The Raise Foundation

Our Boards, Committees & Staff

Board of Directors:

Officers

Chairman Jason Starkman – Jason Starkman State Farm Agency

Vice Chairman Jerrold Clarke – Wells Fargo Advisors

Treasurer Jacques Welche, CPA – Raimondo Pettit Group

Immediate Past Chairman Daria Waetjen, Ed.D. – Educational Consultant

Members

Bobby Barzi – Fodada

Donald W. Clause, PE, BCEE – ARCADIS U.S., Inc.

Blake Garrett, CCIM – Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc.

Nicky Grismer – Wells Fargo Bank

Scott Kelly – Kaiser Permanente, Orange County

Christina McSparron – Rutan & Tucker, LLP

Sandra Murray, MD, FAA – UCI Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics

 

Advisory Board:

CHAIRMAN John E. Stratman, Jr. – Kaiser Permanente, Orange County

 

Young Professionals Board:

Chairman Brett Shahian – University of California, Irvine

Treasurer Ryan Hook, CFP – Strategic Capital Distributors, LLC

Members

Emily Clark – CareFusion

Annie Duong – Space X

Aaron Ferber – JB3D

Brandon Mead – Raines Feldman LLP

Vanessa Ploessel, MHA – St. Joseph Health System

 

 

Marketing Committee

Erica Beach – Eagle Community Credit Union

Melody Coxon –Morongo Casino Resort & Spa

Doreen Eaton – Marketing Consultant

Britni Lopez – Events/Social Media Consultant

Deborah Mayhew – Marketing/PR Consulting

Karin Somogyi – TRS Staffing/Fluor Corp.

 

Our Staff

Administrative Office

Eldon Baber, Executive Director

Tracy Garcia, Program Director

 

Resources in Motion (RIM)

Alma Perez, Family Support Specialist

(Open), Family Support Specialist

Operations

Dorette Wilfley, Accountant

Shasta Giovennella, Accountant

Samantha Felner, Administrative Assistant

 

Marketing/Development Department

Keri Gee Semmelman, Marketing and Development Director

Behzad Faridnia, Marketing Program Coordinator

Stephani Gharehptian, Program Associate

Family Resource Centers

Anaheim Harbor
Olga Molina, Information and Referral Specialist

Community Health Enrichment Collaborative (CHEC) (San Juan Capistrano)

Reylena List, FRC Coordinator

Gabriela Balderrama, Community Engagement Volunteer Coordinator

Mireya Nunez, Information and Referral Specialist

Corbin (Santa Ana)

Luis Gonzalez, Information and Referral Specialist

Costa Mesa

Catia Rivera, Information and Referral Specialist

Noel Nicholas, Community Engagement Volunteer Coordinator

Minnie Street (Santa Ana)

Naomi Carrillo, Information and Referral Specialist

Noel Nicholas, Community Engagement Volunteer Coordinator

Oak View (Huntington Beach)

Lauren Echeverria, Information and Referral Specialist

South Orange County (Lake Forest)

Ana Fernandez, FRC Coordinator

Gabriela Balderrama, Community Engagement Volunteer Coordinator