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Executive Director

Cynthia Strathmann, Ph.D.

Executive Director

Administration and Operations

Norma Ibarra

Deputy Director

Lizette Carlos

Assistant Director of Finance

Jacqueline Calderon

Program Specialist

Dagan Bayliss

Director, Special Projects

Communications and Development

Elizabeth Hamilton

Deputy Director

Chris Tyler

Communications Manager

Maya Donnelly

Development Associate

Jun Ampig

Communications Specialist

Equitable Development and Land Use

Maria Patiño Gutierrez

Deputy Director, Policy and Advocacy

Favian Gonzalez

Director, Organizing and Advocacy

Iris Craige

Assistant Director, Policy and Research

Alex Ferrer

Policy and Research Analyst

Antonio Hernandez

Community Organizer

Ernesto Zelaya

Public Allies AmeriCorps Apprentice

Best Start

Glafira Lopez

Project Manager

Miguel Montero

Program Specialist

Climate and the Built Environment

Chelsea Kirk

Director, Policy and Advocacy

Mariana Paredes Luna

Assistant Director, Organizing and Advocacy

Grace Hut

Assistant Director, Policy and Advocacy

Jannet Torres

Climate Justice Organizer

Carlos Gonzalez

Community Organizer

LA Housing Movement Lab

Ina Morton

Movement Lab Coordinator

Tenant Rights

Pablo Estupiñan

Deputy Director, Organizing and Advocacy

Edna Monroy

Tenants' Rights Director

Kyle Nelson

Senior Policy and Research Analyst

Jeovana Ramirez

Manager, REAP

Silvia Marroquin

Community Organizer

Sarah Guzman

Outreach Specialist

Lena Sullivan

Tenant Organizer

Stay Housed LA

Cata Romo

Senior Director

AmyLinda Nevarez

Director, Organizing and Advocacy

Skylar Myers

Education Manager

Alejandro Campillo

Tenant Coordinator

Anahi Gonzalez

Tenant Specialist

Manuel Mireles

Tenant Specialist

South LA Eco-Lab

Francisco Arvizu

Assistant Director

Karen Ramirez

Program Manager

Latest SAJE News

SAJE Escuelita Explores Federal Immigration Policy Past and Present
SAJE Escuelita Explores Federal Immigration Policy Past and Present

04.08.2025

Los Angeles Renters Win a Right to Counsel
Los Angeles Renters Win a Right to Counsel

04.01.2025

New SAJE Report Highlights Challenges U.S. Renters Face in the Push to Decarbonize
New SAJE Report Highlights Challenges U.S. Renters Face in the Push to Decarbonize

03.25.2025

L.A.’s New Interim Control Ordinance Prevents Landlords from Using Renovations to Evict Tenants
L.A.’s New Interim Control Ordinance Prevents Landlords from Using Renovations to Evict Tenants

03.07.2025

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