Board of Directors

Mike Abercrombie, Chairman of the Board
CEO, DevelopMentor

Karyn Furstman
VP Customer Experience Executive at Safeco Insurance

Erin Gruwell
President, Freedom Writers Foundation and Catalyst For Change, Inc.

Scott Johnson
CFO, AECOM Technology Corporation

Tony Karrer
CEO, TechEmpower Inc.

Peter Long
CEO, MCH Inc.

Josh Ludmir
Associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLC 

Ron McJunkin
Retail Vice President

Dan O'Connor
Associate Professor, Department Chair, California State University Long Beach

Josh Richman
VP of Business Development, Bloom Energy Corporation

Michelle Slavich
VP of Publicity, Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Don Wing
Management Development Consultant

Board of Directors Emeritus

Dave Dukehart
President, Partners for Change

Ellen Dukehart
Vice President, Partners for Change      

Karen Heath Clark
Retired Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Educational Advisory Board

Dave Beard
Retired Head Counselor, Woodrow Wilson High School

Horace Hall
AVID and Government teacher, Woodrow Wilson High School

Cindy Mast
Counselor, Woodrow Wilson High School

Jessica Martinez
Original Freedom Writer
Associate Director of Gang Prevention, Gang Alternatives Program (GAP)

Marcia Nye
Head Counselor, Woodrow Wilson High School

Dan O'Connor, PhD
Associate Professor, Department Chair, California State University Long Beach

Kristin Powers, PhD
Director, Educational Psychology Clinic, California State University Long Beach

Matt Riley
President, The Riley Group

Miguel Solorio
2009 Freedom Writers Scholarship Recipient
2011 History B.A. Candidate, California State University Long Beach