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Gabriel
Maldonado

Founder & CEO

Gabriel
Maldonado

Gabriel Maldonado is an activist, long-time community organizer, founder and Chief Executive Officer of TruEvolution. Founded in 2007, TruEvolution is a health and justice organization serving LGBTQ+, youth, seniors, and people living with HIV in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

Gabriel Maldonado is an activist, long-time community organizer, founder and Chief Executive Officer of TruEvolution. Founded in 2007, TruEvolution is a health and justice organization serving LGBTQ+, youth, seniors, and people living with HIV in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

Formerly a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS under President Barack Obama, Gabriel has worked in public, private, and industry spaces having served on the national advisory board for ViiV Healthcare, and advisory groups for Merck & Co and Gilead Sciences. Gabriel was the Co-Chair of the National Health Disparities Prevention Conference in 2019 and has served previously on the board of directors for regional and global organizations. Currently, Gabriel serves on the Board of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest, the 2nd largest Planned Parenthood affiliated in the U.S, and in 2023 was appointed as an inaugural Commissioner by CA Governor Gavin Newsom to the Racial Equity Commission.

Maldonado earned his Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Global Affairs from the University of California Riverside and his MBA in Global Business from the University of Redlands. Inspired by the Civil Rights and community organizing movements in Compton, where he was raised, Gabriel has made a 15+ year career and impacted his community through public health prevention, mental health, housing services and most recently as housing developers building transitional housing facilities in Riverside County.

Staff
Directory

Meet the TruTeam

Our Team

Meet the TruEvolution Staff

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Chief Operating Officer

MargueriteW@truevolution.org

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Marguerite Wheeler-Lara

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Chief Legal Officer and Compliance Officer

TracyS@truevolution.org

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Tracy Schimelfenig

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Office Manager

MonicaB@truevolution.org

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Monica Broussard

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Administrative Assistant

IsadoraA@TruEvolution.org

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Isadora Angulo

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Senior Quality and Compliance Manager

JessicaP@truevolution.org

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Jessica Partida

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Director of Development & External Affairs

ArielS@truevolution.org

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Ariel Savage

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Development Assistant

JulianneB@truevolution.org

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Julianne Ballon, MPH

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Executive Assistant to CEO

NicoleL@truevolution.org

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Nicole Le Bail-Sanchez

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Program Director-IE LGBTQ+ Center

ToiT@truevolution.org

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Toi Thibodeaux

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Director of Marketing

DaveB@truevolution.org

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Dave Bridgeforth

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Marketing Manager

ElizabethD@truevolution.org

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Elizabeth del Campo

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Marketing Coordinator

ArisaS@truevolution.org

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Arisa Spencer

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Media Specialist

CaseyD@truevolution.org

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Casey Dandridge

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Director of Community Health Programs

JorgeD@truevolution.org

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Jorge Delos Santos

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Outreach, Linkage, Testing Manager

CurtisS@truevolution.org

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Curtis Smith

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Community Health Programs Assistant

IrisH@truevolution.org

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Iris Hernandez

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Community Engagement Program Coordinator

MadisonT@truevolution.org

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Madison Thompson

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Wellness Workforce Coordinator

TrevonH@truevolution.org

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Trevon Haney

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Case Coordinator

LauraA@truevolution.org

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Laura Alvarez

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Director of Housing & Project Legacy

CurtT@truevolution.org

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Curt D. Thomas

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Housing Program Assistant

ToccaraT@truevolution.org

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Toccara "TK" Townsend

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Client Support Specialist

EliaC@truevolution.org

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Elia Castro

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Client Support Specialist

EricJ@truevolution.org

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Eric Jackson

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Client Support Specialist

WillieS@truevolution.org

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Willie Smith

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Client Support Specialist

baileys@truevolution.org

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Bailey Stumreiter

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Client Support Specialist

ashleyj@truevolution.org

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Ashley Johnson

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Client Support Specialist

gabriela@truevolution.org

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Gabriel Astilleros

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