2017 TLC Annual Report

2016 TLC

ANNUAL

REPORT



Welcome from the Executive Director
and the TLC Board Chair

The Learning Centers at Fairplex have greeted 2017 with renewed optimism for our mission and vision after a 2016 that
we would term as character building. The anticipated challenges of recruiting for a new LACFA CEO and a new Director
of Development didn’t slow us down. Instead, we took this as an opportunity to work more efficiently and focus on the
priorities that brought value to TLC and supported our community. The result was continued support by a venerable
group of patrons, introductions to new donors within Los Angeles and an expanded presence in our community
supporting their needs from early childhood through adulthood.

There is no question that our services provide value within Pomona along with creating a blueprint for other communities
to leverage based on our approaches and lessons learned. As we look to grow TLC’s programs, we are taking into account a
shift in career technical education geared towards young adults, including workforce development, growing support for
natural playgrounds and healthy eating initiatives that include urban farming and related education on cooking and nutrition.

Before sharing TLC’s plans for 2017, I wanted to highlight a few success stories from this previous year:

• An increase in new donors by 35% leadersh
• $250,000 gift allowing for a matching catalyst fund creation
• Pledge of $1.5m to be paid out over the next 10 years for the CDC and Farm Education leadership program
• $14,000 per year pledge for 14 years to create AXC welding lab scholarships
• CDC live auction revenue was up 27% and raised $305K
• Sold a restored 1932 roadster for $105K, the proceeds of which allowed for expansion in our automotive pathway.
• Dynamic new and continuing support from Wells Fargo, Allergan, Inland Empire United Way and the

Green Foundation

As we embark on 2017, we are proud to be part of an organization that delivers value through our programs within the leadership program
local community. Our focus continues to be not only funding for TLC’s programs but growing them to include a welding
lab, access to our programs for more students, a broader brand presence outside of Pomona and refining a self-sustaining
donor model.

As always, none of this would be possible without your support. Our intention is to continue to foster relationships
with people that can be long-term advocates of TLC and our work. If you know of people we should connect with, don’t
hesitate to call us.

All the best, Art Ludwick leadership program

Elin R. Dowd Chairman of the Board

Executive Director

@TLCFairplex LearningCentersFairplex @TLCFairplex TLCFairplex.org

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CDC)

316 students 120 University of La Verne students
served engaged in internships/observations

2,040 teachers trained in Conscious Discipline (self-regulation,
problem-solving conflict resolution program for children)

18 56kindergarteners and preschoolers graduated

The Path to Education

Chase, 5, carefully traces the letter C on a worksheet – first with his
finger, then with his pencil. Cs are easy, he says, because that’s what
his name starts with. The letter S – well, the S in his name has been
a bit of a challenge since he was 4, you know, way back in preschool.
It’s because S can look like a 5 or a Z if it’s turned around. You have
to get it just right. Getting things just right is what the teachers in the
kindergarten class at the Child Development Center do – preparing
the students for the next step in their education. Students who’ve been
at the CDC for a few years prior to kindergarten have been nurtured
and prepared for their future from the moment they walked in the door.
Just ask Chase. Today he conquers his ABCs; tomorrow, calculus.

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CAREER & TECHNICAL
EDUCATION CENTER (CTEC)

432 34students classes $196,000AXC received a pledge of
enrolled offered
from patron Saralee Baldwin,
Roadster built by Alex Xydias Center for Automotive Arts establishing the Keith and
Saralee Baldwin Welding
$105,000(AXC) students sold at Barrett-Jackson auction for Scholarships to support 14
students each year for 14
years in the future welding lab

The Path to a Career

Brenda Gomez is pretty sure she wants to go to law school but the
pull to create is strong within her. Drawing. Writing. Photography.
Filmmaking. She can’t deny that she has the soul of an artist. “I really
like anything that is hands on,” said the Pomona High School junior.
To feed her artist’s soul, she enrolled in a ceramics class through TLC’s
Career & Technical Education Center. The process of molding and shaping
clay is a cathartic one for Brenda, allowing her to express feelings she can’t
get from reading a law textbook. “I know I want to do law, but I think I’ll
minor in art.”

