Board of Directors
La Cocina’s Board of Directors are community residents, and business and civic leaders.
Laura Ambroseno
Owner, Lalivara LLC, Board Chair
Alison Arth
Hospitality Consultant, Salt & Roe
Suzanne Cutts
Senior Vice President, Brand and Advertising at Wells Fargo
Lindsay Hower
Senior Associate Director of Development, The Nature Conservancy
Principal, Blueprint Strategies
Surina Khan
CEO, Women’s Foundation of California
Marty Sanchez
Owner, Casa Sanchez
Jagadha Sivan
Principal, Sivan Consulting
Katie Truitt Sharafi
The Walther Foundation
Sarah Wigglesworth
Dara Zandanel
Litigation Counsel, Guide One
Daniel Lee
Executive Director, Levi Strauss Foundation
Dilsa Lugo
Owner, Los Cilantros, La Cocina Graduate
Amir Massih
President Northern CA 4Terra Investments
Seema Patel
Senior Director, Social Impact, VISA