Academy Faculty

Our ability to offer tuition-free Academy Fellowships is made possible in large part thanks to an incredible team of corporate and community leaders who work with Foundation staff, volunteering time, talent and treasure as our Academy Faculty:

 

Melba Coleman, EdD*

Vice President, Advancement (retired), CSU Dominguez Hills

Greg Curtin, PhD, JD*

Founder & Managing Partner, Civic Resource Group

Director, eGovernance Lab, University of Southern California

Carol Dedrich

Chief External Relations Officer, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles

Richard Diaz

Executive Director, Riordan Volunteer Leadership Development Program

Carl Engle*

Partner, The Monitor Group

Rebecca Hasson, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow - Kellogg Health Scholars Program

UCSF - Family & Community Medicine, Center on Social Disparities in Health

Margaret Jacoby, PHR

HR Consultant & Principal, MJ Management Solutions

Beth Manke, PhD

Professor & Evaluation Consultant, CSU Long Beach

Gayle Whittemore, CPA

President, Whittemore & Associates, Nonprofit Financial Consultants

*Board Member

 

"Conversations with Grantmakers & Community Leaders" Panelists:

Annenberg Foundation, AT&T, Bank of America, Bank of the West, California Community Foundation, California Wellness Foundation Citibank, City National Bank, Carol & James Collins Foundation, Comerica Bank, Crail-Johnson Foundation, Dole Food Company, Dwight Stuart Youth Fund, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, The Eisner Foundation, The Gas Company, Hitachi, JPMorgan Chase, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Times, Macy's, Nestle USA, NIKE, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Raytheon, S. Mark Taper Foundation, Staples Center Foundation, State Farm, State Street Bank & Trust, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Union Bank, UPS, US Bank, Verizon, Weingart Foundation, and several community leaders, including Darrell Brown (SVP, Los Angeles Coastal Region Manager, US Bank), Andrea Cockrum (President/CEO, The Fulfillment Fund), Linda Griego (Business/Civic Leader & former Owner, Engine Co. #28), Alejandro Soschin, Consultant, The Achievable Foundation, Blair Taylor (President/CEO, Los Angeles Urban League) and Adlai Wertman (Professor, USC Marshall School of Business & former Executive Director, Chrysalis).