CaliforniaVolunteers is led by the nation’s first state cabinet secretary for service and volunteering, Karen Baker. The office is comprised of five departments: AmeriCorps Programs, Disaster Volunteering and Preparedness, Volunteer Action, External Affairs and Finance and Administration.

To learn more about an individual staff member, click his or her name in the list below.

Executive

• Karen Baker
  Secretary of Service and Volunteering
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• Alice Rodriguez
  Special Assistant
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• Lupe Castillo
  Policy Associate
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AmeriCorps Programs

• Holly Martinez
  Director, AmeriCorps
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• Bernadette Dawson
  Assistant Director, AmeriCorps Programs
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• Eddie Aguero
  AmeriCorps Specialist
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• Ia Moua
  Grants and Field Outreach Specialist
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• Rachel Connor
  AmeriCorps Associate
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• Gilbert Rangel
  Program Associate
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• Keith Collins
  Program Associate
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• Kristen Bennett
  Program Associate
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External Affairs

Disaster Volunteering and Preparedness

• Sharron Leaon
  Director, Disaster Volunteering and Preparedness
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• Mike Staley
  Assistant Director, Disaster Volunteering and Preparedness
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• Jerry Colivas
  Retired Annuitant
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• Feuy Saechao
  DVP Associate
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• Suu-Va Tai
  DVP Associate
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• Shelly Yen
  Student Assistant
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• Phyllis Onstad
  Community Partnerships Specialist
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Finance & Administration

• Audrey Bazos
  Director, Finance and Administration
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• Jennifer Rudolph
  Business Services Associate
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• Laura Reyes
  Student Assistant
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Volunteer Action

• Ashley Jones
  CVMN Associate
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