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Meet the Team

At arc, every member of our team is passionate about making a difference in the community.

Meet Our Organization's Leaders

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Brad Lupien, M.Ed.

President & CEO

Brad Lupien

Brad Lupien is President and CEO of arc. He earned his BA in Social Work from the University of Vermont and a Masters in the Art of Teaching from Simmons College. Brad began his career as a teacher and social worker in the juvenile justice system and as a special education teacher in Boston, MA. He taught middle and high school young people identified as having “behavioral and emotional disabilities.” To address his student’s multiple risks, Brad began an after school Outdoor Education Club for his gang-involved students; he modeled the method after his experience serving as a summer guide for teens, leading month-long adventures in the Rocky Mountains. At arc, Brad is responsible for business development and new programs. He is also co-Founder and Chairman of the Board for CORE Educational Services. He serves as a board member of Interfaith Family, a member of the Learning In After School & Summer (LIAS) Executive Advisory, a member of the Region 11 Workforce Advisory Group, founding member of the youth Take Action Campaign, a Vistage (CE 3494) member, alumni representative of Leadership North County class of 2012, Action Team member for the new San Diego Education Synergy Project and also a playmate to his son, Jonah and daughter, Sydney, and a dedicated partner to his wife, Jessica.

Brad's Bio
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Tina Curran

Vice President

Tina Curran

The most important element in successful business is its people. As a Human Resources professional, Tina is committed to improving businesses by enhancing and supporting the personnel who make the business operate. As well, the success of people at work requires that a business must too be focused on excellence, and she has over 20 years solid leadership experience supporting some of the best businesses in the USA.

From line level staff to top executives, from large corporations like The Rand Corporation to small critical agencies like Constitutional Rights Foundation, her aim and intent and purpose has been to make business thrive through the improvement and support of its people.

Tina's Bio
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Rozalyn Browne, CPA

Controller

Rozalyn Browne

Roz is a Certified Public Accountant and a USC alum. She has spent the last 5 years providing accounting and tax services to a nonprofit organization and various CPA firms. Prior to that she was employed at Korn Ferry International for 17 years… and yep, she’s from Boston and proud of it!

Roz's Bio
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Paul Baranowski

Executive Director
San Diego Region

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Diana Carrillo

Director of Programs
Los Angeles Region

Diana Carrillo

Diana Carrillo was born and raised in South Los Angeles, attending public schools her whole life. When she found arc, she was going through a difficult time in her life, recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident. Starting as a part-time employee, arc was a great fit for allowing her to ease back into normal her normal self. But, never in a million years did she think that arc would have the impact that it has had in her life; she was able to work with a variety of students that continuously encouraged her to be better than she was the day before. arc motivated her to be better not only for herself but for our youth. She worked her way up, from being a Site Coordinator, to a Regional Manager, and now our Director of Programs, working primarily with After School and Special Projects. She ensures we meet compliance while still delivering amazing programming. In a nutshell, her job is to develop leaders for our programs. By creating leaders, we create a program that is full of new opportunities to develop our youth.

Diana's Bio
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Telieka Hechanova

Director of Human Resources

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Jessica Palacios

Human Resources Manager

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Stephanie Sajor

Communication Design Manager

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Richard Sajor

Data Analysis Supervisor

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Diana Rubio

Assistant Director of Programs

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Desiree Torres

Regional Manager

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Monica Garcia

Regional Manager

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Nayelly Gonzalez

Regional Manager

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Marlyn Alas

Regional Manager

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Alexandra Garcia

Assistant Director of Programs

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Giovanni Hernandez

Regional Manager

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Christina Morse

Regional Manager

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Nicole Cruz

Regional Manager

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Temo Helenes

Adventure Manager

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