Our History
Our Team
Geoff Albert, Executive Director
Michael Ocon, Manager, Community Partnerships & Communications
The Leadership Council serves as the advisory body for the Collaborate PASadena initiative
Dr. Elizabeth Blanco, Superintendent, Pasadena Unified School District
Ashley Carrasco, Preventions Program Manager, Day One
Carla Hegwood, Early Development Coordinator Office of the Young Child
Eric Johnson, Associate Director, STARS & Board, Clergy Community Coalition
Natasha Mahone, Manager of Middle School & Family Engagement, College Access Plan
Allegra Cira Fischer, Senior Policy Attorney, Disability Rights California
Lidia Carlton, Director Of Community Education, Planned Parenthood Pasadena & SGV
Mo Hyman, Executive Director, College Access Plan
Kim Kenne, President, Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education
Brian Stanley, Student Wellness and Support Services, Pasadena Unified School District
Kitty Cahalan, Assistant Director for Educational Outreach, California Institute for Technology
Vannia De La Cuba, Deputy to Mayor Victor M. Gordo
Dr. Sonja Johnson, Health Programs District Coordinator, Pasadena Unified School District
Angela Lee, Executive Director, Harambee Ministries
We partner with many community organizations and others doing great work in
Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre.
African American Parent Council
Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena
Caltech, Center for Teaching, Learning & Outreach
Community Schools Learning Exchange
Fuller Seminary Urban Initiatives
Office of Assemblyman Chris Holden
Office for Creative Connections
Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families
Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition
Pasadena Educational Foundation
Pasadena Office of the Young Child
Pasadena Department of Public Health
Pasadena Service Federal Credit Union
Pasadena Unified School District