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JUNIOR FAIR BOARD (JFB)

30 $28,000

students served in scholarships awarded

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

Bonita, San Dimas, Claremont, Ayala, Chino, Chino Hills,
Glendora, Ganesha, Garey, Pomona, Village Academy,

Palomares, Fremont Academy, Diamond Ranch, Parkwest,
Upland, Edgewood and Diamond Bar high schools

The Path to Leadership

Patricia Chaidez isn’t one to let an opportunity pass her by – even if that means
getting an inside scoop from an older sister. See, there is no competition in the
Chaidez home – just support. So, after hearing her sister praise her experience on
TLC’s Junior Fair Board Leadership Program, Patricia signed up as soon as she was
eligible. In the nearly two years since then, Patricia has expanded her leadership
and communication skills with the help of special projects and the guidance of
mentors. “JFB allowed me to get out of my comfort zone in areas of public speaking,”
Patricia said. Patricia, a Ganesha High School senior who loves U.S. History and
environmental science, is prepared to take what she’s learned through JFB to Occidental
College as she pursues her dream of becoming an immigration attorney.

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MILLARD SHEETS ART CENTER (MSAC)

Representing her Apache heritage, Henrietta LA County Fairgoers attended the Fair
Mascorro helped thousands of elementary art exhibition, The Art Classic: Oasis
students learn about Native American
culture by making rain sticks at the Millard FAMILY WORKSHOPS
Sheets Art Center during the LA County Fair.
THE RAIN STICK PROJECT, Six free monthly weekend workshops bring
offered to FairKids Field Trip students, families together for art projects related to
afforded the students an opportunity to
make the art center’s theme of water – influential Pomona Valley artists.
titled Oasis – more tangible.

The Path to Sharing a Passion

“One person with passion is better than 40 people merely interested.” EM Forster’s words ring true.
But what happens when you have a room full of 40 passionate people? That room becomes a furnace
that can’t go unnoticed – which aptly describes the Millard Sheets Art Center during ArtReach, the
annual regional high school art exhibition held in March. The 2016 theme was the Art of Metaphor.
Metaphors are about understanding and experiencing one thing in terms of another, explained Curator
Lugene Whitley. They’re comparisons that show how two things that are unalike in most ways yet can be
similar in other, significant ways. Metaphors are ever-present in everyday life, language, thought and
action. They’re at work in all fields of human endeavor – advertising, politics, business, science and
psychology to name a few. They infiltrate our purchasing decisions, nudge public opinion and form the
language of human relationships and emotions. Student artists were challenged to notice the metaphors
around them; to find similarity in the dissimilar. And they did, using time, emotions and animals as symbols.
With their art, Whitley said, these talented young artists showed us how we speak, write and think in
metaphors. These students thoughtfully and beautifully demonstrated how impossible it would be for us to
navigate the passages of life without metaphors.

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FAIRKIDS FIELD TRIP PROGRAM

175,000 $202,435
students & teachers visited the Fair raised in partnership with the community

through the FairKids Field Trip Program to support school transportation costs

$78,615 donated by Fairplex to the Big Yellow Bus Program

The Path to Discovery

As volunteers from TLC’s Ambassador Volunteer Program line up to greet them,
thousands of students from schools throughout Southern California enter the
campus of the LA County Fair ready to be awed, ready to learn and ready to
explore. In 2016, there were 175,000 participants. What did they do? They learned
to churn butter – by hand. They learned not all dinosaurs were carnivores. They
discovered artists can be inspired by anything – even by something as commonplace
as water. Thanks to generous donations, students attended The World’s Largest
Classroom® for a day to learn lessons that will last a lifetime.

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AMBASSADOR
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

298 28,950 7,500

Ambassadors Total volunteer hours Fair volunteer hours

The Path to Volunteerism

We have to thank a five-ton monster truck for bringing Leticia Lares to TLC’s Ambassador Volunteer
Program. She doesn’t drive one; she hasn’t even ridden in one. But back in 2014 she noticed a call for
volunteers at KABOOM!, the Fairplex 4th of July Monster Truck show. “I was actually too late to get
signed up as a volunteer for that particular event, but that’s when I decided to inquire and become
an Ambassador.” For more than 15 years, volunteers have played a critical role at Fairplex and the LA
County Fair, providing thousands of hours in guest services, assisting field trip visitors, composting and
planting in The Farm, and serving as the eyes, ears and hands at many levels. For Leticia, volunteering
to be an Ambassador was like walking into the home of an old friend. “My parents used to work at the
Fair back in the day when I was about 3 years old,” she recalled. Before becoming an Ambassador, Leticia
wasn’t aware of the myriad of events held at Fairplex. Now, she volunteers throughout the year. “I love
helping at the Fair, with the FairKids Field Trips, and I have helped on The Farm, with a painting class, the
So Cal College Fair, the cookie-decorating event in December – anything I have time for.” Leticia’s
involvement has created a path for her family to volunteer, too. “I enjoy that four out of my five family
members have volunteered with me on more than one occasion.”

