Who We Are

Cher provides oversight for the Foundation team and guides the activities of the Foundation on behalf of the board of trustees. Cher has worked in the music industry and as a professional actress. Among her many academic degrees and certificates, Cher holds a BA in organizational management from Arizona State University and post-graduate certifications from Cornell University and Harvard Graduate School of Education. Cher is also a member of the first graduating cohort in a National Human Services Assembly (NHSA) nonprofit executive leadership program; a collaboration with Arizona State University, Indiana University and the Lilly School of Philanthropy. In 2019, Cher completed her master’s degree in ethical leadership from Claremont Lincoln University. Cher has worked in foster care administration for over two decades and has served on a variety of nonprofit boards. She currently serves on the Human Relations Committee for the City of Claremont to help oversee their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, serves on the Policy and Practice Commission for the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), is on the Juvenile Justice Steering Committee for the California Alliance for Children & Families, and is a Design Thinking Department Advisor at University of California, Riverside. In her spare time, Cher performs stand-up comedy professionally.

Jenelle oversees the day-to-day operations and staffing of the Foundation, which includes fundraising event management, volunteer coordination, scholarship disbursement, community outreach, and stewardship. Above all, Jenelle’s focus is to identify and access resources in order to help children heal, learn and thrive. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from California State University Fullerton and has become very involved in the community. She is active in her church and owns an art gallery.

Linh supervises a team of accountants in processing incoming and outgoing donations as well as balancing our expenses. Linh has been serving on our team for nearly 15 years and spends her free time volunteering at the Foundation with her children.

Alexandra supports the Foundation team with daily tasks including organization, correspondence and preparing reports or documents. She helps facilitate our Communications Committee and serves on the Diversity, Inclusion, Vale, Equity (DIVE) team at Trinity Youth Services. Alexandra obtained her bachelor's degree in art history from UC Santa Barbara and a master's degree in art business from Claremont Graduate University. She is currently the senior associate at the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art and was the sales associate and social media coordinator for Amelie boutique and a file clerk at Trinity Youth Services. Alexandra has served the Foundation as long as she can remember. Her mother would bring her to the office when she was a child and would help out on summer break in high school. "Now I’m happy to be here full time," she says.

Christina leads our volunteer program through various campaigns and volunteer activities year round. Her responsibility is to help create a space for everyone to come volunteer and find community in serving a greater purpose. Christina has a background in marketing, real estate and graphic design; and in 2003, participated in the Miss Diamond Bar Pageant. She loves to be involved in the community, supporting local small businesses, her family and church. She has volunteered with the Claremont Kiwanis Club, Claremont Homeless Advocacy Program (CHAP) and at her church. Christina is also involved in local chamber of commerce networks including the Claremont Chamber of Commerce and was awarded MVP by the Diamond Bar Chamber of Commerce. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, quoting movies, reading, and arts and crafts.

Paula researches and writes for granting opportunities. She majored in human services at Brigham Young University and has experience in marketing, public relations and nonprofit work. She has served on PTA boards and school site councils as well as volunteered in local schools for more than 15 years. She started her own grass-roots charity, which has served people in the US, India, Mexico and Africa through campaigns that provided food, clothes, hygiene products, medical supplies and instruments, and items to help entrepreneurs start home based businesses.