Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is governed by a volunteer board of directors comprised of respected community and business leaders from Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, and Ventura County. The organization is run by a dedicated executive director, leadership team, facilitators, and volunteers. If you are interested in joining our team or serving on our board, please email Jamie Collins.
Board of Trustees
Katie Convoy
President
Katie Convoy, a native Angeleno, made the move up the coast to Ventura in 2018 to assume the role of Director of Annual Giving at Cate School in Carpinteria. …
Angelina Lane
Vice President
Angelina Lane is an attorney and partner at Lynn & O’Brien, LLP, where her focus has been in civil litigation and plaintiff cases for injury, including …
Peter Dugre
Secretary
Peter Dugre is co-owner of Two Trumpets Communications and previously spent ten years as a journalist, editor and director of print publications in the local media market. …
Orlando Hernandez
Treasurer
Orlando Hernandez has worked as a tax auditor for the Internal Revenue Service since 1984, and is a certified instructor for the IRS. He obtained a bachelor …
Caroline Alarcon
Caroline Alarcon is the owner of Reliant Notary Services in Carpinteria. As a small business owner, Alarcon understands and values the importance of community and …
Terri Allison
Terri Allison is an early childhood education consultant for Transition House, the Santa Barbara Unified School District, and the Community Action Commission of of Santa Barbara. …
Hayley Fedders
Hayley Fedders is the founder of Studio Seaside, a Carpinteria-based design agency specializing in branding and web design. Her trade skills are built around interactive digital …
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs is an attorney with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, where his practice revolves around complex real estate transactions, real estate finance, title insurance, development/construction and …
Lori Pearce
Lori Pearce is director of information technology and business operations at NuSil Technology, a global specialty silicone manufacturer. Since joining NuSil, Pearce has cultivated a small …
Diana Rigby
Diana Rigby is the current Carpinteria Unified School District (CUSD) Superintendent and a former Carpinteria resident with an extensive career in education administration in Ventura, …
Anu Sharma
Anu Sharma is a pediatrician at Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics. With more than 25 years of experience, she focuses on under-resourced and marginalized communities , at-promise youth, …
April Simpson
April Simpson is an executive producer and distributor of mainstream content in the digital realm of several high-profile talent podcasts and social media channels, …
Bianca Vega
Bianca Vega is the assistant head of school at Santa Barbara Middle School. A Santa Barbara native, she joined Teach for America in Los Angeles after college and later was awarded the …
