Kaitlin Meyer, MPA, is a public administration and finance professional with experience in both the public and private sector. She serves as the California Volunteers Fund Senior Program Advisor, focusing on supporting the California Climate Action Corps and other national service, volunteerism, and civic engagement strategies and initiatives. Prior to joining the California Volunteers Fund in January 2023, Meyer was with California Volunteers, Office of the Governor, where she served as the Deputy Director of Finance and Compliance. A 2017 graduate of the Capital Fellows Program, Meyer holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of San Diego and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California's Price School of Public Policy. A proponent of life-long learning, Meyer has earned certificates from California State University, Sacramento in Leadership for the Government Manager and Applied Policy and Government. In joining the California Volunteers Fund, Meyer is excited to take what she has learned in her career to help scale and grow innovative and transformative service models in communities and states throughout the country.

Chantell Padilla is the Career Development Manager for the California Volunteers Fund. Inspired by her own AmeriCorps experience, she is motivated to provide holistic support to Fellows as they navigate the transition from Corps to Career.

Prior to joining the team, Chantell worked with the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools to recruit teachers, teacher residents, and families to the 20 LA Unified Schools within the Partnership network. She began her professional journey with the Partnership as an AmeriCorps VISTA College Success Advisor. In this role, she supported the implementation of the Partnership’s college-readiness initiative and provided college application advising to high school seniors.  
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Chantell received her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Southern California.

Sam Pansky is a social impact professional with experience across private, public, and non-profit sectors. Sam is the Development Associate and Grants Coordinator at the California Volunteers Fund. Previously, Sam has worked on numerous social impact campaigns within client services and strategy consulting. She has supported AmeriCorps' strategic rebranding efforts, DoGoodery and Propper Daley's impact campaigns, Center for Nonprofit Management's capacity building, and First 5 California and LA Department of Public Health's behavior change campaigns. Sam is driven by her passions for collective action, equity, and sustainability.

Sam received her undergraduate degree in Managing for Sustainability at Bucknell University as a Posse Foundation scholar.

Zena Amran is the Operations Coordinator for California Volunteers Corps to Career Program as part of her 9-month fellowship with Leadership for Educational Equity. Prior to coming on board, Zena was a Teach For America-DFW Alumna who taught high school social studies for 4 years in Dallas, TX. Coming from a diverse cultural background, Zena has  brought a multitude of perspectives to the work in advancing educational equity inside and outside of the classroom. While in the classroom, Zena combined her experiences in understanding the inequities her students faced alongside the work she has done with local advocacy policy organizations, like Dallas CORE. Zena understands the work that is being done to advance educational equity requires students' voices to be meaningful and impactful. Zena received her undergraduate degree in Political Science at UC Berkeley, and her Masters in Education at Southern Methodist University.

Jordan Mickens serves as the Program Director for Corps to Career at California Volunteers Fund and is committed to increasing access to opportunities for economic mobility for youth across California. Jordan has worked on solutions to educational and economic inequities across the public, non-profit, and private sectors. He began this work as a public school teacher and basketball coach in Oakland, CA before transitioning to edTech, where he worked with public school districts on increasing access to technology. After COVID-19 forced school closures, Jordan joined the office of the Oakland Mayor as a LEE Public Policy Fellow and Program Manager of the #OaklandUndivided campaign, where he was responsible for the initiative to close the digital divide for students. Jordan has also worked with cities across the U.S. to reduce administrative burdens in accessing safety net services and improving housing assistance programs for residents from low-income backgrounds. Jordan received his undergraduate degree from Williams College, and his Masters in Public Affairs from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Jordan was also a Chancellor’s Fellow at UC Berkeley, where his research investigated misperceptions of poverty and inequality and barriers to support for equity-enhancing policies.

As Events Director for the California Volunteers Fund, Afaf Aldhulay brings a wealth of experience in community engagement and strategic event planning to her role. With a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and an MBA from California State University, Bakersfield, Afaf has honed her expertise in fostering collaborative relationships and driving impactful initiatives.Prior to joining CVF, Afaf served as a dedicated advocate for co-curricular student success and community development at CSU Bakersfield. There, she worked to support students from diverse backgrounds and collaborated with various departments to provide memorable experiences for students and stakeholders alike.

Her commitment to service and collaboration continued to flourish as she transitioned to Grow Public Schools, where she played a pivotal role in building bridges between the organization and the broader community. Her efforts to foster meaningful partnerships and create opportunities for growth exemplify her dedication to creating positive change in her community.

Megan May Rivera is the Operations Coordinator at California Volunteers Fund. Her upbringing as a first-generation, low-income student of color forged her life mission of expanding access for historically marginalized students. With over five years of teaching, administrative, and managerial experience in urban, higher, and international education, as well as in non-profit settings, Megan May aspires to have a widespread impact on student success.
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Megan May’s passion for educational equity has always driven her journey and her impact. At Vote Run Lead, Megan May scaled the organization’s mission of increasing women’s political participation by expanding the linguistic accessibility of their curriculum. As a 2021 Teach for America corps member in New York City, Megan May advocated for and implemented academic support for Special Education students by collecting and analyzing her students’ data.
Megan May received her Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from Barnard College and her Master of Arts in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education.

Alex is the Executive Assistant at the California Volunteers Fund. Prior to his current role, he was a Program Coordinator with the nonprofit Tree San Diego managing a variety of programs to expand San Diego’s urban tree canopy in underserved communities. Alex also served as a Fellow and eventually Team Leader within the California Climate Action Corps program, acting as a mentor and volunteerism expert for CCAC Fellows across Southern California. Alex holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from San Diego State University.

Outside of work, he serves as the Volunteer Lead with the San Diego Brewcycling Collaborative, a volunteer-focused nonprofit that provides distilleries in San Diego County an opportunity to positively impact the environment and help reduce their beverage production waste streams.

Josh Fryday was appointed California’s Chief Service Officer by Governor Newsom. As a member of the Governor’s Cabinet, he leads service, volunteer and civic engagement efforts throughout California.

Fryday is a military veteran and the former Mayor of Novato, his hometown. He also served as President of Golden State Opportunity (GSO), leading on the expansion and implementation of the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) and other programs to provide financial security to millions of low-income working people in California.

Prior to GSO, he served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for NextGen Climate, a leading national organization focused on climate change and clean energy.

Fryday served in the military as an Officer in the United States Navy (‘09-‘13) as a member of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG). He was stationed in the Office of Military Commissions, working on the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detainee cases, and testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the closing of Guantanamo. He also served overseas in Yokosuka, Japan, where he augmented the Navy’s 7th Fleet’s Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief efforts during ‘Operation Tomodachi’ following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster.

Fryday received his law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law, and clerked in the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, as well as the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office for then District Attorney Kamala Harris.

He also received his undergraduate degree in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with highest honors. He later served on the UC Berkeley Alumni Board of Directors (06-09), where he co-founded the Equity Scholarship to increase diversity on the UC Berkeley Campus.

He is a former fellow with the Truman National Security Project, former Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and was a proud volunteer in the Dominican Republic with the Amigos De Las Americas Program. He currently serves as Board Chair for Demos, a national think-tank focused on issues of democracy and economic equality. Josh is married to Mollye Fryday, a public school teacher, and they have three energetic young boys, Shay, Calvin and Tam.

Sophia Garcia is the Executive Director of Community Affairs & Government Relations at Verizon where she leads the community engagement strategy in California. She manages the State Government Affairs (SGA) Foundation budget in eight states in addition to serving as the West SGA liaison with the Corporate Social Responsibility team. Before stepping into her current role, Sophia shared responsibility for state legislative affairs in California.

Prior to joining Verizon, Sophia served as State Director of Government Affairs and Community Development for Advance America and as the Director of Finance & Programs for the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, engaging in advocacy and strategic coalition-building and mobilization.

Sophia serves as a board member of the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Foundation, CA Volunteers Fund, LA Promise Fund, and Latinas Lead California. She also serves as an at-large board member of Verizon's Hispanic Support Organization (HSO).

Sophia has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Phoenix. She resides in Sacramento, CA, with her husband Justin.

Jeff Hoffman is an accomplished corporate executive who has served on the global stage. Through board and commission leadership roles, he has a distinguished history working with business, non-profit, civic and government agencies on strategic direction and innovative programs.  Jeff has a professional portfolio made up of four components:  His consulting business, Jeff Hoffman & Associates; Founding Leader of the Institute for Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy; Corporate Governance; and Pro Bono Volunteering/Service.

The Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy Institute is part of the ESG Center at The Conference Board. Through convenings and research the Institute globally produces and disseminates timely, relevant, and thought-provoking content as well as actionable and trustworthy insights.  As part of his role leading the Institute, Jeff regularly moderates webcasts and podcasts, speaks, and writes on the evolving role of the corporation in society.

