Board of Directors, 2026/2027
Executive Board
Laura Gallardo
President of the Board of Directors, Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente.
Mark Young
Vice President of the Board of Directors, Partner Young & Chic, Founding Member, and Past President.
Maddy Nave
Secretary of the Board of Directors, Licensed Realtor, Eric White Group at RE/MAX of Santa Clarita
Angela Tran
Treasurer of the Board of Directors, Chief Strategy Officer, HASA, Inc.
Committee chairs
KAREN MALECK-WHITELEY - President-Elect, Chair of Board Development Committee, Retired Consultant and Business Owner
CARISSA BORTUNGO - Chair, Risk Management Committee, Vice President Clinical Support Services, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
KEN HIGGINBOTHAM - Chair, Audit Committee, USAF Active Duty (retired)
JAVANEH K. MOHAJER - Chair, Advocacy Committee, LCSW, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health/Private Practice Therapist
CALISTA NOCELLA - Co-Chair, Advocacy Committee, Economic Development Administrative Analyst, City of Santa Clarita
board of directors
CHERISE MOORE - Past President, Governing Board Member, William S. Hart Union High School District
COURTNEY KANAGI - Director, Results Fitness University
CARRIE LUJAN - Communications Division Manager/PIO, City of Santa Clarita
MICHAEL MYERS - Owner, Johnson & Myers, LLC
STEVE PLOTE - Retired Systems Engineer and Consultant
G. IRA WALLACE - Former Land Development Civil Engineer (retired)