Jericho Road Pasadena Announces New Board Members

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Jericho Road Pasadena, a nonprofit organization that matches the professional talents of volunteers with the needs of nonprofits in the San Gabriel Valley and Northeast Los Angeles, has added three new board of directors – Anne Kennedy, Carol Kirby and Janet McIntyre. The announcement was made by Jericho Road Pasadena Board Chair, Roger J. Patterson.

Anne Kennedy spent a career in clinical research management focusing primarily on cancer research. She was the founding Executive Director of The Wellness Community-Foothills (now the Cancer Support Community Pasadena) and served in that capacity for 10 years. She received her B.A. from Wellesley College, an M.S. in Biostatistics from USC and an MBA from UCLA. She has been an active community volunteer since moving to San Marino in 1978. She has served on the San Marino PTA and Schools Foundation Boards, the Boards of Portals, LAMP, Scripps Home, Cancer Support Community Pasadena, Planned Parenthood, Wellesley College Alumnae Association & Wellesley Club of Pasadena. She is a docent in the estate tours and student education programs at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens and has served as a consultant to six local nonprofit groups as a Jericho Road volunteer.

Carol Kirby retired as Chief Marketing Officer for Accor North America. She was responsible for marketing and strategic planning for North and South America for all hotel brands, including Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis, Red Roof Inn, Studio 6 and Motel 6. Previous to Accor, she was Vice President, Marketing and Strategic Planning with Baskin Robbins. She is currently the Board Chair with the Pasadena Humane Society and volunteers with Planned Parenthood and HMRI. She has volunteered with Jericho Road Pasadena since 2011 and is excited to move into a board role in 2017.

Janet McIntyre has spent her entire career in the nonprofit sector in Los Angeles. She is currently VP of Programs and Training at Executive Service Corps of Southern California. Previously she worked in development in the arts, both at KUSC Public Radio and at the LA Philharmonic/Hollywood Bowl. She is a certified coach and earned her Exec Master of Leadership from USC and her B.A. in Public Policy with a minor in Asian Studies from Occidental College. Volunteerism and philanthropy have played a big role in both her professional and personal life. Currently, she is co-chair of the South Pasadena Community Garden, which she helped develop as part of an AAPI Giving Circle. She is an active volunteer with her alma mater and resides in South Pasadena.

The three new directors, who were recently inducted into the organization, join eight existing board members—Roger J. Patterson, Christine Bender, Lisa Wilson, David Shechtman, Lynn Miyamoto, Mimi Hennessy, Judy Gain and Bob Harrison.

Pasadena and the surrounding areas are home to over 600 nonprofits, which assist a community of approximately 150,000 people, 14% of whom are below poverty level. Jericho Road Pasadena provides assistance to these nonprofits by matching skilled volunteers to meet nonprofits’ operational and strategic needs and providing workshops for nonprofit staff, boards and volunteers.

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