Harry Chandler
Board Chair

Cynthia Hirschhorn
Vice-Chair

Bob Kelly
Treasurer

Debra Wong Yang
Secretary

Debra Wong Yang is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Los Angeles office.  Reflective of her broad practice and comprehensive abilities, Ms. Yang is Chair of the Crisis Management Practice Group, former Chair of the White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice Group, which includes the FCPA Practice Group, and former Chair of the Information Technology and Data Privacy Practice Group.  She is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Ms. Yang received her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School and was a law clerk to the Honorable Ronald S.W. Lew in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Jordan Kerner
Board Member

Krisztina "Z" Holly
Board Member

David Schindler
Board Member

David Schindler is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins and former Co-Chair of the firm's White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. Mr. Schindler advises clients on the defense of white-collar and government investigations, healthcare fraud and abuse, intellectual property, e-commerce, business litigation, and civil litigation.

Mr. Schindler has conducted internal investigations and represented companies, Boards of Directors, and individuals in connection with trials, ancillary proceedings, and government investigations involving a wide array of criminal, quasi-criminal, and regulatory matters.

Dr. Richard Sneider
Board Member

Born in Mexico City Richard came to the USA to pursue his university education, and obtained his PhD at Claremont Graduate School in Intellectual History in 1991. Richard Founded One World Apparel LLC and served as CEO of Unger Fabrik/One World Apparel LLC. With manufacturing in 14 countries, One World and Unger served as the leader in the apparel manufacturing arena, distributing to most of the USA retail world. Sneider sits on boards and or serves as an advisor for groups ranging from Conservation International to National Geographic to IUCN.  He participates in multiple bio-diversity research expeditions and projects, analysis, funding, and advocacy for environmental concerns.  

Ina Coleman
Board Member

Ina Coleman is a consultant in Organizational Development at Sirenia Partners, focusing on inclusion, diversity and gender equity. She analyzes organizations environments and recommends changes to improve inclusion, employee morale and efficiency. Ms. Coleman has significant experience communicating a compelling business case for fostering diverse and inclusive workforces. She assesses, recommends, and assists in implementing the tools necessary to change mindsets surrounding the purpose and benefits. A graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Business School, she serves on several boards, including Harvard Business School’s Board of Dean’s Advisors and is Vice-Chair of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council Board of Directors. At Stanford University, she serves on the Council of the Humanities and Sciences, the Clayman Institute for Gender Research and the Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicitiy (CCSRE). In addition, she serves on the advisory board of LA-Tech.org, a non-profit initiative of the Los Angeles Tech Community and is an advisor to several start-ups.

Jeff Seabright
Board Member

Over forty years experience at senior levels in the US Government and private sector, with current focus on elevating business ambition to help solve systemic global challenges, including climate, biodiversity, inequality and the plastic crisis. Helping individual and collectives of companies create purpose-led, long term value through courageous leadership and strategic collaboration. Strong business development professional with a M.Sc, focused in International Relations from London School of Economics and Political Science.

Dr. Fred Boltz
Board Member

Fred Boltz heads Resolute Development Solutions, a consulting firm specialized in climate change, environment and resilience. Dr. Boltz formerly served as Managing Director and member of the leadership team at The Rockefeller Foundation, where he led the environment program and key resilience initiatives. He earlier served in Conservation International’s leadership team as head of conservation strategy and practice, climate change lead and head of international policy. He holds a Ph.D. in natural resource economics from the University of Florida. A native English speaker, Dr. Boltz is fluent in French and Spanish, and conversant in Portuguese, Malagasy and Mandarin Chinese.

Gary Ross
Board Member

Gary Ross is an American film director, writer, and author. He wrote and directed the film The Hunger Games , as well as Pleasantville and the Best Picture nominated Seabiscuit , among others. 

Gary Ross is married to Allison Thomas and they have settled their family on the LA River in the valley. Gary bikes the LA River multiple times a week.

Christopher Rising
Board Member

Christopher Rising manages the day-to-day business activities of Rising Realty Partners, while also serving on its Investment Committee.

Drawing on his experience as Senior Vice President, Asset Transactions at MPG Office Trust, Inc., Christopher is skilled at managing acquisitions and creative development. At MPG, he worked directly with the CEO to improve finances through debt reduction and restructuring. In 2003, he founded his own company, The Rising Real Estate Group (RREG.) As the company grew, he seized the opportunity to partner with BPG and created Hamilton Capital Partners (HCP), an equity fund vehicle. He began his professional career as an associate at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro. He worked at Cushman Realty Corporation (CRC) under brokerage legend John C. Cushman, III. Christopher then served as a Director at Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc. (C&W), joining C&W after its merger with CRC in 2001. Christopher is a member of the Board of Regents of Loyola High School, the Athletic Advisory Board at Duke University and the Board of Overseers at Loyola Law School. Formerly he served as President of the Loyola High School Alumni Association. Christopher is a graduate of Duke University and Loyola Law School.

Jennie Carreon
Board Member

Jennie is a Government Relations Strategist with 25+ years of experience advocating for quality education, health care systems, and social justice movements.  She is dynamic, motivated, bilingual executive who utilizes strong communications, financial, and political acumen to guide and support community power building initiatives locally and nationally.  Jennie migrated to this Country at 9 years of age and quickly became aware of the inequalities that continue to motivate her work as a community leader and advocate.  She studied in 15 Countries around the world and has worked in the Governor's office, City of Los Angeles Mayoral Office as a healthcare executive with the largest FQHC in the Country and as Deputy Superintendent with the California Department of Education.  She recently opened her own consulting firm, Carreon Group, Inc., who specializes in State and Local Government Relations, Board Recruitment and Crisis Management.  Jennie lives in Los Angeles with her daughter who is in the 7th grade and continues to lend her time to several community organizations and Civic Engagement efforts.

Ellie Kanner
Board Member

Ellie has been a Film and Television Director for over thirty years. Some of her works include The Drew Carey Show, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Two Guys and a Girl, Sex and the City, and Friends. She won a Casting Society of America award for her work on Friends. Kanner's other television casting credits include Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, Clueless, Time Trax, Special Unit 2, and The Dead Zone. She also cast the films High Strung (1991), Sleep with Me (1994), Kicking and Screaming (1995), MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000), and Air Bud: World Pup.