Board of Directors
For 64 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove has been serving the children of Central Orange County. Thanks to our incredible partnerships with the Garden Grove Unified School District, Garden Grove Police Department, and the City of Garden Grove, we have been able to grow and thrive and become one of the leading youth-serving organizations, not just in Garden Grove, but in the world.
Our success is in large part due to our "whole child" approach. Our school-age and family support programs, along with our core BGCA (Boys & Girls Clubs of America) programs help to ensure our goal that every family we serve has access to the resources they need to be safe, healthy, and happy.
As board members, we play a very key role in ensuring that the Club continues to grow and remains a positive place for kids. With the burden of Trusteeship, Planning, Policy, and Evaluation, and Resource Development we ensure our incredible staff can complete our mission "to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens."
Our Board, staff, volunteers, community partners, and supporters work together for each of the more than 5,000 children we serve daily and 31,773 individuals annually. Our promise to you:
- Offer safe, enriching activities with professional, caring adults in a positive environment
- Make achievement in school a priority and reality
- Focus on the development of the whole child through family foundations and community partnerships.
Each child has the opportunity to be a successful and productive member of the community. We are that catalyst of change to point them in the right direction, often changing their entire situation, giving them strength, offering help, providing purpose, and sometimes even saving their life. Join us in Unlocking the Potential of the kids we serve and create a better future not only for them but also for our community and world.
Jeff Spargur Board Chair
Executive Board
Board Chair – Jeff Spargur |
Retired, Garden Grove Fire Department |
Vice President – Sonya Sell |
Credit Union of SoCal |
Treasurer – Steve Sanders |
Retired, Garden Grove Police Department |
Corresponding Secretary – Carla Poulin |
Director, MeridianLink |
Recording Secretary – Lollie Beauchamp |
Retired, Garden Grove Hospital |
Gus Castellanos |
OCEA |
Mike Silva |
CR&R Environmental |
Don Nielsen |
Golden West College |
Board of Directors
Kim Kroyer |
Garden Grove Unified School District |
Tan Luong |
Gail Jewelers |
Dr. Dawn Miller, O.D. |
Dr. Dawn Miller O.D. & Associates |
Sheena Shimizu |
Educator |
Connie Van Luit |
Retired, Garden Grove School District |
Janet Scott Tyler |
Retired, Human Resources |
Associate Council
Julie Bower |
Lincoln Financial Advisors |
John Clark |
Prudential Overall Supply |
Kenia Cueto |
North Orange County ROP |
Derek Link |
Garden Grove Police Department |
John Nishimoto |
Marshall B. Ketchum University |
Chris Nommensen |
Camel Financial, Inc. |
Mark Parades |
Blue Shield of California |
Melissa Sais |
Garden Grove Unified School District |
Genevieve Walser-Jolly |
Severson & Werson |
Greg Tamanaha |
Gallagher Benefit Services |
Advisory Members
Chief Tom DaRe` |
Garden Grove Police Department |
Scott Stiles |
City of Garden Grove |
Stephanie Klopfenstein |
Garden Grove City Council |