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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.
Director - Renee Valencia-Aranda
Ms. Valencia-Aranda began her career with Stone Soup in the Norwalk area in 2000, then supervised the growth in the El Monte area and then as Director of Development she was responsible for interviewing and training of 350 child care staff. Her bilingual management skills now serve Stone Soup well as Director of Program Operations.
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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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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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 |
| June Sale |
Child care consultant, former director of child care of UCLA |
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Stone Soup Program Management |
Southern California
Regional Managers
Reveca Chavez -El Monte Region
Doris Zamora -Norwalk Region
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Financial Managers
Marianne Caro
Arleen Martinez
Karen Rivera
Doris Zamora
Reveca Chavez
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Central California
Janet Legris - Regional Manager
Kay Lagrutta - District Manager - Newman-Crows
Landing District
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Administrative Office
Barbara Smith
Marge Hood
Kimberly Brower
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Central Coast
Robin McCall - Regional Manager - Monterey County
Karen Rivera - District Manager - King City District
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