Board Emeritus

Titles listed below were at time of board tenure.

Bruce Ackerman

CEO, Economic Alliance

William Allen

President & CEO, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation

Monica Bouldin

Director of Marketing and Partnerships, Southern California Regional Rail Authority

Elise Buik

President & CEO, United Way of Greater Los Angeles

Judy Burton

President & CEO, Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools

Porsha Caddell

Senior Manager, Strategic Planning, Southern California Edison

Ramon (Ray) Cortines

Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District

Dr. William Covino

President, California State University, Los Angeles

Diane Davies

Regional Managing Director of Southwest Region, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Dr. Adriene ‘Lexy’ Davis

Executive Director, Orange County Regional Consortium

John Deasy

Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District

Tracy Dennis

Vice President, Business Development, Global Supplier Diversity, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

María Elena Durazo

Vice President of Immigration, Civil Rights and Diversity, Unite Here

Eric Garcetti

Mayor, City of Los Angeles

Ron Gastelum

President & Chairman, Water Conservation Partners

Johnny Darnell Griggs

Attorney at Law, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtginger LLP

Kevin Guetig

Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Commercial Banking

Mike Harris

Owner/Strategic-Partner, PrideStaff

Gary Hickman

President, Junior Achievement of Southern California

Don Jue

Former Vice President SMB Western Region, IBM Corporation

Darren Kaufman

Los Angeles Metro Area Director, Citibank

Dr. Michelle King

Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District

Stewart Kwoh

President & Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Alicia Lara

Senior Vice President of Global Impact, United Way

Daniel LaVista

Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District

Liliam Leis-Castillo

Former Superintendent, West Covina Unified School District

Maelia Macin

Former Executive Vice President of Network Sales, Univision Networks

Alberto Mier y Terán

Vice President & General Manager, Univision Los Angeles

Molly Munger

Co-Founder & Director, The Advancement Project

Dr. Manuel Pastor

Director, University of Southern California Dornsife Equity Research Institute

Luis Patino

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Univision Communications Inc.

Jack Ringquist

Global Leader, Consumer Products, Deloitte

Anthony Ross

Vice President of Student Affairs, California State University of Los Angeles

Kathy Shepard

Vice President, Corporate Communications, Hilton Hotel Corporation

Katie Sitter

Senior Manager and West Region Talent Leader, Deloitte Services LP

Gary Toebben

President & CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Phillip Williams

Chair, Workforce LA

Denita Willoughby

Founder & CEO, Big Energy Group

Darroch “Rocky” Young

Retired Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District

Last Updated: April 14, 2025