Our Team
The Heart Behind EduCare's Impact
At EduCare, our team is the driving force
behind our mission and the embodiment of our
Heartset® Education approach.
Administrative Staff
Coila Romero
Senior Finance Manager
Manuel Chan Pool
Senior Program Manager
Afterschool Programs
Geneva (Gigi) Barba
Senior Program Manager
Special Projects
Valerie Ali
Senior Manager Human Resources
Rocio Rodriguez
Program Manager ACE Programs
Brianna Zavala
Program Manager Special Projects
Arturo Garay
Compliance Manager
Daniel Cortes
Afterschool Programs
Regional Manager
Edgar Cortez
Afterschool Programs
Regional Manager
Jessica Baldovinos
Afterschool Programs Regional Manager
Robert Gonzalez
Afterschool Programs Regional Manager
Gerardo Olea
Afterschool Programs Regional Manager
Israel Martinez
Afterschool Programs Regional Manager
Oscar Gonzalez
Afterschool Programs Regional Manager
Adriana Razo
Case Manager San Fernando High School
Joseph Montesdeoca
Human Resources Senior Coordinator
Louis Vargas
Logistics and Supplies Coordinator
Andres Sandoval
Logistics and Supplies Assistant
Howard Doria
Staff Accountant
Edward Klein
Staff Accountant
Jennifer Rivas
Finance Assistant
Zeltzin Baez-Luevano
Special Projects Administrative Associate
Darlene Ku
Special Projects Coordinator CyberPatriot Program
Esmeralda Serna
Compliance Assistant
Andre Yacapin
Compliance Assistant
Our Board
Marco Durazo, PhD
Chairman
Professor of Politics,
University of San Francisco
Tom Forbath
Treasurer
Former Corporate Finance and Banking Executive
Entrepreneur, Co-Founder/COO, Asset Retrievers
Katherine Hall
Secretary
Vice President of Operations (Retired),
EduCare Foundation
Eldrick Bone
President and CEO, ESB Plumbing
Freelance Journalist & Facilitator
Graduate & Facilitator, Insight Seminars
Brian Evans, PhD
President, Brian Evans Coaching, Inc.
Strategist, Advisor, Author & Speaker
Creator of Metapossible
Peter Felsmann
Managing Partner, Perform Productivity Solutions
Joey Hubbard
Chief Training Officer,
Thrive Global
Jill Jacobson
Chief Executive Officer,
EduCare Foundation
Luz Jaramillo
Business Executive,
Microsoft Corporation
Stephen Leland Keel
Attorney, Consultant
Board Member, Freedom to Choose
Megha Poliki
Senior Manager, Technology Strategy Allstate
Susan Saltz
Co-Founder, JUNTOS,
Board Member (Multiple Orgs)
Producer
Kamin Samuel, PhD
Speaker,
International Rapid Transformation Business Coach, Strategist
Author, Increase Your Abundance Starting Today!, Wealth Transformation Journal, and Success Transformation Journal
Co-author, The Conscious Luck Workbook
Emeritus Board Members
Candace Semigran
Co-Founder, EduCare Foundation
Board Member, Insight Seminars
Author, One Minute Self-Esteem, and 250 Ways to Enhance Your Self-Esteem workbook
Stu Semigran
Co-Founder and Past President, EduCare Foundation
Author, Making the Best of Me, and Heartset® Education: A Way of Living and Learning
Nicholas Brown
In Memoriam
Chairman, EduCare Foundation
Partner, London & Co.