Junior Achievement of Southern California (JA SoCal) envisions a community where every young person has access to educational opportunities that empower them to thrive. Our dedicated Board of Directors and Leadership Boards, composed of experts, professionals, and leaders with unparalleled passion for our mission, are instrumental in turning this vision into reality.
Our Board of Directors
Executive Committee Members
- Chair/Governance: John Adams
- First Vice Chair: Cynthia Jordan
- Secretary: Kisha Parker Croom
- Finance Chair: Daphne Helms
- Development Co-Chair: David Freitag
- At Large: Maynard Brown
- Community Impact Chair: Jennifer Kang-Moon
- Nominating/Governance Chair: Monique Johnson
- Development Co-Chair: Bryant Davis
- Marketing: Kevin Bowens
- Audit & Risk Chair: Scott Sauer
- Investment Chair: Cynthia Jordan
- At Large: Tom McCarthy
- At Large: Sam Sheth
- John Adams – Gensler
- Avo Amirian – Pinnacle Communication Services
- Belva Anakwenze – Abacus Financial Business Mgt.
- Brian Anderson – Marsh & McLennan, Inc.
- Adam Bakhash – Wells Fargo
- Frida Bank – CTBC Bank Corp
- Ray Benaza – PWC
- Taylor Beaupain – K1
- Tony Bernardo – UCLA Anderson
- Bob Binnie – First Citizens Bank
- Kevin Bowens – Corebridge Financial
- Maynard Brown
- Sandra Burns – Ernst & Young
- Teresa Huggins Calderon – Waymaker LLP
- Kevin Caputo – Apollon Wealth Management
- Gregory Craig
- Carole Curb Nemoy – Curb Entertainment Intl.
- Bryant Davis – UBS
- Gregory Davis – HSBC Bank USA (Retired)
- Kyle Delicata– JP Morgan
- Sandy Dunleavy– BMO
- David Freitag – CBRE
- Darcy Garcia– Capital Group
- Chris Gauss – RSM US LLP
- Paul Goldstein – Southern California Gas Co.
- Brian Gilpatrick – EverBank
- Joanne HansonBonney – Ares Financial
- Daphne Helms
- Alexia Grevious Henderson – Magic Johnson Enterprises (MJE)
- Jenny Ho – Preferred Bank
- Katherine Hunter-Blyden – TechCXO
- Stephanie Ivy – Goldman Sachs
- Marcus Johnson – City National
- Monique Johnson – Beneficial State Bank
- Aric Johnstone – WilliamsMarston
- Cynthia Jordan– Comerica Bank
- Jennifer Kang Moon – Compton Unified School Dst.
- Lisa Kaskel – Banc of California
- Christina Ketsoyan – U.S. Bank
- Maria Khader
- Sheena Lam – KPMG LLP
- Leeann Lynch – Lendistry
- Thomas McCarthy – McCarthy Cook & Co.
- Channing McGuire, CAP – Rockefeller Capital Management
- Frank McMahon – American Discovery Capital
- John McMichael – JP Morgan
- Tyler Messner – JP Morgan
- Regina O’Neill
- Todd Orchard – IBM
- Kisha Parker Croom – PENNYMAC
- Emily Ramos – Capital Group
- Scott Sachs – Premiere Financial Search
- Josh Schimmels – Los Angeles Business Journal
- Scott Santoro – Delta Air Lines
- Joseph Santos– Bank of America
- Scott Sauer – Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Sam Sheth – VerityPoint
- Mark Simmons – Toyota Financial (Retired)
- Ani Toroian – Cathay Bank
- Lynn Hopton – HalseyPoint Asset Management
Emeritus Members
- Louis Lucido – DoubleLine Capital LLP (Retired), Special Advisory to the President
- Darrel Brown – US Bank (retired)
- Paul McGunnigle – HBC
- John Tipton
- Andy Ratner
Orange County Leadership Board
- Chair of Orange County: Emily Ramos
- Vice Chair of Orange County: Howard Hirakawa
- Chair, Inland Empire: Greg Rivera
- Immediate Past Chair: Michael Shepherd
- Farah Alam – Lendistry
- Jeff Baldassari – The Competitive Edge Group
- Dr. Stefan Bean – Orange County Dept. of Ed.
- CJ Bibolet – City National Bank
- Kira Bruno – FORTIS Resource Partners, Inc.
- Dennis Cole – Orange County Dept. of Ed.
- Andrew DeCaminada – Automobile Club of Southern California
- David Dinasan – Chick-fil-A at Chino Hills
- Mary Garrett – Ernst & Young LLP
- Eric Goodman – MVS Inc. & Chem-Pak
- Caroline Harkins – Retired (banking)
- Alan Herrmann – Grant Thornton LLP
- Lisa Hill – Bank of Hope
- Howard Hirakawa – Pacific Life Insurance Company
- Doug Jenkins – BMO Financial Group
- Kisha Jones – Biogen
- Steven Krenik – US Bank
- Tom Lam – PNC Bank
- Donald LeCompte – Capital Group
- Olivia Lindsay – Banc of California
- Jennifer Mallon – Sound Community Bank
- Diana McCutchen – Deloitte
- John Meek – Enterprise Bank & Trust
- Robert Menald – Titan Environmental Solutions
- Bryan Mora – Vans
- Edward Ornelas, Jr. – Inland Empire Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Frances Pawlak – Corporate Business Interiors
- Jason Pfeiffer – Northern Trust
- Kelly Pond – Nano Banc
- Emily Ramos– Capital Group
- Julieanne Reall – Anaheim Union High School District
- Emily Ramos – Capital Group
- Greg Rivera – Amphastar Pharmaceuticals
- Irma Rivera – Comerica
- Scott Rosner – Infinite Electronics
- Jacob Safford – Poppy Bank
- Najib Sare – Self-Employed
- Michael Shepherd – The Shepherd Group
- Christina Stauffer – DC Distribution Advisors LLC
- Karen Stout – Leadership Capital Group
- Ondar Tarlow – Fast Lane Drive OC
- Javier Vasquez – Miguel’s Restuarants
- Tonya Whiteside, M.S., M.Ed., P.P.S – Aliso Niguel High School
- Todd Zive – ZGL Group, Inc.
- Honorary Member: Todd Hollander – Lendistry
Inland Empire County Leadership Board
- Alejandra Acosta – JPM Chase
- David Dinasan – Chick-Fil-A, Chino Hills
- Donald LeCompte – Capital Group
- Saul Martinez – MVS Inc. & Chem-Pak
- Edward Ornelas, Jr – IE Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Greg Rivera – Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Javier Vasquez – Miguels Restaurants
