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Kennedy-King Memorial College Scholarship Fund

Kennedy-King Memorial College Scholarship FundKennedy-King Memorial College Scholarship FundKennedy-King Memorial College Scholarship Fund
  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT US
    • WHAT WE DO
    • HISTORY
    • NEWSLETTERS
    • FINANCIALS
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • FORMER BOARD MEMBERS
  • IMPACT
  • GIVING
    • GIVE NOW
    • MAIL A CHECK
    • SPECIAL GIVING
    • MATCHING GIFTS
    • STOCK DONATIONS
    • LEGACY GIVING
  • DONORS
  • SCHOLARS
    • 2022 Alumni Survey
    • 2022 Scholars
    • 2021 Scholars
    • Scholar Information Sheet
    • Where Are They Now?
    • Scholars 1968-2022
    • Alumni Update Form
  • Celebration
    • 2023 Gala Celebration
  • CONTACT US
  • APPLICATIONS
    • PROSPECTIVE SCHOLARS

Board of Directors

All Volunteer Staff

The Board of Directors of Kennedy-King is made up of volunteers who are community leaders in Contra Costa County. They include educators, business people, attorneys, labor leaders, elected officials and others who are committed to making a difference in the lives of deserving students. No board member takes a salary, and we have no paid staff!

Executive Committee

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

Ellen Williams

Board Nominations Chair

Retired Business Executive

Board Member since 2007

Cecilia Stoddard-Diethelm

Social Media  & Communications 

Committee Chair

Toxicology/Health & Safety Consultant

Board Member since 2020


Board of Directors

Mical Cayton

Board Member 

Chief Information Officer, 

Community Medical Centers Inc.  

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

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

Uriel "Ose" Oseguera

Board Member

Investment Committee

Finance Manager, Chevron Corporation 

Board Member since 2016

Kennedy-King Scholar 1988

Ameer Thompson, PhD

Board Member

Dean; Science and Technology at Cañada College

Board Member since 2019

Kennedy-King Scholar 2000 & 

2005 (Graduate School)

Daniel Ponce

Board Member

Regional Property Director, Satellite Affordable Housing Associates

Board Member since 2021

Kennedy-King Scholar 2007

Eva Preciado-Lumsden

Board Member

Bilingual DHH Speech Pathologist, Mt. Diablo Unified School District 

Board Member since 2021

Kennedy-King Scholar 1980

Dr. Vicki Ferguson

Board Member  

Vice President of Equity and Student Services Diablo Valley College 

Board Member since 2022 

Miguel Mauricio

Board Member  

Associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP 

Board Member since 2022 

Kennedy-King Scholar Undergraduate 2014 and Graduate 2021

Leonardo Bojorquez, ChFC®, AWMA®

Board Member  

Support Advisor, Del Monte Group, LLC 

Board Member since 2022

Kennedy-King Scholar 2016 

Jeff Hughes

Board Member  

Senior Finance Manager, Chevron

Board Member since 2023

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