93% of our HoPe Team is composed of Alumni who have graduated from our program and have returned to serve the rising generation. 90% of our HoPe Team volunteers at least 40 hours a month to ensure the organization reaches success in its programming, events, and initiatives. Meet our amazing team below:
LEADERSHIP
TEAM
David Araya I President and CEO
Angela Hurtado I Vice President and COO
Diana Vela I Director of Leadership Chapters & Expansion
Chelsey Castro I Director of Legacy Leaders & IS
OUR TEAM
We are movers and shakers, introverts and extroverts, HoPe
enthusiasts and world changers. Together we work together to
elevate the rising generation.
ALUMNI
DEPARTMENT
Sebastian Puerta I Director of Alumni Engagement
Carlos Jasso I Alumni Outreach Coordinator
Izabella Orozco I Alumni Spotlight Coordinator
CHAPTERS
DEPARTMENT
Diana Vela I Director of Leadership Chapters & Expansion
Denise Gonzalez | Assistant Director of Leadership Chapters
Carolina Melendez | Chapters Advisor Coordinator
Sebastian Hurtado I Chapters President Coordinator
Raymond Pan I Chapters Fundraising Coordinator
Lorena Boyzo I Chapters Community Service Coordinator
Jimena Somilleda I Chapters Communications Coordinator
Ivan Tlaseca I Chapters IS Coordinator / Leadership Coach
Abraham Morales I Leadership Coach
Ariella Williams I Leadership Coach
Ashley Rodriguez-Castillo I Leadership Coach
Carlos Jasso | Leadership Coach
Cesy Maldonado | Leadership Coach
Gaby Sifuentes I Leadership Coach
Giovanni Cammarota I Leadership Coach
Immanuel Mejia I Leadership Coach
Joselyn Gutierrez I Leadership Coach
Katherine Narciso I Leadership Coach
Kimberly Alvarez I Leadership Coach
Mario Guzman | Leadership Coach
Maryury Deloya I Leadership Coach
Moises Cortez Guerra I Leadership Coach
Oscar Baza Pineda I Leadership Coach
Sofia Magana I Leadership Coach
Sophia Vazquez I Leadership Coach
Valentina Suarez I Leadership Coach
Yentil Nicolas | Leadership Coach
Zarina Frausto | Leadership Coach
DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
David Araya I President & CEO
Angela Hurtado I Vice President & COO
Diana Vela I Director of Leadership Chapters & Expansion
Anayely Moreno I Development Coordinator
Daniela Roldan I Development Intern
EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
César Lopez | Director of Education
Sthefany Orduz | Program Coordinator
Melissa Juarez | ED Information Systems Coordinator
Amy Tin | ED Information Systems Coordinator
Rachel Aranda | Resource Development Intern
Jennifer Ventura | Senior Content Expert/Advisor
Maria Batres | Underclassmen Content Expert/Advisor
Glenda Espinal | College Application Content Expert/Advisor
Karla Martinez | DACA/Undocumented Student Content Expert/Advisor
EXPANSION
DEPARTMENT
Diana Vela | Director of Leadership Chapters & Expansion
Octavio Aguado | Expansion Coordinator
Dani Herrera I Expansion Coordinator
Abriana Shepard | Expansion Intern
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
DEPARTMENT
Chelsey Castro I Director of Legacy Leaders & IS
Justin Acosta I IS Intern
Ramon Mandujano I IS Intern
LEGACY LEADER
DEPARTMENT
Chelsey Castro I Director of Legacy Leaders & IS
Elizabeth Benavidez I Legacy Leader IS Coordinator
Andrea Morales I Legacy Leader Event Coordinator
Giovanna Ramirez | Legacy Leader & Apprentice Coordinator
Monserrat Vasquez | Legacy Leader Process Intern
Samantha Galue | Legacy Leader Process Intern
MARKETING
DEPARTMENT
Sebastian Maturino I Director of Marketing
Anahi Tejada I Graphic Designer & Instagram Coordinator
Sophia Vasquez | Graphic Designer
Alondra Gonzalez-Reynosa | Video Editor
Ivan Martinez I Video Editor
Karla Martinez | Facebook Coordinator
