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MENDING LIVES WITH HELP
MENDING LIVES WITH HEALING
MENDING LIVES WITH HOPE

MEND is 3200 volunteers from all walks of life, under the guidance of a small, dedicated staff, providing all the basic human needs vital to day-to-day survival, plus the education, training, opportunities and support essential to transitioning out of poverty.

 

 

MEND Board2011-2012 MEND Board of Directors

Leadership


2011 - 2012 MEND BOARD OF DIRECTORS


 

Officers

 

 

Chair

Adriana Barrera, PhD, LA Community College District

Treasurer

Steve Brown, Fiesta Plaza Nutritional Products

Secretary

Maritza Recinos, LA Dept. Public Social Services

Past Chair

Ron Villafana, State Compensation Insurance Fund (retired)

 

 

 

Standing Committee Chairpersons

 

 

Volunteer Development Co-Chair

Ed Rose, Lockheed (retired)

Volunteer Development Co-Chair

Susan Blumenfield, DSW, Hospital Administrator (retired)

Fundraising Events Liaison

Sharon Ulmer, RN, HRN Services Inc.

Fundraising Facilities Co-Chair

Steve Brown, Fiesta Plaza Nutritional Products

Fundraising Capital Campaign Co-Chair

Ed Rose, Lockheed (retired)

Management, Budget and Planning Co-Chair

Ron Villafana, State Compensation Insurance Fund

Management, Budget and Planning Co-Chair

Paul Collins, Collins Insurance Services

Public Relations Co-Chair

Diane Medina, ABC7

 

 

 

Members-at-Large

 

 
Frankline Augustin, DPPD, MSHA, Cal State
                                              University Northridge
Dennis C. Benton, Kaiser Permanente

 

Gigi Gomez, Community Volunteer

 

Robert Mayers, ESE Corporation (retired)
Julie Kelley, Esq., Warner Home Video

 

Shaun Sarkissian, Wells Fargo Bank

 

 Carolyn Rose, LVN, Kaiser Permanente (retired)

 

Ward White, American Int'l Engineering and Manufacturing

 

 

 Staff Participants

 

 

Marianne Haver Hill, MEND, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 Jenny Gutierrez, MEND, Chief Operating Officer

 

 Maggie Torres, MEND, Director of Programs and Service

 

 Scott Mikels, MEND, Controller

 


 


 


 

2012 Council of Executives

Honorable Howard Berman
Honorable Alex Padilla
Honorable Felipe Fuentes
Honorable Zev Yaroslavsky
Honorable Richard Alarcon


Thomas E. Backer, PhD, Executive Director, Human Interaction Research Institute
Peter V. Haight, Retired CEO, Fiduciary Trust of California
Arnold Kleiner, General Manager, ABC7
Cary Lefton, CEO, Agora Reality and Management

David Lillington, PhD, President, Spectrolab, Inc.

Walt Mosher, PhD, Founder, Precision Dynamic Corporation
Mary Rosas, Senior Director, Alliance, Affordability and Access, PhRMA
Sr. Colleen Settles, OP, D. Min, Chief Mission Integration Officer, Providence Health and Service
Marla Vazquez, Vice President, Wells Fargo
Kevin Walsh, PhD, Consultant

 

2012 MEND BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE

  • Tuesday, March 27, 5:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 22, 5:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, July 24, 5:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, September 25, 5:30 p.m.
  • November, TBA

2012 MEND ANNUAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY CALENDAR

  • Oscar Night America Party Feb 26
  • Raffle at Volunteer Dinner March 24
  • Stop Summer Hunger Campaign May - August
  • Poverty Conference June 13
  •  Neighborhood Birthday Party/Open House for MEND – July or August* 
  • Casino Night --  October 
  • Holiday Direct Mail Campaign November and December – TBA
  • E-Waste Recycling Event – Date TBA