{"id":8058,"date":"2026-04-02T00:38:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/?page_id=8058"},"modified":"2026-09-24T00:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T00:48:58","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/es\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8058\" class=\"elementor elementor-8058\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-478a606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"478a606\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-256ea25\" data-id=\"256ea25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123ec87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"123ec87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet The Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58da854 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58da854\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a63661e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42ee3659\" data-id=\"42ee3659\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a871321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a871321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48687eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48687eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-8.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-134779fb\" data-id=\"134779fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762310f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"762310f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michelle Benigno<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f7681d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35f7681d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Associate Director Of Administration<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c357bf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c357bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Michelle Benigno leads human resources, administrative systems, and organizational compliance, and partners closely with the CFO to support sound financial management and long-term sustainability. Passionate about building thoughtful , efficient infrastructure, Michelle focuses on creating systems that allow creative teams to do their best work and ensure the organization operates with integrity and accountability.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd17d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"fd17d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2651\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2651\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2651\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2651\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">She earned her B.S. in Business Management from San Jos\u00e9 State University and began her career interning in the Finance Department at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. She later spent several years in senior living healthcare, leading operations through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Transitioning from serving seniors to supporting youth and families has been deeply meaningful for her, and she is inspired by the opportunity to help expand access to the arts for historically underserved communities. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">One of her favorite artists is Takashi Murakami. His work blends bold color and playfulness with extraordinary detail and depth. She is inspired by art that invites curiosity; pieces you can return to again and again and still discover something new, which is an approach that feels especially powerful in creative learning spaces. <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b36ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"73b36ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f93f38b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f93f38b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-616395e7\" data-id=\"616395e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7748d140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7748d140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-341e3472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"341e3472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8353\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Poster-Square-7.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5928dfc1\" data-id=\"5928dfc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7249eade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7249eade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">David Castro<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63798ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63798ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Associate Director of Facilities<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb2eb66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fb2eb66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">David Castro has been in the facility management industry for over 14 years. He started his career in the medical field, managing both Luxury high-rise buildings and Class A, B, and C Buildings. By obtaining different positions such as Plant Operations Manager, Environmental Services Director, and Facilities Director, David has gained experience and knowledge of the complexity of each building. Managing a group of highly skilled technicians while managing the security team. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c77551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"40c77551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1081\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1081\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1081\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1081\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">David&#8217;s role is to ensure that all Fire\/Life\/Safety codes and procedures are being followed. His responsibilities consist of responding to all building and security-related issues, vendor management, and day-to-day facility operations. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires David is The Bronx Tale. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc7d7e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7bc7d7e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dc63604 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dc63604\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f8d3705\" data-id=\"3f8d3705\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd2dab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7dd2dab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6507fcf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6507fcf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8290\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4537b7a3\" data-id=\"4537b7a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cdacee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48cdacee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staci Edwards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e0a76a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72e0a76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Initiatives Associate<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-236fcec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"236fcec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Staci Edwards has deep roots in East Palo Alto, as her family&#8217;s history here goes back four generations. She attended school in the Ravenswood City School District, went to Eastside College Preparatory School for high school, and then graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in Sociology. During middle school, she was one of the founding youth members of EPACENTER who helped conceive how the organization should serve the community she grew up in. She later served on EPACENTER&#8217;s board for two years while she was in college.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2098fe9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"2098fe9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5461\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5461\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5461\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5461\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Now she supports, develops, and coordinates partnerships and cross-sector coordination efforts at EPACENTER. You might find her planning events, connecting with families, or building relationships with potential partners while she is on-site.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Staci is <\/span><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8220;It Don&#8217;t Mean A Thing (If It Ain&#8217;t Got That Swing)&#8221; by Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, especially the live version! She absolutely loves hearing Ella scat while Duke is playing on the piano. Such a beautiful piece!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b08ef1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b08ef1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1326b87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1326b87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-535a6d29\" data-id=\"535a6d29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69148234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69148234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47931f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47931f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26a90a5d\" data-id=\"26a90a5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1030f912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1030f912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alexia Gutierrez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312994e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"312994e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Operations Manager<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0d62ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e0d62ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Alexia Gutierrez is a dedicated professional with more than a decade of experience in business management and accounting. Born in Mexico and raised in East Palo Alto, she grew up with a deep appreciation for the power of community spaces and cultural events. As a child, she often wished her neighborhood had the same recreational programs and artistic gatherings found throughout the Bay Area; places where families could connect, celebrate, and be inspired. Today, Alexia is turning those hopes into a reality. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a2ac57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"53a2ac57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1401\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1401\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1401\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1401\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">She plays a key role in bringing meaningful events and community projects to life, creating opportunities for joy, creativity, and togetherness. Her work is driven by a commitment to uplifting East Palo Alto and helping build a brighter, more connected future for the generations to come. <\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">What inspires Alexia the most is spending time in nature!