Diangelo Andrews Project Associate

Impact Area In 2023, Diangelo joined Valley Vision as a Project Associate in the 21st Century Workforce impact area. Professional Experience Diangelo possesses years of experience in civic engagement and leadership. He is known for his open-minded thinking, strong work ethic, and positive attitude. Diangelo has a proven track record of goal setting and exceeding […]

Maritessa Bravo Ares Senior Project Manager

Maritessa joined Valley Vision in July 2023 as a project leader focused on the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) program. Professional Experience Maritessa is a social impact professional with over 10 years of project and program management experience in Northern California. Most recently, she worked in the financial services industry managing a variety of projects […]

Angela Caruzo Senior Project Manager

Impact Area Angela joined Valley Vision in 2023 as the Project Leader focused on the Listos California Emergency Preparedness campaign. Professional Experience Over the years, Angela has honed in on her strength for managing projects from start to finish in the private sector while working for companies focusing on industrial materials, advertising, and sales, as […]

Navreet Hundal Project Coordinator

Navreet joined Valley Vision in July 2022 as a Project Associate supporting the Innovation and Infrastructure impact area. In 2024, she was promoted to Project Coordinator. Raised in California’s Central Valley, Navreet’s firsthand experiences taught her the importance of centering community voices in regional decision making, in order to create equitable change. Professional Experience With […]

Gretchen James Project Coordinator

Gretchen joined Valley Vision as Project Coordinator in the Leadership & Civic Engagement impact area. Gretchen primarily supports We Prosper Together and the California Jobs First Regional Investment Initiative. Professional Experience Having originally grown up in Arlington, Virginia, Gretchen first moved to California in 2018 to pursue her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies at Loyola […]

Renee John Managing Director

Renee joined Valley Vision in March of 2020 to support efforts in the 21st Century Workforce Impact Area. Prior to Valley Vision, Renee led workforce development projects for ten years as a director with a community based nonprofit. Her work has included Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act projects, administering community block grants, youth employment, refugee […]

Brittnii Johnson Operations & Office Coordinator

Brittnii joined Valley Vision in June of 2021 as an Executive Associate supporting the CEO, Evan Schmidt and office staff administratively.  Professional Experience Brittnii comes with a diverse set of skills and experience.  Her first career was in early childhood education working with children in a preschool setting. She has also assisted prospective college students […]

Grace Kaufman Senior Project Manager

Grace joined Valley Vision in 2020. She works in the Food and Agriculture and Clean Economy impact areas by managing the Yolo Food Hub project, the Coordinated Rural Opportunities Plan (CROP), the USDA Southwest Regional Food Business Center, and the Zero Emission Hydrogen Locomotive Project. At Valley Vision, Grace has supported the 2021 Sacramento Region […]

Trish Kelly Managing Director

Trish joined Valley Vision in 2014 as managing director after several years as a consultant to the organization. She oversees Valley Vision’s food and ag economy, 21st century workforce, and broadband strategies.  Professional Experience Trish’s vast regional and statewide networks greatly contribute to the growth and vitality of the region. An effective grant writer, Trish helped […]

Liz Kilkenny Project Associate

Impact Area Liz Kilkenny is a Project Associate at Valley Vision, a non-profit organization based in Sacramento, California. Professional Experience Although she is relatively new to the non-profit industry, Liz brings a wealth of experience from her previous work in personal relationship banking, where she focused on supporting small businesses. With a passion for community […]

Alan Lange COO

I want the Sacramento region to be a place of proactive planning. Let’s address the upstream challenges so that we don’t spend the next several decades living with the consequences.

Jessica Lara Project Manager

Jessica joined Valley Vision in 2022 as a Project Manager, supporting the Listos California Emergency Preparedness campaign. Prior to joining Valley Vision, Jessica worked in early childhood education as an administrator in her hometown of Stockton, California.  Professional Experience Jessica began working in the nonprofit sector as a teenage volunteer supporting local  organizations with outreach, […]