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Governing Boards

California Sister Cities Co-Founder

Sister Cities International Envoy
Thelma Press

Honorary Chair of the Board

Board of Directors

Anthony Al-Jamie

Chair of the Board

Board of Governors

Steven Trinh

2021 California Youth Leadership Summit College Chair (Stanford University)

Maya Al-Jamie

2021 California Youth Leadership Summit High School Chair (Orange Lutheran High School)

Lori Nalbandian

2022/2023 California Youth Leadership Summit College Chair (University of California, Berkeley)

Meazi Light-Orr

2022/2023 California Youth Leadership Summit High School Chair (Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences, Santa Monica)

Aiden Park

2023/2024 California Youth Leadership Summit College Chair (University of California, Berkeley)

Olivia Manning

2023/2024 California Youth Leadership Summit High School Chair (South High School)

Denmark Harris

2022/2023 California Young Artists Expo College Chair (San Bernardino Valley College)

Anthony Akira Al-Jamie

2022/2023 California Young Artists Expo High School Chair (Canyon High School)

Manaal Hasan

2023/2024 California Young Artists Expo College Chair (College of the Canyons)

Kaitlin Briones

2023/2024 California Young Artists Expo High School Chair (Summit Denali High School)

International Advisory Council

Chester Chong

Chairman, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles

California Sister Cities Ambassadors

Lee Guio

President, NorCal Sister Cities
Chair, Board of Advisors

Nat Trives

Former Mayor of Santa Monica
Board of Advisors

Kathleen McCann

Santa Monica Sister City Assn.
Board of Advisors

Ray Musser

Former Mayor of Upland
Board of Advisors