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THE FARM

2,000nearly students visited during year-round field trips

1,500 votedthe NUMBER ONE
attraction at the LA County Fair
visitors to Fall in the 4-H & FFA participated in providing important
Farm and Grow Pomona information on LOCAL AGRICULTURE

during fair time

35 50 100rabbits, chickens born
quail and

The Path to Sustainable Living

Jeremiah, 8, walked along the stalks and stems of a variety of produce growing at The
Farm at Fairplex. His eyes widened as he saw row after row of boxed vegetables. “The
farmer said I can grow these at home, even if my yard is small.” Teaching youngsters
how to grow their own food, and the health benefits behind growing a garden, is the
foundation of the educational programming at The Farm. In 2016, The Farm hosted
its first full year-round field trip program, drawing nearly 2,000 students who learned
about worm composting, saw where eggs come from, and how math and gardening go
hand in hand (measuring plots and deciding the yield of plants). New community events,
Grow Pomona and Fall in the Farm, collectively drew more than 1,500 visitors of all ages
to experience sustainable living and how to practice it. Career and Technical Education
classes in urban farming taught that a job in agriculture plays a vital role in the American
fabric. The Farm definitely served as a path to the future.

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MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS

PPRAEMRITERYE CHILD DEVELOPMENT

The LA County Fair’s Premiere Party CENTER AUCTION
gives guests a sneak peek of the annual
end-of-summer extravaganza. Held in The annual Child Development Center Auction
the colorful and aromatic Flower & & Dinner is the highlight of the year for families
Garden Pavilion, the Premiere Party netted and supporters of the CDC. In 2016, the auction

$149,852 $304,506celebrated its 25th anniversary and generated

CHEERS

More than 668 guests enjoyed wine, beer,

spirits and extra virgin olive oil at Cheers, the
public tasting of the award winners from the
Los Angeles International Wine, Spirits, Beer

$83,000& EVOO competitions. Proceeds totaled

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THE LUDWICKS & THE CDC AUCTION:
SILVER ANNIVERSARY

The Child Development Center Auction
celebrated its 25th year in 2016, a milestone
that wouldn’t have been possible without
the assistance of Sarah and Art Ludwick.
The Ludwicks have been involved with the
annual event since it began in 1991.
It’s hard to imagine what a CDC Auction
would be without their enthusiastic and
whole-hearted participation – Sarah as a
tireless organizer and Art as the premier
auctioneer. Sarah came to the CDC via her
volunteer efforts with the University of
La Verne’s child development center. The
two centers merged in 1991, creating what
Sarah calls a coupling that has provided
a wonderful home for the youngsters that
it serves and the young educators that work
at the center. Thank you to the Ludwicks
for 25 wonderful years- we look forward
to next year.

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CDC

2016 TLC GIVING (SOURCE OF FUNDS)

WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?

2% 1%

5% 55% In 2016 TLC raised $2.1 million through individual, corporate,
foundation and government support and has another
7% $1.7 million pledged to be received over the next several
10% years. The Los Angeles County Fair Association continues
to generously provide in-kind contributions, cover
20% administrative costs and overhead with approximately
$1.2 million in estimated support. This allows for 100% of
18 all funds raised to go directly to providing program support.
These gifts, plus the money raised from the CDC tuition and
state-subsidized tuition, round out our budget at $5.2 million.

Service Organizations Individuals
LACFA Government
Corporations Other
Foundations

2016 TLC PROGRAM BREAKDOWN

WHAT DOES THE MONEY SUPPORT?

17% 1%

61% 7%
6%
9%

Chart may not add up to 100% due to rounding. The Child Development Center
Career & Technical Education Center
Junior Fair Board
Millard Sheets Art Center
FairKids Field Trips
The Farm At Fairplex

