Our Team

Executive Leadership

Luis Sandoval
Executive Director 
Phone: 323-206-6612
info@buildingskills.org

Karen Aragon
Community Advancement Director
Phone: 424-326-3084

Sara Caughey 
Director of Transformative Programming
Phone: 310-304-1086

Monica Zambrano
Workforce Development Director - Janitorial
Phone: 213-290-2284

Jose Mondragon
Director of Systems Change & Worker Voice
Phone: 310-742-3833

Christian Valdez
Director of Strategy and Impact
Phone: 650-395-9726

Leadership Team

Gabriela Bradley
WFD Manager - Airports & New Divisions
Phone: 408-341-6525

Gabriela Berumen
Community Advancement Manager
Phone: 408-357-0103

Shannon Cain
Communications and Development Manager
Phone: 213-600-2058

Nadia Chowdhury
Manager of People and Culture
Phone: 310-269-0507

Stephany De Leon
Executive Administration Coordinator
Phone: 323-206-6430

Crystal Ramirez
Workforce Development Manager - Janitorial
Phone: 619-432-5785

Angel Ramos
Community Advancement Manager
Phone: 951-384-1558

Nayeli Sanchez
Workforce Development Manager - Janitorial
Phone: 510-901-0791

Staff

Denisse Villanueva
Finance Manager


Staff

Julie Aguilar
Curriculum Design & Dig Equity Coord
Phone: 714-242-8353

Eric Arambula
Communications Coordinator
Phone: 213-556-0091

Marcelo Avendaño
Immigration Relations Consultant

Sergi Bach
Workforce Development Coordinator - Sacramento
Phone: 916-234-6324

Nataly Berg
Workforce Development Coordinator - East Bay
Phone: 510-519-4511

Alejandro Calleja
Financial Capabilities Coordinator
Phone: 562-248-6727

Anahí Castañeda
Workforce Development Coordinator - OC
Phone: 949-216-0215

Jonathan Escalante
Health Educator and Coordinator- LA
Phone: 818-643-1987

Jasmin Castaneda
Workforce Development Coordinator - LA
Phone: 510-214-3334

Anamaya Farthing-Kohl
PT Community Advancement Coordinator

Ana Priscila Garcia
Family and Student Engagement Coordinator
Phone: (323) 391-3179

Joshua Garza
Workforce Development Coordinator - LA
Phone: 323-206-6587

Joel Gutierrez
Financial Capabilities Coordinator
Phone: 408-214-9265

Gerson Perryman Liahut
Community Advancement Coordinator - Sacramento
Phone: (916) 572-8836

Abby Leigh
Immigration Staff Attorney

Leahkim Luansing
Com Adv Program Coord- Airports and New Divisions
Phone: 323- 205-6792

Jose Manzano
Community Advancement Coordinator -
San Jose
Phone: 408-430-3582

Melissa Lupercio
Sr. Development Officer
Phone: 818-659-8513

Charishma Mudunuri
Data Coordinator
Phone: 844-914-3434

Diego Morales
Worker Voice Coordinator
Phone: 213-207-6562

David Putnam
Accounting Clerk

Daniel Paredes
Compliance & Data Systems Coordinator
Phone: 323-379-4507

Cecilia Guerra Rios
Community Advancement Coordinator -
Palo Alto
Phone: 650-200-3424

Jeniffer Quintero
Community Adv Coordinator - OC
Phone: 714-202-6412

Michael Siciliano
Workforce Researcher
Phone: 213-207-6579

Angela Silva
Workforce Development Coordinator - Palo Alto
Phone: 510-392-5696

Lilibeth (Lily) Rojas
Workforce Dev Coordinator - San Jose
Phone: 408-256-1687

Xitlaly Uribe
Community Adv Coordinator - San Diego
Phone: 619-259-0162

Alfred Silva
AP/Payroll Coordinator
Phone: 844-914-3434

Jael Vizcarra
Curriculum Design & Instructor Coordinator
Phone: 619-268-1173

Eduardo Villegas
Workforce Development Coordinator -
San Diego
Phone: 619-935-8855

Jonathan Zelaya
Workforce Dev Coord - Airports and New Sectors
Phone: 310-759-2213

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