Board of Directors – AgingUP – Youth Mentoring Program

Meet the Board – Member Martin

agingUP — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:24:33 +0000

Martin Arias serves as a Board Member of Aging UP, bringing expertise in technology, community partnerships, and workforce readiness. Beyond his board governance responsibilities, which began in January 2026, Martin has been an active supporter of Aging UP. You may recognize him from Play to Empower, where he has served as our volunteer lead since 2022. Martin also supports our mission through corporate partnerships and youth career‑readiness initiatives, including mock interviews and professional development workshops delivered in collaboration with regional partners.

Martin is a Technical Specialist at Accenture, where he works on implementing the State of California’s first automated financial reporting system. He is a Microsoft Certified Data Analyst Associate, has led his office’s Hispanic Employee Resource Group, and currently serves as a Cultural Lead, helping advance inclusion and community engagement efforts.

In his role as Accenture Relationship Manager for Aging UP, Martin supports fundraising efforts, grant writing, and the coordination of office space and material resources to strengthen the organization’s programs and impact.

Outside of work and community service, Martin enjoys spending time with his children, cycling, attending live music events, and practicing yoga.

Meet the Team – Member Alan

agingUP — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 06:37:44 +0000

Alan Hernandez is a Technology Strategy & Advisory Manager at Accenture. He helps clients design and implement technologies (AWS, Salesforce, etc.) to improve their systems or help fill existing gaps to better serve their consumers. He combines his industrious ethic and critical thinking skills with a smile and a cheerful outlook. Alan’s achievements include establishing one of the largest COVID-19 Contact Tracing platforms in less than 10 days and supporting the largest state-based Health Insurance Exchange in the United States.

Alan holds certifications in Amazon Web Services and is working toward other Technology and Project Management certifications. Alan holds a B.S. in Community and Regional Development from the University of California, Davis.

As a leader of the Sacramento Hispanic American Employee Resource Group (HAERG), Alan reached out in the spring of 2023 to discover ways his group could support our mission. Since then, he has continued to volunteer and support Aging UP, even creating a partnership so we could use Accenture’s state-of-the-art office space. A year later, we were thrilled to welcome Alan as our newest board member to join the leadership team!

Alan is especially enthusiastic to provide learning opportunities and resources to children with a background in foster care so that they can grow into happy and successful adults.

Alan lives in Sacramento, California. In his personal time, he loves mentoring/helping others, accumulating self-development and leadership knowledge, introducing aviation to younger generations, watching Formula 1, and doing high-performance driving with his dad.

Photo by Lana Akin Photography

Amy, Thanks for 5 Years of Service

AgingUP — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 21:50:35 +0000

We are incredibly grateful to Amy Dickinson for her dedication and leadership. Amy is a Senior Vice President in Human Resources at VSP Global, responsible for leading the Operations Pillar for the Enterprise Diversity & Inclusion strategy and a team of HR business partners that support Vision Care, the company’s largest line of business. She has more than 25 years of experience in Human Resources.

Amy first joined Aging UP in early 2019 as a Program Committee Member. Her effort and passion were evident, and in September 2020, she was the unanimous choice to fill a board vacancy.

Throughout the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amy was instrumental in supporting our founders as they adapted our one-to-one, community-based services. She helped establish safety protocols that allowed us to smoothly continue supporting youth through uncertain times.

In July 2022, Amy’s dedication was once again acknowledged as she was unanimously voted to serve as Vice President of the Board. Her expertise, passion, and humble leadership are missed. Yet, we are grateful that she created a new role—Friend of the Board—and continues to support us when she can.

Thank you, Amy, for being a special part of the Aging UP community.

Amy lives in West Sacramento. When not working, she enjoys watching sports, spending time with her adult children, binge-watching Netflix and visiting local wineries.

Photo by Lana Akin Photography