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CDC Barbara and Jack Todd 3 Jeanine and Dale Coleman 7
TLC Donor Roll Barbara Boswell Jeanine and John Solomon 1 5
Barbara Poling 6 Jeff Grant
PLATINUM RIBBON WHITE RIBBON Becky and Don DeLano 7 Jimmy Espinoza - Inland Investment
$100,000.00 + $5,000.00 + Bill Johnston Partners, LLC 2
Cindy and Bill Fox 1 Alice and Jim Piatt Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc. Jimmy McNeal
Dr. Joseph C. and Ruth Reed Alisa Allen Currier and Mark Currier C.E. Frey Engineering Joan and John Felton 4
Heidi and Dan Hanson 1 Ann and Steve Morgan 1 5 Cal Rods Car Club, San Gabriel Valley Joan and Jon Blickenstaff 4
Sarah and Arthur Ludwick 3 5 6 Betty and Michael Ortiz 1 7 California Financial Partners, Inc. - Joanmarie and Nick Nicora
Brian Bowcock Harvey Jacobson JoAnne and James Williams
GOLD RIBBON Choura Events Carol and Bill Grant John Faranda
$50,000.00 + City of Chino Carol and Tim Hersch 5 6 7 John Gilbert
Los Angeles County Fair Association City of Glendora Carol Roddy John Holmgren
The Rose Hills Foundation Elin and Marcus Dowd 5 6 7 Carole and Bill Stead John James
SILVER RIBBON Haas & Wilkerson Insurance Carole and Jeff Taylor John Muldoon
$25,000.00 + Irene and Anthony Salas Charlene and Donald Galleano 2 Joyce and Harold Dunn
Charlene and Guy Leavitt Lori and Robert Curry Citrus Valley Health Partners Karen and Joel Stein
Elizabeth DesCombes Mary and Judge Bob Dukes 3 5 City of Claremont Karen Furlow 7
Ray Cammack Shows Michelle and Avo Kechichian 6 Claudio Gallego Karen Zubiate-Beauchamp
The Green Foundation Reggie Webb - Indian Hill Clos Pepe Vineyards - Catherine and Ken Beauchamp
RED RIBBON Management, Inc. 3 & Steven Pepe Kathleen and Michael Garvey
$10,000.00 + Rowland Heights Community Cold Star Ice, Inc. Kiana Webb 2 6
Career Institute Coordinating Council Inc Cole-Schaefer Ambulance Service, Inc. Kiwanis Club of Claremont
City of Upland Shelley Liggitt Coulter Associates, LLC Kiwanis Club of Glendora
County Sanitation Districts Soraya Coley - Cal Poly Pomona Crestwood Corporation La Verne Construction - LeeAnn
of LA County Foundation Inc. 2 Cris and Jeff Stark 2 and John Paddock 6
E. Burdette & Helen H. Boileau Southern California Water Utilities Dennis Ditmarson La Verne Construction Services
Endowment Fund Association, Inc. Devorah Lieberman and RogerAuerbach2 Laura and Bo Bollinger 2
Eliza and Ronald Bolding 1 Sue and Neil Hyland 2 5 Diamond Bar Senior Citizens Club Laurie and Mike Jean
Inter Valley Health Plan Sylvia Mendoza and Mike Driebe 2 6 Diana and Mike Seder 7 Lewis Management Corp.
Janell and Randall Lewis The Allergan Foundation Direct Connection LGE - CTS Motorsports
Jeanne and Mike Beckman 5 The Getty Foundation Don Kendrick Real Estate Lieueen and Gary Thomas 4
Lewis Operating Corporation Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP Downtown Pomona Linda and Chuck Keagle 3
Raylene & Bruce Meyer YELLOW RIBBON Owners Association Linda Bosserman-Piatt and Ted Piatt 1 3
Family Foundation $1,000.00 + Elizabeth Ditmarson Lori and Gary Charlebois
Saralee Baldwin Alejandra and Ed Tessier 2 Erik Ludwick Louie Morosan
Southern California Edison Allison and John Landherr 1 Galleano Winery Lynn and Syd Swearingen
Wells Fargo Foundation Anna and Philip Gutierrez 2 5 Gaynel and Don Kendrick 2 5 Marilyn and Emmett Terrell 2
Aon Risk Solutions Glendora Community Hospital Mark Warren Realty & Investments Inc.
Athens Services Holly and Jerry Reynolds 7 Mary and Roger Hanawalt 2
Barbara and Bernie Bernstein 3 6 Jack and Jil Stark 3 5 Mary Jane and John Bettfreund
Jan Paulson 3 Meredith and Marc Ramirez
Jayshree Patel Michael Neri

LEGEND 3 Los Angeles County Fair Association Director Emeritus 5 The Learning Centers at Fairplex Board Member
1 Los Angeles County Fair Association Director 4 Los Angeles County Fair Association Member Emeritus 6 Child Development Center Board Member
2 Los Angeles County Fair Association Member 7 Fairplex Employee

