Our Team.
Our work is possible because of the diverse coalition of local and regional leaders, educators, researchers, and investors who are working together to build a brighter future for our community.
Bright Futures Staff

Tony Amezcua
Director, Bright Futures Educational Partnership

Dr. Jackie Cruz
Executive Director, Hartnell College Foundation

Dulce Silva-Lance
Associate Project Manager, Bright Futures Educational Partnership

Lauren Cole
Project Manager, Bright Futures Educational Partnership

Terri Ugale
Executive Assistant, Hartnell College Foundation
Partnership Backbone
Partnership Staff
Steering Partners
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Reyna Alcala
Sun Street Centers
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Dr. Rebeca Andrade
Salinas City Elementary
School District

Randy Bangs
Soledad Unified School District

Ben Bruce
Community Partnership for Youth

Susie Brusa
Community Leader

Dan Burns
Education

Margaret D'Arrigo
Salinas City Council Member

Dr. Cathi Draper Rodriguez
California State University,
Monterey Bay

Shannon Graham
Salinas Valley Health

Joel Hernandez Laguna
Center for Community Advocacy

Elsa M. Jimenez
Monterey County Health Department

Caryn Lewis
Monterey County Office of Education

Joshua Madfis
United Way Monterey County
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Yvette Padilla
North Monterey County
Unified School District

Dr. Gayle Pitman
Hartnell College

Francine Rodd
First 5 Monterey County

Janet Shing
Community Foundation for
Monterey County

Richard Vaughn
County of Monterey
Core Conveners

Dan Baldwin
Community Foundation for Monterey County

Dr. Deneen Guss
Monterey County Office of Education

Bruce Taylor
Taylor Farms

Sonia M. De La Rosa
County of Monterey

Michael Gutierrez
Hartnell College

Dr. Marshall T. Fulbright III
Monterey Peninsula College

Dr. Vanya Quiñones
California State University, Monterey Bay