-- William Baribault has been active in the La Canada and Pasadena
business and philanthropic communities for 25 years, most recently serving
as the chief executive officer for Oakwood Enterprises. He is also the
chairman of Professional Business Bank and is a director or board advisor
on the boards of Architectural Woodworking Company, M Chemical Company,
Active Sales, Inc., Chief Executives Organization, M. C. Gill Corporation,
Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation, and Flintridge Preparatory School.
Baribault received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University;
-- Grant L. Cambridge is a senior vice president and director of research
of Capital World Investors, a member of the Capital Group Companies in Los
Angeles, and a portfolio counselor and investment analyst for the American
Funds. He serves on the board of Value Schools, a newly established
charter school in Los Angeles, and is member of the board for the Coalition
for At Risk Urban Youths (aka. CARRY), focused on helping the needs of
inner city foster care children in Los Angeles. Cambridge also supports My
Friend's Place, a youth homeless shelter in Los Angeles. He earned his
master's in business administration from the Harvard Business School,
master's from Suffolk University, and bachelor's of science degree from
Bentley College;
-- Dr. Gail Ellis is a registered psychologist at Pasadena City College
and works in the Office of Psychological Services assisting students with
disabilities, and assessing for ADHD. A native of Illinois, Dr. Ellis
earned her bachelor's degree in political science from Barat College in
1969 and earned two master's degrees (marriage and family therapy and
organizational behavior) and a doctorate in psychology from Phillips
Graduate Institute in 2002 and 2006, respectively. In between these
endeavors, she worked as a probate processor in an Illinois bank, raised
five children, owned her own retail/wholesale design business and
participated in a variety of philanthropic leadership activities in both
Illinois and California;
-- Walter J. Mix III is a managing director in the Los Angeles office of
LECG, a leading expert services firm, specializing in domestic and foreign
bank risk management, strategic planning and financial advisory services.
Prior to joining Secura, he was commissioner of the California Department
of Financial Institutions (DFI). Mix worked with financial institutions on
more than 60 mergers and acquisitions and the formation of 50 de novo
institutions and was instrumental in the development and passage of
California's identity theft law and many other laws, including the
interstate banking and branching law, and cooperative supervisory
agreements for domestic and foreign banks. A graduate of the University of
California, he earned a master's degree with a concentration in economics
and public policy from Rutgers University. Mix serves as chairman of the
International Bankers Association of California; and
-- Steve Olson is a partner in the law firm O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Los
Angeles office and a member of the Global Enforcement and Criminal Defense
Practice. He has extensive jury trial experience and regularly represents
public companies and individuals in criminal and civil investigations and
prosecutions by government enforcement agencies. He also advises audit
committees and independent directors of public companies in connection with
complex and sensitive internal investigations. Prior to joining O'Melveny &
Myers, Olson served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Major Frauds
Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of
California. In that position, he concentrated on prosecuting securities and
investment fraud cases. He has been named a "Rising Star" and a "Super
Lawyer" in surveys conducted by Law & Politics Media Inc. and published in
Los Angeles magazine. He received his law degree from the University of
Michigan and his bachelor's of arts from Stanford University.
Located in Brookside Park, Pasadena, on three acres of gently sloping
forested land, Kidspace was built within the three white wooden structures
that formerly housed the Fannie Morrison Horticultural Center, constructed
originally in 1938. The new Building 4 will host robotics, construction,
engineering and health exhibits, plus a music and art studio, a
multipurpose theater and an early childhood center.
Kidspace Children's Museum is open daily from 9:30a.m. - 5p.m. Tickets are
$8 for children and adults (infants under 1 and Members are free). Kidspace
is located at 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., in Brookside Park, Pasadena, Calif.,
just opposite the Rose Bowl. Kidspace Children's Museum is a non-profit
501(c)3 organization that exists to enrich the lives of children. Kidspace
is an interactive learning environment that is fun for children, families,
educators, and caregivers. For further information, please visit our Web
site: www.kidspacemuseum.org.
Contact Information: Contact: James Lee The Lee Strategy Group, Inc. Tel: (310) 229-5771 Email: