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State Director – Katelyn Quintero
Director, State Operations – Catherine Krukowski
Director, Communication & Stewardship – Jessie Glenn
Director, Programs – Melissa Peterson
Director, Jobs and Transitions – Julie Parrish
Deputy Director, Jobs Operations – Lor Mayne-Leduc

Los Angeles Office
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Phone: 323.291.0118 | Fax: 323.291.0782
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Friendships
Director, Development – Samantha Garrick
Coordinator, State Operations and Programs – Sam Hersch
Program Supervisor – Andrea Morgan
Program Manager – Caroline Van Zant

Jobs
Jobs, Program Supervisor – Ben Bender
Employment Consultant – Alex Bass

Living
Residential Manager – Maisie Cherry

Fresno Office
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2600 E Cesar Chavez Boulevard
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Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: 559.258.0088

Program Supervisor, Jobs – Alex Mendoza
Manager of Mission Advancement – Deanna Allen
Managers, Work-Based Learning – Elyse Hagen & Katie Lynn
Lead, Employment Consultant – Nicole Rodriguez
Employment Consultants – Jaylen Ochoa
Manager, Work Based Learning – Rebecca Chadbourne

Long Beach Office
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1 World Trade Center, 8th Floor (office 844)
Long Beach, CA 90831
Phone: 562.676.4348
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Manager, Job Development – Katherine Mayo
Jobs Program Supervisor – Faith Cardenas
Lead, Employment Consultant – Julie Kristoff-Ruiz
Employment Consultant – Jocelyn Lugo Kobayashi

Orange County
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25690 Commercentre Dr. Suite B
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone: 949.569.8100
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Program Supervisor, Jobs – Erika Javier
Employment Consultant – Sabrina Cable
Program Manager – Aleezé Qamar

Sacramento Office
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1900 Point West Way, Suite 146
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: 279-346-5100
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Senior Manager, Job Development – Serena Durand
Managers, Work-Based Learning – Brittney Cunningham & Indra Ramirez
Manager of Mission Advancement – Lorraine Lomolino
Program Supervisors – Shalon Warner, Michelle Gentry, & Jennifer Sparks

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San Diego, CA 92108
Phone: 619.790.7404 | Fax: 323.291.0782
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Deputy Director, Development – Kristinann Janishefski
Lead, Program Manager – Ana Cardenas

San Francisco Office
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901 Mission Street, Suite B13
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415.371.1169 | Fax: 415.371.1129
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Employment Consultants – Jesse Bernardez & Hannah Kase
Program Manager – Jessaca Matheny

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