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Our Team
Pacific Oaks Center for Community & Social Impact (CCSI) serves as fiscal sponsor and provides Backbone Staffing for the Collaborate PASadena Initiative
Geoff Albert, Director, CCSI
Juan Rivas, Project Coordinator
CCSI's mission is to work alongside communities to identify systemic inequities, facilitate support and resources as well as advancing impactful and meaningful change
The Leadership Council serves as the advisory body for the Collaborate PASadena initiative
Pasadena Unified School District
Elizabeth Blanco, Deputy Superintendent
Kim Kenne, Board of Education
City of Pasadena
Victor M Gordo, Mayor
Carla Hegwood, Coordinator, Office of the Young Child
Parents
Natasha Mahone
Higher Education
Mitch Aiken, California Institute for Technology
Faith-based Organizations
Eric Johnson, Associate Director, STARS & Board, Clergy Community Coalition
Non-Profit/Community-based Organizations
Mo Hyman, Executive Director, College Access Plan (Leadership Council Chair)
Lidia Carlton, Director Of Community Education, Planned Parenthood Pasadena & SGV
Fiscal Sponsor - Pacific Oaks College
Judy Castro, Vice President, Advancement & Partnership Development.
Partners
We partner with many community organizations and others doing great work in
Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre.
African American Parent Council
Altadena Library District
Altadena Town Council
Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena
Caltech, Center for Teaching, Learning & Outreach
Community Schools Learning Exchange
Office of Assemblyman Chris Holden
Office of Congresswoman Judy Chu
Office of Senator Anthony J. Portantino
Office for Creative Connections
Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families
Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition
Pasadena Educational Foundation
Pasadena Office of the Young Child
Pasadena Department of Public Health
Pasadena Service Federal Credit Union
Pasadena Unified School District
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