Meet the team


We are 50% outgoing, 50% reserved, and 100% focused on serving our community.
Our team’s work makes the dream work.

Regina Elmi (She/Her)

Executive Director

Regina@Speboard.org

Shereese Rhodes (She/Her)

Community & Family Resiliency Lead

Shereese@Speboard.org

Muna Hussein (She/Her)

Community & Family Engagement Lead

MunaHussein@Speboard.org

Bilen Eshetu (She/Her)

Communication Lead

Bilen@Speboard.org

Amber Huffstickler (She/Her)

Assistant Director

Amber@Speboard.org

Claudia Rodriguez (She/Her)

Institute Program Director

Claudia@Speboard.org

Fundisha Tibebe (She/Her)

Development Lead

Fundisha@Speboard.org

Imelda Reimer Guardiola (She/Her)

Community Engagement & Partnership Manager

Imelda@Speboard.org

Jason Iloreta (He/Him)

Admin Assistant & Tech Specialist 

Jason@Speboard.org

RJ Dumo (He/Him)

Data & Impact Lead

RJ@Speboard.org

Zeynep Biyikli (She/Her)

Youth Advocacy Lead

Zeynep@Speboard.org