ROBERT W. YARRA, Esq., FOUNDER
A native of New York's Lower East Side, Robert Yarra now directs the Foundation's activities and lives and practices law in Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley, where he has helped many thousands of individuals, mostly hardworking agricultural workers, gain their permanent resident status in the United States.

TOM COLLINS, CPA
Tom Collins has been a certified public accountant for over 23 years, and has been involved in the origination and organization of several non- profit entities.

JODY WEINER, Esq.
Born and raised in Chicago, Jody Weiner lives in San Francisco and has been a practicing attorney for thirty years. Lawyer and novelist, his most recently published book "Prisoners of Truth" was just released in paperback. Weiner also contributed a story to "Kinship With Animals," an anthology by famous anthropologists, scientists, and artists about interspecies encounters that changed how the authors view the world. prisonersoftruth.com

JOAN KREJCAR SHARMA
Assistant Professor: 2D and 3D Design, Color Theory, Photography, Drawing and Painting. California State University, Fresno. Her work is in private and public collections and has appeared throughout the United States and internationally in numerous individual, juried and group exhibitions.