Programs Coordinator
Amber Mopress
is amazing.
Even if there were words provided to describe all of their awesomeness, you'd just be reading a different set of words with all of their accolades meant to tell you what we're telling you now ...
Amber Mopress
is an amazing human being.

Amber Mopress is a San Jose native, raised on the east side of the city under her grandmother’s tutelage. In her role as a Community Worker, Amber loves serving others and providing access to resources and education so that those in the community can unlock their full potential and be the best version of themselves. She is studying to be a drug and alcohol counselor. She is thankful that our past does not define us, and we can reshape our future through the choices we make today.

The Team

Milan R. Balinton
Executive Director
Cheryl Thompson
Office Support
Cathy Blake
Family Engagement Specialist
Kiana Munoz
Programs Associate
Stephanie Allen
Interim Program Manager
Beverley Waithaka
Community Resource Navigator
Amber Mopress
Programs Coordinator
Lavere Foster
Associate Director
Marilyn Howard Jones
Communications, Encore Fellow
Dr. Valencia Mayfield
AACSA Leadership Academy, Programs, Encore Research Fellow
Adrienne Coleman
Office Administrator
Jeremiah Lineberger
Development/Reparations
Jaylin Franklin
Intern
Avery Taylor
Intern
Regina Wallace-Jones
Vice Chairperson
Tracey Jones
Board Chair
Skarlette Smillie
Student Board Member
Everett Bobby Gasper
Board Secretary
Wanda B. Hendrix
Board Treasurer
Landon Summers
Finance Contractor
Viola Dioh
Operations Manager