PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2022 EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM
Alison Espínola
Family Service Agency
Ana Huynh
Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)
Ana Smith
White Buffalo Land Trust
Angela Manavella
Leading From Within
Brenda Mendoza Alamo
Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara
Christina Hernandez
The Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes Center
Christopher Ragland
The Sea League
David Rojas
The Turner Foundation
Dolores Daniel
Transition House
Erika Terrazas
Partners in Education
Jenna Rolle
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History & Sea Center
Jennifer Hernandez
Community Environmental Center
Jessica Ramirez
Carpinteria Children’s Project
Katie Kinsella
Mission Scholars
Michael Velasquez
Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition
Oscar Gutierrez
City of Santa Barbara
Robin Elander
Downtown Organization of Santa Barbara
Sam Franz
Santa Barbara Zoo
Sarah Didline
Museum of Contemporary Art of Santa Barbara
Tania Reyes
Fund for Santa Barbara
Viviana Morales
Office of California State Senator Monique Limón
EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM ALUMNI
Aaron Johnson (2014)
Community Action Commission (CAC)
Adolfo Garcia (2013)
CALM
Alejandra Gutierrez (2017)
City of Santa Barbara
Alice Redit (2014)
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara / 2nd Story Associates
Alícia Jimenez (2019)
Storyteller Children’s Center
Alison Wales (2017)
North County Rape Crisis & Child Protection Center
Alma Marquez (2015)
Santa Maria Valley Youth and Family Center
Amanda Graves (2018)
Ana Rico (2019)
Community Environmental Council
Andrea Gallardo (2016)
UCSB Office of Admissions
Andrew Clinard (2019)
Quail Springs Permaculture
Andrew McGowan (2018)
CALM
Ann Cowell (2015)
Vertical Change
Annabel Padilla (2018)
Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara
Annie Vu (2020-21)
Direct Relief
Anthony Hickling (2018)
Carbon Leadership Forum
Arianna Castellanos (2019)
SEE International
Ashleigh Erving (2016)
CALM
Ashley Costa (2014)
Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization
Ashlyn McCague (2014)
CALM
Bennett Rock (2020-21)
Explore Ecology
Bethany Sutherland (2020-21)
Goleta Education Foundation
Brittany Napier (2017)
Santa Barbara Foundation
Cameron Gray (2017)
Community Environmental Council
Casey O’Toole (2014)
O’Toole Realty
Cesar Arroyo (2015)
Community Action Commission
Charla Bregante (2018)
Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
Chelsea Duffy (2016)
Partners in Education
Clarissa Montenegro Uhl (2017)
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
Craig Wood (2018)
Daniel Ramírez (2019)
KZAA La Casa de la Raza
Deise Ponce Capristo (2015)
CALM
Deanna Vallejo (2019)
Santa Barbara Foundation
DeeDee Conrad (2020-21)
Then Comes Baby
Dylan Houck (2018)
Dyve Biosciences
Eder Gaona-Macedo (2016)
Future Leaders of America
Eduardo Mendoza (2015)
Direct Relief
Elena Richardson (2014)
Elisa Pardo (2018)
Community Action Commission
Elizabeth Adams (2018)
Partners in Education
Elizabeth Hahn (2015)
Isla Vista Youth Projects
Emily Casarez (2018)
Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization
Eric Friedman (2014)
Santa Barbara City Council
Erin Gardner (2020-21)
Allan Hancock College Foundation
Erin Weber (2015)
Axiom Advisors
Eva-Maria Catalan (2020-21)
Future Leaders of America
Frank Rodriguez (2018)
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)
Franky Viveros (2020-21)
Gabriela Macias-Mota (2018)
Future Leaders of America, Inc.
