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Home My WebLink AboutSS2 - OC Human RelationsAla 14dw ,or , . : 'X� OF Off, HUMAN RELATIONS Building Bridges of Understanding IFOR Annual Report 2010 =11 Orange County Board of Supervisors Bill Campbell, Chair John M.W.Moorlach, Vice -Chair Janet Nguyen Shawn Nelson Pat Bates Tom Mauk, CEO Steve Franks, Director, OCCR OC Human Relations Commission Ellen Ahn Nadia Bettendorf Vince DeVargas Becky Esparta Kenneth Inouye, Vice -Chair Leslie K. Le Dave Maggard Ki Hong Park Amy Peikoff Carol Turpen C. William Wood, Chair Doug Wooley Over the last 40 years we have seen Orange County change dramatically from a sleepy suburban community to a diverse urban county of more than three million people. With that transition came changing communities, different languages and new customs. At times, though, it also brought hate crime, struggles between emerging and existing communities and intergroup conflict. During these years, the OC Human Relations Commission developed programs and projects to bring people together, foster understanding and acceptance and prevent violence. We have helped create safe and inclusive schools and equipped them with young leaders through our BRIDGES School Program. We have trained countless mediators to resolve conflict peacefully in their homes, workplaces, schools and communities. And, we have responded to hate crimes by assisting those who have been targeted and by helping to heal the communities divided by those hate crimes. Forty years has also brought change within the Commission: once we resisted a police chief serving on the Commission, now we thrive with the new perspectives added to the mix; once we struggled with the idea of raising funds, now we are empowered by our success at it; once we were entirely government staffed and funded, and now we have no government staff and our funding is diverse. Our community, state, country and world are in a constant state of change, and while that change brings challenges, together we have learned to grow and thrive with the changes, adapting to each new normal. Everyone resists change, but our future depends on our learning to adapt to a changing environment and finding new ways to appreciate the opportunities it provides. Thanks for sticking with us. Rusty Kennedy, Executiv irector �' r1 f� Outcomes CREATE SAFE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES Q ...through the award winning BRIDGES: School Inter -Group Relations and <rolence Prevention Program in 20 Middle and High Schools throughout Orange County. ■ 40,500 People participated in this year's BRIDGES Program n ■ 448 Students and 20 Teachers part icipated in 22 Task Force Retreats + ■ 719 Students participated in 14 Human Relations Retreats ■ 21,719 Students participated in 74 Human Relations Initiatives ■ 10,674 Students nook part in 436 Task Force Meetings DEVELOP DIVERSE LEADERS ._..through interactive leadership programs that empower people to ave a voice in the decision- making processes (?f the institutions that Jfeel their lives. 122 People completed 4 Basic Mediation Certification Trainings ■ 39 Advanced Mediation Workshops were offered to 1,169 People ■ 70 Police Officers participated in Diversity Training Sessions ■ 16 High School Students completed ayear -long Human Relations Internship MEDIATE CONFLICT throughout Orange County and encourage dialogue as an alternative to litigation and violence. ■ 5,498 People received Mediation Services ■ 2,258 Mediations were conducted uith a 78% Success Rate ■ 136 Volunteer Mediators served in our Dispute Resolution Program ■ 50 Police /Community Reconciliation Cases were handled front 20 Law Enforcement Agencies BUILD UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT �- ...among diverse communities, law enforcement and residents so we can discover that we have more in common as human beings than _ that which separates us. ■ 450 Participants attended 12 