Board of Directors
Marquita Grenot-Scheyer, Ph.D.
PRESIDENT
Professor Emeritus, CSU Long Beach
Paul Savoie
VICE PRESIDENT
Professor, Department of History and Political Science, Long Beach City College
Jessica L. Kober
TREASURER
Senior Manager, Audit and Assurance Windes, Inc.
Kate Handy Nemzek
SECRETARY
Attorney, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Lee Douglas, Ed.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Long Beach City College
John Fielder
President (Retired), Southern California Edison
Kehaulani Fujikami
Manager, Business Engagement & Partnerships – Long Beach Unified School District
Wally Hebeish
Chief of Police, Long Beach Police Department
Dan Hofstadter
Chief Creative Officer, Trusted Gut Beverages
David Koch
Director of Portfolio Management / Senior Wealth Advisor
Kristin Powers
Director, CSU Long Beach Community Clinic for Counseling and Educational Services
Karissa Selvester
Executive Director, Mayor's Fund for Long Beach
Claudia Sosa-Valderrama, Psy.D.
Director- Student Support Services, Long Beach Unified School District
Jun Wallech
Youth Board Member – Political Science - CSULB
• Bobbi Villalobos - Dean of Academic Affairs - LAHC (Retired)
• Catherine Walsh - Former Senir Credit Officer, City National Bank (Retired)
• Chris Steinhauser - Former LBUSD Superintendent
• Diane Brown - Professor, Orange Coast College
• Holly Carpenter
• Janine Hamner
• Jill Baker - LBUSD Superintendent
• Jim McDonnell
• John Salkowski
• Jon Meyer - Member, Board of Education, LBUSD
• Juan Benitez - Member, Board of Education, LBUSD
• Lori Doty - Community Philanthropist
• Mark Garlington - Garlington Orthodontics
• Mark Taylor - Boeing Company
• Nancy Foster - Former First Lady, City of Long Beach
• Phil Bond - EVP/Chief Credit Officer of Farmers & Merchants Bank
• Robert Luna - LA County Sheriff
• Sally Trainotti
• Scott Dionne - Partner, Windes, Inc.
• Valerie Bond
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