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
To radically improve the future of LA communities by increasing educational equity and ultimately closing the opportunity gap.
meet the la promise fund
Megan Chernin
Co-Chair of the Board
Stephen Prough
Salem Partners
Co-Chair of the Board
School Committee Member
Cathy Bender
Microsoft
Stephanie Christie
Citibank
Paul de Bernier
Mayer Brown LLP
Ivelisse Estrada
Univision Communications
Andrea Foggy-Paxton
The Broad Center
School Committee Member
Mayor Eric Garcetti
Mayor of Los Angeles
Dean Hallett
Treasurer of the Board
School Committee Member
Lori Johnston
Amgen
Kathleen Kennedy
Lucasfilm
Robin Kurtzman
Independent College Counselor & Volunteer
School Committee Member
Elizabeth Mann
Mayer Brown
Secretary of the Board
School Committee Member
Frank Marshall
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Allan Mayer
42West
Leadership
Veronica Melvin
CEO/President
Sam Gelinas
Chief Program Officer
Claudia Keller
Chief Development Officer
Team
Leslie Aaronson
Girls Build Advisor
Rachelle McClendon-Alexander
Director of Schools
Josue Amaya
IT Support Technician
Maribel De Anda
Associate Director of College Access, Manual Arts High School
Gisela Ariza
Data & Analytics Manager
Jonathan Guido-Avila
Associate Director of Operations
Wendy Ayuso
Community Representative, John Muir Middle School
Kristen Balagtas
Office Manager
Emma Brownell
Director of Communications
Monica Cardona
Director of Parent Engagement
Guadalupe Cardona
School Business Operations Manager
David Carr
Principal, LA Promise Charter Middle School #1
Jaime Chang
Associate Director of Technology
Elaine Chang
Director of Strategy & Analytics
Sarah Escajeda
Associate Director of Parent Engagement
Santiago Gonzalez
Social Emotional Learning Coordinator
Mia Henley
Associate Director of Development
Janice Herbert
School Business Operations Manager
Jesse Hernandez
College Success Coordinator
Peter Horton
Student Workforce Coordinator
Donna Jacobson
Director of Schools
Alex Karas
Director of Arts Programs
Agustin Vasquez-Lopez
Associate Director of College Access
Alejandro Lopez
Associate Director of Programs
Gina Lutcher
Principal, LA Promise Charter High School #1
Camly Nguyen
Data Analyst
Kenny Ng
Arts Program Manager
Nicolas Rosa
Associate Director of Development
Rhea Triñanes
Director of Programs
Grisel Vasquez
School2Home Training Coordinator
Liliana Vasquez
Director of Operations
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