Leadership
We share a commitment to improving the lives of children in foster care and wholeheartedly believe that one caring adult can make a difference in a child's life.
The stories of our children and the commitment of our CASAs drive our staff and our board every day.
Board of Directors
Officers
Chair
Edward Patrick “Pat” Swan, Jr., Esq.
Of Counsel, Jones Day
Secretary
Joshua E. Kim, Ph.D., Esq.
Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Becton Dickinson
Vice-Chair
Alex Zikakis
President, CEO, and Co-Founder, Capstone Advisors, Inc
Treasurer
Katherine “Katie” Nicoletti
Vice President, Investor Relations, Tandem Diabetes Care
Directors
Rob Borthwick
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, SDG&E and Southern California Gas Company
Andy Christopher
Lead Planner, Leading Edge Financial Planning
Patty Cohen
Residential Realtor, La Jolla Residential
Sergio del Prado
Senior Vice President, Corporate Sponsorships,
San Diego Padres
Amy Eybsen, CPA
Managing Director, GHJ Audit & Assurance Practice
Robert Freund
Former Acquisitions Integration Executive & Community Volunteer
Justin Gover
Senior Biotech Executive & Former CEO, GW Pharmaceuticals plc
Sarah Houghton
Senior Marketing Manager, Sony Electronics
The Hon. Susan D. Huguenor (Ret.)
Retired Judge
Michael Ishayik
Chief Executive Officer, Intelligent Blends, LLC
Liz Jones
Realtor, Jones Realty Group at Keller Williams
Irvin A. “Buzz” Kaufman, M.D.
Retired Chief Medical Officer, Rady Children’s Hospital
Jennifer Kropko
Community Volunteer
The Hon. Margaret M. Mann (Ret.)
Retired Judge
Jenny McKenna
Director of Learning, Culture, and Philanthropy, MG Properties
Bevey Miner
Founder, LexaView
Jamie Oberto
Former Sales & Marketing Executive, Community Volunteer
Holly Parrish Brown
Former Digital Media Executive, Investment Banker & Entrepreneur, Community Volunteer
Anne Potiker, Esq.
Associate Attorney, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Monique Rodriguez
Vice President, Government Affairs, Qualcomm
Laura Roos, CPA
Partner, Moss Adams LLP
Martha Sottosanti, Esq.
Attorney, Business Owner, & Community Volunteer
Shannon M. Stein, Esq.
Partner, Goodwin Brown Gross & Lovelace LLP
Mark Wernig
Office Managing Partner, Corient
Staff Leadership
Lovisa Stannow
Interim President & CEO
Stephen Moore
Chief Program Officer
Rebecca Rader
Chief Philanthropy Officer
James Scoffin
Chief Financial Officer
Sharon Morris
Managing Director – Riverside County
Jan Kaplan
Senior Director of Philanthropy
Suzy Garcia
Director of Marketing & Communications