Alex Diaz
Dream Beyond Bars Program Coordinator
Our Team
We are proud to have a staff that is overwhelmingly formerly incarcerated, systems-impacted, and BIPOC. Additionally, a quarter of our staff are former program participants. Double click on any staff picture to read more about our experience.
Alex Toris
Cultural Activist
Amanda Majail-Blanco
Organizer Associate
Araceli Ambriz
Violence Interrupter and Youth Life Coach
Catalina Palacios
Youth Life Coach
Cristina Flores
Homies 4 Justice Program Coordinator
Felix Hopkins
Violence Interrupter
Francisco Cisneros
School Site Violence Interrupter
Frankie Ramos
Director of Campaigns and Organizing
George Galvis
Executive Director
J Vasquez
Policy & Legal Services Manager
Jessica Miller
Director of Development
Joan Benoît
Director of Administration
Michael Bare
Director of Communications
Michael Muscadine
Community Healing Manager
Mikaela Galvis-Venegas
Organizing Associate
Natalie Reynolds
Executive Administrator
Ray’Von Jones
Dream Beyond Bars Manager
Ricardo Garcia-Acosta
Director of Community Peace
Rico Pabón
Life Coach
Rocky Hunt
Participatory Defense Coordinator
Sergio Arroyo
H4J Program Manager
Sonja Tonnesen-Casalegno
Policy and Legal Director
Vamsey Palagummi
Managing Director
Vanessa Nicasio
Administrative Coordinator
Xochtil Larios
Youth Justice Coordinator