You need a team to achieve a dream
staff
DIANE P. PHAKONEKHAM
President & CEO
JENNIFER LE
Director of Operations
ZENIA BRIZENDINE
Director of Programs
AMANDA PHELPS
Program Manager
Melissa Nicacio
Operations Support
Stephanie Florez
Program Coordinator
Gabriela Camarena
Program Coordinator
Brenda Jaramillo
Match Support Specialist
Claudia Mares
Match Support Specialist
Melanie Velasquez
Enrollment Specialist
Nancy Sanjas Hernandez
Enrollment Specialist
Isaac Perez
Program Assistant
Adriana Romo
Program Assistant
Brianna Ramirez
Program Assistant
Christina Yang
Program Assistant
Samantha Benitez
Program Support
board members
BILL HICKS
President | Fresno County | Assessor
Anusone Keochai
Vice President | Cal-Valley Insurance | Account Executive
Lutfi "Lefty" Escheik
Secretary | Board Member | Alview-Dairyland Union School District | Director of Technology
Nora E. Crow
Treasurer | Dritsas Groom McCormick | CPA/ABV
Kayla Kim
Board Member | Iron Key Real Estate | Realtor
William Podsakoff
Board Member | Fresno Unified School District| Principal
DONALD HOLLEY
Board Member | Madera City | Retired Councilman
Chris Childers
Board Member | Madera County |Chief of Probation
Curlen Phipps
Quiq Labs | CTO, Co-Founder | Tech Educator
Michael Carr
Board Member | ABC30/KFSN-TV Central California | President/General Manager
Fred D. Thomas
Board Member | Kaiser Permanente Information Technology | Senior Director, IT Business Operations & Care Delivery Technology Services - NCAL
Ronda Rafidi
Board Member | Teacher with Central Unified School District
foundation board members
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Jack Emerian
President | Owner of Valprint
Jim Briscoe
Vice President | Owner of Valley Iron Inc.
Richard Lord
Treasurer & Secretary | Solutions Human Resource Group LLC
Peter Baldwin
Board Member| Alliant Insurance | Senior Vice President
Charles Taylor
Board Member| Lang Richert & Patch| Attorney
honorary board members
Buddy Mendes
Fresno County District 4 | Supervisor
Angela Venetis-Colon
California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation | Clinical Psychologist
Mike Pesto
MY 97.5 | On-Air Personality for Momentum Broadcasting
300 Club Committee
Adam Mendes
Member
Bob Estrada
Member
Brett Richesin
Member
Craig Fourchy
Member
Jack Emerian
Member
Jim Pardini
Member
Joe Campos
Member
Joseph Yrulegui
Member
Kevin Souza
300 Club Co-Chairmen
Paul Tatarian
300 Club Chairman
Peter Baldwin
Member
Scott Bell
Member
Tom Boland
Member
Zak Johnson
Member
