People Helping People
Each month, more than 7,000 hours are donated by volunteers from a broad range of backgrounds and income levels; all joining together to act as people helping people. Each person plays a vital role in meeting the mission of MEND.
Our Unique Characteristics
- 99% volunteer driven
- Privately funded - NO government
grants
- Low overhead costs (less than 5%)
- All public relations and fund raising
work done by volunteers
- Seeks to develop self-reliance
among recipients
- Staff is hired only when programs
grow too large for volunteers to
handle
Leadership
2008 - 2009 MEND Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Ron Villafana, State Compensation Insurance Fund, Field Services Manager
1st VICE PRESIDENT
Adriana Barrera, PhD., Los Angeles Community College District, Vice Chancellor
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Susan Ng, Kaiser Permanente, Public Affairs Director
TREASURER
Paul Collins, Collins Insurance Services, Owner
SECRETARY
Gigi Gomez, Kaiser Permanente, Administrative Assistant
Standing Committee Chairpersons
PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR
Dan Boyle, Providence Health Systems
Media Relations Director
PUBLIC RELATIONS CO-CHAIR
Liza Makabenta-Sacilioc, Public Relations
Communications Consultant
VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR
Stacy Geere, The Geere Group, Owner
VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR
Baltazar Martinez, Countrywide, Inc., Mortgage Loan Specialist
FUNDRAISING CO-CHAIR, EVENTS
Letty Siegel, Community Volunteer
FUNDRAISING CO-CHAIR, PROPOSALS
Marge Terhar, Writer
FUNDRAISING CO-CHAIR, FACILITIES RENTAL
Steve Brown, Fiesta Plaza Nutritional Products LLC., Owner
FUNDRAISING CO-CHAIR, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Ed Rose, Lockheed, Retired
MGMT, BUDGET, PLANNING CO-CHAIR
Luzmaria G. Nelson, Indy Mac Bank, Branch Manager
MGMT, BUDGET, PLANNING CO-CHAIR
David Stitz, Attorney at Law
PAST PRESIDENT
Jeffrey S. Klein, 1105 Media Inc., Chairman
Members at Large
J. Bilal Abdullah, Wells Fargo Bank, VP Community Banking, District Manager
Richard Bush, IBM, Retired, Manager
Julie Fonseca, Valley Economic Development Center, Development Manager
Alan Glassman, PhD., Ctr for Mgmt/Org Development, CSUN, Director
William Isinger, Retired, Finance Exec.
Robert Mayers, ESE Corporation, Retired, Co-Owner
Diane Medina, KABC-TV, Diversity and Community Relations, Vice President
Hilary Norton Orozco, Palmer Investments, Inc., Senior Vice President
Carolyn Rose, Kaiser Permanente, Retired Nurse
Sharon Ulmer, HRN Services, Registered Nurse
Ward White, American Int'l Engineering and Manufacturing, President and Gen
Mgr.
Ex Officio
Marianne Haver Hill, MEND, Executive Director
Jenny Gutierrez, MEND, Director of Programs and Services
Jorge Jimenez, MEND, Director of Business Administration