District 1 Team

Denice Garcia
Chief of Staff

Mabi Jalit Castro
Senior Director of Economic Innovation & Strategy

Griselda Ramirez
Senior Director of Community Engagement, Partnerships, & Strategic Initiatives

David Flores
Director of Policy

Rosa Olascoaga
Senior Infrastructure & Community Development Policy Advisor

Ruth Martin
Senior Policy & Fiscal Advisor

Amy Castañeda

Policy Advisor & Business Liaison

Humberto "Beto" Gurmilan
Press Secretary

Antionette Velasquez
Executive Assistant 

Ryan Trabuco
Community Representative

Andrew Harvey
Community Representative

Luis Galvan
Health Equity Policy Advisor 

Athena Lazos
Chair's Assistant 

Student Fellows

Maykent L. Salazar
Student Fellow

Andrea Rodriguez
Student Fellow

Kristen Eng
Student Fellow

Aiden Bannon
Student Fellow

Sophia Brown
Student Fellow

Natalie Aguilar
Student Fellow