Hate Crime Presentations ■ 20,328 Residents heard 821 Human Relations Presentations ■ 200 Sikhs and Muslims participated in Human Relations Commission Listening Sessions & ■ 550 students and teachers attended Walk In My Shoes Symposium ,ii l t I m 2010 -2011 OCYO Graduates Andy Tovar, Loara High School, Anaheim Kara Burner, Loara High School, Anaheim Wendy Almaguer, Loam High School, Anaheim David Villanueva, Los Amigos High School, Fountain Valley Kathy Tran, Los Amigos High School, Fountain Valley Julian Quinones, Servite High School, Anaheim Amanda Recio, Western High School, Anaheim Francisco Mariano, Western High School, Anaheim Abriana Fernandez, Magnolia High School, Anaheim Jennifer Ledesma, Magnolia High School, Anaheim Susana Flores, Magnolia High School, Anaheim Amanda Bastion, Corona del Mar High School Rachael Somerville, Corona del Mar High School Maria Contreras, Katella High School, Anaheim Christopher Nguyen, La Quinta High School, Westminster Jan Beard, Newport Harbor High School N Student Leaders Making a Difference in the World Orange County Youth Organizers (OCYO) is a year -long internship program that provides advanced human relations training to a diverse cross - section of Orange County youth. Students meet monthly to discuss social justice issues, learn new skills and develop workshops and community presentations. OCYO members are expected to take the skills learned back to their schools to empower the efforts of their peers in creat- ing safe, inclusive and equitable school campuses. "I've been involved (in OCYO) for three years and I think within those three years I've grown more than probably the rest combined. " — Rachel, 2011 OCYO Graduate 2011 YouthSpeak Speech Contest When we asked OC students, "Why and how are youth the right people to put an end to bullying ?" 2011 YouthSpeak winner Elisa Rodriguez submitted her answer along with over 70 other local students who submitted entries. OC students in grades 8 through 12 were invited to prepare a short speech about ending bullying. Through the generous donations of our Board Members and Community Partners, finalists Jimmy Tran of Mag- nolia High School and Bushra Malik of Sunny Hills High School received $250 scholarships, and winner Elisa Rodriguez received a $500 scholarship. These ex- ceptional students prove that they are the right people to put an end to bullying —as Jimmy Tran put it, `Believe that you are enough, believe that we are enough. Be a youth who stands for peace, respect, and harmony, not discrimination, prejudice, or hate. United, we are the youth of America, and we can stop bullying.' "I can change the world and together we can all stop bullying. " — Elisa Rodriguez Diverse Volunteers Boost Mediation Program One hundred twelve volunteers completed our 32 -hour Basic Mediation Training, coming from the community and schools including the University of Cali- fornia at Los Angeles, Riverside and Irvine, Chapman University, Cal State University at Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Humboldt, Long Beach, and San Diego, New York Univer- sity, Creighton University, Whittier Law School, Western University College of Law, Sarah Lawrence College, New York law School, Pepperdine University, University of Florida, Ave Maria Law School, Orange Coast Community College, Lakewood College, and One Stop Centers, as well as students from Germany, Belgium, and Egypt. This year Advanced Mediation Trainings were also offered in small claims judgment/debtor agreements, cross cultural communications, mediating civil harassment cases, mediating unlawful detainer cases, mediating mandatory settlement conferences, and limited & unlimited civil cases. Volunteer Profile: Julea Love During a career transition in November 2010,1 walked into the Irvine One Stop Center and signed up for the Managing Conflict Workshop, pre- sented by OC Human Relations. Helping others to resolve conflict through communication that fasters understanding has always been in my DNA, so I was thrilled to learn about the upcoming Basic Mediation Train- ing. The rest is history. I absolutely love mediating and plan to be doing it in some form for the rest of my days! Mediation skills greatly enhance personal and professional development in any stage of life. I'm so appreciative of the OC Human Relations staff for the exceptional mediation training and services they provide. I'm honored to be part of OC Human Relations and to share how the staff and organization have impacted my life. Mediation Coming to a Neighborhood Near You Mediation Clinics were expanded this year to include Abrazar, El Modena, Garnett, Gilbert, Richman, and Corbin Community Centers in Westminster, Orange, Fullerton and Santa Ana. In partnership with One Stop Centers, we delivered 40 Human Relations Workshops to build community skills in conflict resolution and reconciliation. Community Skills Workshops 20 Managing Conflict 7 Diversity Awareness 7 Facilitating Dialogues 2 Landlord(renant Rights and Responsibilities 2 Stress Management and Mediation Services 2 Identity Theft Prevention Family Disputes Settled The new Family Mediation Program handled 100 mediations this year and achieved a 71% agreement rate for the 74 of those cases that were court- based. An additional Family Media- tion Training was offered in February enabling OC Human Relations to expand its pool of volunteer mediators. "In these times of international turmoil and conflict, national partisan bickering, and local insensitivity to diverse residents stoked by anonymous taunting, there is a crying need for peace makers, mediators and bridge builders. " — Marcus Gonzalez, President, OC Human Relations Board of Directors 56 Hate Crimes Reported in Orange County in 2010, by victim: 18 African- American 8 Muslim/Arab 4 Latino 5 Gay/Lesbian 3 Jewish 3 Asian 3 Christian 8 Multiple Targets 4 Other (2 White, 1 Buddhist, and 1 Disabled) 10 Years After 9/11 — Sikhs and Muslims Share Stories at Listening Sessions The OC Human Relations Commis- sion decided to look into the status of some of the groups that were victims of hate crimes after 9/11, now that 10 years have passed. In particular Muslim and Sikh concerns were reported to the Commission, so initial outreach focused on those two communities. To surface their stories, two Listening Ses- sions were conducted in May 2011 at the Sikh Gurdwara services in Santa Ana and Buena Park. Two Muslim Listening Sessions were held in June at the Islamic Institute of Orange County in Anaheim and at the Islamic Society of Orange County in Garden Grove. Many stories were shared by both communities. Both communities reported an in- crease in discrimination and harassment and have feared for their safety in the last ten years. Both also stressed the impor- tance of sharing their stories and finding ways to introduce their faith to others. A report on the Listening Sessions that includes stories, key issues and recom- mendations was released by OC Human Relations in September 2011 and is avail- able on our website. Hate Crime Continues Four -Year Downward Trend OC Human Relations has been tracking hate crimes and Incidents in Orange County since 1991. In 2010, the number of hate crimes decreased, but some disturbing trends continued. African - Americans accounted for about one -third of all reported hate crimes in 2010. In addition, underreporting, especially by the LGBT and immigrant communities, seems to have contin- ued. Community leaders expressed grave concern about the reported numbers as they felt the number of crimes reported does not reflect the actual, larger number committed each year. The full report can be viewed at www.ochuman- relations.org. Commission Calls for a Return to Civility The OC Human Relations Commission has stayed committed to the safety and well -being of the people in Orange County and the importance of respecting all the differences