<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721f81d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"721f81d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2eb8d340 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eb8d340\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b426f52\" data-id=\"b426f52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f65e1b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f65e1b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56006a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56006a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8478\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-3.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a1d3e04\" data-id=\"4a1d3e04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-594773c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"594773c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alicia Gutierrez<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a09781a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a09781a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Family &amp; Community Engagement Manager<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474dc88f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"474dc88f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Alicia Gutierrez was born in Mexico and moved to East Palo Alto over 28 years ago, attending Sequoia High School at a time when East Palo Alto lacked resources for ESL students. That experience shaped her commitment to equity, access, and community empowerment. She later on went to pursue higher education with the goal of becoming a social worker, while building a career in education. Over the past decade, she served as a Family Services Specialist, Family Engagement Coordinator, and Operations Assistant Director; roles that strengthened her leadership in supporting families and advancing community-driven programs. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512d6e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"512d6e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1361\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1361\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1361\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1361\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In her current role, she leads outreach efforts, builds strategic partnerships, and designs programs that connect families to transformative opportunities. As both a professional and a parent of program participants, she brings a deeply personal and informed perspective to her work. She continues to dedicate her role towards uplifting her community, expanding access to resources, and ensuring that families can thrive in the place they call home.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Alicia is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. She believes it is about following your purpose, trusting your path, and turning life&#8217;s challenges into meaning. She feels it relates beautifully to her own journey. <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c3456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f9c3456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-770ac7db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"770ac7db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b60c530\" data-id=\"2b60c530\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a144c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77a144c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f572fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19f572fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8294\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39b65914\" data-id=\"39b65914\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a374fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63a374fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jennifer Ifil-Ryan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4d8269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b4d8269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Visual Arts<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c74183d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c74183d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jennifer Ifil-Ryan is an artist, arts educator, and administrator. Working largely within non-traditional learning environments and cultural spaces, Jen has produced large scale participatory arts initiatives that have touched over 200,000 individuals. Jennifer holds an M.A. in Individualized Study from NYU and has served on the boards of the Fund for Public Housing and the NYC Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission. She has recently relocated to the Bay Area and is excited to contribute to the local arts ecosystem through her work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5347f013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"5347f013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1391\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1391\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1391\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1391\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Jennifer is Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine) by Kara Walker from June 1, 2024 &#8211; June 1, 2026. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3920b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b3920b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44b34ac7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44b34ac7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-645a4941\" data-id=\"645a4941\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e153a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0e153a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b6d4e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24b6d4e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8291\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f9b2636\" data-id=\"2f9b2636\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efeb6ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efeb6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elizar Ivanov<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0203f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a0203f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Production Operations Coordinator<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1eaff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e1eaff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Elizar Ivanov is a San Francisco Bay Area based multi-disciplined theatrical technician and jack of all trades. Originally from Moscow, Russia, he has worked in professional theatre for over 18 years in many fields, including but not limited to, lighting, video, sound and production management. Prior to joining EPACENTER, he worked for the Tony Award winning company, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, as Assistant Production Manager for 8 years.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b5def5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"15b5def5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3641\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3641\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3641\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3641\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">In his current position he is responsible for smooth operations for technical elements for onsite productions and rentals. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Elizar is Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki, because of its take on humanity and nature with the constant evolution of technology.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc7bf4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6bc7bf4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-353de7d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"353de7d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d10e92e\" data-id=\"3d10e92e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b17cc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"10b17cc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7f0563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d7f0563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8289\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70288dfe\" data-id=\"70288dfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55894264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55894264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leanny Mu\u00f1oz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442901ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"442901ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Program Operations &amp; Production<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed4e3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ed4e3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Leanny Mu\u00f1oz received her Master of Music from Louisiana State University. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Fine and Performing Arts and a minor in Music Performance at the Louisiana Scholars&#8217; College at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. She joined EPACENTER after nearly 4 wonderful years with the Sacramento Philharmonic &amp; Opera, where she left her role as Director of Operations. Additionally, Leanny spent 7 years at the University of California, Davis as a PhD Candidate in Musicology.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcab71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3dcab71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6471\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6471\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6471\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6471\"><p><span style=\"color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Her primary research interest were late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Spanish and Latin-American music, especially as related to nationalism and other socio-political issues. She is interested in film music, the discourse of colonialism in music and the classroom, arts administration, and remaining an active community member.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Leanny is inspired by Manuel de Falla&#8217;s orchestral-suite Homenajes (1938). She admires and connects with Falla&#8217;s homage to his mentor and his friends, showcasing the influence of those personal relationships on his own identity and the identity of Spanish music. Leanny values all her mentors, friends, and family; and they continuously shape her actions and choices. