Justin Douglas
Justin is the Director of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships at Making Waves Education Foundation. In this role, he develops relationships with corporate and foundation partners to support Making Waves’ mission.
Tiffany Viramontes
Tiffany Viramontes is the Facilities Operations Coordinator with Making Waves Education Foundation. In this multifaceted role, she manages real estate and facilities administrative tasks, budget and expense management, analyzing stakeholder feedback, with a focus on continuous improvement. Tiffany relocated from Texas to Oregon before settling in California for good. She is impressed by the impactful work that […]
Richard Gomez
Richard serves as the Senior Facilities Manager at Making Waves Education Foundation. In this capacity, he plays a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations of the organization.
Allison Holton
As Chief Development Officer at Making Waves Education Foundation, Allison leads the vision and strategy for fundraising to ensure the organization advances its vision to increase the number of underrepresented students who achieve college and career success.
Thalia Rodriguez
Thalia Rodriguez (she/her) is a College Financial Services Coordinator at Making Waves Education Foundation. In this role, she supports students with financial planning and scholarship disbursement to ensure that they graduate from college with little to no debt. Thalia graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in Political Science. As a first-generation college student […]
Kaitlyn Endo
Kaitlyn Endo is the Career Development Manager at Making Waves Education Foundation. In this role, Kaitlyn is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating career programming as well as supporting Wave-Makers and Alumni navigate their respective career journey. Kaitlyn was born and raised in the Bay Area, a Contra Costa County native and graduated from the […]
Ilene Richards
Ilene Richards is a College Coach at Making Waves Education Foundation where she supports college students in discovering their own, unique paths toward graduation and beyond. She studied English Literature and Astrophysics at Rutgers University and then earned her Masters in Teaching from Brown University. After teaching high school Math and Physics in the Bay […]
Ashley Allston
Ashley Allston (she/hers) is a College Success Coach, Transition Specialist at Making Waves Education Foundation. In this role, she supports Wave-Makers with matriculating through and graduating from college. Ashley received her bachelor’s degree in African-American studies from UC Berkeley and her master’s degree in Education and Entrepreneurship from the University of Pennsylvania. Her background includes […]
Briggitte Bolanos Vieyra
Briggitte Bolanos Vieyra is a College Financial Services Coordinator at Making Waves Education Foundation. Her role consists of helping students navigate through the financial aspects of their college journey to ensure they graduate with none or as little debt as possible. Briggitte attended UC Berkeley for her undergraduate degree, majoring in social welfare. A proud […]
Jon Siapno
Jon Siapno leads product innovation at Making Waves Education Foundation, where he is spearheading the development of an AI copilot that provides personalized education-to-employment coaching to young people via text message. This groundbreaking technology earned Making Waves recognition as a Top 5 Idea at the 2024 ASU+GSV Summit Education Innovation Showcase. Previously, Jon led the […]
Andrea Vaca-Rodriguez
Andrea Vaca-Rodriguez is Making Waves Education Foundation’s Data Specialist. In her role, she focuses on ensuring data is accurate, actionable, and aligned across the organization. Her role includes supporting and designing actionable reports and dashboards that help enable data-driven decisions, problem-solving, learning and design. Previously, Andrea taught high school mathematics and computer science. She has applied different curriculums […]
Mysia Pierce-Lewis
Mysia Pierce-Lewis (she/her) is the Operations Coordinator for Making Waves Education Foundation. Her role consists of: managing general office functions, event planning, and supporting Financial Services Coordinators and College Coaches during the school year. As an alumna of the 11th Wave, Mysia is excited to bring her perspective as a former student in the program […]
