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Who We Are
Leadership
Founder/President - Judith G. Brandlin
As a volunteer and member of the Board for United Way for 20 years, Judith Brandlin was very aware of the problems and needs of unsupervised children after school. Co-chairing a child care committee for United Way provided the impetus for starting Stone Soup Child Care Programs in public schools.
Prior to founding Stone Soup in 1986, Ms. Brandlin co-founded ADESTE, the after school programs in the Los Angeles Catholic Schools. She is a former member of the Mayor's Advisory Committee for Children, Los Angeles Roundtable for Children, LEARN and California School-Age Child Care Consortium. She earned a bachelor of science degree from Iowa State University and worked in New York and San Francisco prior to moving to Southern California. Credited with opening more than 150 child care programs in low-income areas, Ms. Brandlin has reached out to tens of thousands of children in California.
Honors for Ms. Brandlin include a Silver Achievement Award in Education from the YWCA of Greater Los Angeles, Iowa State University Alumni Merit Award, a Leadership Award from the Volunteer Center of Los Angeles, a Spirit of Southern California Award from Channel 4 KNBC-TV and Community Service Award from the Franciscan Health Center.
Executive Director - Frank J. McKendall
Frank McKendall is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana and received his master of science in school administration from the University of Southern California.
Mr. McKendall worked for the Los Angeles Unified School District for 33 years as a teacher, academic consultant, personnel consultant and principal. He was an LAUSD principal for 18 years at four inner city schools. Mr. McKendall was also adjunct instructor at Long Beach State University in the School of Education and instructor at Pepperdine College in Continuing Education. In addition, he published the Beginning Teacher Helpline Newsletter for California State University, Northridge.
He has been employed at Stone Soup since 1991 having served as director of staff development and executive director. He is responsible for the management of all sites throughout California. He is a member of National Association of Education of Young Children, California School-Age Child Care Consortium, Associated Administrators of Los Angeles, and Board of Directors of the University of Southern California Alumni Association.
Chief Financial Officer - Cindy Pham-Le
As Chief Financial Officer for Stone Soup since 1991, Ms. Pham-Le has overseen the financial growth of the corporation from serving children at 28 schools to more than 80 school sites today. Stone Soup's demonstrated fiscal responsibility is directly related to her accurate monitoring of operational and financial affairs, payroll and cash flow.
She came to Los Angeles following high school graduation in Nha Trang, Viet Nam. She then attended California State University at Pomona where she also tutored college students in math and accounting while earning her own degree in accounting.
A high school graduate from Nha Trang, Viet Nam, she came to Los Angeles when she was 18 years old. She then attended California State University Pomona where she also tutored college students in math and accounting while earning her own degree in accounting.
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Director of Staff Development - Renee Valencia-Aranda
Ms. Valencia-Aranda is responsible for interviewing, making recommendations for hire and training more than 360 child care staff. She began her career with Stone Soup in the Norwalk area in 2000 and then served as District Manager in El Monte for three years.
With a degree in liberal studies and a child development background, Ms. Valencia-Aranda also taught cultural dance and managed group activities and scheduling for cruise companies. She has been a dedicated volunteer for children's hospitals especially hospice care and community projects for cancer societies.
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Board of Directors |
| Judith G. Brandlin |
Founder and president of Stone Soup Child Care Programs |
| Shizuko Akasaki |
Early childhood education consultant, former assistant superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District for child development division and compensatory instructional programs |
| Scott Bice, Esq. |
Dean of the University of Southern California Law School from 1980 - 2000 |
| Norma l. Gonzales |
Former district manager of Southern California Gas Company |
| Shari Leinwand, Esq. |
Partner at Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher |
| Gregory Mitchell |
President/CEO, California National Bank |
| Russell O'Neill, Ph.D. |
Dean Emeritus of the UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science |
| June Sale |
Child care consultant, former director of child care of UCLA |
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Stone Soup Program Management |
Southern California
Reveca Chavez - El Monte City
Erik Chaffino - Little Lake, Lennox, LAUSD, Fillmore
Julie Gonzales - Norwalk-La-Mirada
Jennifer Portugal - Mountain View
Maria Rodriguez - Norwalk-La Mirada (Assistant)
Doris Zamora - Los Nietos and Pebble Soup
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Evelyn Leos - Fitness Coordinator
Linda Carlos - Teen Soup Coordinator
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Financial Managers
Veronica Campos
Marianne Caro
Erik Chaffino
Arleen Martinez
Jennifer Portugal
Karen Rivera
Doris Zamora
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Central California
Kay Lagrutta - Newman - Crows
Janet Legris - Ripon
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Administrative Office
Barbara Smith
Marge Hood
Summer Stoner
Ramtin Jamshidi
Kimberly Brower
Jessica Tovar
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Central Coast
Robin McCall - Regional Manager-Monterey County
Karen Rivera - King City
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