OUR TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Salvador Almanza – Real Estate Sales Agent Century 21 Allstars, Hacienda Heights, CA
Fabian Garcia – Senior Regional Program Coordinator Office of the Mayor, City of L.A. Los Angeles, CA
Allan J. Graf – Attorney Carlsmith Ball LLP Los Angeles, CA
William C. (Bill) Griggs – Captain (Retired) United States Navy Altadena, CA
Martin Karpiel – Healthcare Consultant KCG Long Beach, CA
Katherine Kandalaft, MBA, RDN – Manager Adult Heart Clinic, Inc. Arcadia, CA
James P. Mason – Healthcare Executive Retired Glendale, CA
Fr. Bill Minkel, OFM – Franciscan Friars of California, Inc. Arizona
Br. Hilarion O’Connor, OSF – Director of Operations Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral Los Angeles, CA
Michael T. Psomas, CPA – President Audit Prep Services LLC Los Angeles, CA
Brian Trawick, OFM – Corporate Secretary Franciscan Friars of California, Inc. Oakland, CA
Elvira Valenzuela – Business and Community Development East West Bank Pasadena, CA
Teresa Williams – Assistant Controller Occidental College Los Angeles, CA
Emeritus Rosa M. Cumare, Ph.D. – Attorney The Office of Rosa M. Cumare
Pasadena, CA
STAFF
Jose Ramirez
Executive Director
Marianne Kulikov
Development Director
Lucia Garcia
Programs Manager
Jasmine Bravo
Controller/Accounting Manager
Claudia Chow
Development Associate
Thalia Carreras
Resource Specialist
Fernando Sanchez
Driver
Alicia Moreno
Custodian
Jose Orozco
Driver
Farit Alvarez
Security
Danielle Rayner
Volunteer Coordinator
Jairo Gomez
Programs Coordinator-Satellite Pantries
Ismael Neri
Programs Assistant
Aimee Fabila
Outreach Program Assistant