BOARD OF DIRECTORS

KATIE SKELTON, CHAIR

Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer | St. Joseph Hospital

Katie Skelton RN, NEA, BC is a nursing executive with 27 years of hospital operations experience. Prior to joining the St. Joseph Health System, Katie had spent 16 years at the City of Hope National Medical Center, a cancer research and tertiary referral center.

CHUCK WALKER, VICE CHAIR

Retired

Chuck Walker is a retired sales executive with over 30 years of experience assisting manufacturing, distribution, construction and services companies on business strategy, efficiency and profit improvements. Most recently, Chuck served as the Vice President Professional Services at Arbela Technologies, leading the strategic use of technology and associated business process improvements.

MARCIA CHOO

Vice President of Community Development | Wells Fargo Bank

With an emphasis on Social Enterprise and non‐profit management, Marcia Choo has worked in the private and public sectors as well as holding teaching assignments. Through Wells Fargo Bank, she is working on issues of affordable housing, workforce development, small business development, financial education and veterans services focused on low‐to‐moderate income communities.

CARLOS GONZALEZ

Regional Executive Officer/Senior Vice President | Clark Construction Group

Carlos Gonzales oversees construction operations, preconstruction, and business development in Clark Construction’s Southern California region. He joined Clark in 2001 where he has led the construction of more than $1 billion in projects.

JON GOTHOLD

Retired

Jon Gothold led Amusement Park’s creative departments as Partner/Executive Creative Director. With over 35 years in the advertising business, Jon’s efforts have been recognized by the industry’s most prestigious awards competitions.

JOHN HEFFERNAN

Attorney | Heffernan & Boortz

John Heffernan has worked as a licensed California attorney since 1975 and is currently a partner of Heffernan & Boortz. John specializes in non-litigation real estate related transactions.

TOM HONAN

Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer | Evangelical Christian Credit Union

Tom Honan has spent the past 10 years in the financial services industry. Prior to that, he established and ran the North American IT Shared Services operation for a major manufacturer.

KATHY KRAMER

CEO | Orange County Fair & Event Center

Kathy Kramer has a diverse background with leadership experience in the areas of strategic planning, sales & marketing, venue operations, production of major events and corporate sponsorship. Her latest position was with Northlands in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where she was the Vice President of Business Operations.

VINCE MCGUINNESS, JR.

Private Banker | JP Morgan Private Bank

Vince McGuinness is responsible for serving and advising families, individuals and local foundations with comprehensive and purpose driven financial plans. Together with the team at J.P. Morgan, Vince collaborates with clients to clarify financial goals, protect family lifestyles and define legacies; allowing clients to focus on their top priorities: family, friends, faith and their community.

SISTER EILEEN MCNERNEY, CSJ, FOUNDER

Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange

Sister Eileen McNerney currently serves as Asst. General Superior on the General Council for the CSJ of which she is a member. In 1995, she founded Hope Builders. During her tenure, she has raised more than $25 million in support of this mission. Sister Eileen served as Executive Director for 13 years before transitioning to her new role as President Emeritus in 2008. Learn more here » 

KEN MILLER

Portfolio Manager | LongTail Alpha

Ken Miller is Portfolio Manager for LongTail Alpha and brings a wealth of experience in cross-asset portfolio strategies including FX, fixed-income, and equity derivatives. Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President and multi-asset portfolio manager of PIMCO for the past 21 years.

JEFF RANDOLPH

Principal | Avalon Financial Group, Inc.

Jeff Randolph is the founder and principal at Avalon Financial Group, a regional investment/advisory firm active in commercial real estate investments. Jeff has many years of experience in the financial sector and is a licensed real estate broker and member of ICSC and MBA.

KATHLEEN D. RODIN

Attorney | Schneider Law Offices

Kathleen Rodin represents a number of companies throughout Orange County—including Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club, LLC; Anaheim Arena Management, LLC; The Rinks and Orange County High School of the Arts. She is a member of the State Bar of California and serves as Secretary of the American Corporate Counsel Association Sports and Entertainment Committee.

ELVA RUBALCAVA

Manager, Corporate Citizenship | Disneyland Resort

Elva Rubalcava is responsible for developing Corporate Citizenship strategies that have the greatest impact in the community and ensure that Disneyland Resort maintains a visible leadership position, setting the standard for corporate social responsibility. She oversees a variety of community outreach projects and programs, working with internal and external partners to ensure success and promote brand reputation for the resort.

SHAWNA SMITH, EX OFFICIO

Executive Director | Hope Builders

Since joining Hope Builders in 1998, Shawna Smith has held various roles and led the development of numerous strategic initiatives including successfully managing the transition of the organization’s founding director in 2008. She also helped Hope Builders expand operations into Anaheim last year, doubling its service capacity. Learn more here »

LARRY STOFKO

Executive Vice President | Innovation Institute

Larry Stofko is the Executive Vice President of the Innovation Institute for St. Joseph Health System. Larry has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare information technology. Through his leadership in performance improvement and adoption of innovative clinical and business technologies, St. Joseph Health has been consistently ranked in the top 100 companies by Information Week.

JON STORBECK

General Manager | Knott’s Berry Farm

Before joining the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, Jon Storbeck had a distinguished career of more than 30 years at The Walt Disney Company. As an operations executive, Jon has proven success leading teams in customer facing businesses to produce profitable growth and build brand value.

GEORGE URCH

Owner | George Urch & Associates

George Urch has over 30 years of political, public policy, public affairs, communications and public relations experience. He has worked in the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, California State Senate and California State Assembly for a variety of elected officials.

HOPE BUILDERS’ 100

A growing coalition of executives committed to transforming lives.

John Bennett
St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare

Patrick Donahue
William Lyon Homes

Jo Ann Escasa-Haigh
Providence St. Joseph Health

Adrian Foley
Brookfield Residential

Tom Grable
TRI Pointe Homes

John Heffernan
Heffernan & Boortz

Lindsay Joseph
StaffRehab

John Lavender
Lennar

Vince McGuinness, Jr.
J.P. Morgan Private Bank

John O’Brien
Brookfield Residential

Andrea Ojeda
Fitness International, LLC

Greg Palmer
Supplemental Health Care

Sara Palmer
StaffRehab

Jim Perry
William Lyon Homes

Jeff Roos
Lennar

Elva Rubalcava
Disneyland Resort

Doug Staley
Hunsaker & Associates

Joe S. Tavarez, Jr.
First American Homebuilder Services

Kris Weber
Hunsaker & Associates

Dave Willson
TL Fab

Jeremy Zoch
St. Joseph Hospital