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More Than Just a Meal.

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Silicon Valley is known for being one of the wealthiest regions in the country, yet one in three seniors are food insecure.

Our staff

Deborah Grant
Executive Director

dgrant@lacomida.org

650-322-3740

Mary Ruth Batchelder
Program Director
maryruthbatchelder@lacomida.org 650-322-3742
Shyla Duarte
Program Manager
s.duarte@lacomida.org 650-322-3740
Candelario Samaneigoz
Head Chef
Bernabe Tellez
Culinary Staff
Juan Carlos Barrio
Culinary Staff
Alejandro Pena
Culinary Staff

Board

Bill Blodgett
President

Bill is a retired Operations Director at HP who is now a part-time business consultant in the non-profit sector and a frequent lunchtime volunteer at La Comida.

Alan Bennett
Board Secretary

Alan is a retired R&D manager who volunteers for a number of local
organizations including the Osher Senior Education Program, the Palo Alto
Library’s English as a Second Language Program, and the Bay Area University
of Chicago Alumni.

Nancy Coupal
Board

Nancy is Founder & CEO of Coupa Cafe in Palo Alto, Stanford, Los Altos and
Redwood City. She is on the Board of Directors of the Palo Alto Chamber of
Commerce and the Committee of the Silicon Valley chapter of Human Rights
Watch.

Tom DuBois
Board

Tom is the former Mayor and Council Member of Palo Alto and currently serves
as the City Manager of Sutter Creek. Tom is an entrepreneurial leader focused
on innovation and building successful organizations.

Janice Holiday
Board

Jan is a Certified San Francisco Tour Guide who specializes in Silicon Valley and
Stanford walking tours. She is a volunteer usher at several local theaters.

Arthur Keller
Board

Arthur works for Exir Bio and serves as an advisor to startups and as an expert
witness in patent infringement cases.

Ingrid Lai
Volunteer Coordinator

Ingrid volunteers at six different non-profit organizations and is happy working
with people from age 8-98.

Sergio Lopez
Board

Sergio is a Councilmember for the City of Campbell and Chair of the Valley
Transportation Authority. He is a visionary leader on housing and climate
change and an experienced executive in legislative advocacy.

Nakul Correa
Treasurer, Board of Directors

Nakul is a Certified Financial Risk Manager and President of EnPi Corporation.

Karthik Sundaram
Board

Karthik Sundaram is the CEO of Purplepatch Services, a B2B digital marketing
agency based in the Silicon Valley. Purplepatch delivers tailored GTM and
demand generation programs for venture-backed product companies and global
services companies.

Sangeeta Trivedi
Board

Sangeeta is the Human Resources Director at First Place for Youth, a nonprofit
organization that helps foster youth build the skills and confidence they need to
make a successful transition to self-sufficiency and responsible adulthood.

Grace Mah
Board

Grace Mah is a former member of the Santa Clara County Board of Education for 17 years. Her professional foundation is rooted in the Silicon Valley tech sector, where she spent nearly two decades in project management, engineering, and sales at HP and Agilent.

She remains involved in community service as a board member of SV2 (Silicon Valley Social Ventures) and former Board President of Stevenson House (low-income senior housing project).

Advisory Board

Davina Brown
Board

Davina moved to Palo Alto from Michigan in 1965, but is originally from New York.
Davina is retired.

Pancho Chang
Board

Pancho Chang volunteers at La Comida, El Camino Healthcare, and Channing House.

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