Meet Our Board

PABLO ALVARADO (POP Co-Chair) co-founded the National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON) in 2001 and is the Co-Executive Director. He has been awarded multiple honors and recognitions including the Next Generation Leadership Fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation. In August 2005, he was recognized as among the 25 most influential Hispanics in the U.S. by TIME Magazine.

BRANDON LAMAR (POP Co-Chair) is the Vice-Chair of the Pasadena Rental Housing Board, Vice-Chair of CBOC Measure PCC, and he also sits on a few local non-profit boards.

FLORENCE ANNANG (POP Lead Organizer) is the founder of Thrive Learning Lab NW Pasadena, Executive Member NAACP Pasadena Branch, an Alumni Los Angeles African American Women’s Public Policy Institute (LAAAWPI), a Pasadena Police Oversight Commissioner, and is on the Metro Public Safety Committee.

CRYSTAL ACEVES is the owner of Der Wolf restaurant & lounge in Pasadena. Crystal is an ardent supporter of local businesses and organizations.

MARK CHASE is an Associate Rector of All Saints Church. Mark is also a poet, writer, and rapper who believes art plays a pivotal role in the restoration and healing of the world.

RICK COLE ​is Councilmember-Elect for District 2 and takes office in December after winning 60% of the vote with a positive, issue-oriented grass roots campaign.  He has previously served as the Mayor of Pasadena during his twelve year service as a City Councilmember (1983-95) and went on to serve as City Manager in three California cities: Azusa, Ventura and Santa Monica. He also served as Deputy Mayor for Budget and Innovation for the City of Los Angeles. He is currently the Chief Deputy Controller of Los Angeles and District 5 Planning Commission Commissioner.

CHARLOTTE LACEY is a dedicated fundraising professional with a focus on animal welfare and children's needs. She has previously served as Chair of Pasadena’s Commission on the Status of Women, Vice President of Legislative and Government Affairs for the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, and President of the Junior League of Pasadena.​

JOSH McCURRY is the Executive Director of Flintridge Center, a Pasadena nonprofit dedicated to breaking cycles of poverty, violence, and incarceration. He also serves as the 5th District Community-Based Appointee on the Los Angeles County Public Safety Realignment Team (PSRT).

JULIANA SERRANO is the Vice President of Advocacy & Equity at Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley (PPPSGV) and Vice Chair Pasadena Police Oversight Commission.