The Chaffey College Governing Board appointed Deana Olivares-Lambert to the board on Nov. 25, 2020.
Olivares-Lambert is a partner at The 20/20 Network, A Southern California-based communications firm specializing in media and community relations, branding, strategic planning and crisis management. She has worked in private, public and nonprofit sectors and is fluent in Spanish.
Olivares-Lambert has handled strategic planning, operations management, financial management and more for organizations such as Inland Empire United Way, the San Bernardino Sun newspaper, San Bernardino County and Southern California Association of Governments. Her firm has handled primary strategic communications for the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board since 2016.
As a leader in communication efforts for the Lewis Group of Companies, she works to advance racial equity in government and public agencies through the Randall Lewis Health Policy Fellowship.
A Southern California native, Olivares-Lambert graduated from the University of La Verne in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and from the University of Redlands in 2012 with a master's degree in management.
Olivares-Lambert serves as an executive board member for Children's Fund and is also a member of the National Latina Business Women Association of the Inland Empire. She participated in the 2019 Emerging Leaders Program of the Small Business Administration, Los Angeles. She is a member of the Whitehead Leadership Society for the University of Redlands.