Our Advisory Board

Fiona Ma, CPA, Chair
California State Treasurer

FREEDOM TRAIN PORTRAITS 
Dr. Joseph L. White Pioneering the Way Mentoring Scholarship Fund for Education

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The Late Great Dr. Joseph L. White
December 19, 1932 – November 21, 2017
Professor Emeritus of Psychology & Psychiatry
School of Social Sciences
University of California – Irvine

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Dr. Lisa White
Director, Education & Outreach
University of California – Museum of Paleontology

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Ken Bentley
Retired
Vice President, Community Affairs
Nestle – USA, Inc.

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Dr. Nita Tewari
Consultant
Nita Tewari PhD Consulting Services

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Gary L. Cunningham
President and CEO
Prosperity Now

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Tony Wagner
Former President and CEO
Pillsbury United Communities

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Denise Fan
Medical Student
University of Washington

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS
Alex Matthew Pettman Memorial Scholarship Fund for Education

Sue Abderholden, MPH
Former Executive Director
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – Minnesota

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Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao, Ed.D., LCSW, LMFT
Founder and Director of the Center For Family Connections, Inc.
Pavao Consulting and Coaching

INAUGURAL MIXED ROOTS ACADEMY
FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Mixed Roots High School Scholarship for Leadership in Education, Diversity & Community 

Lee Mun Wah
Filmmaker | Director | Author | Master Diversity Trainer
Stir Fry Seminars & Consulting | The Color of Fear

Kathleen J. Tepley
Founder and CEO
The Los Angeles Consulting Group

Franchesca Mueller
Co-Founder and CEO
FOUND

Catherine Rhee
Board Member
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

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Karen A. Clark
Executive Producer, THEKarenA | Confidence Coach
Former SVP, Multicultural Strategy Manager
City National Bank

Erik Moreno
Sales Executive
Cal Litho

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Todd Johnson
President & CEO
Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce

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Emile Mack
Retired
Assistant Fire Chief
Los Angeles City Fire Department 

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Alanna Kelly Geremia
Celebrity Hair Stylist


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Tallia Hart
CEO
Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce

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Jamie Young-Eke
Senior Account Executive – Sales
Entercom – Los Angeles
94.7 The Wave

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Austin Ouderkirk
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones