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Leadership TEAM

Volunteers are the life blood of our organization.  Our Board and Advisory Council members contribute over 958 hours as key participants in the development, delivery and evaluation of our AfterSchool Leadership Academy.  Indeed, with their active involvement and leadership, we manage the day-to-day operations of the Foundation with a talented and committed professional staff of 3. 

Board of Directors

 

Greg Curtin, PhD, JD*
Chairman

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Civic Resource Group

Kelli Ann Hogan
Founder & President/CEO
City Scholars® Foundation

Eiko Moriyama
Vice Chairman

Director, Partnerships (ret.)
LA Unified School District

John Park
Vice Chairman

Vice President of Marketing for North America Healthcare

Precision Dynamics Corporation

Kimberle Jackson
Secretary/Treasurer

Principal Administrative Analyst

Metropolitan Water District

Melba Coleman EdD*
VP - Advancement
CSU Dominguez Hills (ret.)

 

Carl Engle*
Partner

The Monitor Group

Courtney Gould, Esq.

Associate

O'Melveny & Myers

*Volunteer Academy Discussion Leader

 

Advisory Council

Fred Abdelnour

Director of Community &

Government Affairs

Enterprise Holdings

Carol Dedrich*

Chief External Relations Officer

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles

Rita Henderson

Manager, Community Affairs &

Educational Programs

Nestle USA

 

Rene Nourse, CFP®

VP, Investments

Morgan Stanely Smith Barney

Lindsay Amstutz

Director, Marketing &

On-Air Communication

Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket

Richard Diaz*
Executive Director

Riordan Volunteer Leadership
Development Program

Margaret Jacoby, PHR*
HR Consultant
M J Management Solutions

Scott Pansky

Partner, Co-Founder

Allison & Partners

 

Darrell Brown
SVP, Greater Los Angeles Coastal Region Manager

US Bank

Robert "Reg" Gipson, Esq.

Managing Partner

Gipson Hoffman Pancione LLP

 

Jennifer Lynch

Senior Director

Staples Center Foundation

Debbie Patillo

Manager, Sales Promotion & Community Relations

American Airlines

 

Sharanelle Clark

Sr. Administrator - Product Planning

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas

Linda Griego

President/CEO

Griego Enterprises, Inc

 

Beth Manke, PhD*

Professor
CSU Long Beach

Alejandro Soschin

Consultant

The Achievable Foundation

Samantha Davies

SVP, Marketing

City National Bank

Rebecca Hasson, PhD*

Postdoctoral Fellow

Kellogg Health Scholars Program

UCSF-Family & Community Medicine

Center on Sccial Disparities in Health

 

Jill McCullough

Community Affairs Manager -

Greater Los Angeles

US Bank

Monica Spiro

Coordinator of Corporate Communications

Dole

 

 

* Volunteer Academy Discussion Leader
Staff
Kelli Ann Hogan 
Founder & President/CEO

Alison Nitzsche

Associate Director

Roxanne Rock

Program Intern

Gregory Curtin, JD, Ph.D.
Chairman, Board of Directors,

City Scholars Foundation®

Kelli Ann Hogan
Founder & President/CEO,

City Scholars® Foundation

    • PhD, University of Southern CA, 1993; JD (honors), USC, 1994; BA, UCLA, 1984
    • Co-Founder & Managing Director, Civic Resource Group - Internet Management Consulting
    • Director, USC eGovernance Lab
    • Visiting Scholar, University of CA, Berkeley and Stanford University
    • Former:
      -Director of Technical Services & Associate General Counsel, Cordoba Corp.
      -Legal & Governmental Affairs Deputy, LA County Board of Supervisors
      -Professor, Political Science, University of CA, Santa Barbara
      -Public School Teacher, LAUSD
    • Civic Involvement: Trainer, Center for Non-Profit Management; Volunteer Attorney, Labor Defense Network and Public Counsel

Greg Curtin

    • BA, Cum Laude,
      Harvard University, 1984
    • Former:
      -Executive Search Consultant, Berkhemer/Clayton, Inc.
      -Executive Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Orange County Chapter
      -External Affairs Manager, Pacific Bell
      -Admissions Officer, Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges
    • 2007 ESSENCE/Clorox Company "Salute to Powerful Women" Honoree (Grant Award & Full-Page Profile - November 2007 issue)
    • 2005 KCET/ Washington Mutual "Unsung Hero" Award
    • Civic Involvement:
      Big Sister, Town Hall Los Angeles Board of Governors (1998-2001)

Kelli Ann Hogan