LA’s Best: 200 North Spring Street M-120, Los Angeles, CA, 90012
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MISSION STATEMENT :
LA’s BEST Afterschool Enrichment Program provides a safe and supervised afterschool education, enrichment and recreation program for children ages five to 12 in Los Angeles.
SERVICE AREA:
Elementary school students who come from neighborhoods with the fewest resources yet the greatest needs across Los Angeles.
Leadership
Executive Leadership
Eric Gurna
President & CEO
Board of Directors
CHAIR: Christopher D. Dusseault,
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
VICE CHAIR: Mary Odell
Chair, The Riordan Foundation
CFO: Robert L. Wicke
Managing Director, Technology Practice,
Deloitte Consulting
Adam Deromedi
Chief of Staff to the COO, AECOM
Alberto Diaz
Managing Director, LAX, United Airlines
Trudi Ferguson
Advisory Board Chair, Professor, USC, Marshall School of Business
Neal Fraser
Chef/Owner, Redbird, Vibiana
Ruben Gonzalez
President, Gonzalez Strategic Affairs
Eric Gurna
President & CEO, LA’s BEST Afterschool Enrichment Program
Peter Hidalgo
Director, Government Affairs, Spectrum
Gerald L. Katell
Board Chair Emeritus & President, Katell Productions, LLC and Katell Properties, LLC
Lyndal Larkin
Executive Coach & Leadership Consultant, Larkin Leadership
Heather Lord
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Innovation, Capital Group
Jawaad Malik
Vice President,
Gas Acquisition, Southern California Gas Company
Damián Mazzotta
Senior Advisor, Zero Gravity
Kelechi Ogbunamiri
Chief Investment Officer, The Hankey Group
Dakota Ortiz
Director of Social Impact, Endeavor
Samira Poulos
Philanthropist
The Honorable Richard J. Riordan
Founder, The Riordan Foundation
Juan Rodriguez
Partner, SCRB Strategies
June Sale
Advisory Board Chair Emeritus and Child Care Consultant
Teresa Samaniego,
Vice President of Diversity & Community Relations, ABC7
Cameron Strang
Philanthropist
David Travers
CFO, ZipRecruiter
Efren Vasquez
Director, Advisory, PwC
Fast Facts:
Earned the highest transparency rating of Platinum from Guidestar.
What percentage of total revenue goes to cause (after operation expenses)?
93.1%
What was your greatest community impact in 2020?
When schools closed in March, we continued to meet the needs of children and families living in economically distressed neighborhoods by safely providing basic human needs, like food and connection.
Giving Opportunities:
You can help students develop and maintain a social and emotional connection that will help them and their families – now and for generations. A $250 donation can help staff develop virtual, age- and culturally-appropriate social and emotional activities to engage students. Your donation of $500 can help train four staff in social emotional learning to reach forty students. With generous support of $1,000, you can help grow our online community that provides parents with useful resources. Together, we can heal Los Angeles by supporting social and emotional connections with children that will have a sustained impact.
