Committees
SCG is thankful for an engaged community of members, many of whom serve as leaders on our committees and advisory groups. Committee members lead, recommend, and inform specific aspects of our programs, communications, and resources.
Child and Family Well-Being Funders Collaborative Steering Committee
The Well-Being Funders Collaborative Steering Committee serves as a planning body and provides strategic guidance to the Child and Family Well-Being Funders Collaborative, which brings together child welfare funders and public sector partners for shared learning, networking, and identification of opportunities for philanthropic impact.
Kate Anderson
Los Angeles County
Rochelle Alley
Los Angeles County
Olivia Celis
KPC Consulting
Elizabeth Cohen
Los Angeles County
Dorothy Fleisher
W. M. Keck Foundation
Wendy Garen
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Justin Lee
Casey Family Programs
Sara Montrose
Weingart Foundation
Ginger Pryor
Los Angeles County
Linzie Starr
Los Angeles County
Anneli Stone
W. M. Keck Foundation
Winnie Wechsler
Anthony & Jeanne Pritzker Family
Foundation / Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
Corporate Advisory Council
The Corporate Advisory Council serves as a planning and advisory body for SCG and assists in the development of a robust complement of
programs that meet the unique needs of corporate philanthropy.
Raúl Bustillos
Bank of America Foundation
Darla Everett
Amgen Foundation
Lori Gage
Hitachi, Ltd.
Justine Gonzalez
Wells Fargo Foundation
Marie Lloyd
Amazon
Jennifer Lynch
Paramount
Corey Matthews
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Trisha Muse
Southern California Gas Company
Jennifer Nickerson
City National Bank
Dakota Ortiz
Endeavor
Janet Sandoval
Avery Dennison Foundation
Vanessa Smith
The Boeing Company
Elizabeth Trombley
Kaiser Permanente
Keri Watson
Capital Group Companies
Environmental Funders Steering Committee
The SCG Environmental Funders Group meets quarterly to educate prospective and current environmental funders about environmental challenges and opportunities in Southern California as well as to foster collaboration and share successes and challenges. The content and speakers for each program are decided on by a steering committee comprised of SCG members.
Jon Christensen
Gisele Fong
The California Endowment
Frida Hatami
Roy & Patricia Disney Family Foundation
James McClelland
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Ron Milam
Smart Growth California
Will Parish
Calleen Pardinas
Ventura County Community Foundation
Alex Paxton
Water Foundation
Roger Perez
Roy & Patricia Disney Family Foundation
Elliott Ponchick
The William C. Bannerman Foundation
Michele Prichard
Liberty Hill Foundation
Family Philanthropy Advisory Council
The Family Philanthropy Advisory Council serves as a planning and advisory body for SCG and assists in the development of a robust complement of programs that meet the unique needs of family philanthropy.
Rachel Barchie
The Simms/Mann Institute and Foundation
Celia Bernstein
Shirley Fredricks
The Lawrence Welk Family Foundation
Alecia Foster
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Lauren Johnson
The Louis L. Borick Foundation
Tammy Johnson
California Community Foundation
Scott Koch
The Reissa Foundation
Stephanie Levin
Annenberg Foundation
Alexis Marion
Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation
Julie Meenan
Josephine S. Gumbiner Foundation
Alexa O'Connor
Leonetti/O'Connell Family Foundation
Claire Peeps
Durfee Foundation
Cathy Reece
Annenberg Foundation
Rachel Roth
The Crail-Johnson Foundation
Jeff Schaffer
The Atlas Family Foundation
Charles Steinmetz
Steinmetz Foundation
Naomi Strongin
The Jewish Community Foundation
of Los Angeles
Mitchell Singer
Singer Philanthropy
Thomas Weissenborn
Wells Fargo Foundation
Joe Womac
Specialty Family Foundation
Public Policy Committee
SCG’s Public Policy Committee provides strategic guidance on tour organization’s policy and advocacy work on behalf of SCG members and the broader philanthropic community. Committee members take positions on legislation on behalf of SCG, refer public policy issues to the Board of Directors, and participate in SCG’s advocacy work.
Shane Goldsmith, Co-Chair
Liberty Hill Foundation
Vanessa Bechtel
Ventura County Community Foundation
Sharyn Church
Philanthropic Consultant
Julian Cuevas
Inland Empire Community Foundation
Efrain Escobedo
California Community Foundation
Joanna Jackson
Weingart Foundation
Shawn Landres
Doran Fund
Kim Pattillo-Brownson
Ballmer Group
Tara Roth
Goldhirsh Foundation