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
Michael Geiger

Michael Geiger

Controller

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Brittany Hunsinger

Brittany Hunsinger

Deputy Director
Meredith Gibson

Meredith Gibson

Media/GIS Director
Kendall Watanabe

Kendall Watanabe

Regional Director | Los Angeles County
Lupita Martinez

Lupita Martinez

Regional Director | San Bernardino County
David Shorey

David Shorey

Program Director
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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Seraphina Eberhardt

Seraphina Eberhardt

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
Venture Griswold

Venture Griswold

Program Manager
Paola Rochin Bochm

Paola Rochin Bochm

Community Outreach Supervisor
Ricardo Piña

Ricardo Piña

Community Outreach Supervisor
Dane Bolding

Dane Bolding

Project Coordinator
Paul Levikow

Paul Levikow

Senior Media Specialist
Trevor Gregory

Trevor Gregory

Media Advocacy Specialist
Samuel Borden

Samuel Borden

Digital Media Specialist
Lahiru Kodituwakku

Lahiru Kodituwakku

Program Coordinator
Karol Zhang

Karol Zhang

Program Coordinator
Chloe Soribello

Chloe Soribello

Community Engagement Coordinator
Hannah Cordeiro

Hannah Cordeiro

Prevention Specialist
Carolina Vicente

Carolina Vicente

Prevention Specialist
Gabey Rojas

Gabey Rojas

Prevention Specialist
Paulyna Alamo

Paulyna Alamo

Prevention Specialist
Jazzmin Colina

Jazzmin Colina

Community Outreach Specialist
Teo Anderson

Teo Anderson

Community Outreach Specialist
Raudell Aluiso

Raudell Aluiso

Community Engagement Coordinator
Sharay Gonzalez

Sharay Gonzalez

Community Organizer
Jennifer Lagunas Garcia

Jennifer Lagunas Garcia

Youth Coordinator
Abreanna Autote

Abreanna Autote

Community Organizer
Emma Dobson

Emma Dobson

Community & Youth Organizer
Ilse Alva

Ilse Alva

Project Assistant
Ailsa Ortiz

Ailsa Ortiz

Project Assistant
Ashley Huggins

Ashley Huggins

Project Support Specialist
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