Who We Are
The YWCA Glendale & Pasadena is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
We work to bring out the individual strengths of women and youth and to foster resiliency and self-sufficiency. Our philosophy, in keeping with the mission of the YWCA to empower women and families, centers on providing the skills and confidence needed to succeed.
The YWCA is proud to be the oldest and largest women’s movement, providing services for women and their families in our community.
Our local programs and services have furthered the YWCA vision of peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all people since 1914. Over the past 108 years, programs have evolved and have included educational and employment classes for women, teen clubs, community dialogue groups to discuss race relations, child care centers, a youth resource center, and aquatics programming.
Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women and Promoting Peace, Justice, Freedom and Dignity for all.
YWCA MISSION
Our Team
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Lori Klein
Interim Chief Executive Officer
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Lisa Hirsch Marin
Chief Operating Officer
Lisa leads DV programs, emergency shelter operations, 24/7 hotline,HR, grants, and risk management
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Jomie Liu
Senior Program Manager
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Ariana Chavez
Domestic Violence Program Manager
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Lucy Mendoza
Managing Staff Attorney
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Nicole Cherry
Clinical Services Manager
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Brittney Layne
Shelter Supervisor
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is a diverse group of women leaders using their passion, insights, and connections in the community, to create real impact for [Location].
2023 – 2024 Officers
Jessica First, Immediate Past President
CEO & Chief Strategist – Kilter
Shushan Barsegyan, VP of Governance
Founder and Partner, Full Circle Business Law
Richard Bennett,VP of External Affairs
Retired CEO and Owner – FCI Systems
Anita Chan, VP of Internal Affairs/Board Treasurer
Vice President, Relationship Manager, Comerica Bank
Valerie Merritt, Board Secretary
Retired
Directors
Erin Edwards
Director, Marketing & Communications, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
Amanda Faissal
Communications Deputy - Assemblymember Laura Friedman's 44th District
Mane Khachatryan
Attorney At Law, Richards, Watson and Gershon
Dalia V. Lomeli
Corporate Communications Senior Manager, QTC Management, a Leidos company
Manuel Magpapian
Attorney at Law, Pillemer and Pillemer
Jess Skylar
Managing Partner, Think of Us
Dr. Paula Stamp
Vice President of Economic Development, CLAYCO
Taline Saad
Executive Vice President, Opulent Remodeling and Construction
Wesley Walton
CEO, Glendale Area Schools Credit Union
Arsine Yedigaryan
Vice President, HR Business Partner Manager, City National Bank
Key Dates in YWCA History