Our team brings together decades of combined experience in youth development, community engagement, education, and nonprofit operations. They are mentors and advocates, organizers and visionaries, all rooted in the conviction that young people thrive when supported with passion and purpose-and that lasting change flows from empowered youth leading their own communities forward.
Executive Director
24 years leading East LA RisingCaptain, Los Angeles County Fire Department
Forensic Mental Health Psychiatric Evaluator, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, with more than 20 years in nonprofit community services
Owner, Neshek Automotive Services, established in 1960
PhD Candidate, USC School of Education; Department Coordinator, Urban Public Health, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Our Community Advisory Council brings educators, youth workers, and community leaders into our strategy and programming decisions. They advise on youth development priorities, challenge our thinking, and ensure our work reflects the needs and dreams of East LA families.
Executive Director, Vecinos Unidos Community Center
Lead Organizer, Eastside Faith and Labor Coalition
Senior Researcher, Center for Community Health Equity
Founder, Sisters in Stride Youth Mentoring
Director of Programs, Riverbend Community Health Clinic
Public Health Practitioner, Tri-County Health District
Executive Director, Asian American Workers Alliance
Parish Outreach Director, Sacred Heart Parish
Cultural Programs Director, Northern Tribes Coalition
Rural Field Organizer, Heartland Communities Project
Director, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute
Reentry Programs Director, Second Chance Initiative
We're seeking passionate educators, mentors, and leaders to join our team and board. If you share our vision of youth empowerment and community change, we'd love to connect with you.