About ENCOMPASS
Mission
Our mission is to spark compassion, personal responsibility and an appreciation of differences among California teenagers. The organization was founded to serve the most culturally diverse population in the world—California adolescents—and encourage them to appreciate their differences and to lead the nation in compassionate, active and responsible community engagement.
History
ENCOMPASS was founded in 2004 by experts in intergroup relations who have served youth for more than 20 years. Executive Director Lori Nelson and other founding staff and board members designed and implemented youth programs at the National Conference for Community and Justice in Los Angeles for many years before leaving to form the new organization.
Staff
Executive Director: Lori Nelson, lorinelson@encompass.org
Program Specialist: Skyler Jackson, skylerjackson@encompass.org
Director of Operations: Juliana Serrano, julianaserrano@encompass.org
Program Coordinator: Lex Steppling, lexsteppling@encompass.org
Program and Artistic Staff
Actor: Bernardo Badillo
Actor: Kevin Blake
Actor: DeLanna Studi
Playwright/Director: Peter Howard
Program Designer: Dani Bedau
Facilitator: Lui Amador
Facilitator: Susan Beaglehole-Goldberg
Facilitator: Diane Flinn
Facilitator: Sergio Marin
Facilitator: Lisa Sueki
Board of Directors
Loura L. Alaverdi, Baker & Hostetler, LLP
Gotham Chopra, Virgin Comics
Barbara E. Dunn, Law Offices of Lacey, Dunn & Do
Joe Flannery, Rodinia, Inc.
Al Hassas, BOX Entertainment
Steven Jones, PhD, Jones & Associates Consulting, Inc.
Scott Lee, Famco Investments
Ellyn McCoy, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Steven Olivas, City of Los Angeles - Office of the Mayor
Tom Saenz, City Of Los Angeles - Office of the Mayor
Angela Weimer, East L.A. Classic Theatre
Hon. D. Zeke Zeidler, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge
Board of Advisors
Lecia J. Brooks, Chair
Eva Caraher
James Hilvert
Do Kim
Steve Kornfeld
Neal Manne
Marci Matt