Michelle and Brian DeMott 7 Trudy and Bob Mendez 2 6 Fran and Rick DeAvila Margie and Doug Shamblin 7
Michelle and Neil O’Dwyer University of La Verne Frances Lyman Marie and Paul Heredia
Milner Butcher Media Group Upland Chamber of Commerce Frederick Van Allen Marion and Jess Swick
Morongo Casino Resort & Spa Val and Rich Crean 3 5 Friends of the Diamond Bar Library Mark Sievers
Mr. Cindy Cary Vandana and Rajesh Sharma Fulbie Fajardo Mark Tena
Mt. San Antonio College Vicky and Chuck Cable 4 5 Gary Andreasen Martha and Martie Donovan
Nancy and John Todd 2 Wells Fargo Geri and Peter Relich Mary and Mark Eaton
Nancy and Tom Telford Western University Of Health Sciences GiGi Carleton Michael Pinces
National Independent Wilson Events, Inc. Glendora Education Foundation Michelle and Adam Karrer
Concessionaires Association, Inc. ORANGE RIBBON Glendora Rotary Charities Michelle and Eric Scherer
Nicole Lacroix $500.00 + Goddard Middle School PTA Novell Investment Management
Pat and Mark Warren 2 Alandale Insurance Agency Heidi and Bob Gallegos 2 Pam and Dwight Richards 7
Pat and Stan Wong Allan Company Heidi White Patricia and Chuck Gomer
Patty and Timothy Hepburn Allawos & Company LLC Imagine Learning PMIS
Peter Clifford - National Hot Alysia and John Seligman Iris and Mark Patronite 2 Premier Printing Impressions
Rod Association 2 Andreasen Engineering Isabelle and Donald Huber Renken Company
Pomona Fox Theatre Andrew Geleris Janet and Darren Krohn Richard Martinez - Pomona Unified
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Angela and James Gates Janet Jewell and L.D. Johnson School District 2
Rebecca Pittman Anne and Jack Doyle Janis and Stuart Simon Robbie and Jerry Larson
Robin and Richard Yochum 2 Barbara and Carlo Latasa JC Whitney Roger Auerbach
Rotary Club of Claremont-Noon Ben Su 2 Jennetta Harris 2 Sanders Towing, Inc.
Rotary Club of Pomona Beth Brooks Jennifer Miller Sharon and Robert Novell
Rotary Club of Upland California Community Foundation Jim Nakano Sharon and Tom Warner
Route 66 Self Storage LLC Carolyn and Bill Marquez Joy Leavitt Pickett and Ben Pickett Sheryl and Thom Hill
Roxanne and Jeff Vaniman Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation Judy and Grand Openings Doors So-Cal Speed Shop Arizona
Ruth Low and Rick Rogers Celia and Dale Smith & Windows STC
Sandy and Robert Hardie-Townsend 6 Chantal Gray Juli and Thomas Canavan 7 Susan and Brent Maire
Sara Morosan Christina and Ron Vera 3 Julia and John Gomez Sutherland School PTA
School Resource Development LLC Chuckwagon Karen and Jeff Werner Suzanne Freehling
Scott Dilley - Sanders Towing 2 Connie and John Watson Kathy and Alan Wadham 7 Ted Putnam
Southern California Gas Company County of San Bernardino Kelly and John Renken Teresa and Anthony Delgado
Sue and Tom Nuss 3 Cullen Elementary PTA Kenneth and Jane Valach Teresa and Cid Pinedo 1 6
Sue Searing Deanna Taylor 7 La Fetra School PTA The Chino Hills Community Foundation
Susan and Ron Vander Molen 2 Debi and Randy Babineau Langman Family Trust The Joseph M. Zanetta Family Trust
Target Foundation Denise and Felice Loverso 2 LeRoy Haynes Center Todd Memorial Chapel
The Flag Factory - Main Street Banner Deverly Jaidar Linda and Loren Sansom Tommy Henkey
The Fox Family Foundation Doris and Les White Lindsay Lawrence Tyler Manus
The Metropolitan Water District of Eliza Bolding Lori and Mark Hill Valley Vista Services
Southern California Elvin H. Stanton Elementary PTA Lori Southerlend Vicki Brown
The Richards Family Trust Fairplex Friends Lori’s Concessions Vicki M. Desmet
Thelma Melendez 2 Family A Fair, Inc. Lundstrom Engineering Wanda and Jack Tanaka
Theresa and Jason Contreras 7 Fran and Kevin Lyman 2 Marco Robles William Stevenson
Tina and Julio Loza 1 Margaret R. Sellers Elementary Williams Sign Co.
School PTA

LEGEND 3 Los Angeles County Fair Association Director Emeritus 5 The Learning Centers at Fairplex Board Member
1 Los Angeles County Fair Association Director 4 Los Angeles County Fair Association Member Emeritus 6 Child Development Center Board Member
2 Los Angeles County Fair Association Member 7 Fairplex Employee