that make our county so unique. To that end, the Commission released a statement in March 2011 in response to speakers and protests at a Muslim charity event held on February 13, 2011 at the Yorba Linda Community Center. Among other things, the Commission called on leaders who speak to large groups and have many people who listen to their words, to tamp down the generalizations that vilify whole groups of people, called on organizations and groups to shun speakers whose hateful rhetoric and violent innuendo polarizes people, scapegoats, and incites bigotry and violence and called on all Orange County residents to come together to condemn these acts of bigotry. The full statement can be read on our website in the press release archives. When Bullying Meets Technology In 2010, a rash of bullying- related suicides made national headlines and our nation grappled with how to support young people who embrace the technology that is so dominant in their lives. OC Human Relations responded by pulling together a panel of experts addressing both social media and bullying. The event was a great success as the panel spoke to a packed room, many of whom "tweeted" their thoughts and questions live. To follow up, bullying resources were posted on -line and OC Human Relations made additional presentations at schools and conferences throughout the county. "I was a kid when September]] occurred. It was the worst thing that ever happened tome. I was constantly harassed. I got beaten up in the locker room, they would pull my scarf but 1 didn't want to tell anybody." —Orange County Muslim Student AWARDS 40: OC Human Relations Celebrates 40 Years of Service to Orange County On May 5, 2011, OC Human Relations celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a packed house and an enthusiastic crowd as it honored 71 remarkable community lead- ers, law enforcement agencies and schools for their outstanding human relations efforts. Presented by title sponsors ING, AWARDS 40 was held at The Grove of Anaheim and was one of OC Human Relations' most successful and well - attended events. Complete Audit The private non -profit 501(c) (3) OC Human Relations Council's independent audit was conducted by the firm Sasaki, Shishima & Company, CPA's. The auditors issued an unqualified opinion for the year ending June 30, 2011 concluding that OC Human Rela- tions' finances were in compliance with standard accounting principles. OC Human Relations' Fiscal Year 2010 -11 total cash expenses were $1,843,000 and income was $1,473,000. In -kind contribu- tions were valued at $156,000. The audit re- Where the Money Goes ported assets of $1,940,000 with Liabilities of $277,009, equity of $1,663,000 for a year-end Program: 89% total liabilities and equity of $1,940,000. j Support: 6% County Support Fundraising: 5% of Public Commission Facing continuing budget challenges, the Orange County Board of Supervisors froze the Commission's General Fund support at $302,000 for Fiscal Year 2010 -11. This was augmented in 2010 -11 with $232,000 from private sources to support the OC Human Relations Commission. The Board of Supervisors also voted to eliminate the County staff support of the Commission as of July 1, 2011, and contract out with the non -profit OC Human Relations Council, to provide staff support for the Commission at a flat rate set for 5 years at $302,000 annually. Private Support of Non - Profit Programs Generous donations from individuals, businesses and founda- tions totaling about $502,000 were facilitated by the investment of time, energy and resources by our Community Partners and Board of Directors. Fees for services brought in $693,000 of income, twenty -two cities paid $102,000 in dues, and interest accounted for $16,000. These funds supported the non -profit charitable programming expenses of $1,843,000 in FY 2010 -11. 