La Cocina’s Board of Directors are community residents and business and civic leaders

Miki Yamamoto, Board Chair
Senior Vice President and Head of Regulatory Affairs | ArriVent Biopharma 

Laura Sagues Barr
Head of Retail, Americas | CBRE Group

Ruth Bender
Philanthropy Operations Project Manager | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties

Addie Bidder
Marketing & Strategy Leader | Non-Profit Advisor

Jamie Brown
Partner and General Counsel | Associate Capital 

Katie Colendich, Secretary
Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, Head of Corporate, Employment and Stock | Asana, Inc.

Alina Hua
Principal | Legato Associates LLC

Adriana Lahl
Chef + Owner | Sal de Vida Gourmet | La Cocina Graduate

Rafael Morales
Senior Manager, Development, Policy and Impact | Self-Help

Nicole Nelson
Brand Experience and Engagement Manager | The Justice Collective

Huong Nguyen-Yap
Vice President for Equity and Justice | Northern California Grantmakers

Heena Patel
Chef + Owner | Besharam | La Cocina Graduate

Leena Randhawa Paxinos
Vice President, Community Affairs Manager | U.S. Bank

Nubia Solomon
Director, Integrated Marketing | LinkedIn

Kim Alter

Laura Ambroseno

Alison Arth

Gwyneth Borden

Michelle Branch

Patricia Chang

Malea Chavez

Suzanne Cutts

Traci Des Jardins

Nancy Harris

Lindsay Hower

Alec Hughes

Surina Khan

Joel Lacayo

Daniel Lee

Shelley Lindgren

Lawrence Louie

Dilsa Lugo

Michelle Magat

Amir Massih