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Staff and Board

Meet our Staff
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KAREN MACK

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BETH PETERSON

COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM DIRECTOR

LESLIE TAMARIBUCHI

STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS

DIRECTOR

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DENA CHENG

DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER 

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VALERY MENDOZA-MARTINEZ

COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM MANAGER

KAITWAN JACKSON

PROGRAM MANAGER -

PROMISE ZONE ARTS

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ELIZABETH CHO

PROGRAM MANAGER -

PARTNERSHIPS

GUILLERMO ALVAREZ

CULTURAL ORGANIZER

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ANAHIT POTURYAN

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

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BRIANA RIVERA

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

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JAMES KEUM

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

INDEYA EUBANK

PROGRAM COORDINATOR-

PROMISE ZONE ARTS

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JORE AARON

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

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ROSIO ROMERO

CULTURAL ORGANIZER

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NIA MCCLINTON

CULTURAL ORGANIZER

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SARA CASTRO

CULTURAL ORGANIZER

Meet our Board
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TODD BECRAFT
ATTORNEY AT LAW
OFFICE OF TODD BECRAFT - LA

 

TAMMY BROWN
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY MARKETING AND ENGAGEMENT, SOCIETY OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTATORS

GLENN R. GATIEN
OPERATIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL EXECUTIVE

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GUADALUPE CARDONA

ETHNIC STUDIES, ENGLISH, AND THEATRE EDUCATOR

SUSAN GRAY
CONSULTANT

BILL PARENT
RETIRED ASSOCIATE DEAN,
UCLA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

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EMILY RANGEL

ARTIST

TERESA LARA
GRANTS MANAGER, LOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

IBERT SCHULTZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BLACK COLLEGE SUCCESS​

LA Commons is supported by the following organizations: 
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LA County Board of Supervisors, 2nd Dist
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Celebrating 20 Years
#CreatingCulturalConnections 

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