May10th,2024
Presents:
SkirballCulturalCenter
LUNCHEON PROGRAM
10:00AM Boutique
Openingperformance APCH'sBand29Liveand theAPCHDanceCompany
Host DiamondWhite
12:00PM
ProgramBegins
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Welcome
KathrynFrazier,APCHBoardofDirectors
RemarksandAcknowledgements NoraymaCabot,ChiefExecutiveOfficer
APlaceCalledHomeVideo
Entertainment APCHDanceCompany
GirlPowerPresentation: “CinematograpHER”
Followedbypaneldiscussion
StorytellerImpactAward NatashaKline
InnovatorofCreativeImpactAward TyStiklorius
Musicalentertainmentthroughout theeventbyAPCH'sBand29Live
DearFriends,
ItiswithimmensegratitudethatIwelcomeyoualltoAPlaceCalledHome’s2024 GirlPower!AwardsLuncheon.Thankyouallforjoiningusincelebrationofthis year’sGirlPowermentoringcohortandourwonderfulhonorees,TyandNatasha.
AtAPlaceCalledHome,ourmissionisrootedinthebeliefthateveryyoung persondeservestheopportunitytothrive.ThroughourGirlPowerprogram,we empoweryoungwomentoachievetheirfullpotential,providingthemwiththe guidance,support,andresourcestheyneedtonavigatelife’schallengesand pursuetheirdreams.
Today,aswehonortheseremarkablewomen,weareremindedofthepowerof community,mentorship,andsisterhood.Rightnow,inthisroomtogether,weare empoweringthenextgenerationofleadersandcreatingaworldwhereevery youngwomancanenvisionafuturefilledwithendlesspossibilities.
Iwanttoexpressmyappreciationforallofyou–oursponsors,volunteers, longtimesupporters,andnewfriends–forbeingadrivingforcebehindour missiontocreatepositivechangeinthelivesofyoungwomeninLosAngelesand beyond.
Finally,Iextendmysincerethankstoourwonderfulhonorees,TyandNatasha, andtoourhostDiamond.Thankyouforbeingherewithustoday,forsharingyour stories,andshowinguswhatitmeanstoembodyGirlPower!
Ihopethisafternoonisasourceofinspirationandjoy,andthatyoustay connectedtoAPlaceCalledHome.Pleasetakethetimetomeetourincredible staffmembersandyouth,learnmoreaboutourprograms,andexplorehowyou cangetinvolved.
NoraymaCabot,CEO
Our Mission
A Place Called Home provides a safe, nurturing environment with proven programs in the arts, education, and wellness for the young people in South Central to help them improve their economic conditions and develop healthy, fulfilling, and purposeful lives.
GirlPower
The APCH GirlPower Program empowers young women to overcome societal stereotypes and traditional gender roles, stand up for themselves, advocate for others, and pursue their aspirations with rigor and vigor.
The2024 GirlPowerMember
Kimberly Carvente
Madeline Casas
Elizabeth Cortes
Lucero Diaz
Rocio Dominguez
Ashley Estrada-Mendoza
Helen Fabela
Darlene Flores
Hazel Gomez
Katherine Guevara
Grace Hernandez
Yuliana Hernandez
Valery Hernandez-Vivas
Marlen Herrera
Danna Lezama-Bermudez
Yaritza Madrigal
Kimberly Olmedo
Janet Ortiz
Adriana Ramos
Darelyn Rodriguez
Yoselin Rodriguez-Alday
Jaqueline Rojo
Allison Romero
Betsy Sendejas
Melanie Serrano
Donna Soto
Dagmar Torres
Iris Vazquez
NatashaKline
Creator&ExecutiveProducer,Disney's,"Primos"
2024StorytellerImpactAward
Emmy Award-nominated Natasha Kline is the creator and executive producer of Disney’s new coming-of-age animated comedy “Primos.” Inspired by Kline’s childhood growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles in the 90’s, the series follows 10-year-old Tater Ramirez Humphrey, an eccentric girl with big dreams. The show recounts the magical summers Kline spent when her cousins would visit, and celebratesKline’sbig,extendedmulticulturalandmultiracialfamily.
Kline was previously a director and writer on Disney’s hit “Big City Greens.” With over a decade of experience in the animation industry as a storyboard artist, director,designerandwriter,Kline’screditsinclude“SouthPark,”“TheLegoNinjago Movie,” “BoJack Horseman” and “Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh." Kline is a graduateofCaliforniaStateUniversity,Fullerton.
Originally from Fontana, California, Kline currently resides in Los Angeles with her BostonTerrier,Beans.Whenshe’snotbusysketching,shecanbefoundplayingthe ukuleleoroilpainting.
TyStiklorius
CEO,FriendsatWork
2024InnovatorofCreativeImpactAward
Ty Stiklorius, CEO of the management and impact firm Friends at Work and Emmy® AwardwinningproducerandCo-FounderofGetLiftedFilmCo.,isaforceforgoodwhoischangingthe paradigmofwhatitmeanstobeawomanandaCEOintheentertainmentindustry.Achampion of innovation, social impact, and transformative initiatives, she has been included in Fast Company’s Most Creative People List and named one of the most powerful women in music by Billboard.
Coming from humble beginnings in Philadelphia, Ty’s father, an immigrant from Lithuania, and her mother, a nurse, instilled in her a love of music and a passion for activism. After earning her MBA at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, Ty began a hugely successful career as a music manager, whose clients include EGOT-winning artist John Legend and four-time Grammy nominee Charlie Puth. Being a firm believer that art and storytelling are essentialtobringaboutchange,in2015Tylaunchedherownmanagementfirm,FriendsatWork, which combines traditional management services with social activism and helps artists, brands and thought leaders flourish by using their power and platform to create positive change in the world. She and Legend launched the FREEAMERICA campaign to influence the national conversationregardingmassincarcerationandprosecutorintegrity.