2011 Human Relations Awards Lifetime Achievement Award Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange Civil Rights in History Award Sandra Robbie Community Leader Awards Ralph Bauer Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi Felipe Heras Sundaram Rama Dr. Thomas Parham Rabbi Allen Krause Distinguished School Awards Los Amigos High School Newport Harbor High School Community- Policing Award Tustin Police Department Staffing The total non -profit staff was reduced by two to 19 full -time equivalent posi- tions for the fiscal year ending 6/30/11. They were augmented by 10,033 hours from volunteers who serve as mediators, Board members, Commissioners, Part- ners, and interns, as well as individuals who donated their professional services. The Commission staff consisted of three County positions at year end. Dr. Gurpreet Singh Ahuja pictured here with Eli Reyna at the Sikh listening Ses- sion. This was Eli's last project before ending his 20 years with OC Human Relations. e9 .for helping to make Orange County a better place for ALL to live, work, go to school and do business. Donors FY 2010 -11 Titanium — $25,000 and above Archstone Foundation Communities for All Ages Hoag Presbyterian Hospital ING Foundation St. Joseph Health System Foundation Platinum — $10,000 - 24,999 Disneyland Crevier BMW Employees Community Fund of Boeing Judy & Keith Swayne OC Community Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation William Witte Gold — $5,000 - 9,999 AT &T Bank of America Foundation Chevron Products Company City National Bank Corinthian Colleges Disney VoluntEARS Edison International Greater Horizons Jasjit and Gurpreet Singh Ahuja Kimberly and Jeffrey Gob Klein Family Foundation Mission Hospital Pacific Life Foundation SDG &E and The Gas Company Sisters of St. Joseph Susan and John Reese William Gillespie Foundation 10 Silver — $2,500 - 4,999 Angels Baseball Cal State University Fullerton Chapman University Christ Our Redeemer AME Church Chun -Ha Insurance Services Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Foundation Fieldstone Foundation Gregory McQuater Islamic Center of Orange County Kimberly Aoyama McQueen & Ashman LLP NOC Community College District OC Credit Union Podlich Family Fund Rachel Lynch Schools First Federal Credit Union The California Endowment University of California, Irvine Bronze — $1,000 to 2,499 ACRA Aerospace, Inc. Anaheim Sports & Entertainment Anita Varela and Rusty Kennedy Anonymous Donor California Fund for Youth Organization Cathy Krinsky ChorSwang Ngin and Eric Chang Document Processing Solutions Eli Reyna Ellen Frances Olshansky Ernest Cisneros Francisco Marmolejo Goodwill of Orange County Griffin Realty Corporation Islamic Institute of Orange County James Kozel Judy Iannaccone Jerry Hunter Kay M Carpenter Ken Inouye Lilia and Adrian Tanakeyowma Muslim Public Affairs Council Rabbi Allen Krause Ralph H. Bauer Roberta and Felix Schwarz Ronald G. Minekime Sharon McManus and Bill Wood Southern California Edison Stephen J. Krause Union Bank Virginia M. Buccella Vrridstor Willie Lewis 111 Community Friends — Up to $999 Adela Cruz Adie Feighery Al Murray Alan Fenning Aliah Silva Alicia & Bruce Mutter Allen Wilkinson Amandeep Ahluwalia Ana Jimenez -Hami Anaheim Family YMCA Anaida Colon - Muniz Anne Heck Annie Tung April Eakin Aric Defusco Atul H. Madlani B. Lewis Avera Barbara Lovell Barbara Scheinnum ' Becky Esparza Bette Savitt Ij Bev Kritzstein Bill Arseneau Bill Arganda Bonni Pomush and Patti Holliday Bonnie Joy Massey Bonnie P. Castrey Brad Gouin Bruce Sobczak Cambodian Family Carina Giorgi Carla Grifasi Carmina Cisneros Carol Settimo Carol Turpen Casey McCann Cassandra Weiner Celfa Aronne Charlene and Kenneth Zuckerman Christian Mondor Christine Lamm Cindi and Henry Jones Clarence Caldwell Clarita Karlin Coast Community College District Foundation Congregation B'nai Tzedek Connie Jene Jones Cristina Barnes Crystal Sicairos Curtis Richard Eakin II Cynthia Disman D.M. and R.J. Shaffer Dale Dunn Daniel Deshano Daniel Talberg Dann Dunlap