MISSION

Creating and supporting mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of the next generation.

vision

Through mentorship, all youth achieve their full potential.

Through mentorship

We offer youth crucial social connections, guiding them toward positive choices, academic success, and career opportunities. Mentors, in turn, find fulfillment and purpose in giving back.

OUR PROGRAMS

We’re proud to be California’s largest mentorship organization, continuously evolving to meet the needs of our community.

Community MENTORING

VOLUNTEER:

Adults age 18 or older

THE EXPERIENCE:

Volunteers are matched with children ages 6 to 16. Matches plan activities twice a month based on their own schedule.

BIG COUPLES

VOLUNTEER:

Two adults age 18 or older in a relationship for 2+ years

THE EXPERIENCE:

Two volunteers are matched with a Little Brother age 6 to 16. Big Couples spend time with the child twice a month together or on their own.

HIGH SCHOOL BIGS

VOLUNTEER:

High school students grades 9 – 11

THE EXPERIENCE:

High school volunteers are matched with elementary school students. Mentoring sessions take place once a week after school at the elementary school for one hour and are led by a Big Brothers Big Sisters program specialist.

WORKPLACE MENTORING

VOLUNTEER:

Corporate employees at a participating Workplace Mentoring company

THE EXPERIENCE:

Employees are matched with high school students and meet once a month at company headquarters. Sessions last 90 minutes and are facilitated by a Big Brothers Big Sisters program specialist.

Our Accolades

Our agency has been recognized as a 2023 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) Platinum Award Winner. Out of more than 230 agencies across the country, we are one of 51 organizations to receive this top honor. The Platinum Award recognizes agencies that have shown remarkable achievements in retaining the number of mentors and youth matched through the program, consistently from year to year, and have exhibited exceptional growth in their local programs.

Our agency has been recognized as a 2022 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) Gold Standard Award Winner. Every year, the BBBSA Nationwide Leadership Council, made up of local Big Brothers Big Sisters agency leaders and board members, selects agencies for excellence in the organization’s signature 1:1 youth mentoring program. The Gold Standard Award recognizes agencies that have increased their revenue and grown the number of mentors and youth who are matched through the program, year over year.

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OUR LEADERSHIP

SLOANE KEANE, CEO

Sloane Keane is an advocate for social change through youth mentorship. She joined Big Brothers Big Sisters in 2013 as the director of development, charged with creating new funding strategies that tripled agency revenue and doubled the number of matches supported annually.

Since becoming CEO in 2018, Keane has continued the growth trajectory for the network’s second-largest agency nationwide. She is committed to strengthening the organization’s impact on disconnected youth across Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.

TRACY CARMICHAEL

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

LAURIE PETERSON

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

KEITH MATAYA

CHIEF STRATEGIC GROWTH OFFICER

HAZEL GONZALES

VICE PRESIDENT OF PEOPLE & CULTURE

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD CHAIR

Cary Hyden
Philanthropist

VICE CHAIR

Michael Fox
MSQ Advisory

SECRETARY

Caroline Siefert-Sabo
Philanthropist

Treasurer

Erin Boyl
BMO

Matt Bailey
Paul Merage School of
Business, UCI

Kurt Belcher
STAjets

Phil Berry
Commercial West Brokerage, Inc.

Steve Blanc
Blanc Ventures LLC

Steve Borowski
Aristotle Capital Management

Tim Crosson
Crossfire, LLC

Brian Davis
Forward Counsel

Peter Desforges
PEAK Real Estate Management

Robert Friedman
F&F Capital Group, LLC

Paul Fruchbom
KDF Communities, LLC

Elliot Gordon
Philanthropist

Dr. Jacqueline Gustafson
FaithSearch Partners

Chris Ivey
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Blake Johnson
Byte

Guy Johnson
Johnson Capital

Joe Juliano
United Pacific

Jason Krotts
Real Estate Development Associates, LLC

John Lenell
Qxonix Inc.

Dave Moellenhoff
Salesforce

Navin Narang
FPH Capital Partners, LLC

Scott Nelson
Ernst & Young

Todd Pickup
Plus Four Management

Chris Reedy
GAP Managers, Inc

Tom Reyes
Harbor Distributing, LLC

Tim Ryan
OC Vibe

Rick Taketa
Taketa Capital

Meital Taub
Livel Real Estate – Meital Taub Luxury Group

Gustavo Theisen
Columbia Steel Inc.

Kim Thompson
Rutan & Tucker, LLP

Bradley Todd
JPMorgan

Henry Walker
Farmers & Merchants Bank

Big Recruitment Committee

Connor Halsted

Brooke Abel

Afsheen Bazarafkan

Ashtri Bonaparte

Erin-Ashley Brown

Grant Chase

James Dennewill

Natasha Fierro

Jose Galeana

Jordan Harp

Adrian Hernandez

Daniel Hyatt

Mohammad Jaffrey

Samantha Leonard

Mindy Manson

Kelcie Martin

Steven Meisenheimer

Julie Morris

Nancy Ngo

Mimosa Nguyen

Tushar Patel

Mary Sponaugle

Ehsan Syed

Nicole Transue

Anthony Jr Vigil

OUR FINANCIALS

It’s your money that keeps us going and enables us to start more kids on the right path, so you have every right to know how it is used. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County & the Inland Empire is a 501c3 (tax-exempt) organization.