District 1 Team

Denice Garcia
Chief of Staff

Mabi Jalit Castro
Senior Director of Economic Innovation & Strategy

Griselda Ramirez
Senior Director of External Affairs

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

Antionette Velasquez
Executive Assistant 

Andrew Harvey
Senior Community and Binational Affairs Representative

Athena Lazos
Chair's Assistant 

Maykent L. Salazar
Policy Advisor

José Daniel López
Communications Manager

Student Fellows

Kristen Eng
Student Fellow

Sophia Brown
Student Fellow

Natalie Aguilar
Student Fellow