Diangelo Andrews Project Coordinator

Impact Area Diangelo joined Valley Vision in 2023 as a contributor to the Workforce Development 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 those goals. […]

Sam Bayless Senior Project Manager

Sam joined Valley Vision in Spring 2025 as a Senior Project Manager after nearly a decade in government affairs, focused on transportation and transportation fuels. He serves as the in-house Sector Investment Coordinator for the We Prosper Together initiative under California Jobs First. Professional Experience Prior to joining Valley Vision, Sam served as State and […]

Caitlin Blockus Senior Project Manager

Caitlin joined Valley Vision as a Project Associate in 2021, and has supported both the Workforce Development and Broadband & Digital Equity Impact Areas. Caitlin currently serves as a Senior Project Manager over the Workforce Development impact area. Professional Experience During her undergraduate career, Caitlin worked within the University of California Riverside’s Office of Sustainability, […]

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 […]

Jasmine Graham Office and Operations Coordinator

“Without commitment, you’ll never start, but more importantly, without consistency, you’ll never finish.” – Denzel Washington

Brian Heller de Leon Managing Director of Prosperity Programs

Brian joined Valley Vision in 2026 as the Managing Director of Prosperity Programs, supporting the agency’s workforce and inclusive economic development initiatives. He leads with passion, collaboration, strategy, and vision from his many years of experience across healthcare, policy advocacy, grassroots community organizing, and executive leadership. Professional Experience Before coming to Valley Vision, Brian worked […]

Navreet Hundal Project Manager

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 and then in 2026 to Project Manager. Raised in California’s Central Valley, Navreet’s firsthand experiences taught her the importance of centering community voices in regional decision making, in order […]

Gretchen James Project Manager

Gretchen serves Valley Vision as a Project Manager 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 […]

Andrea Juarez Project Associate

Andrea joined Valley Vision in 2026 as a Project Associate, supporting its We Prosper Together initiative and other workforce development projects. Professional Experience Andrea has experience working with diverse communities. As an undergraduate student, Andrea focused her studies on agriculture and worked in multiple sectors. This influenced her to pursue her graduate degree in Community […]

Trish Kelly Senior Advisor

Trish joined Valley Vision in 2014 after several years as a consultant to the organization. She transitioned back into a consultant role in 2026. Trish supports Valley Vision’s food and ag economy and broadband and digital equity impact areas, as well as the regional economic strategy initiative We Prosper Together.   Professional Experience Trish’s vast […]

Liz Kilkenny Project Coordinator

Impact Area Liz Kilkenny is a Project Coordinator 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.