PURPLE RIBBON Joanna Payne Jones and Paul Jones Patricia Vaniman GRAY RIBBON
$250.00 + Joe Bender Perry Lucero $100.00 +
Alexis Luby and Erwin Gordillo John Danvers Peter Martinez Al Matta
Amy Croushore K C Distributors Pomona Host Lions Charities, Inc. Alexandra Reyes
Amy Croushore Kalyn Rose Taylor 7 Ray Croil Alysia Christensen
Andrea and Carlos Larenas Karen and Robert Kobus Renee and Jose Mendoza 7 American Legion Auxiliary Unit 30
Anna-Marie and Peter Farquhar Katherine O’Leary Richard Burdge Amy Pond-Cirelli and Justin Cirelli 7
Architerra Design Group Kathleen Newe Robert Kress Ann Kastl
B.J. and Bohdan Nichka Kathy Yeram 7 Robert Poff Annette Florez
Barbara Rugeley and Greg Shapton Kim and Dominic Palmieri Roberta Perlman Anonymous
Birgitta and Thomas Stocking Kiwanis Club of Pomona Royal Catering Antoine Sayegh
Bobbie Colgrove Kristy Dahlstrom 7 Ryan Wilson Arlene and Norm Delgado
Brian Furlow Laura and Gabriel Gallardo San Dimas Senior Citizens Bingo Fund Art’s Auto Body & Paint Shop
Carlette and Robert Kolesnik Laura and Todd Launchbaugh Sandra and Stephen Glass Association of Rowland Educators
Certified Mold Inspectors Lauren and Brad Umansky Sandy Skora Barbara and Conrad Nicoll
Christina and Enrique Leonard Pihlak Sara and Dan Domonoske Barbara and Douglas Hadsell
Gonzalez-Salgado 7 Liz and Mike Weigand Sarah and Michael Mendez Barbara and Michael Mousteiko
Christina Garcia Lorena Reynoso-Rizvi and Ali Rizvi Sarah and Sean Wilson Barbara Brown
Cindy Olivas 6 Lucinda McDade Sharon and Jim Henwood 7 Barbara Vander Nat
Citrus Edge Realty Lynn Stanton-Riggs Sharon Willison Barbara Wray
City of Pomona Marcelle Williams Shelly Kroeger Bari and Kenneth Ficquette
Curtis Annett Marggie Royston Sheran and David Voigt Bernadette Franco
Cynthia and Charles Gardenhire Margit and Jotgen Heimburger Sherrill and Gilbert Ivey 2 Beth and Sid Robinson
Cynthia Humphreys Marianne Stark Sherry and Jerry Heinrich Betty Andrzejewski
Danny Wiest Mark Sanfilippo Stephanie Podschadel Bob Dickson
Dario Diaz Martha and Jeff Sheedy 7 Steve Llanusa and Glenn Miya Bree and Tom Hsieh 2 5
Dawn and Bill Gray Mary and Dan Oki Susan and Ed Hume Bruce Kelber
Dawn and William Mutschler Mary Brooks Susan and Victor Ramirez Cal State University San Bernardino
Deborah and Gary George Matthew Zimmie Susan Dowler and James Burke Candace and Brandon Steppes
Denise and Jim Miller Maureen and Paul Wheeler Tammy and Kevin Roush Candice and Reid Sunseri
Denise Kennedy Michelle Stoddard Terra Vista Animal Hospital Candice Le Tran
Diamond Plaza, LLC Mona and Jimmy Gutierrez 2 Terry Bollinger Carlos Larios
Diane and Donald Guido Monica Norton Thomas Brayton Carmen Avila
Elizabeth and Jaime Hermosillo Nancy and Ronald Dierkens Tree House Pad & Paper, Inc. Carmen Contreras
Flora Research Laboratories Nancy Kress Upland Foothill Kiwanis Club Carol and Bob Verhoef
Georgeann and Brian Spivack Nicholas Cabrera Upland Womans Club Carol Isebell
Glendora Employment Agency, Inc. Nora Chona Val and Scott Shacklett 7 Carolyn and William Lucas
Greg Iwamasa Norene Bowers Vanessa Marquez and George Rosas 7 Carolyn Pershing
Heather and Vince Batcheller 7 Park West Landscape Vicki and Warren Rich Chase Matthews
Iris and Lari Tonti Managment Company Vito Francesco Chris and Wes Purkiss
Jeffrey S. Dunmire Pat Bushman William and Robin Davila Chris Flack
Jillian Gomez Pat Newton William Cash Christina Dempsey 7
Joan Zubiate-Shoemaker and Patricia Lobello-Lamb - Lamb, Wonderful Giving Christina Thompson
Doug Shoemaker Morris & Lobello, LLP Yolanda Grisham

LEGEND 3 Los Angeles County Fair Association Director Emeritus 5 The Learning Centers at Fairplex Board Member
1 Los Angeles County Fair Association Director 4 Los Angeles County Fair Association Member Emeritus 6 Child Development Center Board Member
2 Los Angeles County Fair Association Member 7 Fairplex Employee

