2012-2013 Senior Fellows

Edmund J. Cain
Vice President, Grant Programs, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

The Honorable Warren Furutani
California Assemblymember,55th District

Carol Jenkins
Senior Vice President, World Learning, International Development and Exchage Programs

Mia Lehrer
President, Mia Lehrer + Associates

William Martin
Consul General, Karachi, Pakistan, U.S. Department of State
Diplomat in Residence, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs 

Claire Peeps
Executive Director, Durfee Foundation

The Honorable Cameron Smyth
California Assemblymember, 38th District 

The Honorable John Van de Kamp
Of Counsel, Mayer Brown  
Former California attorney General                                                

Continuing Senior Fellows Participating in Mentor Program

Fred Ali (2011 – present)
President and CEO, Weingart Foundation
(available January 3, 2012)

David M. Carlisle (2007 – present)
President, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science; Former Director, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

Jay Carson (2010 – present)
CEO,C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Former Chief Deputy Mayor; Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Guillermo Cespedes (2011 – present)
Director, Gang Reduction and Youth Development, Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Cecilia V. Estolano (2006 – present)
Partner, Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors, LLC; Former Chief Executive Officer, Community Redevelopment Agency, City of Los Angeles

John Fairbank (2003 – present)
Principal and Partner, Fairbank, Maslin, Maulin, and Associates

Hasan Ikhrata (2009 – present)
Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

Patt Morrison (2011 – present)
Op-Ed Columnist/Writer, Los Angeles Times; Host, "Patt Morrison," 89.3 KPCC, Southern California Public Radio

Honorable Michael Nash (2007 – present)
Presiding Judge, Los Angeles Juvenile Court

Torie Osborn (2008 – present)
Deputy Mayor, Neighborhood and Community Services, City of Los Angeles; Former Chief Civic Engagement Officer, the United Way of Greater Los Angeles

The Honorable Amy M. Pellman (2004 – present)
Judge, Superior Court of CA; Former Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County Distrcit Office; Former Legal Director, The Alliance for Children's Rights

Katherine Perez (2007 – present)
Partner, Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors, LLC; Executive Diretor, Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles District Council

Michele Prichard (2007 – present)
Director, Common Agenda, Libery Hill Foundation

Johng Ho Song (2000 – present)
Executive Director, Koreatown Youth and Community Center, Inc.

Erroll G. Southers (2005 – present)
Managing Director, Counter-Terrorism & Infrastructure Protection, TAL Global Associate Director, Homeland Security Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) Former Chief of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, Los Angeles World Airports Police Department

Robin Toma (2007 – present)
Executive Director, Human Relations Commission Assistant Director, Human Relations Branch Communit and Senior Services, County of Los Angeles

Tanya Tull (2005 – present)
President/CEO, Partnering for Change; Former President/CEO, Beyond Shelter, Inc.; Founder, Para Los Niños

Adlai Wertman (First year as a Senior Fellow: 2006-2007)
Professor of Clinical Social Responsibility, University of Southern California; Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Chrysalis

Val Zavala (2007 – present)
Vice President, News and Public Affairs, KCET

Special Event: Day on the job in Sacramento – Nov. 14, 2012
The Honorable Mary Nichols (2009 – present)
Chair, California Air Resources Board

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