ThispastNovember,TyStikloriusandGetLiftedexecutiveswereawardedasTheGreenwichFilm Festival’sChangemakerHonoreesfortheireffortstoinspirepositivesocialchangethroughfilm.
Co-FounderandProducer,GetLiftedFilmCo.
DiamondWhite
Actor,Singer,Songwriter
2024GirlPowerHost
23-year-old multi-talented actor, singer, and songwriter Diamond White voices super-genius Lunella Lafayette (aka Moon Girl) in Disney Branded Television’s “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,” based on Marvel’s hit comic books. White recently earned an esteemed Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting for this history-making role as the first teenage femaleBlacksuperherointheanimatedMarvelUniverse
White began singing and acting at an early age, winning a role in the national touring musical of Oprah Winfrey’s “The Color Purple” by the age of eight. Later, she moved on to join the cast of “TheLionKing”inLasVegas.
MusicisWhite’sfirstlove,andsheauditionedfor“TheXFactor”in2012.Sheplacedinthetopfive, and her career began to take off with steady work as an actress and voiceover artist. Her voice work credits include “Phineas and Ferb,” “Sofia the First,” “Transformers: Rescue Bots,” “The Lion Guard,”“AmericanDad!,”“PinkyMalinky”and“CloseEnough.”
She landed leading roles in Tyler Perry’s “Boo! A Madea Halloween” and the sequel “Boo 2! A MadeaHalloween.”Shealsostarredintheindiefilm“RockSteadyRow,”whichwontheNarrative Feature Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Slamdance Film Festivalin2018,aswellas“F*&%theProm.”
White’s television credits include recurring roles on “Dear White People,” “Code Black,” ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat,” American Koko,” “Sing It!,” Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World,” ABC’s “black-ish,” and as Lala on the final season of “Empire.” In 2020, she joined the cast of “The Bold andtheBeautiful”asParisBuckingham.
GirlPowerProgramStaff
VictoriaEdwards
AlexiaPino
EventProducer
AmyShomer&Associates
GuestManagement
JiveLiveEntertainment
PRConsultant
DanaGreen
MusicDirection
JoaquinPacheco
Choreography
JocelynGarcia
MichaelVallejos
“CinematograpHER”DirectorandEditor BernyceTalley
ProgramandEventPhotography
CharmaineCruz LasFotosProject GaryNellis Centerpieces
CarinWong
29LiveMusicians
ZytlaliBarrios
AngelCervantes
BryanEspinal
CarlosEspinal
AdrianaMartinez
ZytlaliBarrios
EzquielMeza
LunaVarela
APCHDancers
AndreaArgueta
DarelynRodriguez
IrlandaMejia
JazminLezoJohannaEscobedo
JulissaTorres
KimberlyOlmedo
MarianaVelazquez
MarlenHerrera
MelanieGuatemala
MelinaSalado
ValeryHernadez-Vivas
*RecordedmusicplayedthroughouttheprogramiscomposedandperformedbyAPCHyouth members*(withtheexceptionofBlindingLightsbyTheWeeknd)
Norayma Cabot
Chief Executive Officer
Katie Alheim
Chief Development Officer
Jewel Delegall
Chief Program Officer
Ofelia Mancera
Chief Administrative Officer
BoardofDirectors
GARETH SCHWEITZER
BOARD CHAIR
BARBARA GLAZER
VICE CHAIR
SUSAN NAPIER
VICE CHAIR
HAMED TAVAJOHI
TREASURER
MARYELLEN ZARAKAS
SECRETARY
DAWN CAMPBELL
SISTER PATRICIA CONNOR, RSHM
MICHAEL CONVERSE
KATHRYN FRAZIER
LOUISE HAMAGAMI
SHARON HAUPTMAN
BOB ISRAEL
JACQUELINE JIMENEZ
MICHELLE RAIMO KOUYATE
TOM MCCABE
EDGAR MORALES
ALUMNUS
MELISSA PALAZZO-HART
HOWARD SHERWOOD
STEPHANIE SHERWOOD
ETHAN SMITH
ALUMNUS
VERA STEWART
MARSHALL WAX
SUSAN WOLF
ADAM ROSENBLATT
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL CHAIR
Thankyoutooursponsors!
GirlPower
DBSBank
WassermanFoundation
Mentor
FriendsAtWorkandTyStiklorius
Sister BarbaraGlazer
LADWP
HowardandStephanieSherwood
USBank
BestFriends
AmericanBusinessBank
HelenCutler
NatashaKline
SusanNapierandAlexBerger ReligiousoftheSacredHeartof
Mary
SignatureEstata&Investment Advisors
BruceW.Smith
TheWaltDisneyCompany
SusanWolfandMarcusRyle
MaryellenZarakas
Friends
CityNationalBank
MarymountHighSchool
MelissaPalazzo-HartandChrisHart
SpecialThanks MoniqueAstorga
TheBoeingCompany
KathrynPriceConverseand MichaelConverse
PamDawber
LouiseHamagami
JacquelineJimenez
EdgarMorales
AdamRosenblatt
GarethandJenniferSchweitzer
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��Congratulationstothe GirlsofGirlPower!��
-Melissa Palazzo-Hart
❤ GIRL POWER
Congratulations to Ty, Natasha and all the amazing GirlPower 2024 Girls! -Maryellen Zarakas
xoxo
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500+
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150,000+
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