SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
PRESENTS MAY 5TH, 2023
LUNCHEON PROGRAM
10:00 AM
Boutique
12:00 PM Program Begins
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Host Ashley Mackey
Welcome Barbara Glazer, APCH Board Vice Chair
State of the Agency
Norayma Cabot, Chief Executive Officer
A Place Called Home Video
Entertainment APCH Band 29Live and the APCH Dance Company
GirlPower Overview
Jewel Delegall, Chief Program Officer
GirlPower Girls Spoken Word Performance
Media & Social Impact Award
Kathryn Frazier
Industry Change Makers Award
Lauri Brown
The Annual APCH GirlPower! Luncheon
honors inspirational women who are role models in their personal and professional lives, and whose trailblazing leadership and philanthropic efforts make a difference for our community’s youth. Alongside them, A Place Called Home celebrates our own special group of young women–APCH members who are empowered and committed to improving their own lives and contributing to their communities and the world.
Welcome to the 2023 GirlPower! Luncheon, a celebration of our wonderful APCH GirlPower girls and our inspiring honorees, Lauri Brown and Kathryn Frazier! On behalf of all of us, our members, families, staff, and board, thank you for joining us here today.
This is a very special occasion because it is not only my first GirlPower Luncheon as CEO, but A Place Called Home is celebrating 30 years of service! Since 1993, APCH has been a vital resource for our South Central community, and your support has helped us directly serve more than 20,000 youth members and 150,000 community members. Now, we are excited to continue to innovate and grow to serve even more young people and families for another 30 years!
As the first Latina CEO of this organization and a proud daughter of immigrants, this event has a special place in my heart. When I look at our GirlPower cohort, I am reminded of my younger self.
I am truly inspired by these young women – their courage, passion, and energy. They are going to change the world and I am so proud that I and APCH get to be a part of their journeys.
And finally, I send my sincere thanks and appreciation to our amazing honorees Lauri and Kathryn. Thank you for leading the way and showing us all what it truly means to embody GirlPower! We love you!
I hope you enjoy the program and that you leave feeling energized and inspired. And please stay connected to A Place Called Home! We welcome you to join us on campus for a visit to see for yourself the magic of APCH that you are helping to create.
With gratitude,
Norayma Cabot, 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, to stand up for themselves and advocate for others, and to pursue their aspirations with rigor and vigor.
“GirlPower means a community of trust that stems in sisterhood.”
- Aneliz G.
The 2023
APCH GIRLPOWER GIRLS
Ashley Ajanel | Wendy Analco | Linda Carlos | Edith Diaz
Lucero Diaz | Rocio Dominguez |Melanne Estrada | Aneliz Garcia Cabrera
Valery Hernandez-Vivas Marlen Herrera | Danna Lezama-Bermudez
Aracely Mercado Damian | Kimberly Olmedo Janet Ortiz | Allison Romero
Jocelyn Ronquillo | Hayden Sanchez | Emily Santiago | Betsy Sendejas
Dagmar Torres | Luz Velazquez | Giselle Verduzco
Award Recipients
Global Creative Advertising Executive, Universal Pictures INDUSTRY CHANGE MAKERS AWARD
Lauri Brown is a Global Creative Advertising Executive in Marketing at Universal Pictures. She has had the privilege of working on the creative campaigns for a variety of films, including the Academy Award winning GREEN BOOK, QUEEN & SLIM, SHE SAID, TICKET TO PARADISE, and the upcoming RENFIELD and OPPENHEIMER.
In her prior roles as agency Creative Director, she led Trailer and TV campaigns for films such as INCEPTION, SULLY, DUNKIRK, and THE HOBBIT, to name a few. She has been honored to have her work win several Clio and Key Art Awards, including Best In Show for her work on THE DARK KNIGHT.
Since 2018, Lauri has been a proud member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She has been privileged to help promote and recognize the work of emerging young filmmakers through her participation on the Student Academy Awards Executive Committee. Lauri’s commitment to mentoring is demonstrated in her other volunteer work, having been an Academy Gold mentor and an Executive Advisor for Soapbox for several years.
One of Lauri’s proudest achievements is being co-founder and President of the non-profit organization The Creative Coalition of Color (CCC), whose mission is to connect underrepresented and diverse candidates with career opportunities in the Film Marketing and Creative Advertising industry. From their partnerships, outreach efforts and initiatives, CCC has enabled successful candidate placements, as well as interns transitioning into full-time roles.
Lauri celebrates these achievements and remains committed to CCC’s greater mission of creating more inclusivity in the industry.
