Who We Are

Meet our Team

Our Board of Directors

James Wilcox

Chairman of the Board
President of Raymond Handling Solutions

Carolyn Corbin

Governance Member
VP of Human Resources of Raymond West

Jolynn Mahoney

Development Chair
Independent Property Casualty Insurance Agent

Victor Perrin

Board of Treasurer

Heather Huarte

Board Member

Rob Burns

Board Member
Finance Manager

Colin Tait

Board Member

Ron Hodges

Governance Chair
Goe Forsyth & Hodges LLP Trial Lawyer

Carlos Franco

Next Gen Committee
Client Relations | Culture-Fluent.com

Gina Codd

Board Member
Edwards Lifesciences

Mike Nanda

Board Member

Erik Leggio

Board Member

Our CEO

Pete is a consultant-author-coach-speaker and the creator of Covenant Leadership, a simple approach to develop good relationships that bring happiness and success in life. He helps companies, government organizations and individuals develop high-performance leadership and culture. Pete has served in a variety of roles including President/CEO of Servite High School, Ethics Officer Los Angeles Unified School District, and a retired US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier pilot.

Thank you so much for helping change the lives of thousands of children and families. Your work doesn’t just help people today; it changes the lives of children for generations.

Pete Bowen, CEO of Giving Children Hope

Our Staff

Elia Perez

Director of Programs
Eperez@gchope.org

Marius Marza

Director of Operations
Mmarza@gchope.org

Chelsea Bowers

Director of Community Engagement
Cbowers@gchope.org

Michael Milano

Director of Development
Mmilano@gchope.org

Rosa Rueda

Program Coordinator
Rrueda@gchope.org

Michelle Garcia

Program Coordinator
Mgarcia@gchope.org

Noel Nicholas

Parent Educator
NNicholas@gchope.org

Justine

Paul Geisert

Warehouse Manager
Pgeisert@gchope.org

Angie Brock

Assistant Manager
Abrock@gchope.org

Jacob Wilson

Grants Coordinator
Jwilson@gchope.org

Connect with Us

Volunteer Coordinator
volunteers@gchope.org

Julie Stevenson

Office Manager
JStevenson@gchope.org

Al Magana

Warehouse Associate
AMagana@gchope.org

Asten Ademond

Warehouse Associate
Ademond@gchope.org

We are growing! Email us an expression of interest:

Want to Join Our Team?

We’re on a mission to help children and families break out of the cycle of need and into success and self-sufficiency. Interested in an academic internship or working with us? Please submit an expression of interest to Jobs@gchope.org and attach your resume and cover letter to the email with the subject line “Expression of Interest”. We look forward to connecting with you!