About Us  //  Board of Directors

Janice Criddle, Chair
Human Resources Consultant
Challenge it Now

Ruth Hayes, Ed.D., Secretary
Retired Educator,
Long Beach Unified School District

Denise McLeod, Vice Chair/Treasurer
Retired Executive, DIRECTV

Karla Bell, Esq.
Law Offices of Karla Bell

Frank C. Gomez, Ph.D.
Professor in Health Science,
Touro University International

Honorable Don Knabe
L.A. County Board of Supervisors

Philip Melnick, DMD
Philip Melnick, D.M.D., Inc.

Horace Mitchell Ph.D.
President of California State University, Bakersfield

Stephan Morikawa
Senior Manager-Executive Office
Administrations and Corporate
Community Relations,
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Sister Rosemarie Nassif, Ph.D.
President of Holy Names University

James Sandoval
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
University of California, Riverside

Derek Fisher, Honorary Board Member
Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Player