Who We Are
OUR MISSION:
The Taco Bell Foundation empowers the next generation to Live Más
OUR Promise:
We feed curiosity for the unconventional. We empower fearless dreamers, and risk-takers to find their own paths by unlocking opportunities, whether in food, arts, the trades, entrepreneurship, and beyond.
Board of Directors
- Neil Borkan
Chairman
NJB Operations, Inc. - Sean Tresvant
Vice Chairman
Taco Bell Corp. - James Cascone
Treasurer
Deloitte & Touche LLP - Daniel Horgan
Secretary
CoLabL - Mark Peterson
Director Emeritus
Desert de Oro Foods, Inc - Rob Alvarado
Albor Restaurant Group - Tom Cook
Pacific Bells - Imaan Ferdowsi
MRCO - Amber Figueroa
Denali Foods - David Grieve
Diversified Restaurant Group - Neil Manhas
Taco Bell Corp. - Raj Patel
Sonar - Marjorie Perlman
Tacala Companies - Tina Reagan
K-Mac Enterprises
Our Team
Lisa Lane Cardin
Executive Director
Morgan Tabor
Assistant Executive Director
Marchela Iahdjian
Manager – Head of Programs and Partnerships
Cari Anderson
Associate Manager – Accounting and Finance
Bryan Pauquette
Associate Manager – Programs
Austin Muckenthaler
Associate Manager – Grants
Brittany Bachmann
Associate Manager – Development and Donor Relations
Mohammad Shawkat
Associate Manager – Marketing and Communications
Taryn Massa
Senior Analyst – Insights & Analytics
Haydee Nakao
Analyst – Programs and Partnerships
Misty Greisen
Analyst – Development and Donor Relations
Josh Torres
Associate Analyst – Accounting and Finance
Sean Siegrist
Associate Analyst – Programs and Partnerships
Andrew German
Associate Analyst – Programs and Partnerships
Sara Mahar
Associate Analyst – Development and Donor Relations
Jessica Cavedoni
Coordinator – Operations