David Lang Detra Vickers Diana Kyle Diane Nielen Diem Thinh T. Pham Diocese of Orange Doan Dang Dolly and Paul Kaplan Don Cardinal Donald Garrick Eduardo Nila E1 Viento Foundation Elizabeth Binsack Elizabeth Clapp Elizabeth Fondren Ellen Alm Erica and Brad Stelcik Estella and Charles Acosta Evelyn Chantani Fabiola Cardona Fariba Hezar Father Felix Just Florence Cavileer Frank Mumford Freddie Booker Gabriel Silva Gail Hutton Gale Schlesinger George Avila Giovanna Piazza Golden West College Foundation Gregory Sherman Gwen Paglia Isarowong Hanna Ramsey Heat Chheng Leao Hector Salitrero Herbert A Weiller Hilda Miller Hubert Charles Swanson Ingram Micro David Sloan Davida Hopkins - Parham Dayle McIntosh Center for the Disabled Debby Neville Deborah Robertson Deborah Silcott Della Carmona Isabel Muriel Jamal Williams Carolyn and James Lehmann James Stanton Cooney Jane and Vince Buck Jane F. Steckler Janet Marquez Janice Munemitsu Jeff L. Mather Jennifer Vanbergh Jessica Eng Joan Cohen Joanna Wilson Joe Torres John C Davis John Hambuch John Morrison Jonathan Murphy Joyce Mc Fadden Juan Cerritos Linare Juan Estrada Judith and Ronald Shenkman Judith Turpen Jules Love Juli Quinn Julia A. Bidwell Julie Piamonte Julio Gallardo Karen Hinks Karen Robertson Karen Roper Karl Kramer Katayon Kathy Kashfi Katharine Rupp Katherine J. Lazarus Kathryn Lindahl Kathy and Brad Shapiro Kimberly Tucker Kimberly Salter Kyler Marc Liu Laurence H. Tendis Leanne and Gary Cohen Lee Margaret Steelman Lilia Morales Lillie and Jose Reines Lin Fujitsubo Linda and Jim Lander Linda Labrie Linda Sue Silverman Liza and Brad Barrett Lois and Robert Johnson Lorene and George Vance Lori Zucchino Lorraine Hollingsworth Lorraine Brooks Lordl Senefeld Lydia Vizcarrondo Lynda Lawrence Salinger Lynn Daucher Lynn Stahl Lynne and Yoram Yadlin M. Riaz Chaudhary Maggie Wegman Marcia Kay and Ronald Radelet Margaret and David Carlberg Margaret J. Williams Margaret M Gates Margot Graves Maria Kloepter Maria Khani Marianna McClanahan Marie Stamper Marie Otto Marilyn and Irving Shapiro Marilyn Silverman Mary Houseal Mary Perkins Mary Jo Penn Mary Hill Mathew Pitcher Matt Zaengle Maya Dunne. Melanie Train Melissa and John Elder Michael Alvarez Michael Irvin Michael Witmer Michele Garcia - Jurado Mike Manser Mohamed Lakhany Mohammad Mazhar Rasul Molly Naglie Mona Jean Gouin Nabil Dajani Nadene and Jim Ivens Nadia Bettendorf Nadia Hassan Nick Clark Norma and Andy Velarde Norma Kershaw Priscilla Madrid Kathy Zimmermann R. M. Siegrist Radhika Sood Rainbow Disposal Co. Rancho Santiago College District Foundation Randall Louis Lubert Ranzy Walker Rapid Document Processing Ravi Puri Rayna Anderson -Irvin Ricardo Sotelo Richard Hitt Robert Singer Robyn Brooks Ronald Kobayashi Ronda and Stuart Einbinder Rosa Izquierdo Ross Conner Rozita and Samuel Shaolian Ruben Hovhannisyan Ruben Membrila Russ Lattime Ruth Shapin Ryul Kim Staff Jim Armendaris Seema Bhakta Alfonso Clarke Steve Coskie Nabil Dajani Alison Edwards Mike Finkle Peko Gomis Don Han Barbara Hunt Maricela Jauregui Jennifer Jones Rusty Kennedy Eric Lam Edgar Medina Eli Reyna Joyce Sanchez Kathy Shimizu Crystal Sicairos Kristian Vallee Rose Velasquez Juan Villavicencio Sheri Wingate City Partners Aliso Viejo Anaheim Brea Buena Park Dana Point Fullerton Garden Grove Huntington Beach Irvine Laguna Beach Laguna Niguel La Habra Lake Forest La Palma Los Alamitos Newport Beach San Clemente Santa Ana Seal Beach Stanton Tustin Westminster AWARDS 40 Lifetime Achievement Awardees Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange Nydia Hernandez OC Community Housing Corporation OC Department of Education OC Employees Association Ondina Hernandez Oppenheimer Funds Legacy Patrick P. Spielman Patty Juarez Paul Greenwald Paul Tuck Paula Guerra Peter G. Welsh Peter Monfore III Sande Hart Sea Country Counseling Services Shannon Stealey Sharon Krause Sheila and John Waters Sheila and Tom Thorkelson Shiffm N. Crane