Lisa Aneiva
Development Director: Lisa joined the not-for-profit sector after leaving a corporate finance career and became a Certified Advocate so that she could support survivors of sexual violence. In 2019 Lisa joined our staff part time to direct the organization’s...Matthew Gillette
Volunteer Coordinator: A Virginia native who ended up in Alexandria for an internship in the summer of 2013. He started volunteering with Casa Chirilagua in 2014, joining staff in 2019. He describes himself as a neighbor, friend, missionary, practitioner, ordained...Lauren Wallace
Business Manager: Lauren lived in New Orleans, LA for 20 years before relocating back to Arlington, VA with her husband and family. She joined our staff part time in May 2019 bringing years of experience as a controller for several small family owned companies. She...Connor Smith
Board member since 2019
We are a community of people “learning together to love our neighbors as ourselves” in a Latino neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia.
As a faith-based Christian non-profit with a small staff and over 100 volunteers, we serve alongside more than 100 families and their children (1st-12th grades) each week through our community programs.