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Our Team

Administration

  • Erika Lubensky

    EXECUTIVE
    DIRECTOR

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Mi Planta de Naranja Lima/My Sweet Orange Tree
    by Jose Mauro de Vasconcelos

    A person smiles for the camera.

  • Eva Simonsson

    Associate
    Director

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Swimmy
    by Leo Lionni

    portrait of Eva Simonsson

  • Maria
    Bernal

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE &
    OPERATIONS

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    El Principito / The Little Prince
    by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    A person smiles for the camera.

  • Emily Alexander

    DIReCTOR Of PROGRAMS

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Where The Wild Things Are
    by Maurice Sandak

    A person is smiling for the camera.

  • mayra angeles

    toy library & Early learning center receptionist

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Sous les Etoiles/Under the Stars/Bajo las Estrellas 
    by Sam Sagolski

  • Katie
    Schmidt


    BOOKKEEPER


    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Goodnight Moon
    by Margaret Wise Brown

    Placeholder photo for staff members who don't wish to be photographed

  • Fransine Villasenor


    OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Corduroy by Don Freeman

    Fransine smiles for the camera

Alternative Payment Program

  • Jen Palmer

    MANAGER Family Support
    PROGRAM

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    The Rainbow Fish
    by Marcus Pfister.

    A portrait of Jen Palmer

  • Zoe
    Taylor

    Family Support
    Lead Case Manager

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    The Napping House
    by Audrey Wood

    A portrait of Zoe Taylor.

  • GABY GUTIERREZ

    Family Support
    Lead Case Manager

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    David!
    by David Shannon

    A person is smiling for the camera.

  • valeria alvarez

    FAMILY SUPPORT
    CASE MANAGER

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    The Missing Piece Meets the Big O
    by Shel Silverstein

    A person is smiling for the camera.

  • Joanna
    "Jo" Childs

    FAMILY SUPPORT
    CASE MANAGER

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Guess How Much I Love You 
    by Sam McBratney

    Portrait of Joanna Childs

  • Ely Hernandez

    FAMILY SUPPORT CASE MANAGER

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    If You Give a Mouse a Cookie/
    Si le das una galletita a un ratón
    by Laura Numerof

    A portrait of Ely Hernandez

  • abigail willis

    FAMILY SUPPORT
    CASE MANAGER

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    The Giving Tree
    by Shel Silverstein

  • MARIANA TOSCANO

    FAMILY SUPPORT
    coordinator

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Frog & Toad Together 
    by Arnold Lobel

EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS & Provider SERVICES

  • Carmen Zelaya

    Bilingual child care
    business specialist

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Spanish is my Superpower
    by Jennifer Jones

    A portrait of Carmen Zelaya

  • LIDUVINA CARREON

    EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM
    SPECIALIST

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal,
    illustrated by Scott Magoon

    A person is smiling for the camera.

  • Katie Manley

    Early Learning Program
    Specialist

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    And That's Their Family! & Our Bodies
    by Kailee Coleman

    A person is smiling for the camera.

  • Maribel Miranda

    Lead Resource & Referral
    SPECIALIST

    FAVORITE BOOK:
    Un Beso en Mi Mano
    by Audrey Penn

    Placeholder photo for staff members who don't wish to be photographed