2017-2018 Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the elected group that governs California YMCA Youth & Government. It is made up of individuals who are responsible for the planning and policy decisions of the organization. In addition, they ensure the fiscal health and participate in the financial development of our programs. They also monitor, inform, and support the activities of every program that the California YMCA Youth & Government offers.
Alex Mircheff, Board Chair
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Waheed Baqai
Baptist Medical Center-Jacksonville
Michelle Benham
Capistrano Unified School District
Fran Gallati
YMCA of the Central Bay Area
Sue Marasco
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
Aaron Rios
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Brian Saenger
The Ratkovich Company
Taylor Scott
Sorrento Wealth Management
Kyle Smith
Bay Area Bicycle Law
Tara Syed
Allume
Sean Walsh
Wilson Walsh George Ross Consulting LLC
Scott Nagatoshi
71st Youth Governor
Esther Cash
Youth Board Member
Lindsey Angelats
Los Angeles County of Health Services
Cathy Barankin
CA State Alliance of YMCAs
Brian Birkett
Lean Data
Johana Lockwood
San Francisco Health Plan
Allan Paine
Tech-Life, Inc.
Sandy Ryan
Houlihan Lokey
Cathy Saliba
Fund Development Consultant
Dr. Asia Smith
California State University Fresno
Ronnie Stone
South East Ventura YMCA
Alfredo Velasco
Long Beach YMCA
Randall Winston
California Strategic Growth Council
Jenny Lee
71st Youth Chief Justice
Isaiah Irizarry
Youth Board Member
