Our team

Staff

Madisyn Clark
Leadership Development Program Associate

Joseph Collins
Executive Director

Joy Flores
Development and Operations Manager

Rhiann Joshua
Director of Career Success

Destiny Suarez
Director of College Success

Danny Tobin
Leadership Development Manager

Jade Nikolaou
Director of Development

Cesar Ortega
Director of College Access

Jessica Valdez
Chief Operating Officer

Yesenia Vega
College Access Manager

Patty West
Accountant

Board of Directors

  • Todd Bauer

    Todd Bauer

    Partner at Deloitte

  • Alex Bell

    Vice President, Business Development and Operations at Synchrony

  • Joel Berman

    Joel Berman

    Law Partner at Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP

  • Chidinma Chima-Melton

    Chidinma Chima-Melton

    Medical Director at UCLA Health, NW Valley

  • Noel Cohen

    Noel Cohen

    Managing Partner at Polsinelli LLP

  • Cam Davis

    Cam Davis

    Managing Director - Investments at Wells Fargo Advisors

  • Jacky Dilfer

    Jacky Dilfer

    Executive Director at Business Finance Capital

  • Garson Foos

    Garson Foos

    CEO at Shout! Factory

  • Valentin Gazcon

    Valentin Gazcon

    Principal Structural Design Engineer at Northrop Grumman

  • Sunny Han-Jeon

    Sunny Han-Jeon

    SVP, Relationship Manager at East West Bank

  • James Karmin

    James Karmin

    Owner of Risk Reduction Insurance Services, LLC

  • Samantha Klein

    Samantha Klein

    Partner at Withers Bergman LLP

  • Wileen Leu

    Wileen Leu

    Senior Counsel at Morrison Rothman LLP

  • Roy Longman

    Roy Longman

    Director at Cushman & Wakefield

  • Edi Lopez

    General Manager at
    Reyes Coca-Cola

  • Yolanda Macias

    Yolanda Macias

    Chief Content Officer at Cinedigm

  • Nina Marino

    Nina Marino

    Partner at Kaplan Marino, PC

  • Karen Miessner

    Karen Miessner

    Lead Audit Partner Nonprofit Services Group at SingerLewak LLP

  • Cinta Putra

    Cinta Putra

    Venture Partner at VoicePunch VC

  • Steve Salazar

    Steve Salazar

  • Carole Scherzer

    Carole Scherzer

    EVP at Scherzer International

  • Larry Scherzer

    Larry Scherzer

    President at Scherzer International

  • Jeffrey Segal

    Jeffrey Segal

    Segal Law

  • Aline Taireh

    Aline Taireh

    Executive Vice President and General Counsel (US) at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

  • Carol Truscott

    Carol Truscott

    Superintendent at LAUSD, retired

  • Carlos Valdovinos

    Carlos Valdovinos

    Senior Labor Relations Specialist at Southern California Edison

  • Alyssa Weinberger

    Alyssa Weinberger

    Senior Managing Director, Chief People Officer at Lido Advisors