Who We Are

OUR MISSION:

The Taco Bell Foundation breaks down barriers to educate and inspire the next generation of leaders.​

OUR VISION:

To fuel every young person’s boldest ambition to ​create good.

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
  • Jason Kidd
    Taco Bell Corp.
  • Mark King
    Xponential Fitness
  • 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
Erika Lemus
Analyst – Events & Engagement
Misty Greisen
Analyst – Development and Donor Relations
Haydee Nakao
Associate Analyst – Programs and Partnerships
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