53rd annual celebration of scholars may 21, 2021
Executive Committee
2020 - 2021
Arthur Rangel
Board President (2019-present)
Retired Senior Director, Apple, Inc.
Board Member since 2015
John McPeak
Immediate Past President
(2010-2018)
Retired Educator
Board Member since 2006
Loella Haskew
Treasurer
Retired Accountant
Board Member since 2012
Jim Kennedy
Donor Relations & Newsletter
Public Finance and Real Estate Consultant
Board Member since 1990
Past President (1995-2005)
Officers and Board Chairs
Felicia Harris-Foster
Secretary & Scholar Selection Chair
Education Consultant and Professor
Board Member since 2017
Nikki Maziasz
Investment Committee
Retired Banker
Board Member since 2008
Keiko Kobayashi
College & University Relations
- for odd years
Attorney, Contra Costa County
Board Member since 2007
Maria Solemnidad
College & University Relations
- for even years
Sr. Manager of Finance Planning &
Reporting, Skywalker Properties, Ltd.
Board Member since 2014
Kennedy-King Scholar 1992
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Ellen Williams
Board Nominations Chair
Retired Business Executive
Board Member since 2007
Board of Directors
Mical Cayton
Board Member
Chief Information Officer,
Community Medical Centers Inc.
Board Member since 2020
Dennis Costanza
Board Member
Director, Community Relations at
Lennar / VACO
Board Member since 2020
Laurie Fox
Board Member
Scholar Selection Committee
Human Resources Consultant
Board Member since 1999
Ella Gower
Board Member
Investment Committee, Managing
Shareholder, Miller Starr Regalia
Board Member since 2016
Mike Markowitz
Board Member
Investment Committee
Attorney, Gagan, McCoy Law Firm
Board Member since 2011
Mojdeh Mehdizadeh
Board Member
Executive Vice Chancellor, Contra Costa
Community College District
Board Member since 2020
Barbara Simmons
Board Member
Sr. Director, Project Portfolio
Management COE
Kaiser Permanente
Board Member since 2021
Cecilia Stoddard-Diethelm
Board Member
Social Media Committee Chair
Toxicology/Health & Safety Consultant
Board Member since 2020
Uriel "Ose" Oseguera
Board Member
Investment Committee
Finance Manager, Chevron Corporation
Board Member since 2016
Kennedy-King Scholar 1988
Diane Scott-Summers
Board Member
Retired Educator
Board Member since 2006
Ameer Thompson, PhD
Board Member
Dean; Science and Technology at Cañada College
Board Member since 2019
Kennedy-King Scholar 2000 &
2005 (Graduate School)
Joseph Villareal
Board Member
Executive Director, Contra Costa County Housing Authority
Board Member since 2008