Meet Our Staff Team

Executive Team

  • Lorette Picciano

    Executive Director

    LPicciano@RuralCo.org

  • Carine Meyer Rodrigues

    Deputy Director

    carine@ruralco.org

Operational Team

  • Annie Lorrie Anderson-Lazo, PhD

    Participatory Research and Engagement Director

    Research@RuralCo.org

  • Jermel Steele

    Operations Associate

    Jermel@RuralCo.org

  • Mina Aria

    Organizing & Campaigns Specialist

    Mina@RuralCo.org

  • Tandelyn Daniel

    Director of Communications & External Relations

    Tandelyn@ruralco.org

Policy Team

  • David Howard

    Policy Director and Senior Advisor

    david@ruralco.org

  • Elliot Cordano

    Policy and Advocacy Associate

    Elliot@RuralCo.org

  • Marc Grignon

    Policy and Strategy Specialist

    Marc@RuralCo.org

  • Aaron Coote

    Policy and Advocacy Fellow

    aaron@ruralco.org

Technical Assistance

& Outreach Team

  • Annabelle Lee

    Program Assistant

    Annabelle@RuralCo.org

  • Ana Luisa Trevino

    Community Health Outreach Worker-FL

    AnaLuisa@RuralCo.org

  • Butch Lerma

    Agriculture Credit Specialist

    Butch@RuralCo.org

  • Carina Saavedra

    Technical and Outreach Program Associate

    Carina.Saavedra@RuralCo.org

  • Donna Folger

    Technical Assistance Specialist

    Donna@RuralCo.org

  • Jaime Chavez

    National Field Organizer

    Jaime@RuralCo.org

  • Jennifer Howard

    Technical Assistance Specialist –Recordkeeping

    Jennifer@RuralCo.org

  • Jonathan Sierra

    Program Specialist

    Jonathan@RuralCo.org

  • Irma Durand

    Community Outreach Coordinator - FL

  • Marcos Crisanto

    Community Outreach Specialist, FL

Honoring our team members

who have joined the ancestors

  • Rosa Saavedra

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