Shirley Bloom Shirlianne Olsen Silvia and Ruben Quinones Soo Oh Sophia Hildreth Stephanie Di Alto Stephanie Ho Suanne and Rick Honey Susan Faessel Susan Gaffney Susan Randhawa Susan and Esiquio Uballe Susana Flores Syed Zaidi Tammy Peng Tanya Michelle Oshin Temple Beth El The Blanc Family Foundation The Cyber Sikh Organization The Kirchgessner Foundation The Outsource Group Theresa and Michael Green Thomas Kennett Tiffany Yanez Unitarian Universalist Church Versie G. Bums Veronica Gutierrez Victor Moreno Victor Pham Victoria Stephenson Vincent DeVargas Vivian Williams Walter Gorsey Wendy N. Lords Yael Weinberger Zeina Kimaz 11 Board of Directors Marcus Gonzalez, President Graphic Design Manager, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts James McQueen, lice President Partner, McQueen & Ashman LLP George Avila, Treasurer Program Officer, St. Joseph Health System Foundation Susan Reese, Secretary Business Owner, Susan S. Reese Design Rusty Kennedy Executive Director, OC Human Relations Ellen Ahn Executive Director, Korean Community Services Dr. Gurpreet Singh Ahuja Children's Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeons Orange County, CENTOC Becky Espatza Volunteer Lin Fujitsubo, Development Director, Boys & Girls Club of Garden Grove Judy Iannaccone Director, Communication, Rancho Santiago Community College District Kenneth Inouye Managing Partner, Inouye, Shively & Longtin Minzah Malik Manager, Hoag Hospital Community Medicine Dr. Frank Marmolejo Professor, Irvine Valley College Leticia Mata Assistant Vice - President, Orange County's Credit Union Dr. ChorSwang Ngin Professor, CSU Los Angeles Dr. Ellen Olshansky Director, Nursing Science, UC Irvine Felix Schwarz In Memorial Juan Pablo Troncoso Multicultural Sales Manager, ING On July 4, 2011 longtime Commissioner and Board member, Felix Schwarz, passed away while on vacation in London. His advocacy of health care for all and dedication to human relations will be missed. Carol Turpen Senior Manager Communications, Ingram Micro C. William Wood Retired, PacifiCare Health System "As the world undergoes great turmoil and our local communities experience the uncertainties ofthe global economy, we are challenged to continue to invest in human relations institutions that create stability and unity. We remember those who died ten years ago on 9111 and come together across our differences to show the world the strength that comes from diversity. " Community Partners Board Mark Gaughan, President Regional Public Affairs, SDG &E and Southern California Gas Company Kay Carpenter, Vice President Retired, ConAgra Gill Barnett President, Parking Concepts Laurin Cathey Multicultural Affairs Manager, ING Donnie Crevier President, Crevier BMW Dr. Ned Doffoney Chancellor, North Orange County Community College District M Margaret Furbank Vice President, Union Bank Jeffrey Goh CEO, Two Chefs On a Roll Robert Haskell President, Pacific Life Foundation Bob Hill President, Coastal International Dr. Jerry Hunter Professor, California State University, Fullerton, College of Education Ken Inouye Managing Partner, Inouye, Shively & Longtin —Mark Gaughan, President, OC Human Relations Community Partners Public Affairs Director, The Gas Company & SDG &E Jim Lehmann Partner, Partners Advantage Mike Manser President, Corporate Office Interiors Eddie Marquez Regional Manager, Southern California Edison Dr. Greg McQuater Retired, Taco Bell Corp Jim McQueen Managing Partner, McQueen & Ashman LLP Ron Minekime Sr. Vice President, City National Bank C C Terry Mullin President, Viridistor Ki Hong Park President, Chun Ha Insurance Susan Reese Principal, Susan S. Reese Design Keith Swayne Founder, Swayne Family Foundation Jack Toan Vice President, Wells Fargo Foundation Rev. Mark Whitlock Pastor, Christ Our Redeemer AME Bill Witte President, The Related Companies CA 1300 S. Grand Avenue, Bldg. B, Santa Ana, CA 92705 — (714) 567 -7470 — www.ochumanrelations.org