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6696d055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6696d055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a2e07cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a2e07cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-435ceed4\" data-id=\"435ceed4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f60fe58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f60fe58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2074b83c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2074b83c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c83d586\" data-id=\"3c83d586\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea73e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ea73e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jacqueline Quintanilla<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e2d5176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e2d5176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accounting and Administration Manager<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bce268f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bce268f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jacqueline Quintanilla was born and raised in Oakland, and giving back to her community has always meant a lot to her. She has over 10 years of experience working in nonprofit accounting, and she truly loves what she does because it allows her to support missions that make a real difference. She&#8217;s also an artist, which is why working at EPACENTER feels so special. She feels lucky to be a part of a place that inspires imagination and creativity. She often thinks about how much she would have loved a space like this growing up. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4265cf11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"4265cf11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1111\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1111\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1111\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1111\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jacqueline is inspired by &#8220;Self-Portrait Dedicated to Dr. Eloesser&#8221; by Frida Kahlo, her favorite artist. The delicate lace framing her face reflects softness, but her eyes are strong and full of resilience, even through her tears. Jacqueline finds it a beautiful piece with intricate details, and finds it even prettier in person!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb7dfe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6eb7dfe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5eb5d8eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5eb5d8eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4063f371\" data-id=\"4063f371\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5ccb4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a5ccb4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60075909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60075909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8351\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12f8cd92\" data-id=\"12f8cd92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99ff5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b99ff5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nadine Rambeau<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b50b0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b50b0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541d51e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"541d51e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Nadine Rambeau has spent the past 30 years activating creativity as a catalyst for empowerment, economic equity, and social change in multiple communities across the United States. Nadine has served as the Executive Director of EPACENTER for the past 9 years. Before that, she was the managing director of the community arts and education division at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. Before arriving in California, she played key leadership roles in establishing accessible arts education programs for youth at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Chernin&#8217;s Center for the Arts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476915b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"476915b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1191\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1191\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1191\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1191\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">She got her start in arts education working for the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs&#8217; nationally recognized, award-winning job-training-in-the-arts program for youth, Gallery 37. Nadine holds an MFA in critical theory from the California Institute of the Arts and a BA in political science from Northwestern University. Nadine&#8217;s favorite book is The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f76d382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f76d382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-160c5064 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"160c5064\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b10d65d\" data-id=\"b10d65d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2186fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2186fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4534b8f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4534b8f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8296\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74d5f8e2\" data-id=\"74d5f8e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2567ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d2567ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Suzanne Romaine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa65fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfa65fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Advancement<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d175737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d175737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Suzanne Romaine brings extensive experience in nonprofit fundraising and developmental leadership, with a track record of building major donor programs, leading fundraising teams, and growing revenue for mission-driven organizations. At EPACENTER, she leads fundraising, earned revenue, and communications strategies that strengthen partnerships with donors, supporters, and community partners while advancing the organization&#8217;s long-term sustainability and impact. She studied at UC Berkeley, where she received a BA in Rhetoric. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19bc0c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"19bc0c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4311\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4311\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4311\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4311\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Following her master&#8217;s studies in Graphic Design and Film, she co-founded a local production company and spent more than a decade at KQED Public Media. During her tenure, she was part of the producing team for many national PBS projects including FRONTLINE\/World, American Experience &amp; Cousteau&#8217;s &#8220;Ocean Adventures&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Suzanne is inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke&#8217;s &#8220;Letter to a Young Poet&#8221; because it offers timeless, profound advice on nurturing creativity from within, and finding patience in life&#8217;s uncertainties. &#8220;To be an artist means not to calculate or count but to grow like a tree which does not force its juices but confidently stands amidst the spring storms without any fear that summer might not arrive. For summer will come.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a63501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"42a63501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37fcf6ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37fcf6ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54043b2a\" data-id=\"54043b2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f2d355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"12f2d355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c71424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67c71424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8369\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/epacenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Meet-The-Team-Pics-2.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e6b45f1\" data-id=\"7e6b45f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20bed131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20bed131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jason Singh<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7721d849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7721d849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advancement Coordinator<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc781bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bc781bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jason Singh has a diverse professional background which has seen him lead political campaigns, work with children, and collaborate with a variety of non-profits throughout the United States. Creativity and curiosity are the fuel to his endeavors, as he seeks to embed lasting changes in his communities through his work. He hopes to make EPACENTER a creative and cultural hub for the Bay Area, where people can come to unapologetically be themselves. He is an artist that writes, produces, and records English and Punjabi music under the name, JAJU.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4980d5b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"4980d5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1231\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1231\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1231\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1231\"><p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jason&#8217;s<\/span><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"> musical prowess allows him to be unattached to any one genre and create multi-lingual songs that bridge his love for both Punjabi and American culture. His aim is to create music that is totally unique and 100% original, while still retaining a familiarity that allows it to connect with people of any background. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A piece of art that inspires Jason is Human Sadness by The Voidz. He believes that it is an 11-minute masterpiece that pushes boundaries by creating a soundscape that is messy and chaotic on the surface, but is a deeply nuanced and layered piece of art that challenges the norms of what music can be.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet The Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8058","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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