Stewarding Our Mission
Our Board. Our Compass.
Our board brings expertise in community development, nonprofit leadership, advocacy, and housing affordability.
With a deep commitment to the Mission District, they help guide MEDA’s work to ensure families can stay, thrive, and build generational wealth in the community they call home.
Are you passionate about advancing economic mobility and opportunity for families in San Francisco’s Mission District? MEDA is seeking dedicated leaders to join our Board of Directors.
As a board member, you’ll help guide our strategic vision, strengthen our impact, and champion the community we serve. To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to lornelas@medasf.org.
Board of Directors
Chairperson
Rafael Yaquián
Partner, Goldfarb & Lipman LLC
Secretary
Marco Chavarín
Senior Vice President – Financial Access Partnership Manager at Citi
Vice Chairperson
M. Teresa García
Contract Analyst with San Francisco’s Department of Public Heath
Treasurer
Teddy Vásquez Gray King
Partner, Synergy Public Affairs
Ed Cabrera
Regional Public Affairs Officer at U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Region 9
Ysabel Duron
Founder/President, Latino Cancer Institute
Rich Gross
Founding President Emeritus of the Board and member of the Credit Committee for the Housing Accelerator Fund
Whitney Jones
Director of Housing Development, Chinatown CDC
Dr. Carina Marquez
Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Carolina Martínez
CEO, California Association for Micro Enterprise Opportunity (CAMEO)
Manuel Santamaría
Senior Philanthropic Leader
Kevin Stein
Associate Director, California Reinvestment Coalition
Bianca López
Research Associate, Insights and Evidence
Joyce Slen
Assistant Vice President | Project Manager Affordable Housing
Antonio Isais
Assistant Director of Community Affairs, East Bay at Stanford Health Care