Board & Staff

Vince Roig

Founding Chairman

Jane LaRocca Roig

Vice-Chair

Paul J. Luna
President and CEO

Don Aripoli, Ph.D.
Director

Mark Fernandez
Director

Tom Herndon
Director

Chevy Humphrey

Director

Vada O. Manager
Director

Ioanna T. Morfessis, Ph.D.
Director

Larry Rice, Ed.D.
Director

Maria Sastre
Director

Jim Swanson
Director

Steven Wheeler
Director

Paul J. Luna
President and CEO

Barbara Ryan Thompson
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Michael Chesin 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Janice Palmer
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy

Paul G. Perrault, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Community Impact and Learning

Travis Reindl, Senior Vice President, Communications

Vince Yanez
Senior Vice President, Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships

Tammi L. Crum
Director, Executive Services

Albert Adu Gyamfi

Information Technology Specialist

Elyssa Bustamante

Administrative Assistant

Sam Castillo 
Administrative Assistant 

Claudia Clair
Executive Assistant to the Exec VP & COO and Board Liaison

Tina DeNicole
Vice President, Finance and Administration

Georgette De Salvo
 Senior Administrative Assistant

Sandy Ferniza 
Campus Liaison

Zachary (Zach) Fontes
Director, Technology

Maria Granillo
Grants and Project Management Associate

Hugh Hemperly
Senior Information Technology Specialist

Kelly Koenig
Director, Early Grade Success Initiatives

Jennifer Mariscal
Business Services Assistant

Grace Maseda-Sainz, APR
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Noel McClain
Director, Human Resources

Kimberly Lent Morales
Director, Research and Evaluation

Erika Morse
Director, Grants Administration

Julie Norwood
Vice President, Grants and Project Management

Patricia Palicz

Senior Accountant

Cathy Pomeroy
Senior Administrative Assistant

Arturo Ramirez

Information Technology Specialist

Elizabeth Sanchez
Senior Administrative Assistant

Grace Smith Kaus
Director, Postsecondary Success Initiatives

Sissi Villamizar
Senior Grants and Project Management Associate

Griselda Zetino
Communications Director