All Team Members

Nathaniel “Nat” Trives, who is known as “Mr. Santa Monica”, has served in a number of community roles — in the field of Criminal Justice, as a practitioner in Law Enforcement with the City of Santa Monica; as an…

Kathleen McCann has been an active ‘Lifetime” member of Culver City Sister City Committee, Inc. [CCSCC] since 2000 while employed as a civilian administrative member of the Culver City Police Department. She has served three terms as President, two…

Chester Chong is the Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles. He was raised in Hong Kong and moved to the U.S. in 1982. During his youth, he gained leadership experience through joining various academic and…

Aiden Park is a student at the University of California, Berkeley. His first encounter with the Sister City Program was back in 2019, when he traveled with the Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra to Wakayama, Japan. He has also served…

Olivia Manning is a student at South High School in Torrance, California where she enjoys both academics and extracurriculars. Olivia’s love for politics and enjoyment of civil service has drawn her to many of her favorite activities: speech and…

Denmark Harris is an anthropology major at San Bernardino Valley College planning to transfer to university for the Fall 2023 semester, majoring in linguistics. He also plans to pursue his teaching credentials and TESOL certification. His career aspiration is…

Meazi Light-Orr is a senior at Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica. Meazi is an avid reader, equestrian, and lover of knitting, crocheting, and all things arts and crafts. Issues that she is passionate about…

Lori Nalbandian is the 2022/2023 California Youth Leadership Summit College Chair. Lori is a senior at the University of California, Berkeley studying Public Health with an emphasis on Leadership in Community Health. She strives to use her knowledge and…