East Contra Costa County Nonprofit Capacity-Building Initiative

Advisory Board Members 


  • Alyson Greenlee, Economic Development Manager, Contra Costa Conservation & Development Department 
  • Anitra Smith, Senior Director, East Bay Community Foundation
  • Brianna Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Opportunity Junction 
  • Devorah Levine, Executive Director, Lesher Foundation 
  • Denise RundallExecutive Director, Dillon’s Dream 
  • Dro Abrahamian, Executive Director, Village Community Resource Center 
  • José Cordon, Executive Director, Grassroots Poetry 
  • Judith Ortiz, Executive Director, Monument Impact 
  • Malcolm Penton, Program Officer, Magic Cabinet 
  • Matt Hulse, Executive Director, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services 
  • Ray Hart, Founder, Healthy Hearts
  • Rosalind Welch, Co-CEO, RCF Connects
  • Ruth Fernandez, Executive Director, First Five, Contra Costa 

Implementation Partner


  • Jim Becker, President, Antioch Chamber of Commerce Foundation (Ex-officio)

Staff Leadership


  • Patricia Murillo, Project Manager, Los Medanos College (Ex-officio)
  • Bill Bankhead, Workforce & Economic Development Manager, Los Medanos College (Ex-officio)
  • Rosa Armendariz, Senior Dean – DEIB, Los Medanos College (Ex-officio)