Who we are
preparing Los Angeles students for success in college, career, and life.
Working through a network of high-performing, community-based schools and a portfolio of programs that reach students throughout LA County, the LA Promise Fund creates vibrant community hubs and partnerships that foster motivated, engaged, and directed students poised for academic, professional, and personal success.
vision statement
Increasing educational equity and ultimately closing the opportunity gap for the South Los Angeles community and beyond.
meet the la promise fund
Megan Chernin
Co-Chair of the Board
Stephen Prough
Salem Partners
Cathy Bender
Amazon Web Services
Paul de Bernier
Mayer Brown LLP
Stephanie Christie
Citibank
Ivelisse Estrada
Univision, Retired
Andrea Foggy-Paxton
The Broad Center
Mayor Eric Garcetti
Mayor of Los Angeles
Robin Kurtzman
School Committee Member
Elizabeth Mann
Mayer Brown LLP
Frank Marshall
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Allan Mayer
42West
Camly Nguyen
Data & Analytics Manager
Leadership
Veronica Melvin
CEO/President
Michelle Cheang Ed. D.
Chief Program Officer
Team
Leslie Aaronson
Director of Career Pathway Connections
Maribel De Anda
Director of College Access
Gisela Ariza
Data & Analytics Manager
Antonia Arguelles
School Business Operations Manager, LACPMS#1
Jonathan Guido-Avila
Associate Director of Operations
Wendy Ayuso
Community Representative
Kristen Balagtas
Office Manager / Executive Assistant
Monica Cardona
Director of Family & Community Outreach
Jaime Chang
Associate Director of Technology
Kevin Doyel
Associate Director of Career Pathway Connections
Sarah Escajeda
Associate Director of Parent Engagement
Carol Fujita
ABE Site Coordinator, Lab Technician (CSUCI)
and ABE-LA Workshop Presenter
Santiago Gonzalez
College & Career Coordinator
Mia Henley
Director of Development
Brianna Henriquez
Associate Director of Development
Janice Herbert
School Business Operations Manager, LAPCHS#1
Donna Jacobson
Director of Schools
Alex Karas
Director of Arts Programs
Mahsa Khatibeghdami
Site Director, Amgen Biotech Experience
Gina Lutcher
Principal, LA Promise Charter High School #1
Margarita Luviano
Program Coordinator, Network for School Improvement
Cynthia Maravilla
Associate Director of College Access
Grace Montgomery
ABE Coordinator & Lab Technician (PBC)
Camly Nguyen
Data & Analytics Manager
Isa Ortega-Reyes
College & Career Coordinator
Scarlett Park
Countywide Program Manager
Alex Rincon
Program Manager, Career Pathway Connections
Nico Rosario
Associate Director, Career Pathway Connections
Justin Shahbaz
Principal, LA Promise Charter Middle School #1
David Spitz
Director of Finance and Anayltics
Karin Steinhauer
ABE LA Distribution Coordinator & Master Lab Technician (Pierce College)
Chris Valenzuela
Data & Analytics Manager
Liliana Vasquez
Director of Operations
Charles Daroy
IT Technician, LA Promise Charter Middle School #1
SPONSORS
The LA Promise Fund would like to thank all of its donors for their generous support and give special recognition to our partners that contributed over $10,000 in the last year. We are especially grateful to Amgen, a longtime sponsor that has made considerable contributions to the organization’s fiscal and organizational health.
$100,000 and over
20th Century Fox
AEG
The Albertsons Companies Foundation
Amgen Foundation
Annenberg Foundation
Marina Berti & Steven Prough
Louise Bryson Family Foundation
California Community Foundation
Chernin Family Foundation
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Food Research Action Committee (FRAC)
Getty Foundation
Guess? Foundation
JMB Realty Corporation
Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall
Kissick Family Foundation
Katie McGrath & JJ Abrams Family Foundation
Metro
$50,000 to $100,000
AT&T/DirecTV
California Emerging Technology Fund
The California Endowment
Kate Capshaw & Steven Spielberg
Cheryl Saban Self-Worth Foundation
County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
Flora Family Foundation
Melodie Hobson & George Lucas
Goldman Sachs Gives
Ghada & Ray Irani Family Foundation
Joseph Drown Foundation
Kevin Sharer
NoVo Foundation
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union
$25,000 to $50,000
Ares Operations
Boeing Company
Citi Bank
Disney
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
The Green Foundation
Susan & Robert Kozlowski of L.I.F.T. Foundation
Lazara
Jill & Brian McNamee
Microsoft
The Moriah Fund
Ralph’s
Ressler/Gertz Family Foundation
United Way
Wells Fargo
$10,000 to $25,000
Bain & Co.
Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Frank Baxter
Allison & Bennett Rosenthal
Giancarla Berti
Bloom Hergott
Boston Consulting Group
CAA Foundation
Americo Cascella TTEE
City National Bank
Eos Foundation
Dean Hallett
Hauptman Family Foundation
Home Box Office (HBO)
Maria Hummer-Tuttle
JP Morgan Chase
Kaiser Permanente
Meredith & David Kaplan
Martha & Bruce Karsh Family Foundation
Latham & Watkins
Los Angeles Clippers Foundation
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Lionsgate
Morgan Stanley
NBC Universal
Pacific Gas & Electric
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Robert Day Foundation
David Sachs
Samsung
Schultz Family Foundation
Southern California Gas (SoCal Gas)
Alison Temple
Uber
Univision
Vanguard Group
Verizon
William Morris Endeavor (WME)
Mark Zucker
$5,000 to $10,000
SoCal Edison