Christine Flores Gail Hartman Judy E. Hawks Maritess Mison
Cindy Jackson Gary McCarty Judy Woolsey Mark Vincent
Cindy Walkenbach Gene Procopio Karen and Jon Wuebben Mark Winter
Citrus College George Barraza Karen and Michael Simonds Martha Constante
Claire McQuillan Georgeanne Perez Karen Davis Mary and Christopher Caenepeel
Colette Gifford Glendora High School PTA Karen Gary Mary Ellen and Norman Cole 7
Credit Union of Southern California Greg Kumagawa Karen Ortiz Mary Ellen and Phillip Szabo
Cristina Hermosillo Helen Feller Kathleen Cuccia Mary Mogge
CWD Mortgage Hill Top Real Estate Kathlene Newe Matthew Calderon
Cynthia and William Bryan Hung Nguyen Kathryn I. Lopez Maura and Gene Murabito
Danielle Martino Ila and Roy Goldstein Kathy Adkins May-May Sugihara
David Benitez Irene Madrid Kathy and Chris Morey Merry and Peter Rogers
David Petrie Isaac Borquez Kathy Tully Michael Miller
Davis & Deal Certified Isaac Carmona Kay Linden Michelle Hunter
Public Accountants ISU Derby Insurance Associates, Inc. Kiwanis Club of Walnut Valley Mickey and Jim Gallivan
Dawn Roth J K Dots Kristen Morales Mike Gautreau
Debbi Huffey Jack Glass Kristine and Eric Snodgrass Mike Thomas
Deborah and D. Scott Barnekow Jacqueline and Jethro White Kristine N. Vara Monica Miranda Duran
Debra and Brian Martin James Mitchell Larry Holcomb Mrs. Stephanie Campbell
Debra Hall Jamie Lussier Laura and Mike Milhiser Nan and Jimmie Hall
Debra Martin Jan McNiel and Marv Wendt Laura Casey Nancy Guillen
Deccofelt Jane and Bill Roan Laurie and David Buxbaum Nancy Hurlbut
Deena Rodriguez Jane Goodfellow and Leena Riddle Natalie and Aaron Mendez
Diane and Art Castellanos Bob Weatherton Leslie and George Lewis Natalie and Brian Vinales
Dianne and Darryl McClendon Janice and Dennis Giardina Linda and Ricardo Ortega Nedra and J. Anthony Miller
Dona and John Avila Janice Giardino Linda Bender Nena Hernandez 7
Donna and Lance Bryant 7 Janice Reynoso Lisa and Darrell Keepers Nicholas Reynoso
Dorothy Rountree Jennifer Buck Lisa Kolber Nickolas Holznecht
Douglas Hadsell Jennifer Faulk Lisa Looney Nicole Cortichiato
Drew Williams Jennifer Kranzer Lizette Soto Nicole Orrell
Edmund Flores Jennifer Sun Lois and Bernard Bollinger Noel Cervantes
Edward Blinn Jesse Castillo Lonnie Brown Nora and Mel Butler
Eileen and E.K. Van Vliet Jessica Beauchamp Lori and James Elsasser Old Stone House Financial Services, LLC
Elaine and Chris Jeffers JoAnn and Robert Earhart Lori and Jeffrey Croddy Orlando Ramirez
Elaine Turner Joel Marchese 7 Lori-Anne Favela Pam and Kenneth Arnold
Elizabeth Reyes John Clarke Lorie and Mark Padilla Park Avenue Optometry
Espiau’s Restaurant, Inc John Fuhs Lydia and Ron Swearingen Patricia Petracci
Etery Nalbandyan John Wells Marcella Garnica 7 Patricia Shirley
Farmers Insurance Group Jolena Grider Margaret Wallace Patrick Hopkins
Frank Velazquez JPMorgan Chase Foundation Maria Aparicio Patti Paquin
Fred Ebert Judy and Herb Thompson Maria Gibson Paula and Fred Lantz
Fred Lantz Judy and Hugh La Bounty 3 Marilyn and Richard Tefank Peggy Kelly
Gail Bankston-Hill Judy Castagno Marilynn and Thomas Malcolm Perdita Sheirich

LEGEND 3 Los Angeles County Fair Association Director Emeritus 5 The Learning Centers at Fairplex Board Member
1 Los Angeles County Fair Association Director 4 Los Angeles County Fair Association Member Emeritus 6 Child Development Center Board Member
2 Los Angeles County Fair Association Member 7 Fairplex Employee

