Meet the Board
Rod Vilencia: Chairman & Founder
Co Founder
Rod is the son of Mary Vilencia…the inspiration for our charity. He is patient and kind with the people we assist and his leadership and kind spirit coupled with his resolve and strength, are always present in the board room as well as on the streets of Southern California. And THAT is exactly where he is keeping his mother’s legacy and kindness alive.
Cat Hallock Ouzounian: Outreach Public Relations Coordinator
Co Founder
Cat is our newest board member and is in charge of when we hold our events, where we will set up for our outreaches, and what our outreach events will feature. Cat coordinates where we will go, and what we will do at each event, in addition to managing the community outreach aspects our events.
Debbie Greenwood Rose: Secretary/Women’s Needs Coordinator
Co Founder
Debbie is one of the leads in our street team. You will find Debbie in charge of the care package truck at most of our outreaches or helping the clothes or meal team! Debbie is always willing to step in wherever she is needed and brings a lot to our foundation.
Sandra Ziporlin Whitlock: Chair Social Services/Volunteer Coordinator
Lead Volunteer
Sandy has the all important job of first making sure that we have enough volunteers to manage our outreaches, and then making sure that all of the volunteers are where they should be, and that they stay safe.
Linda Turcotte: Director of Marketing
Co Founder
Linda uses her talents to handle all social media branding to bring awareness to our organization so we are able to do what we do. She makes sure that we have enough press information, photos, videos, and marketing materials for our charity to grow and flourish.
Linda is also one of the leaders of the street team and you can usually find her in charge of the nutritional aspects of our outreach events.
Tom Corn: Digital Media Producer
Lead Volunteer
Tom does the filming for us at some of our outreaches and is in charge of creating our amazing videos to share with the world so that we can bring awareness to what we do. He also created our website and handles the IT maintenance of that, along with other accounts.
Cindy South – Head of Security/Board Member at Large
Co Founder
Cindy is our head of security and handles crowd control during our Los Angeles outreaches. But more importantly, she is a founding member of The Mary Vilencia Project Corp., along with Rod Vilencia. Cindy has been involved with the charity from its inception and is an important part of the heart and soul of The Mary Vilencia Project Corp.
Donations
We are always looking for donations in several forms. Would you like to help?
Volunteers
Our beloved volunteers are the heartbeat of our organization. Would you like to volunteer?