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Patricia Murillo - Executive Director
pmurillo@alternativesinaction.org
Patricia Murillo joined AIA as Executive Director in April, 2007 after
serving as the Senior Director of Program Services for the Boys & Girls
Clubs of San Francisco (BGCSF). Prior to BGCSF, Patricia was with AIA
for 7 years in senior management positions. She was the Director of the
HOME Project, co-Director for the Bay Area School of Enterprise and the
Director of Adult Learning and Development. Patricia has sixteen years
of progressive leadership experience in organizations serving children,
youth and families. She holds a Masters in Social Welfare (M.S.W.) from
U.C. Berkeley with an emphasis on Management and Planning and a B.A.
from Vassar College.
Rusty Carlson – Operations Director
Rusty Carlson joined AIA in February 2008 as the Operations Director.
Dee Jones – Director, Bay Area School of Enterprise
Dee Jones is a sports and adventure enthusiast who has always had a
passion for working with youth. While in college in Arkansas, she
volunteered and worked for youth-community focused organizations such as
Talent Search for Education, Upward Bound, and AmeriCorps. Dee’s career
in education began 11 years ago as the assistant director for
school-recreational programs in northern Sacramento where she helped
implement an after school reading & sports program, as well as summer
camps for disadvantaged youth. She then began teaching 6th grade at one
of those elementary schools and was the academic intervention
specialist. Upon her move to the Bay Area, Dee taught English and Youth
Empowerment at Rudsdale Academy in East Oakland and continues to
dedicate herself to supporting youth in discovering their self-worth and
become empowered in their learning, school, and community.
Julie Lieberman Neale – Director, Fund and Community Development
Julie Lieberman Neale brings experience in youth development, community
building, policy research, program development, group facilitation, fund
development and evaluation to her role at Alternatives in Action. In her
four years with the organization, she has worked with youth on advocacy
and community development projects, led a public relations campaign,
raised over a million dollars in grant funding, and coordinated a
research team to lead a systematic, two year evaluation of HOME and
BASE. Prior to joining Alternatives in Action, Julie worked for two
years with the Urban Strategies Council and led a project commissioned
by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to explore the connection between youth
development and community building in four low income neighborhoods
across the United States. In Los Angeles, she served as Program Director
for Heart of Los Angeles Youth, a comprehensive youth center near
downtown Los Angeles, serving over 1,000 young people annually. She has
10 years of experience in the non-profit sector and earned a Masters in
City Planning with an emphasis in Community Development from the
University of California at Berkeley.
Amanda Kruger – BASE Assistant Director/Coach
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Kandra Rivers – Director, HOME Sweet HOME Preschool
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Franklin Hysten – Director, HOME
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