The Sprout Up Team
Tanya Heravian
Executive Director
Tanya Heravian acts as the visionary leader of the Sprout Up team. She oversees the functioning of Sprout Up headquarters as well as each chapter team, providing one-on-one support to our college student staff to make sure volunteers, kids, and teachers have as enriching an experience as possible. She vets new regions for expansion, and recruits and mentors college student staff to successfully launch, operate, and grow a chapter of Sprout Up in their region.
Dani Ziff
Director of Operations
Dani oversees the functioning of each of our chapters, providing one-on-one support to our college student staff to make sure our volunteers, kids, and teachers have as enriching an experience as possible.
Kiyome Okikawa
Director of Marketing
Kiyome Okikawa works to share Sprout Up's story and mission nation-wide. She is responsible for growing our audiences, so that we can continue to build more sustainable communities from the youngest members of society up.
Elizabeth Davidson
Director of Events
elizabethdavidson@sproutup.org
Elizabeth Davidson is in charge of planning Sprout Up’s annual ‘Investing In Our Youth’ Gala & Auction as well as overseeing fundraising events in all chapters. She builds on existing community partnerships while creating new ones to financially sustain our programs state-wide.
Board Members
Melissa Cohen
General Manager Isla Vista Food Co-opJason Raley
Education Professor UC Santa BarbaraLaura Francis
Education Coordinator, NOAAMark Allen
Former Advertising ExecutiveDan Fontaine
Executive Director
Wilderness Youth ProjectNick Allen
Co-founder
Sprout Up
Regional Directors
Davis
Megan Ryan
meganryan@sproutup.orgSan Francisco
Kirsten Foster
kirstenfoster@sproutup.orgSanta Cruz
Jesse Weinstock jesseweinstock@sproutup.orgSan Luis Obispo
Gaby Antonova
gabyantonova@sproutup.orgSanta Barbara
Helena Oskoui helenaoskoui@sproutup.org