Meet Our Team
-

Rafael González
President and CEO
-

Zindy Landeros Valle
Operations and Administrative Manager
-

Canyon Cody
Chief Program Officer
-

Jack Monforte
Production and Technical Director
-

Nicole Mauricio
Partnerships and Development Manager
-

Jesse Ramos
Front of House and Lease Events Manager
-

Roger Jao
Communications and Content Manager
-

Rachel Colón
Marketing and Design Manager
GRAND PERFORMANCES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
-

JESSICA KACZMAREK
CHAIR
Initiative Director, James Irvine Foundation -

CYNTHIA A. HARDING
VICE CHAIR
Musician and Vocalist -

DENA HARTE
TREASURER
SVP, Commercial Banking, City National Bank
-

JORDAN GADD
SECRETARY
Chief of Staff, Heluna Health
-

KARLA V. SALAZAR
Executive Director, ScholarMatch
-

MICHAEL BOARDMAN
Attorney, Baker McKenzie
-

MICHAEL CENTENO
Retirement Operation Executive, Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans
-

JACQUELINE CHUN
Associate Director, Center for Strategic Partnerships
-

CRYSTAL D. CRAWFORD
Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Weingart Foundation
-

VALARIE DEAN
CEO, Val Dean Events
-

JOHANA FLORES
Assurance Senior Manager, RKE LLP
-

LAURA GLOVER
Founder/CEO, DAYDREAMER
-

RAUL PACHECO
Founding Member of Ozomatli, Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer
-

JENNIFER PIPPARD
Executive Director, ARC-Cares
-

SIAVASH RAHIMI
Director, PwC
-

FABIOLA TORRES
Professor of Ethnic Studies, Glendale Community College
Partners
-

I.T. Support & Strategy
LA Creative Tech delivers technology and cybersecurity solutions that enable creatives and passion-driven workers to unleash their potential.
-

Web Design
Monforte Studio is a QWOC-owned studio that advocates through design. We empower underrepresented communities by providing custom websites and authentic branding for entrepreneurs, creatives, and organizations that are invested in radical futures.