Our Staff

IPS’s skilled interdisciplinary team includes subject matter experts in public health, media, policy, advocacy, community organizing, data collection, and community policing. We have diverse backgrounds, represent different cultures, and sometimes have diverging points of view. Together, we strive to disrupt systems of inequity, champion collective responsibility, protect health, and advance equity.

Brenda Simmons

Brenda Simmons

CEO
Terri Howey

Terri Howey

Chief Operations Officer
Sarah Blanch

Sarah Blanch

Chief Strategy Officer
Eric Collins

Eric Collins

Chief Programs Officer
Brittany Hunsinger

Brittany Hunsinger

Deputy Director
Meredith Gibson

Meredith Gibson

Media/GIS Director
Venture Griswold

Venture Griswold

Regional Director | Los Angeles County
Lupita Martinez-Roddie

Lupita Martinez-Roddie

Regional Director | San Bernardino County
Paola Rochin Bochm

Paola Rochin Bochm

Director of Prevention Programs
Seraphina Eberhardt

Seraphina Eberhardt

Director of Prevention Programs
Cathy Romanas

Cathy Romanas

Senior Controller
Sarah Boyer

Sarah Boyer

Program Manager
Carolina Gabaldon

Carolina Gabaldon

Program Manager
Michael Jung

Michael Jung

Program Manager
Diana Villanueva-Tafolla

Diana Villanueva-Tafolla

Program Manager
Gabriel Hill

Gabriel Hill

Program Manager
Michael Pesavento

Michael Pesavento

Program Manager
Angelica Raya

Angelica Raya

Program Manager
Ashley Huggins

Ashley Huggins

Program Manager
Karol Zhang

Karol Zhang

Program Manager
Gabey Rojas

Gabey Rojas

Program Manager
Dane Bolding

Dane Bolding

Program Manager
Paulyna Alamo

Paulyna Alamo

Program Manager
Samuel Borden

Samuel Borden

Digital Media Specialist
Trevor Gregory

Trevor Gregory

Media Advocacy Specialist
Mia Mora

Mia Mora

Senior Prevention Specialist
Antonio Salang

Antonio Salang

Program Specialist

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Chloe Soribello

Chloe Soribello

Community Engagement Coordinator
Abreanna Autote

Abreanna Autote

Prevention Specialist
Lahiru Kodituwakku

Lahiru Kodituwakku

Prevention Specialist
Genessis Salcedo

Genessis Salcedo

Prevention Specialist
Ruby Ramos

Ruby Ramos

Prevention Specialist
Ivy DiBiase

Ivy DiBiase

Prevention Specialist
Morgan Bundy

Morgan Bundy

Community Organizer

Jennifer Lagunas Garcia

Jennifer Lagunas Garcia

Youth Coordinator
Diamond Aragon

Diamond Aragon

Youth & Community Organizer
Dan Skiles

Dan Skiles

IPS Associate
Marian Novak

Marian Novak

IPS Associate
Cynthia Nickerson

Cynthia Nickerson

IPS Associate
Richard Preuss

Richard Preuss

IPS Associate
Dan Tomsky

Dan Tomsky

IPS Associate