Staff Members

Gabriela was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, and raised in Lamont, California. She joined United Way of Central Eastern California in January 2024, as an intern from Bakersfield

Abigail Rivera joined United Way of Central Eastern California in September of 2022. Abigail has a degree in Business Administration from CSUB. She was born and raised

Sandra Vazquez recently joined United Way of Central Eastern California in May 2024. Originally from Oxnard, CA, she pursued her education at Oxnard College, going for her

Isidro ‘Issy’ Barrientos is a Bakersfield native. Born and raised in Kern County, he saw the struggles of working families. He has two associate degrees from Bakersfield

Sylvie Ray joined United Way of Central Eastern California in October of 2024. Sylvie was born and raised here in Bakersfield and became passionate about helping others

Paloma Lopez joined United Way of Central Eastern California in July 2023. Paloma was born in Michoacan, Mexico and later migrated to Bakersfield, California. She is a DACA

Sandra joined the United Way team in June of 2023 as a Family Life Educator. She was proud to have interned within the organization through California’s College

Sophia joined the United Way family in February of 2021. As a VITA assistant, her responsibilities were to assist tax clients with paperwork and documents. She then