RYSE Youth Center
Kimberly Aceves-Iniguez is a seasoned nonprofit leader with extensive experience in organizational operations and strategic visioning, currently serving as the Founding Executive Director of RYSE since October 2008. In this role, Kimberly oversees all aspects of the organization, including fund development and resource cultivation, and directly supervises a management team and 36 staff members. Previous executive roles include Executive Director at Youth Together and Executive Director at Linking San Francisco, both focused on fund development and program management. Kimberly has also worked as an Organizational Effectiveness Consultant and participated in leadership fellowships such as the LGBTQ Fellow at Rockwood Leadership Institute. Educational achievements include a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in International Women's Studies from San Francisco State University.
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RYSE Youth Center
RYSE creates safe spaces grounded in social justice that build youth power for young people to love, learn, educate, heal and transform lives and communities. RYSE's Vision We envision Richmond as a strong, safe, healthy, united community where youth have the opportunity to lead, to dream, and to love. We envision a community that inspires youth to live with pride and purpose, where the sounds of gunshots have been replaced by the sounds of organizing, song, collaboration, laughter, and learning. We envision a movement led by young people that ensures dignity for youth, their families, and communities. We envision youth and adults working together in partnership to hold all public systems and the private sector accountable to serving the community and not exploiting its people. We envision communities where equity is the norm and violence is neither desired nor required, creating a strong foundation for future generations to thrive.