Leadership
Teams


Board of Directors
Executive/Governance Committee
Sumangala Bhattacharya, J.D., Ph.D., President
Professor of English and World Literature at Pitzer College, Immigration Attorney at private practice.
Anchulee Raongthum, Secretary
Agent & Broker Outreach, Education & Technical Assistance Program, Federally Facilitated Marketplace.
Charles Laing, Treasurer
Tax Manager at Clumeck Stern Schenkelberg & Getzoff.
Board Members
Aimee Porter,
Early Childhood Trauma Specialist, Children’s Book Author and Photographer.
Amanda Hillsberg Arya,
Director, Documentary Film at Participant Media.
Gabriela Lagarda Arias,
Director, Creative Marketing at Participant Media.
Linda Pillsbury,
Licensed Clinical Social Worker/ Therapist, Private practice.
Monia Ghacha,
Immigration Attorney, private practice.
Nayeli Perez,
Psychiatric Social Worker, LAUSD School of Mental Health.
Advisory Council
Ivana de Maria
Actress, founder and CEO at StoryPlace.
Ivelise Markovits,
Former Chief Executive Officer at Penny Lane Centers, Retired.
David Farley,
Former Director, Justice and Compassion Essential Ministry Team, Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Retired.
Gloria Myles
Northridge UMC Church Member, retired.
Guillermo Torres,
Immigration Program Director at Clue (Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice).
Ninette Ayala
Chief Development Director for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.
Emeritus Board
Rev. Frederick Birten Morris, Founder
Former Executive Director for the Refugee Children Center and Former Senior Pastor at the North Hills Hispanic Mission United Methodist Church, Retired.

"... I really hope you listen to my story, because that is all I have left."
–Our Mother
Refugee Children's Stories
