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Staff

Administration & Executive

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Alaa (Lulu) Altabbakh
Accounting & Finance Associate
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Colin Arp
Office and Finance Coordinator
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Mary Garbesi
Director of Finance
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Ken Ikeda
Interim Executive Director

Advocacy & Funds

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Katy Hurley
Grants Coordinator
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Keisha Knight
Director of Funds & Advocacy
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Maria A. Santos
IDA Funds Program Officer
Cielo Saucedo, Nonfiction Access Initiative Funds Program and Access Coordinator
Cielo Saucedo
Nonfiction Access Initiative Funds Program and Access Coordinator
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Ranell Shubert
Nonfiction Access Initiative Funds Program Manager

Artist Programs

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Gabriella Ortega Ricketts
Manager of Artist Programs
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Abby Sun
Director of Artist Programs

Development

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Brian J. Davis
Director of Development
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Melissa D'Lando
Grants Manager
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Anisa Hosseinnezhad
Membership & Individual Giving Program Manager

Fiscal Sponsorship

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Lilla Sparks
Fiscal Sponsorship Program Coordinator
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Lya Lim
Fiscal Sponsorship Program Manager

Marketing & Communications

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Catalina Combs
Marketing & Communications Manager
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Zaferhan Yumru
Director of Marketing, Communications, and Design
Janki Patel
Janki Patel
Advertising Manager

Public Programs & Events

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Armando Zamudio
Public Programs & Events Coordinator