Speakers Series

Captain Dave Carey How did you survive as a POW for five and half years in Vietnam? Dave Carey, as a P.O.W., during the Vietnam era, his motivational and humorous story of personal survival and experiences shared with other prison…

Tracy Webb, JD Counsel for Child Abuse Policy and Cyber Crime Prosecution Tracy Webb is currently the Counsel for Child Abuse Policy and Cyber Crime Prosecution in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. Tracy is a career prosecutor and a…

Immaculée Ilibagiza is a living example of faith put into action. Immaculée’s life was transformed dramatically during the 1994 Rwandan genocide where she and seven other women spent 91 days huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local…

Dr. Susan Murphy is the H.E. Robbins Professor of Statistics, a Professor of Psychiatry, and a Research Professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Her current primary interest is in causal inference and multi-stage decisions…

Julie Chavez Rodriguez The granddaughter of civil and labor rights activist Cesar Chavez, human rights activist and diversity speaker Julie Chavez Rodriguez was introduced to the farm worker movement from an early age. Throughout her life, she has played an…

Pam Stenzel Seven years ago Pam Stenzel grew weary of hearing the phrase, NOBODY TOLDME!! After years of counseling young girls who found themselves in crisis pregnancies, Pam began to realize that so many were completely unaware of the risks…

On Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 7:00 pm, our character education speaker is Mr. Robert Jason. Bob Jason is an internationally-recognized tax expert who is well-known for having represented many of the world’s most famous celebrities. A graduate of Harvard…

Known as the “Olivier of the Latino world,” Edward James Olmos is an individual flowing with talent and creativity. The multi-talented actor, producer, director, and community activist was born and raised in East Los Angeles, and spent many years in…

Jeffrey C. Cleveland Economist 2006 – Joined Payden & Rygel Jeffrey Cleveland is an economist at Payden & Rygel. He is responsible for economic research and assists in developing the firm’s views on the US and global economy. His research…

CDR Paul P. Sumagaysay Chief Staff Officer Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division CDR Paul P. Sumagaysay assumed duties as Chef Staff Officer on 2 December 2014. A native of the Philippines and raised in North Hollywood, California, Sumagaysay…