Mission of the Junior Board
The Junior Board is comprised of motivated and philanthropically-minded young professionals seeking to positively impact the lives of at-risk children and youth in the greater Los Angeles area.
The Junior Board’s mission focuses specifically on raising funds for a subset of the organization’s activities, which is to help at-risk youth transition successfully to higher education and careers. This is particularly important during these unprecedented times: the pandemic has been challenging for all of us, and many of the organization’s clients are facing significant financial and personal obstacles that have only been exacerbated by recent events.
During the past few months, El Nido’s workforce development and higher education programs (such as the Culinary, Business, and Tech Academies) have gotten creative and transitioned to providing a range of virtual support to its youth clientele, such as the Virtual Career Exploration Program and virtual meet & greets for those pursuing higher education. In addition, the organization continues to provide critical scholarships and other assistance for youths either pursuing higher education or entering the workforce for the first time.
You can make a difference for youth struggling through this crisis.
Officers of the Junior Board
Junior Board Members
Special Events Assistant, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Cofounder, Chop Wood Carry Balloons
Corporate Associate, Bellwether Asset Management
Director of Operations, Plus Capital
Past Junior Board Members
- Saori Bainum
- Roger Chen
- Juliette Estrade
- Ryan R. Flanagan, J.D.
- Megan Lorenzen
- Negin Nazemi
- Xiomara Peña
- Julie Soic
