MEET OUR PEOPLE
Our team is made of community leaders working together to achieve our mission.
Administrative Staff
Matías Bernal, Ph.D.
(He/Him/His/Él)
Executive Director
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 113
(559) 614-4421
Cecelia Jimmeye
(She/Her/Ella)
Director of Finance
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 106
Carmen Cardenas
(She/Her/Ella)
Community Engagement Coordinator
(559) 480-6621
Mayra Santana
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Associate Director
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 236
(559) 240-9978
Martin Farias
(He/Him/His/Él)
Finance Specialist
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 103
Angel Haugland
(She/Her)
IT & Data Support Coordinator
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 222
Annalisa Keipert​
(She/Her/They/Them)
Director of Human Resources & Compliance
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 102
(404) 576-1037
Pricilla Ramos​
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Project Manager of Advocacy & Community Organizing / Partially Accredited DOJ Representative
(559) 291-5428
Valeria Realzola Ambriz
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Admin Fellow​
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(559) 291-5428
Immigration Staff​​
Jesús Ibañez
(He/Him/His/Él)
Director of Immigration Services
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(559) 291-5428 Ext 135
(559) 552-3010
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Adriana Gomez
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Law Clerk - Full DOJ Accredited Representative​​
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 202
(559) 753-0762​​
Lizette Rojas​
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Staff Attorney, Stop The Hate Project​
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(559) 508-9506
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Katya Guzman​
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Immigration Case Worker
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 108
(559) 446-5125​​​
Zabdi Uribe​
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Staff Attorney - Affirmative Immigration Relief
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 145
(559) 903-7070​​
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Steve Suarez
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Admin Specialist, Immigration Services
(559) 291-5428​​​​​​
Teresa Garcia-Lee
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Program Manager of Immigration Services / DOJ Accredited Representative
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(559) 291-5428 Ext. 104
(559) 540-3038
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Gustavo Gasca Gomez
​(He/Him/His/Él)
Program Coordinator, Stop The Hate Project
(559) 708-3738​
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Joanna Mendoza
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Immigration Attorney​
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(559) 291-5428 Ext. 144
(559) 960-5685
Marianita Garcia
Immigration Case Worker
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 140
​(559) 515-3140​​​
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Luis Virgen
(He/Him/His/Él)
Supervising Attorney​
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(559) 291-5428 Ext. 119
(559) 803-8855​
Luz Rincón
(She/Her/Ella)
Immigration Case Worker / DOJ Accredited Representative
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 105
​(559) 269-8984
Luis Martínez
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Immigration Case Worker / Partially Accredited DOJ Representative
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(559) 291-5428 Ext. 130
(559) 341-2658​
Teresa Ruiz​
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Immigration Case Worker
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 131
(559) 365-4360​​
Susana Magana Lopez
(She/Her/Ella)
Admin Specialist, Immigration Services
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 101
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Education Staff ​​
Lilly Lomelí
(She/Her/Ella)
Inter-Act Fellows, Coordinator​​​
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(559) 779-7633​​​
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Belkis Carino​​
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Education Program Manager​​
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(559) 291-5428 Ext. 115
(559) 939-8684
Special Projects Staff
Vianey Barraza
(She/Her/Ella)
Program Manager for Special Projects
(559) 291-5428 Ext. 121
​(559) 668-1488
Augustine Clark​
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Project Manager of Recycling & Operations
(559) 696-4230
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