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