THE PEOPLE BEHIND OUR WORK

This Is Us

We take great pride in our exceptional team — a group of passionate, imaginative, and dedicated individuals who bring our vision to life every day.

THIS IS WHAT MAKES US, US ↓

STAFF

Antonella DeCicci

Antonella DeCicci

(they/she) | Development Manager

Antonella DeCicci

(they/she) | Development Manager

Educator and strategic fundraiser with a background in nonprofit news, conflict transformation, and pro-democracy work. Passionate about sustaining third spaces which invite sharing stories and learning from our histories and collective wisdom.

Babay Tolentino

Babay Tolentino

(she/they) | Admin, Logisitcs, & Somatic Integration Manager

Babay Tolentino

(she/they) | Admin, Logisitcs, & Somatic Integration Manager

Pilipinx interdisciplinary performance artist, DJ, joy and rest practitioner, educator, cultural strategist, and community organizer. Holds degrees in Ethnic Studies and Urban Education with 15+ years in education, mental health, and grassroots organizing.

Carly King

Carly King

(she/her) | Narrative Change Cohorts Project Manager

Carly King

(she/her) | Narrative Change Cohorts Project Manager

A project manager with a background in healing justice, African diasporic narrative and community movement work, and multicultural affairs and higher education.

Diego Vergara

Diego Vergara

(he/him) | Communications Director

Diego Vergara

(he/him) | Communications Director

Diego is passionate about the role of communications in social movements. He believes that radical imagination and bold visions are needed to free us! His prior work involved reshaping how people think about safety.

Mariana Mendoza

Mariana Mendoza

(she/her/they) | Learning & Organizing Director

Mariana Mendoza

(she/her/they) | Learning & Organizing Director

An organizer and popular educator from justice and just transition work, focusing on defunding carceral systems and harm reduction practices in Los Angeles.

Meghan OHara

Meghan OHara

(she/her) | Deputy Director

Meghan OHara

(she/her) | Deputy Director

Brings passion for operations and finance as essential forms of care. Background in organizing around education and climate justice.

Rae Breaux

Rae Breaux

(she/her) | Program Director

Rae Breaux

(she/her) | Program Director

An organizer and trainer with over a decade developing intersectional strategies around race, class, gender, and climate crisis. She coordinates creative direct actions and works as a movement photographer.

Ruby Pinto

Ruby Pinto

(they/she) | Custom Trainings & Network Senior Manager

Ruby Pinto

(they/she) | Custom Trainings & Network Senior Manager

An organizer and narrative strategist focused on cultural strategies for liberation. Involved in prison/police abolition work and member of creative collectives.

Tihi Hayslett

Tihi Hayslett

(he/him) | Executive Director

Tihi Hayslett

(he/him) | Executive Director

A queer activist, writer, and storyteller involved with CSS since 2015. Previously worked as an online campaigner for the Working Families Party. Holds an MFA in Creative Writing and published a short story collection titled Dark Corners.