Leading the Team

Bridget Cooke, Co-Founder and Executive Director

For over 25 years, Bridget has been working with nonprofits in Oregon, California, and Chile. In 2002, she helped co-found programs for immigrant women and families that address key obstacles to justice and promote respect and dignity for all. Bridget obtained her B.A. in education from Western State University and a Masters of Divinity Degree from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley.

Senior Management Team

  • PATRICIA ALVARADO

    Director of Education Programs

  • XANDI ARANDA

    Director of Finance

  • ANDREA CHUNGA-CELIS

    Director of Development

  • LOURDES HERENCIA

    Director of Microenterprise Programs

  • VERÓNIKA NÚÑEZ

    Director Leadership & Advocacy

  • MONICA RADA

    Director of Strategic Projects

  • INGRID SOLARES

    Director of Health Equity

  • JULISSA VASQUEZ

    People & Culture Director

  • ELIZABETH AGUILERA

    Director of Communications

  • Leticia Aguilar Chavez

    Associate Director

    of Education Programs

Board of Directors FY 2024-2025

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Board of Directors FY 2024-2025 〰️

Jenny Gaona: Board President

Jenny is a first generation Mexican-American. Her parents immigrated from Michoacan, Mexico to the Bay Area, CA where she was born and raised. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a double minor in Dance and Retail Studies from Santa Clara University. Jenny moved to Portland, OR in 2016 to pursue a career in Merchandising at Nike. She joined the Adelante Mujeres Board of Directors in 2021 because it helped her be more connected to her Mexican culture and the local Latine community. Jenny participated in a program similar to Adelante’s Chicas Youth Development Program when she was in elementary school and knew that being part of Adelante Mujeres was the perfect way for her to use her skills and experience to give back to her people.

  • Yazmin Santiago-Edwards: Board Vice-President

  • Wendy Weissman: Board Secretary

  • Gudrun Granholm: Board Co-Treasurer

  • Michael Martin-Tellis: Board Co-Treasurer

  • Kirsten Agard

  • Marinda Peters

  • Cassie Buckroyd

  • Joni Pierce

  • LeRoy Feigelson

  • Alycia Rivera-TuschGena Villalobos-Perrine

  • Nora Duffy

  • Jamy Amaya

  • Angie Aguilar

  • Ruby Ramirez

  • Oscar Rico-Cazares

  • Benito Juarez II