Interested In Joining Our Board?
We are excited to announce that YWCA Glendale and Pasadena is now accepting applications to serve on our Board of Directors for a two-year term, beginning July 1st, 2023!
The primary role of the YWCA Board is to provide mission-based, visionary leadership and strategic governance to enhance the services and supports provided to over 3,000 women and children served annually.We are looking for Black, Indigenous, People of Color, individuals who are 30 and under and individuals with expertise or access to resources in the following areas to consider joining our board:
- Facility/Building Planner or Architect
- Real Estate Development
- Risk Management
- Social media/Public Relations
- Gender and Racial Equity Advocacy
- Armenian Advocacy Issues
- CPA/Finance
- Wealth Advisor
- Philanthropy/Capital Campaign planning
Our application deadline is March 24th. We encourage you to share with your contacts or anyone you think may be interested in applying.
FY 22/23 Officers
Jessica First, Board President
CEO & Chief Strategist – Kilter
Jill Welton, VP of Internal Affairs/Board Treasurer
CEO, Dignity Health – Glendale Memorial Hospital
Rosie Ter-Matevosyan, VP of External Affairs
Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Shushan Barsegyan, Co-VP of Governance
Founder and Partner, Full Circle Business Law
T.C. Kim, Co-VP of Governance
President, Korean American Foundation of Glendale
Valerie Merritt, Board Secretary
Retired Lawyer
Members
Anita Chan
Vice President, Relationship Manager, Comerica Bank
Mane Khachatryan
Attorney At Law, Richards, Watson and Gershon
Manuel Magpapian
Attorney at Law, Pillemer and Pillemer
Marie Y. Lemelle
MBA, Founder/CEO, Platinum Star PR and Platinum Star Media Group
Richard Bennett
Retired CEO and Owner – FCI Systems Corporation
Shelby Jiggetts-Tivony
Vice-President of Global Creative and Advanced Development for Disney Live Entertainment
Taline Saad
Executive Vice President, Opulent Construction
Wesley Walton
CEO, Glendale Area Schools Credit Union