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Lee Guio

Lee Guio

President, NorCal Sister Cities
Chair, Board of Advisors

Lee Guio is a board member of Sister Cities International and has held the positions of Treasurer, Chair of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Membership Committee. He is a resident of Union City, California. He is also…

Manaal Hasan

Manaal Hasan

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

Manaal Hasan is the College Chair of the California Young Artists Expo. She is a sophomore at College of the Canyons studying biochemistry in pursuit of working in the pharmaceutical industry and currently works in after-school education. She unleashes…

Kaitlin Briones

Kaitlin Briones

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

Kaitlin Briones is the High School Chair of the California Young Artists Expo. Currently, she is a Senior in high school. Dancing for 14 years, she believes that dance is not only a physical exercise but an art form,…

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Sister Cities International EnvoyThelma Press

Sister Cities International Envoy
Thelma Press

Honorary Chair of the Board
Nat Trives

Nat Trives

Former Mayor of Santa Monica
Board of Advisors

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

Kathleen McCann

Santa Monica Sister City Assn.
Board of Advisors

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

Chester Chong

Chairman, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles

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

Aiden Park

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

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

Olivia Manning

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

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…