Board of Directors
"The most rewarding part of working at the center is seeing the children progress over time. I've been here over 20 years now and have seen
many kids give some very passionate testimonies about the center's involvement in their lives. I am very happy to see it."
Paul Wetmore, Wooten Board Chairperson / Merrill Lynch, Managing Director, Investments
Our board of directors is totally awesome.
They participate faithfully in governance and fiscal oversight via general board and committee meetings and an annual retreat.
With expertise in areas including finance, business, nonprofit management, technology, and secondary and higher education, they offer a wealth of experience to help manage our affairs and sustain our programs and operations.
In addition to meetings, they contribute in a variety of ways, including volunteering with students and staff and serving as sponsors for our dinner and golf fundraisers. Each year our board gives or gets in total more than $100,000.
For information on board membership, contact our executive director Corey Dantzler at 323-756-7203, or go to Contact to send him an email.
The Wooten Center is grateful for the people providing support for our operations and programs through membership on our board of directors. We appreciate everyone for the time and expertise they give to provide the most effective and efficient services possible for our youth, families and community.
Wooten board members at their annual retreat at Pepperdine (above) and volunteering in our programs and activities (below)
Our Board
HONORARY BOARD
Myrtle Faye Rumph (1931-2015)
Founder
Barbara Clark
Founding member
Ron Glass (1945-2016)
Actor
Board Chair Emeritus
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Chairperson
Paul F. Wetmore
Managing Director, Investments
Merrill Lynch
Vice Chairperson
Keith S. Parker
Assistant Vice Chancellor (retired)
UCLA Government & Community Relations
Members
Leighton A. Carter
CFO
Biashara, Inc.
Carina Castellanos (parent)
Community Library Manager
Lennox Library
Robert Clark
Director
Columbus Department of Public Safety
Brian Condon
Partner
Arnold & Porter LLP
Lotte de Silva
Vice President, Southern California Region (retired)
Owens & Minor, Inc.
Saeri Dobson, Ed.D.
Professor of Design
Chair, Studio Arts
Department of Art and Art History
Loyola Marymount University
Leslie Fishburn, CID, LEED AP
Regional Director of Health Interiors
Principal
HKS Architects
Laurie Inman, Ed.D.
Interim Director, Center for Student Success
Cal State University, Dominguez Hills
Connie James, Ph.D.
Professor of Business, Strategy, and Ethics
Pepperdine University
Christopher “Kit” Jennings
Principal
Liquid Venture Partners
Amy Johnson
Executive in Residence
Pepperdine University
Naomi McSwain
Executive Director (retired)
Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center
Scott Miller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance
John H. Sykes College of Business
University of Tampa
Dashan Nettles (alum)
Administrative Officer
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Steven Oh
Head of Leveraged Finance
PineBridge Investments
Camille Richardson
First VP, IT Solutions Delivery
Kinecta Federal Credit Union
Brett C.S. Roberts
Parking/Traffic Commissioner
City of Inglewood
Metro Community Relations
Kathy Talley-Jones
Independent Writer and Planner