Jill Marinelli

As a first-generation Temple University graduate, Jill has a passion for the field of college and career counseling, and specifically, to ensuring low-income first-generation students have [...]

Catherine Marroquin

Catherine, the daughter of Colombian immigrants, was born in San Francisco and has over 15 years of experience working with youth in the Bay Area. Her love of youth development started when [...]

Melissa Alvarez

Melissa is Bay Area local. She went to school at Sonoma State University, originally to study to be an elementary teacher, but after her first job with AmeriCorps at an elementary school in [...]

Dianna Caracoza

Dianna is a native of Southern California. She attended the University of California, Riverside where she received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and in Women’s Studies. While [...]

Natalie Guandique

Natalie Guandique, Chief Program Officer, always wanted to be a teacher since before she could remember. Her passion for working with students led her to experience classrooms around the [...]

Jewelea Rivas

Jewelea joined the Mission Graduates Board of Directors in 2016, however, her relationship with Mission Graduates began when she joined the College Connect program in 2009 as a Junior in high [...]

Pete Gilligan

Pete is a Product Strategy and Operations lead at Google in San Francisco, focused on new product development and growth. Previously, he was a consultant at CEB in Washington DC. He graduated [...]

Joey Castaneda

A passionate philanthropic enthusiast, Joey has spent most of his career working for non-profit arts organizations including the San Francisco Opera, Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento and [...]

Jen Hamilton

Jen has served on the board since 2012. She was drawn to Mission Graduates by her passion for ideas and organizations that promote social justice. She recently served as a fellow with the [...]

Lillian Chen

Lillian is a Mission resident and believes it is important to be an active member of your local community. In her role as part of the Organizational Effectiveness team at the S. D. Bechtel, [...]