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CURRENT PARTICIPANTS OF LEADING FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAM

Applications for 2024 Cohort 6 are open November 30, 2023 – February 2, 2024.

LEADING FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAM ALUMNI

Cohort 1 (2016-17)

Aaron Pankratz
CASA of Santa Barbara County

Alma Hernandez
Third District Supervisor Joan Hartman

Ann McCarty
North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center

Channone Sheller

Christina Kirkman
Pathpoint

Darlene Chavez
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

Jason Davie
City of Santa Maria, Recreation and Parks Department

Jennifer Macdonald
Community Action Commission (CAC)

Krista Delia
Santa Maria Valley YMCA

Linda Gallegos
CALM

Lynn Becerra
Allan Hancock College

Maria “Maggie” Suarez
Allan Hancock College

Michael Heck
Community Solutions, Inc.

Sandra Fuhring
CALM

Yleana Velasco
Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum

Cohort 3 (2019-20)

Amy Derryberry
formerly Veggie Rescue

Anne Nudson
Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office

Bree Valla
Lompoc Unified School District

David Rodriguez
City of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department

De Rosenberry
Family Service Agency

Denise Manriquez
Transitions Mental Health Association

Eddie Galarza
City of Santa Maria

Erika Albert
Family Service Agency

Jamie Diggs
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

Jason Johnston
Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, Environment Health Service

Marian Acosta
Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services

Scott Donahue
Office of the Santa Barbara County District Attorney

Sylvia Barnard
Good Samaritan Shelter

Temo Garcia
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

Cohort 5 (2023)

Alejandra Enciso
CommUnify

Anisha Verdialez
SEE International

April Esparza
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Carolina Najera-Magana
Domestic Violence Solutions

Carson Link
Office of State Senator Monique Limón

Chelsea Jensen
Good Samaritan Shelter

Deshon Chavez
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Holly Carmody
Angels Foster Care

James Earl Cray
True Vine Bible Fellowship

Jennifer Barretto
Community Solutions

Joanna Dominguez
People’s Self Help Housing

Joscelynn (Jojo) Murdock
Awakening Giantz

Kirsten Cahoon
Good Samaritan Shelter

Maryam Davodi-Far
Cancer Coping Center

Michael Specht
Santa Maria Valley YMCA

Molly Schiff
Santa Maria Valley Chamber

Monica Buenrostro
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

Paulina Llamas-Aranda
Planned Parenthood California Central Coast

Victor Vega
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Cohort 2 (2018-19)

Alex Spiess
Allan Hancock College – EOPS

Brittany Maikrzek
CASA of Santa Barbara County

Daisy Basulto
Future Leaders of America, Inc.

Danny Rabara
UCP WORK Inc.

Graciela Diaz
Department of Child Support Services

Karen Ortiz
Lompoc Valley Medical Center Foundation

Laurel Alcantar
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

Liliana Cardenas
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara

Margie Hunt
CALM

Maria Aguila
Department of Child Support Services

Mayra Marquez
People Helping People-Santa Ynez

Natalie Rucobo
Allan Hancock College Foundation

Raquel Rubalcaba
Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County

Roberto Rodriguez
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Maria Valley

Samuel Duarte
Little House by the Park

Cohort 4 (2021-22)

Alexis Nshamamba
Good Samaritan Shelter

Alhan Diaz-Correa
Community Environmental Council

Caroline Paine
Community Solutions, Inc.

Daisy Perez
Boys & Girls Club of Mid-Central Coast

Dario Predazzi
SB County Department of Social Services

David Melendrez
The Fund for Santa Barbara

Dawnette Kingsley-Smith
Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley

Diana O’Connell
Veggie Rescue

Donna Flores
Good Samaritan Shelter

Heather Woolsey
Lompoc Valley Medical Center / Lompoc Hospital District Foundation

Kim Eichert
CommUnify

Maria Castro
Family Service Agency

Rebekah Spicuglia
One Community Action of Santa Maria Valley

Sabrina Ross
North County Rape Crisis & Child Protection Center

Samantha Scroggin
City of Lompoc

Sara Gonzalez
First5 Santa Barbara County

Stephanie Saucedo
Lompoc Family YMCA

Stephanie Robb
Allan Hancock College

Veronica Cubillo
Domestic Violence Solutions

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