Peri Hanawalt Wes and Dave Wes Theresa and John Mumma
Peter Lackner Tina Benan
Polly Olguin Todd Gusman
Priscilla Dompier Todd Stokes
Randy Mackintosh Triana Robinson
Rebecca and Don Harris Valerie and Matthew Puffer
Resa and Phillip Reyes Victoria Jimenez 7
Robert Mayhall Wanda Silmon
Robin and Drew Williams Wendy Waldron
Rose Briscoe William Cramer
Ruth Lazalde Yolanda Villanueva
Sabra White Yvonne and Anthony Tejeda
Sandburg Middle School PTA
Sandi and Hal Fredericksen
Sandra and Gary Wilson
Sandra Marquez
Sandy Christensen
Schuyler MacPherson
Sharon and Fred Brand
Shelley Grey
Sherrill Titus
Sherry and Guillermo Flores 7
Shirley and Jack Hale
Sidney Higgins
Silicon Valley Community
Foundation - Edison International
Sofia Solis
Stephanie Mann
Stephen Jurado
Steve Waldron
Susan and Craig Hare
Susan and David Edwards
Susan and John Martinez
Susan Guntner
Susana Gutierrez
Suzanne Beers
Suzanne Christian
Terri Wright
Teshia Roby
Tessier Family
The Malkin Family Trust
The Renken Company
Theodore L. Ebenkamp

LEGEND 3 Los Angeles County Fair Association Director Emeritus 5 The Learning Centers at Fairplex Board Member
1 Los Angeles County Fair Association Director 4 Los Angeles County Fair Association Member Emeritus 6 Child Development Center Board Member
2 Los Angeles County Fair Association Member 7 Fairplex Employee

TLC HISTORY AT A GLANCE

Education has been a commitment of the Los Angeles County Fair Association
(LACFA) since its inception in 1922. Programs have evolved and thrived
resulting in an impressive and enduring educational legacy for the surrounding
communities, which represent one of the most populous, ethnically and
socio-economically diverse areas in the United States. In 1998, LACFA established
the Foundations at Fairplex and, in 2010, they evolved into The Learning Centers
at Fairplex (TLC), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, uniquely positioned
to provide a host of educational programs at Fairplex. By complementing
existing businesses and activities on the 487-acre Fairplex campus (home to
the LA County Fair and 300 year-round events), TLC’s unique programs offer
participants relevant opportunities, from early childhood education to
adult learning.

TLC is a nonprofit organization governed by a volunteer board of directors.
Funds to support programs of TLC are received from individual donations,
special events and grants from private foundations, corporations and
government entities. LACFA provides funding for administrative expenses so that
every dollar donated goes directly to support program delivery and makes an
immediate impact on our students.

Programs of The Learning Centers include; the Child Development Center,
FairKids Field Trip Program, Career and Technical Education Center, Millard
Sheets Art Center, and the Junior Fair Board Leadership Program.
Additional programs include the Ambassador Volunteer Program and
incorporating The Farm at Fairplex for field trips, educator workshops and more.

THE LEARNING CENTERS
AT FAIRLEX MISSION STATEMENT

Through the distinctive resources of Fairplex, The Learning Centers provides a
wide spectrum of innovative and enriching educational experiences that bring
learning to life, benefit our diverse communities and prepare our participants
for success.

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THE LEARNING CENTERS AT FAIRPLEX STAFF

ELIN R. DOWD THOMAS CANAVAN MARTHA SHEEDY
Vice President and Executive Director Program Manager, The Learning Centers CTEC Customer Service Assistant

HOLLY REYNOLDS NENA HERNANDEZ NATALIE CHAIDEZ
Director, Child Development Center Associate Director of Development, Ambassador Volunteer Program Coordinator
Ambassador Program
ALEXIS LUBY BRIAN SUGGS
Assistant Director, INRIJAIMELINA CONSTANCIO Automotive Instructor
Child Development Center Education Coordinator
BLAKE NORIEGA
DON DELANO THERESA CONTRERAS Development Specialist
Manager, The Farm CTEC Auto Program Specialist
NAKITA CHAND
BARBARA TUYEN CHRISTINA DEMPSEY Development Associate - Stewardship and Events
Agriculture Specialist Executive Assistant

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Los Angeles County Fair Association Non-Profit
1101 W. McKinley Ave. U.S. Postage
Pomona, CA 91768
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Claremont, CA

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Arthur Ludwick, chair
Richard Crean, vice chair TO DONATE TO TLC,
Philip Gutierrez, treasurer PLEASE VISIT
Charles Cable, secretary
TLCFAIRPLEX.ORG/DONATE
Mike Beckman
Elin Dowd @TLCFairplex
LearningCentersFairplex
Robert Dukes
Carol Hersch @TLCFairplex
Susan Hyland
Don Kendrick
Stephen Morgan
John Solomon

Jil Stark

LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS

E. Burdette & Helen H. Boileau Endowment Fund
Robin & Sharon Fordyce Living Trust
Fox Family Trust

The Margie and Robert E. Petersen Foundation
The Keck Foundation