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Meet Us The Staff and Board of Directors, Eggleston Youth Centers, Inc.

There’s a special kind of synergy that only few communities experience. Where compassion for local youth drives professionals and leadership to create something much greater than themselves. Through their unparalleled commitment, this is a place of healing and safe harbor, for the benefit of those less fortunate. These are the people behind hope.

Get to know the professionals who make up our Care team here:

Executive Admin Staff The Board

Executives Leadership Team

Clarence Brown

Executive Director
Clarence Brown has served with distinction as Eggleston’s Assistant Executive Director and Executive Director for a combined forty years. He enjoys the legacy of being one of the longest serving directors of a social service agency for foster youth in California. During his tenure, he transitioned from a small six bed foster home into a top tier non-profit corporation. Under his visionary leadership and managed growth, Eggleston has expanded its program operations to include eight departments: Residential Treatment, Foster Care, Adoptions, Family Preservation, Substance Use Disorder, Behavioral Health, Human Resources and Accounting.

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Cassandra Gibson-Judkins

Assistant Executive Director
Cassandra Gibson-Judkins, Assistant Executive Director, is a licensed clinical social worker who has dedicated her career to providing services to children, youth and families. She has been a loyal employee at Eggleston since 1978. During her tenure at Eggleston, she has held numerous leadership positions in residential treatment, foster family, adoptions, and behavioral health program divisions. In addition, she served at the Department of Children and Family Services form 10 years, specializing in adoption services.

Richard Alderete

Chief Financial Officer

Stephanie Rios

Compliance Officer

Administrators Department Directors

Robert Thomas

SUD Director
Andrea Gonzalez

Director of Administrative Services
Doris Vega

Director of Foster Family and Adoption Agency

AdministratorsResidential -Short-Term Residential Treatment Program (STRTP)

Don Gutierrez

STRTP Administrator
Billy McDaniel

STRTP Administrator
Jacqueline Suarez

STRTP Coordinator
Quoquese Gray

STRTP Administrator
Jaime Caballero

STRTP Administrator
George Bojorquez

STRTP Administrator

Key Members Board of Directors

We are fortunate to have the collective experience of thought leaders who have made positive contributions to public education, social service, and health agencies throughout Southern California, here at the helm of the Eggleston Board of Directors. Through their guidance and community inner-connectivity, more people receive the help needed to experience a better way of life.

April Mitchell, President

April Mitchell was appointed to the Board of Eggleston Youth Centers, Inc. in 2012, and currently serves as the Board’s President. She has more than 20 years of previous experience in accounting, finance, fiscal monitoring and program development. Her strengths include the ability to apply accounting, finance and business information to analyze administrative and financial operations, and skill assessing organizational efficiency and effectiveness.

Currently, she serves as a Business Services Consultant for Los Angeles, County of Education. Previously, she was a Financial Manager/Human Resources Liaison for the California State University of Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) which included serving as manager of the College of Health, Human Services, & Nursing, and the College of Education. Prior to joining CSUDH, she held various positions with the Los Angeles County Community and Senior Services, and City of Inglewood where she served as the Summer Youth Employment Development Specialist servicing more than 800 youth each summer with employment opportunities.

Ms. Mitchell is a graduate of California State University of Dominguez Hills, she holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, a Master of Public Administration from California State University of Long Beach.

Ruby Brown, Board Emeritus

Ruby Brown was appointed to the Board of Eggleston Youth Centers, Inc. in 2003. Ruby served as the Vice President when she retired from her role in December of 2023. She served with distinction during her two decades as a board member. Ms. Brown holds the following degrees: Master’s from California State University, Los Angeles and a Bachelor from Howard University, Washington, DC, and continuing education at UCLA, Los Angeles.

Work Experience:

Counseling Psychologist – Veteran’s Administration, Los Angeles
Early Intervention Coordinator-Westside Regional Center, Culver City, CA – 1988-1997
Vendor, Westside Regional Center, Culver City, CA – 2000-2015

Community Activities

Westside Regional Center, Culver City, CA-Board of Directors, Member – 1983-1986
Retired-L/MFT

Ormond Rucker, Treasurer

Ormond Rucker was appointed to the Board of Eggleston Youth Centers, Inc. in 2016. Ormond currently serves as the Treasurer of the Board and is a native of Los Angeles, California. Ormond Rucker has over 12 years of human resource experience interpreting and implementing policies and procedures. During that time, she has held many key positions, including visa and immigration processes, regulatory reporting, salary increases, labor relations and employee acquisition.

Ms. Rucker current serves as the Visa and Immigration Coordinator for California State University, Dominguez Hills. She has a Masters of Public Administration from California State University, Dominguez Hills and a Bachelors of Arts degree in History and Africana Studies from California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Irving Chopin, Secretary

Irving Chopin, former foster youth, was appointed to the Board of Eggleston Youth Centers, Inc. in May 2013, and currently serves as the Board’s Secretary.

He has 20 years of hospital operation experience and service line analysis. His strengths include the ability to analyze data, report designs and database design.

Mr. Chopin currently works for White Memorial Medical Center, a 350-Bed hospital located in East Los Angeles, as a Performance Improvement Coordinator for the Quality Department. Previously he was a Decision Support Analyst and a Data Coordinator at the same hospital. Additionally, Mr. Chopin worked for Good Guys, an electronic store, in Monterey Park as a Computer Salesman.

Shonna Jeffreys, Board of Directors

Shonna Jeffreys was appointed to the Board of Eggleston Youth Centers, Inc. in 2018. She is a Management Analyst with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Executive Office – Human Resources Unit. Ms. Jeffreys has been a County of Los Angeles employee since 1997. Her current role is working in the Human Resources Department. She provides administrative support in the areas of Performance Management and Policy and Procedures.

Over the past 20 years she has gained knowledge and experience in administration, research, customer relations, technical documentation, and interpersonal collaboration. She holds a Master (MPA) from California State University, Northridge, with a focus on Public Sector Management and Leadership. She is currently obtaining a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University, with a specialization in Public Management and Leadership. In addition, an independent certified coach, speaker, and trainer with the John Maxwell Team.

Ms. Jeffreys uses her personal, professional, and academic leadership skills in areas to impact social change pertaining to leadership development, child support, incarcerated fathers, foster care families, poverty stricken families, and homelessness.

Omar Taylor, Board of Directors

Omar Taylor is Founder and Principal Attorney of Taylor P.C., a law firm whose practice primarily focuses on advancing business owners and investors. Also, Omar is founder of his own non-profit, Rally Way. Rally Way provides critical, educational and developmental resources to at-risk youth.

Omar brings extensive experience in commercial real estate asset management. In 2012, Omar was tapped by President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign to work in the state of Florida. He worked on strategy and organization efforts.

Omar received his degree in psychology from Morehouse College and his Juris Doctor from Southern University Law Center. In 2014 he graduated from the ICSC Real Estate Associate Program and in 2017 he graduated from Goldman Sach’s Academy of Business. Also, he studied at the University of London in legal coursework. Omar is a member of the National Bar Association, John M. Langston Bar Association and the California Arts and Science Institute.