DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT LIMITS WEST provides positive-youth development professional development, curriculum development, and comprehensive technical assistance for youth and youth professionals, and infuses specific expertise in addressing equity and diversity and working with English Learners into their work.

JHUMPA BHATTACHARYA, Co-Director at Development Without Limits West, has worked in the education and youth development fields for over 11 years as a field researcher, writer, curriculum developer, and trainer. A former Senior Program Manager and Director at California Tomorrow, she has led national research and capacity-building projects to develop high-achieving educational systems that honor the languages and cultures of their students, promote personal reflection to unearth bias, and address inequities. Her work has included providing professional development and coaching to practitioners; working directly with youth; advocating for and helping to create policy and system changes; and highlighting promising practices for youth of color, immigrants, and English Learners.

JIMENA QUIROGA HOPKINS is a Co-Director at Development Without Limits West with a decade of experience in the afterschool field as a technical assistance provider, field researcher, and tool and curriculum developer. In her previous position at California Tomorrow, she played a key role in afterschool and youth development efforts. Her capacity-building work has ranged from facilitating youth development leadership programs to providing professional development to hundreds of teachers and after-school professionals. As a field researcher, she has lent her expertise to a number of national research projects on topics such as equity and diversity in afterschool and staff preparation to work with immigrant youth.