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
Kendall Watanabe

Kendall Watanabe

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
David Shorey

David Shorey

Special Projects Manager
Sarah Boyer

Sarah Boyer

Program Manager
Carolina Gabaldon

Carolina Gabaldon

Program Manager
Michael Jung

Michael Jung

Program Manager
Antonio Salang

Antonio Salang

Program Manager

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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
Venture Griswold

Venture Griswold

Program Manager
Ashley Huggins

Ashley Huggins

Program Manager
Samuel Borden

Samuel Borden

Digital Media Specialist
Trevor Gregory

Trevor Gregory

Media Advocacy Specialist
Dane Bolding

Dane Bolding

Project Coordinator
Lahiru Kodituwakku

Lahiru Kodituwakku

Program Coordinator
Karol Zhang

Karol Zhang

Program Coordinator
Hannah Cordeiro

Hannah Cordeiro

Assistant Program Manager
Chloe Soribello

Chloe Soribello

Community Engagement Coordinator
Gabey Rojas

Gabey Rojas

Prevention Specialist
Paulyna Alamo

Paulyna Alamo

Prevention Specialist
Abreanna Autote

Abreanna Autote

Prevention Specialist
Genessis Salcedo

Genessis Salcedo

Prevention Specialist
Mia Mora

Mia Mora

Prevention Specialist
Raudell Aluiso

Raudell Aluiso

Community Engagement Coordinator
Sharay Gonzalez

Sharay Gonzalez

Prevention Specialist
Ruby Ramos

Ruby Ramos

Community Organizer
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