LEADERSHIP TEAM

Our Leadership


Guiding Great Futures with Expertise and Passion

At Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena, our leadership, comprised of our volunteer Board of Directors and staff Leadership Team, brings a wealth of professional expertise and personal commitment to our mission of empowering local youth. With backgrounds in education, nonprofit management, law, higher education, youth development, business, finance, community engagement, and more, our leaders work tirelessly to ensure every child has access to the tools and opportunities they need to succeed.


Their diverse experiences, combined with a deep passion for serving children from all walks of life, help shape innovative programs in academic success, healthy lifestyles, and character and leadership development. United by a shared goal, our leadership team is committed to fostering great futures for kids and creating a lasting, positive impact in our community.

Board of Directors


Officers

Melina Montoya

Chair

Philanthropist

John Clayton

Vice Chair

CEO, Clayton Industries

Darren Marco

Treasurer

Senior Vice President,

Payden & Rygel

Emily Mencken

Secretary

CFO/Owner, LittleMachineShop.com

Members

Christina Altmayer

Principal, Health Management Associates, Inc.

Lisa Anderson

Vice President, Games Jam City

David Blazek

Director of Product Development, Guild Mortgage

Lisa Burke

Illustrator/Writer, lyshBstudio

Corey Castillo

Chief Operating Officer, Lagerlof LLP

Nathan Dick

Assurance Partner, BDO USA LLP

Mehdi Emrani

Senior Vice President, BMO Bank

Robert Fong

Managing Director, Residential Mortgage Lending, First Citizens Bank

Jerell Hill, Ed.D.

Dean, Student Services

Los Angeles City College

Rachel Hutter

EVP, Head of Operations,

Disney Studios

Morgan Chong Kim

Executive Director,

West Region 

Generation Citizen

Andrew King

Community Recovery & Survivor Advocacy

Department of Angels

Robby Moon

Broker/Owner, Moon Realty

Lola Osborne

Deputy Director, City of Pasadena

Barry Pyle

Principal, Elbar Investments

Domenic Sciarra

North American Distribution-Sales Operations – Manager/AVP, Capital Group Companies

Jeffrey Scofield

Branch Director – Senior Vice President, RBC Wealth Management

Carl Siechert

Founding Manager, LittleMachineShop.com

Craig Stewart

First Vice President (Retired), Community Bank

John C. Stipanov

Senior VP & Group Manager, Preferred Bank

Cyril Vergis

Chief Financial Officer, VetnCare

Simon Waters

President, Licensing, Entertainment and Communications

Revelyst

Staff Leadership


Senior Management Team

Lisa Cavelier

CEO

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Vanessa Tachiquin

VP of Finance & Administration

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Anne Lee

VP of Development

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Daniel Gamboa

Senior Program Director

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Leadership Team

James Granados

Area Club Director

Mario Maytorena

Director of Community Development & Partnerships

Stephanie Bernal

Membership Manager

Sara Langley

Development Manager

Joseph Garcia

Branch Director
Slavik Branch

JD Lovrensky

Branch Director

Mackenzie-Scott Branch

Kendall Stephens

Site Supervisor

Odyssey Campus Clubhouse

Taylor Knisley

Assistant Site Supervisor

Odyssey Campus Clubhouse

Alyssa Martinez

Strategic Growth Manager

Kimberly Contreras

High School

Program Manager

Michael Fenn

Community Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator

Hope Kikuchi

Music Program Director

Jose Rodriguez

Athletic Program Manager