2023 APCH GirlPower!
Lauri Brown
Award Recipients
Kathryn Frazier CEO & Founder, Biz 3 MEDIA &
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
Kathryn Frazier, deemed “the rockstar whisperer” by The Guardian is an ICF Certified Life Coach, and CEO/founder of the revered PR company, Biz 3. Kathryn founded Biz over 27 years ago with just a desk in a borrowed closet in a Chicago bar while also working full time as a restaurant server. Now, Biz 3 operates nationwide with a staff of national publicists, and over 200 clients ranging from popular musicians like The Weeknd, Lil Baby & Lauryn Hill to sports, tech, restaurants, and more.
Frazier is known for being selective with projects, only taking on campaigns that she deeply believes in. Biz 3 has a reputation for breaking unknown artists and helping them become critical darlings. In 2011, Frazier co-founded OWSLA, an independent record label, with Skrillex. Kathryn has also become a certified life coach, using powerful questioning to help people get to the best versions of themselves and their careers. She has decades of experience in the business world and in personal development, making her coaching services valuable to both personal and executive clients. She has worked with clients from all walks of life, including CEOs, college students, musicians, and tradespeople.
She is ICF certified in Coaching and is currently expanding her expertise in addiction/recovery coaching and relationship coaching. Frazier’s future plans include a podcast series and putting out her first book on Co-Parenting which is in its final edit currently. She is currently on the board for the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC).
2023 APCH GirlPower!
2023 APCH GirlPower! Luncheon Host
Ashely Mackey Community Journalist, ABC7 Eyewitness News
Ashley Mackey is a Community Journalist for ABC7 Eyewitness News. She joined the team in August 2019 after reporting and anchoring in Phoenix, Arizona, for Cronkite News on Arizona PBS. Ashley earned her master’s degree in sports journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and her bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Montana. At Montana, she studied on a full-ride tennis scholarship, and when she graduated from there, she traveled the world playing professional tennis for two years.
Ashley worked as a News21 fellow on the “Hate In America” project, which garnered awards such as a Robert F. Kennedy Award, an Edward R. Murrow award, a BEA award and an EPPY award. She also interned at the United States Tennis Association. Ashley is excited to be back and reporting on Inglewood, the city where she was born. She serves her community alongside her sorority members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority Inc.
GirlPower Program Staff
Daniel Cendejaz
Victoria Edwards
Katherine Monterroso
Event Producer
Amy Shomer & Associates
APCH Events Team
Xiomara Moncada
Gilbert Radillo
Music Direction
Joaquin Pacheco
Arturo Stable
Gianni Abbott
Tony Rosales
Choreography
Jocelyn Garcia
Michael Vallejos
Spoken Word and Stage Direction
Bernyce Talley
Event Graphics
Jaime Rodriguez
Program and Event Photography
Las Fotos Project
Centerpieces
Carin Wong
29Live Musicians
Heidi Jauregui
Music Director
Angel Rubin
Jade Valdez
Briny Jimenez
Arturo Stable
APCH Dancers
Janet Ortiz
Wendy Analco
Irlanda Mejia
Johanna Escobedo
Melina Salado
Melanne Estrada
Julissa Torres
Giselle Verduzco
Jessica Vasquez
Marlen Herrera
Edith Diaz
Kimberly Olmedo
Melanie Guatemala
Jazmin Lezo
Andrea Argueta
Valery Hernandez
Mariana Velazquez
Linda Carlos
*Recorded music played throughout the program is composed and performed by APCH youth members (with the exception of Blinding Lights by The Weeknd)
A PLACE CALLED HOME
Chief Executive Officer
Norayma Cabot
Chief Program Officer
Jewel Delegall
Chief Development Officer
Katie Alheim
Chief Administrative Officer
Ofelia Mancera
Founder
Debrah Constance
Board of Directors
Gareth Schweizter Chair
Barbara Glazer Vice Chair
Susan Napier Vice Chair
Hamed Tavajohi Treasurer
Maryellen Zarakas Secretary
Dawn Campbell
Sister Patricia Connor, RSHM
Michael Converse
Louise Hamagami
Sharon Hauptman
Bob Israel
Jacqueline Jimenez
Michelle Raimo Kouyate
Tom McCabe
Edgar Morales
Alumnus
Melissa Palazzo-Hart
Kathryn Price Converse
Howard Sherwood
Stephanie Sherwood
Ethan Smith
Alumnus
Vera Stewart
Marshall Wax
Susan Wolf
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
30th Anniversary Bank of America
Sony Pictures Entertainment The Weeknd
GirlPower
DBS Bank
Sister
Susan Napier and Alex Berger
Salxco
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
United States Tennis Association Southern California
Maryellen Zarakas
Best Friends
American Business Bank
Kristine Belson and Michelle Raimo Kouyate
Lauri Brown
Barbara Glazer and Philip Morton
MOCEAN
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Stephanie and Howard Sherwood
U.S. Bank
Susan Wolf and Marcus Ryle
Friends
Aspect Ratio, Inc.
BLT Communications
Louise Hamagami and Marc Shmuger
Robert and Gail Israel
Marymount High School
Worthy Beyond Purpose
