Who We Are

Board Members

Executive Team

Steve Kim, LCSW

Executive Director
“In kinship, we seek to obliterate the illusion that we are all separate, that there is an us and a them. We seek to bridge the gulf that exists between all of us until there is no longer a sliver of daylight that separates us.”
– Father Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries
Aaron Reyes

Interim Associate Executive Director
“We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Madeline Rodriguez, LMFT

Director of Programs
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
– Harriet Tubman
Raymond Sanchez

Director of Navigation and Outreach
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness’s of other people.”
– Carl Jung
Samuel Kim

Director of Operations
“The world would be a paradise of peace and justice if global citizens shared a common definition of love which would guide our thoughts and action..”
- Bell Hooks

Program Leadership

Dianey Chao

Youth Program Manager
“I stand in awe at what these kids have to carry rather than in judgement at how they’ve carried it.”
– Father Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries
Maricela Diaz

Youth and Education Coordinator
“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”
- Howard Zinn
Gilbert Sepulveda

Employment and Education Specialist
"It's a privilege to be able to bear witness to someone's story when they may not have had the chance to tell it before."
- Lindy Alexander
Eliza Easdale

Lead Data Analyst
“If nothing you do matters, all that matters is what you do.”
- Angel

David Riley