Staff

Luis Arteaga, Chief Executive Officer

Luis was selected by the Y&H Soda Foundation to be the Chief Executive Officer in June 2020. Prior to becoming CEO, Luis served as Senior Program Officer at the Foundation responsible for grants to improve the economic security of low-income people through employment and job training, asset building, and community economic development. Luis has more than 25 years of leadership experience in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Prior to joining the Y&H Soda Foundation, Luis’ philanthropic leadership includes senior roles at the Levi Strauss Foundation, California Emerging Technology Fund and a founding Board member of Youth Outside. Luis served as the Executive Director of Latino Issues Forum, a non-profit public policy and advocacy institute, directing groundbreaking policy initiatives at the local, regional and state level. He has a deep passion for our mission and grantees, and a commitment to advance equity and inclusion in the East Bay. Luis received a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and completed his undergraduate education at Princeton University. He lives in the East Bay with his wife and two children.

Louise Lang, Financial Controller

Louise joined the Foundation in 2023 and serves as Financial Controller. In this role, she is primarily responsible for accounting and financial reporting, investments, supervision of grant processing, and communicating financial matters to the Board of Directors. Louise has a Bachelor of Commerce from University of British Columbia with a major in accounting. She earned her CPA while working at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prior to joining the Y&H Soda Foundation, she gained experience in offshore investment funds while working at KPMG, and as a Fund Administrator in Bermuda. In recent years, Louise worked as a Controller for several businesses in the East Bay. Louise lives with her family in Contra Costa.

Mary Mei, Accountant and Grants Administrator

Mary joined the foundation as an Office and Grants Administrator in March 2023 and was promoted to Accountant and Grants Administrator. She oversees the day-to-day operations of the office and performs administrative functions related to the Foundation’s grant programs. Mary began her career working as a secretary for the federal government and later as a payroll clerk for a law firm. She took a long break to focus on raising a family.  Mary returned to the workforce after graduating from Opportunity Junction’s Administrative Career Training program where she fine-tuned her administrative assistant skills, gained up to date software knowledge and secured her Microsoft Office Specialist certificates. Mary is extremely grateful and proud to be part of a team that has a tremendous impact in the community.  Being a Chinese born immigrant, the Foundation’s cause speaks to her and is near and dear to her heart. In her spare time, Mary enjoys spending time with her family, standup comedy, and thrifting.

Jonny Moy, Program Officer

Jonny Moy is the Program Officer for Immigrant Rights and Inclusion at the Y&H Soda Foundation. Jonny was most recently on the Program Team at Skyline Foundation, executing grantmaking and adding capacity across five funding areas: Just Democracy, Equity in Education, Birth Justice, Climate, and Local Community and Arts Grants. Jonny also previously worked as a Grants Manager at Pacific Foundation Services for five private foundations and spent eight years as a fundraiser for a range of community development organizations. Jonny serves on the boards of New Breath Foundation and The Expectations Project. He has a B.S. in Psychology from Wheaton College.

Board of Directors

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