Board of Directors
Our Team
Get to know our board members
Domenico Pilato
Board Member & Co-Founder
From band director and school administrator to marketing and economic development for the City of Los Angeles and in the White House, Domenico Pilato’s diverse career has created a genuine palette of knowledge, experience, challenge, and reward, gifting him endless platforms of public speaking, guiding students and managing diverse teams. As an entrepreneur, musician and non-profit co-founder, his mission is to educate, inspire and help others heal by overcoming personal challenges and living the life they desire.
Gino Di Leva
Board Member & Co-Founder
Professional drummer. Songwriter. Public speaker. Non-profit co-founder. Gino believes in the power of music, uplifting messaging and the need for positive change. With his hand on the pulse of the human condition in combination with his inspiring school and work contributions, he has chosen the life path of pronounced resistance, which continually results in the greatest recompense. Gino is determined to spread the word of success, confidence and happiness to our young future leaders around the globe.
Paul Figueroa
Board Member
Paul has been a leader in the retail sales industry for 27 years. Leading teams as small as five to over 100 employees, he has navigated the challenges of bringing people from diverse backgrounds and generations together to accomplish their goals. Paul is an advocate for Veganism after surviving a heart attack in 2015 and was featured in VegNews Magazine’s annual “Veganism Saved my Life” series.
Jovelyn Garcia
Board Member
Jovelyn is an interior designer with over 20 years of design experience in residential and multi-family. She is the Director of Design for a multi-family development firm in Irvine, California, developing designs for new construction – luxury apartment communities and assists in the Funds Division, rehabbing existing apartment homes. She is passionate about philanthropy projects and has worked with Habitat for Humanity, designing residential homes for low-income veterans and half-way houses throughout Los Angeles and Orange County.
Dan Hubbard
Board Member
Dan is President and CEO of Creative Sports Inc., an action-sports promotions and marketing company. Since 1986, Creative Sports has utilized the vehicle of the action sports stunt show to showcase the talents of some of the top BMX stunt riders in the country. Dan uses his public platform in schools the nation to motivate students to live a positive and active lifestyle as well as the importance of education, respect and dignity.