mendpoverty.org  

Marcella Jackson

Program Manager Community Nourishment Programs

(818) 686-7334 
Marcella @mendpoverty.org

Giselle Garcia

Community Nourishment Program Associate

(818) 686-7347

Giselle@mendpoverty.org

Maria Jimenez

Managing Director

(818) 686-7325

maria@mendpoverty.org

Iranna Serrano

Pathways to Wellness Program Specialist

(818) 686-7355

iranna@mendpoverty.org

Veronica Romero

Community Ambassador,

Hope & Care

(818) 686-7328

veronica@mendpoverty.org

Esther Camacho

ECM Specialist

(818) 686-7338

esther@mendpoverty.org

Elisa Manzo

ECM Specialist

(818) 686-7324

elisa@mendpoverty.org

Tony Garcia

Staff Accountant

(818) 686-7361
Tgarcia @mendpoverty.org

Valeria Cardenas

ECM Specialist

(818) 686-7326
valeria@mendpoverty.org

Pamela Sierra

Employment Services

Coordinator - Gateways

(818) 686-7369
pamela@mendpoverty.org

Sebastian Araujo

Connections Service Navigator

(818) 686-7365
sebastian@mendpoverty.org

Francisco Gaxiola

Community Ambassador II

OCPSC

fgaxiola@mendpoverty.org

Eric Lomeli

Community Ambassador II

OCPSC

eric@mendpoverty.org

Rosa Ramirez

Community Ambassador I

OCPSC

rosa@mendpoverty.org

Josue Anguiano

Community Ambassador I

OCPSC

josue@mendpoverty.org

Richard Torrez

Foodbank Warehouse Associate Manager

(818) 686-7302
richardtorrez@mendpoverty.org

Anthony Guzman

Maintenance Technician/Handyman

Nancy Candelas

Temp Driver/Material Handler

ncandelas@mendpoverty.org

Dustin Tilden

Temp Driver/Material Handler

dustin@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.