Jeff Hoffman & Associates is a global corporate citizenship, philanthropy and civic engagement firm that enables businesses, organizations and individuals re-imagine a world full of purpose, hope, promise and opportunity while strengthening their own enterprise.  

Working at The Walt Disney Company for 31 years, Jeff most recently served as Vice President of Disney Worldwide Outreach.  In this role, he had global responsibility for Disney’s philanthropy, community relations and cause marketing activities including its award-winning employee volunteer program, Disney VoluntEARS.

Jeff’s board memberships include Points of Light, California Commission on Service (California Volunteers), and the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy at USC. He is a Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Chelsea Seabron is an accomplished corporate leader with over a decade of leadership in the fields of philanthropy, management and entertainment.She currently is the Director of Social and Community Impact for the Jordan Brand at Nike.  Most recently, she served as a Manager on Google.org (Google's Philanthropy) in San Francisco where she led global strategies to engage Google Employees in philanthropic giving and skilled volunteering opportunities that help nonprofits advance their missions within the most marginalized communities. Prior to joining Google, Chelsea was a Strategy Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in DC where she worked on Federal grant programs and social impact projects.

Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Chelsea began her collegiate career as a student-athlete (basketball) at Mercer University in Macon, GA and graduated with honors from New York University. Chelsea is the cofounder of BRIDGEGOOD -- a nonprofit focused on design for social good. In her spare time, Chelsea enjoys writing, playing tennis, all things Peloton, and spending time with family and friends (especially outdoors with water views or over good food).

Richard Goldman has an extensive business career most notably as co-founder of Men's Wearhouse which grew to over 700 stores across the US and Canada under his leadership.  Mr. Goldman's expertise includes both marketing and merchandising, as well as communications with Wall Street.  He has extensive public speaking experience and has served as a featured guest speaker at many universities across the country.

Following his retirement from Men's Wearhouse, Mr. Goldman continues today as a consultant to consumer-direct companies and several startups. He is the author of Luck by Design…Certain Success in an Uncertain World (2009) Winner of “Best General Non-Fiction” at the San Francisco Book Festival and a Finalist in the “Self-Help: Motivational” category at the National Best Books 2009.  Mr. Goldman has served on several boards, including Mills College, Rutgers University, the Jewish Community High School and the Graduate School of International Business and Finance at Brandeis University.  He is currently on the board of Demos and is the Board Chair at San Domenico School.

Mr. Chavez received his Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School, where he served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Mathew O. Tobriner of the California Supreme Court, co-founded and was the first Managing Editor of the Stanford Environmental Law Journal, and was a founding member of the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation. Following graduation, he joined the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., through the Attorney General's Honors Program.Throughout his career, Mr. Chavez has represented plaintiffs in diverse consumer class actions and complex civil litigation. His significant class action experience includes arguing Olszeweski v. ScrippsHealth and Linder v. Thrifty Oil before the California Supreme Court. He has served as lead or co-lead counsel in over 125 class actions across multiple states, resulting in some of the largest recoveries in consumer class action history. Mr. Chavez is A-V rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer sixteen times. He co-founded the National Association of Consumer Advocates and currently chairs the Public Citizen Foundation board. His honors include the Champion of Justice Award, the Equal Justice Award, and the Countryman Award from the National Consumer Law Center for his lifetime achievements.

Lorena Hernandez is an innovative leader at the intersection of technology, government, and social impact. Most recently, she served as Head of Community Impact for Comcast in California, overseeing the Foundation, community partnerships, volunteer program for over 5,000 employees, and the development of award-winning strategic campaigns and initiatives.With a distinguished career in public affairs and philanthropy, Lorena has been a strong advocate for policies and programs that foster upward mobility, particularly for youth and their families. Her roles have included Vice President of Media & Communications at Children Now, Director of Communications at the California Healthcare Foundation, and Vice President of the Walter Kaitz Foundation, focusing on equity and equality.Lorena was appointed and served as Vice Chair of the California Student Aid Commission—the states $9 billion financial aid institute for students.  She has been recognized as one of the Bay Area's Most Influential Latinos and one of the Most Influential Women in Business by the San Francisco Business Times, as well as one of the country’s leading Latinos by Latino Leaders Magazine. She actively contributes as a board member and advisor to organizations such as the California Volunteers Fund and Latinas in Tech.