Our Advisory Board extends the reach of the team to provide valuable expertise in crucial areas of development.

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Dr. Christopher J. Anderson, Head of Special Collections, Archives, and Methodist Librarian, Drew University

Rev. Dr. Cedrick Bridgeforth, Senior Pastor, Grace United Methodist Church Los Angeles

William Deverell, author, historian, Professor, University of Southern California

Rev. David Farley, Director, Justice and Compassion Ministries, California-Pacific Conference, United Methodist Church

Connee Freeman, Lay Leader, California-Pacific Conference, United Methodist Church

Phil Freeman, Lay Leader, California-Pacific Conference, United Methodist Church

Dr. Bianca Guzman, Director, GO East LA a Cradle to Career Initiative, California State University, Los Angeles

Byron Hayes, Retired Attorney
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Miriam Hernandez, Reporter ABC7 Eyewitness News

Dr. Kent Kirkton, ​Emeritus Director Arts and Media, California State University, Northridge, Curator

Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kwan, President, Claremont School of Theology

Rosalio Munoz, Director of the Chicano Movimiento Resource Center, Curator

Rev. Mark M. Nakagawa, West District Superintendent, The United Methodist Church
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Mark Wild, Chair, History Department, California State University, Los Angeles