Lift To Rise TEAM
Heather Vaikona, President & CEO
Araceli Palafox, Deputy Director
Tiahna Larsen, Director of Finance & Administration
Taylor Libolt Varner, Regional Affordable Housing Planner
Melissa Daniels, Communications Manager
Agustin Arreola, Senior Implementation Manager
Rubyd Olvera, Community Engagement Manager
Ian Gabriel, Research & Data Analyst
Diane Morales, Rental Assistance Program Coordinator
Ivonne Montes, Rental Assistance Program Coordinator
Rosalba Tlatoa, Rental Assistance Program Coordinator
Adriana Rebollar, Rental Assistance Program Coordinator
Marisol Zamora, Rental Assistance Program Coordinator
Belen Meza, Rental Assistance Program Coordinator
Jasmine Cervantes, Rental Assistance Program Coordinator
Monzerrat Loza, Rental Assistance Program Coordinator
Veronica Arreola, Rental Assistance Program Coordinator
Bonnie Rubrecht, Special Projects
Lift To Rise BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Leticia De Lara, CEO, Regional Access Project Foundation
Bea Gonzalez, Coordinator, Expanded Learning Programs, Coachella Valley Unified School District
Matt Horton, Director, Milken Institute, Center for Regional Economics and California Center
Chris Kennen, Chief Creative Officer, Brand IQ
Gary Painter, Professor and Director, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Melody Winter Head, Community and Consumer Advocate
Nadia Villagran, Director of Fund Development and Strategic Partnerships, Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Lift To Rise has been recognized through support from:
The Annenberg Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Center for Community Investment
Eisenhower Medical Center
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
The James Irvine Foundation
Pacific Western Bank
MUFG Union Bank Foundation
The Desert Healthcare District
Regional Access Project Foundation
Riverside County Community Action Partnership
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Tenet Healthcare Foundation
United Way of the Desert
The Urban Institute
US Bank
BrandIQ
Wells Fargo Foundation
Bank of America