Our Team

Our team at Puente reflects the communities on the South Coast – diverse, culturally competent, engaged and energized.

Community Health

Ophelie Vico

Community Health Director

Commissioner on the San Mateo County Commission on Aging

Candido Gijon

Community Health Promoter

650-262-5988

Yolanda Morales

Community Health Promoter

650-204-9109

Maricela Zavala

Community Health Associate

650-262-4112

Irma Rodríguez

Community Health Promoter

650-231-6729

Maria Gongora

Senior Services Associate

650-879-1691

Community Development

Corina Rodriguez

Community Development Director

Commissioner on the San Mateo County Farmworker Advisory Commission

Laura Rodriguez

Community Mental Health & Wellness Director

650-262-4121

Alondra Zavala

Community Resource Navigator

650-262-4101

JoAnn Sandoval

Community Organizer

Voter Education and Outreach Advisory Committee (VEOAC)

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH

Jill Anderson

Licensed Psychologist, Psy.D.

650-262-4087

Suzanne Hughes

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

650-879-1691

Alissa Clynne

Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

650-262-4084

Elizabeth Flores

Community Mental Health Associate

650-374-5593

EDUCATION

Lizeth Andrea Hernandez

Education Director

Child Care Partnership Council Member of San Mateo County

Paola Ayala

Education Associate

650-547-6616

Danna Gonzalez

Bilingual Childcare Program Lead Teacher

650-262-4095

Monica Resendiz

Executive Assistant

650-262-5993

ADMINISTRATION

Rita Mancera

Executive Director

650-262-5990

Arlae Alston

Program Director

650-262-4351

Omar Ortega

Accounting Specialist

650-262-4114

Bob Madsen

Finance Director

650-262-4103

Ariana Santana Ortega

Community Engagement & Public Policy Associate

650-547-6620

FUND DEVELOPMENT

Alejandra Ortega

Fund Development Director

650-262-4100

Bridgitte Deacon

Development Associate

650-262-5998

Community Engagement and Rural Public Policy

SAN MATEO COUNTY STAFF POSTED AT PUENTE

Mayela Perez

Public Health Nurse

650-262-7904

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Suzanne Abel

Elizabeth Atkins, Vice-chair

Jorge De Luna

Gabriel Garcia, Chair

Martine Habib

Cari DeLoa

Carl Serrato, Treasurer

Mark Velligan

Araceli Silva

Sandra Grosso, Secretary

Veronica Mazariegos-Anastassiou, Interim Vice-Chair