About - Board Of Directors
The JASoCal board is composed of local community leaders with a strong and balanced blend of skills and experience, providing guidance and support to JASoCal staff and volunteers as we strive to uphold our mission.
The board of directors exercises overall responsibility for the policies, programs, and direction of JASoCal, while also providing advice and counsel on a broad range of operation protocols.
The diversity of the board is chosen to reflect a multitude of expertise offerings. All members have a strong and demonstrated commitment to our three pillars: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.
I.T./Technology Chair
Avo Amirian
Avo Amirian
Branding & Awareness Chair
Fred N. Davis III
Fred N. Davis III
Chairman of Fun
Jeremy Dicker
Jeremy Dicker
Treasurer
Joe Eisele
Joe Eisele
HR Chair
Stephen Harris
Stephen Harris
First Vice Chair
Marshall Mathison
Marshall Mathison
Individual Giving Chair
Thomas E. McCarthy
Thomas E. McCarthy
Orange County Chair
Diana McCutchen
Diana McCutchen
Chairman of the Board
Paul McGunnigle
Paul McGunnigle
Education Chair
Mark McMorrow
Mark McMorrow
Campaigns Chair
Cary Rubinstein
Cary Rubinstein
Fundraising Chair
Sam Sheth
Sam Sheth
Corporate Secretary
John M. Tipton
John M. Tipton
Grant Ahearn
OneWest Bank
OneWest Bank
Avo Amirian
Pinnacle Communication Services
Pinnacle Communication Services
Joel Aronowitz, M.D.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Frank Baldino
IBM Life Sciences
IBM Life Sciences
Aaron Bendikson
Oaktree Capital Management
Oaktree Capital Management
Gary Birkenbeuel
Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
William Bloomfield
Baron Real Estate
Baron Real Estate
Lawrence Bond
Bond Capital, Ltd.
Bond Capital, Ltd.
Darrell Brown
US Bank
US Bank
Maynard Brown
Crenshaw Senior High School
Crenshaw Senior High School
Christopher Chee
The Blackstone Group
The Blackstone Group
Scott Cooke
Toyota Financial Services
Toyota Financial Services
Gregory Craig
Inupiat Energy Marketing, LLC
Inupiat Energy Marketing, LLC
Gregory Davis
HSBC Bank USA
HSBC Bank USA
Richard Davis
Bank of the West
Bank of the West
Fred N. Davis III
Strategic Perception, Inc.
Strategic Perception, Inc.
Jeremy Dicker
Strategic Benefits Group, LLC
Strategic Benefits Group, LLC
Keith Dolabson
WTAS LLC
WTAS LLC
Steve Dolcemaschio
Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation
Joseph Eisele
Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo Bank
Raymond Evans
Austin Equities, Inc.
Austin Equities, Inc.
Robert Flick
Law Offices of Robert Flick
Law Offices of Robert Flick
Gregory Franks
Tom & Ethel Bradley Foundation
Tom & Ethel Bradley Foundation
John Gatti
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Tom Hampton
Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison
Stephen Harris
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Lynn Hopton
Columbia Management
Columbia Management
Mark Hughes
Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton
John Kelly
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Leonard Kortekaas
Credit Suisse Securities, USA, LLC
Credit Suisse Securities, USA, LLC
Ed Lamb
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
Jane E. Lee
Citibank, N.A.
Citibank, N.A.
Karla Lee
Bank of America
Bank of America
Craig Levra
Sport Chalet, Inc.
Sport Chalet, Inc.
Marshall Mathison
Deloitte LLP
Deloitte LLP
Thomas E. McCarthy
McCarthy Cook & Co.
McCarthy Cook & Co.
Paul McGunnigle
Howard Building Corporation
Howard Building Corporation
Mark McMorrow
KPMG. LLP
KPMG. LLP
Irwin Miller
Gensler
Gensler
Carol Curb Nemoy
Curb Entertainment Intl.
Curb Entertainment Intl.
Julian Ortiz
Accenture
Accenture
Neeta Patel
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Frances Pawlak
Herman Miller
Herman Miller
Edith R. Perez
Latham & Watkins (Retired)
Latham & Watkins (Retired)
Andrew Ratner
CB Richard Ellis
CB Richard Ellis
David Rattray
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Ed Reyes
State Farm Insurance Companies
State Farm Insurance Companies
Brett Rodda
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Cary Rubinstein
Union Bank
Union Bank
Michael M. Schneider
Southern California Gas Company
Southern California Gas Company
Sam Sheth
VerityPoint
VerityPoint
Stephen Silk
Eastdil Secured Capital Corp.
Eastdil Secured Capital Corp.
Barry Simmons
Bank of America
Bank of America
Tony Smith
Security Finance Associates
Security Finance Associates
John Stephan
Union Bank
Union Bank
John M. Tipton
Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble, Mallory & Natsis LLP
Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble, Mallory & Natsis LLP
Joseph Viola
Crescent Capital Group, LLP
Crescent Capital Group, LLP
Brian Wall
Platinum Equity Holdings
Platinum Equity Holdings
David White
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Darcy Wilson-Jones
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Irwin Wong
Cathay Bank
Cathay Bank
Lodwrick M. Cook
Chairman, ARCO (Retired)
Chairman, ARCO (Retired)
Hayden C. Eaves III
Investment Development Services
Investment Development Services
Gregory W. Jones
President & CEO, State Farm (Retired)
President & CEO, State Farm (Retired)
Liam E. McGee
President & CEO, The Hartford Group
President & CEO, The Hartford Group
Stephen M. Mosko
President, Sony Pictures Television
President, Sony Pictures Television
Donald A. Mullane
President, Bank of America Foundation (Retired)
President, Bank of America Foundation (Retired)
Philip Shimmel
Managing Partner, KPMG LLP
Managing Partner, KPMG LLP