Gina Fischer (2015)
Third District Supervisor Joan Hartman
Gloria Soto (2017)
Future Leaders of America
Hannah Rael (2014)
University of California, Santa Barbara
Ismael Ulloa (2014)
SBCC Express to Success Program
James Nichols (2013)
Avivar Capital
Jason Patton (2014)
Jefferson Litten (2015)
Third District Supervisor Joan Hartman
Joanna Romo (2017)
CAC/Cal-SOAP
Joey Juhasz-Lukomski (2016)
BikeVentura
John Lofthus (2013)
UCSB Graduate Division
Jordan Killebrew (2017)
Santa Barbara Foundation
Joshua Canada (2017)
Azusa Pacific University
Joshua Simmons (2013)
Prosper Sustainably
Juan Pimentel (2013)
Isla Vista Youth Projects
Julia Lara (2017)
Family Service Agency
Julissa Garcia (2015)
Santa Barbara City College
Kai Tepper (2017)
Children’s Creative Project
Kate Kurlas (2018)
Kate MacNaughton (2019)
Women’s Economic Ventures
Kathryn Cherkas (2019)
Alzheimer’s Association’s California Central Coast
Kara Hornbuckle (2019)
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Karin Powers (2018)
Lompoc Valley Community Health Care Organization
Katie Torres (2015)
County of Santa Barbara
Kelly Whitaker (2015)
Ken Gates (2014)
Kimberly Coley (2013)
American Red Cross
Kristen Tippelt (2014)
The Georgetown Project
Kristina Lauterio (2019)
Easy Lift Transportation
Kristina Webster (2017)
Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara
Lacey Baldiviez (2018)
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Lauren Winnewisser (2017)
Wilderness Youth Project
Leah Genevieve Combs (2020-21)
Family Service Agency
Lindsay Cortina (2017)
Sansum Clinic
Lindsay Johnson (2015)
Explore Ecology
Lisa Skvarla (2019)
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Lisa Ulrich (2016)
CALM
Lucia Torres (2014)
Community Action Commission
Lucille Boss (2016)
County of SB, Community Services Department, Housing and Community Development Division, Homeless Programs
Jacquelyne Alexander (2020-21)
County of Santa Barbara
Jamie Creason (2020-21)
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Jesus Lopez (2020-21)
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Julia Daly (2020-21)
Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture
Julissa Peña (2020-21)
SB County Immigrant Legal Defense Center
Magdalena Berumen (2013)
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Mari Ortega-Garcia (2016)
Guadalupe Union School District
Maria Caudillo (2018)
Santa Barbara Foundation
Mario Mendez (2020-21)
Wilderness Youth Project
Marjan Riazi (2015)
Level Forward
Mauricio Gomez (2017)
South Coast Habitat Restoration
Max Rorty (2019)
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
Megan Birney (2013)
Unite to Light
Megan Turley (2017)
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, UCSSB
Melissa Howard (2014)
Diametric Data Systems
Melissa Walker (2013)
Human Options
Michael Chiacos (2013)
Community Environmental Council
Michelle Marland (2014)
Catholic Relief Services
Michelle Sevilla (2020-21)
California State Assembly
Misha Garrison (2016)
Sixth & I
Molly Kemper (2015)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Naj Alikhan (2015)
Emmada Psychology
Natalia Alarcon (2017)
CommUnify
Nathalie Keller (2020-21)
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Nicki Parr (2020-21)
Women’s Economic Ventures
Nicole Biergiel (2013)
City of Santa Barbara
Nicole Jones (2019)
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
Niki Richardson (2013)
Thousand Oaks Alliance for the Arts (TOARTS)
Nonie Hamilton (2017)
UCSB Capps Center
Patricia Solorio (2016)
Fund for Santa Barbara
Valerie Amador (2015)
CASA of Santa Barbara County
Rachel Johnson (2017)
Foundation for SBCC
Rachel Van Mullem (2019)
County of Santa Barbara
Ralph Ybarra (2016)
CommUnify
Rebecca Anderson (2013)
Ganna Walska Lotusland
Rick Wayman (2019)
Rosalinda Ruíz (2019)
Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara
Rubi Castellanos (2018)
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
Sabrina Freidenfelds (2020-21)
Then Comes Baby
Samantha Alvarez (2020-21)
The REACH Fellowship
Samir Rai (2019)
Direct Relief
Sara Bazan (2013)
Coach
Saul Serrano (2013)
CommUnify
Selena Rockwell (2016)
Stanley Tzankov (2015)
CAUSE
Sydney Casler (2019)
Santa Barbara Foundation
Susan Cass (2018)
Storyteller Children’s Center
Teresa Segovia (2016)
Carpinteria Children’s Project
Teri Creath (2019)
Tim Molloy (2016)
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
Trinity Schwartz (2018)
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
Tristin Sherman (2016)
UCSB Humanities and Fine Arts Department
Tyler Speier (2016)
Tyler Speier Events
Violeta Solis (2016)
CALM
Vicente Garcia, Jr. (2017)
CALM
Wendy Sims-Moten (2014)
First 5 Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara Unified School Board
Zahra Nahar-Moore (2014)
Direct Relief