The Visionaries Behind the Compass
Meet the architects and navigators who will help you lay the groundwork for your future. At Breakthrough Silicon Valley, our team assembles the tools, charts the courses, and clears the path, but the destination? That's all you.
Staff
Click on a photo to learn more about each member of Breakthrough Silicon Valley’s team.
Rebecca Duran
Executive Director
rduran@breakthroughsv.org
Eduardo Arellanes Loeza
Vice President of Programs and Instruction
eloeza@breakthroughsv.org
Tony Alvarez
AmeriCorps Program Director talvarez@breakthroughsv.org
Abigail Brenneman-Azibuke
College Access Program Manager
abrenneman@breakthroughsv.org
Wes Cheung
Dir. of Admissions and Middle School Program
wcheung@breakthroughsv.org
Emily Greulich
College Advising Coordinator
egreulich@breakthroughsv.org
Lizbeth Huerta
College Success Manager
lhuerta@breakthroughsv.org
Rebeca Lopez
College Advising Coach
rlopez@breakthroughsv.org
Thao Nguyen
Associate Director of College Access
thao.nguyen@breakthroughsv.org
Javier Ortega
Family and Community Engagement Manager jortega@breakthroughsv.org
Marisol Ponce
Development Events Manager mponce@breakthroughsv.org
Sergio Quinones
Middle School Program Manager squinones@breakthroughsv.org
Christa Salazar
Associate Director of Operations
csalazar@breakthroughsv.org
Joshua Salazar
Operations Manager
jsalazar@breakthroughsv.org
Vanessa Valdez Cruz
Middle School Program Coordinator vvaldezcruz@breakthroughsv.org
program associates
Breanna Banh
Program Associate (9/10th Grade)
breanna.banh@breakthroughsv.org
Susana Duran
Program Associate (9/10th Grade)
susana.duran@breakthroughsv.org
Alexandra Garcia
Community Engagement Associate
alexandra.garcia@breakthroughsv.org
Stacy Garcia
Program Associate (11/12th Grade)
stacy.garcia@breakthroughsv.org
Kelly Lelapinyokul
Program Associate (7/8th Grade)
kelly.lelapinyokul@breakthroughsv.org
Tiffany Leong
Program Associate (9/10th Grade)
tiffany.leong@breakthroughsv.org
Claudia Melendez
Program Associate (7/8th Grade)
claudia.melendez@breakthroughsv.org
Luke Patusky
Program Associate (11/12th Grade)
luke.patusky@breakthroughsv.org
Aylin Velazco
Program Associate (11/12th Grade)
aylin.velazco@breakthroughsv.org
Board of Directors
Christina Lai (Chair)
VP, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Robinhood
Liza Smyth (Vice Chair)
Customer Experience Executive
Bianca Fischli (Secretary)
Community Volunteer, Customer Success Advocate
Ramón Garcia Gomez (Finance & Treasurer)
Go to Market Strategy and Operations, Google
Carol Tinsley (Development)
Community Volunteer
Jocelyne Cardona (Governance)
Talent Development Professional and Facilitator
Neeraj Goel
Senior Engineering Manager, Adobe
Roneeta Guha
Principal, Education First Consulting
Uyen Nguyen
Community Volunteer
Griselda Panozo
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Allison Railo
Art Historian and Curator
Antonio Romero
Director of Medicinal Chemistry, Cytokinetics
Michele Wyman
Director, Communications, Google Workspace