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)