2011-2012 Incoming Class of Senior Fellows

Gisselle Acevedo
President and CEO, Para Los Niños

Fred Ali
President and CEO, Weingart Foundation

Gary G. Bagley (2010 through 2012)
Counselor for Management Affairs, U.S. Embassy Madrid, U.S. Department of State; Diplomat in Residence, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Derick W. Brinkerhoff
Distinguished Fellow, International Public Management, RTI International

Guillermo Cespedes
Director, Gang Reduction and Youth Development, Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Kathay Feng
Executive Director, California Common Cause

Jonathan Fielding, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., M.B.A.
Professor, Health Services and Pediatrics, UCLA School of Public Health
Director, Public Health and Health Officer, Los Angeles County

Therese W. McMillan
Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration

Patt Morrison
Op-Ed Columnist/Writer, Los Angeles Times
Host, ''Patt Morrison,'' 89.3 KPCC, Southern California Public Radio

Tony Salazar
President of West Coast Operations, McCormack Baron and Salazar 

Continuing Senior Fellows Participating in Mentor Program

David M. Carlisle, M.D., Ph.D. (Senior Fellow 2007-2008)
President, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science;
Former Director, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

Jay Carson
CEO, C40 Clinton Climate Initiative
Former Chief Deputy Mayor, Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa 

Cecilia V. Estolano (Senior Fellow 2006-2007)
Co-founder, ELP Advisors, LLC
Former Chief Strategist for State & Local Initiatives, Green for All; Former Chief Executive Officer, Community Redevelopment Agency, City of Los Angeles

Hasan Ikhrata (Senior Fellow 2009-2010)
Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

Xandra Kayden (Senior Fellow 1997-1998)
Former President, League of Women Voters, Los Angeles
Former Co-Chair, Muslim/Jewish Dialogue in Los Angeles
Former Commission Director, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Commission, LAUSD
Former Commission Director, One California, Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante

Joan Ling (Senior Fellow 2008-2009)
Real Estate Advisor and Policy Analyst in Urban Planning
Former Executive Director, Community Corporation of Santa Monica

Gregory F. McGinity (Senior Fellow 2006-2007)
Managing Director of Policy, The Broad Foundation/Education

The Honorable Michael Nash (Senior Fellow 2007-2008)
Presiding Judge, Los Angeles Juvenile Court

Jim Newton(Senior Fellow 2008-2010)
Editor-at-Large, Los Angeles Times

The Honorable Amy M. Pellman (Senior Fellow 2004-2005)
Judge, Superior Court of California
Former Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County
Former Legal Director, The Alliance for Children’s Rights

Katherine Perez (Senior Fellow 2009-2010)
Partner, Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors, LLC
Former Executive Director, Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles

Michele Prichard (Senior Fellow 2007-2008)
Director, Common Agenda, Liberty Hill Foundation

Sushma Raman
President, Southern California Grantmakers

William E. Simon, Jr. (Senior Fellow 2009-2010)
Co-Chairman, William E. Simon & Sons, LLC

Erroll G. Southers (Senior Fellow 2005-2006)
Managing Director, Counter-Terrorism & Infrastructure Protection, TAL Global; Former Chief of Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, Los Angeles World Airports Police Department; Former Deputy Director, Homeland Security, California Office

Robin Toma (Senior Fellow 2007-2008)
Executive Director, Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations

Tanya Tull (Senior Fellow 2005-2006)
President and CEO, Partnering for Change
Former President/CEO, Beyond Shelter, Inc.; Founder, Para Los Ninos

Richard Verches(Senior Fellow 2002-2003)
Assistant Executive Director, Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board, Community and Senior Services; Former International Human Rights Lawyer, United Nations

Y. Bill Watanabe (Senior Fellow 1997-1998)
Executive Director, Little Tokyo Service Center, Inc.

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