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meet our team

Bright Promises Foundation values equally all who engage in strengthening our mission and the communities we serve -- whether volunteer, staff, donor, board member, advisor, or community partner. Scroll down to get to know some of the leaders who help shape and guide our work.

Board of Directors

Scott Bishop
Treasurer
Andreason Brown
Vice President
Nancy Snyder
President
Nanette Velasquez Zander
Secretary
Dean A. Benson
Ryan A. Biller
Nick Bruce
Christine Calderon
Neelamjit Kaur Dhaliwal
Beth Gallagher
Maricela Garcia
Deepak Gaur
Craig Gutiérrez, Ed.D.
Randall D. Hardy
Aimee Hilado, Ph.D., LCSW
Ken Jennings
Jason Nierman
Sendhil Revuluri
Baronica Roberson
Jay Rosenbloom
Amanda Vallejo

Lifetime Trustees

Jon N. Will
Paul Bodine
Shari Runner
Gaylord Gieseke

Legacy Council

Prudence Beidler
Marjorie Craig Benton
Peggy Bodine
Dr. Barbara Bowman
Vern Broders
Robert Finley
Elizabeth Foster
Francia Harrington
Iris Krieg
Rodger Owen
Janet Owen
Neil Peck
Gigi Pritzker Pucker
Judith Walker Kendrick
Bernice Weissbourd (1923-2022)

Staff

Jim Hirsch
Executive Director
Tiffany McQueen Lewis
Program Officer
Katherine Korey
Incoming executive director
Maria Ghani
Development manager