District 1 Team

Denice Garcia
Chief of Staff

Mabi Jalit Castro
Senior Director of Economic Innovation & Strategy

Griselda Ramirez
Senior Director of External Affairs

Ruth Martin
Interim Policy Director

Amy Castañeda

Policy Advisor

Antionette Velasquez
Executive Assistant 

Andrew Harvey
Senior Community and Binational Affairs Representative

Athena Lazos
Chair's Assistant 

Maykent L. Salazar
Policy Advisor

Joelle Burila

Policy Advisor

José Daniel López
Communications Manager

Meghan Breen
Press Secretary

Mikayle Lowery
Community Representative 

Paola Aguirre
Community Representative 

Student Fellows

Sophia Brown
Student Fellow

Samuel Middleton
Student Fellow 

Mia Sevilla
Student Fellow