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POWER 4 Youth
© 2008
Revised 4/22/08
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Our Team

Board Members
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Joan Alderson, POWER 4 Youth President
Controller, Girl Scout Council of Orange County- Retired |
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Val Parker, POWER 4 Youth Vice President
Staff |
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 | Klinton Wright, Secretary
Student, Wilson High School |
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 | Sandi Hambric,
POWER 4 Youth Treasurer
Product Sales Manager, Girl Scout Council of Orange County |
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Linna Bernhard
Community Volunteer |
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Tiffany Padgett
Real Estate Broker |
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Staff
Val Parker, Program Coordinator
Val
joined POWER 4 Youth as Program Coordinator at the program’s inception in the
summer of 1999 as the first staff member to join the team.
Her professional background consists of twenty-five years in the non-profit
volunteer management field, working primarily with youth-serving agencies. Most
notably, Val worked for the
Orange County Girl Scout Council, one of the largest Councils in the
United States serving over 28,000 girls. Prior to joining POWER 4 Youth, she
served as Director of Membership Extension for the Girl Scouts, where she was
responsible for bringing the Girl Scout Program to under-served and un-served
populations throughout
Orange County. She has held positions with the 4-H Youth Program, Balin
Technical School and Santa Ana Parks and Recreation Department.
Val is a member at St. Mark Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach. As an
ordained elder, she has served on various ministries committees within the
church and the Presbytery.
Val holds a B.A. degree from California State University Long Beach in Home
Economics, with emphasis on child and family development.
Jessica Kim, Case Manager
Jessica joined POWER 4 Youth in the fall of 2007 to manage and support the
mentor and student pairs. Jessica is a graduate student at the USC School of
Social Work, graduating spring, 2009. Her experience includes working at Olive
Crest, Canyon Acres Residential Treatment Center and as a substitute teacher for
Fullerton School District. She is active in her Presbyterian Church near her
home in north Orange County.
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