2017 ANNUAL REPORT GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE FOUNDATION GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE FOUNDATION 2017 ANNUAL REPORT The Golden West College Foundation . 3 Message from Steve Olmsted, Foundation Chair . 4 Message from Wes Bryan, GWC President . 5 GWC Foundation Board of Directors . 6 Board Member Spotlight . 8 Financial Statements . 10 The Wish List . .. 12 Foundation Auxiliaries . 14 Golden West College Patrons . 14 Chefs for Scholarships . 14 STAR Book Program . 14 Hens and Chickens Quilt Auxiliary. 14 Foundation in the Community . .15 Non-cash Donations . 15 Criminal Justice Training Center . 16 Courtyard of Honor . 18 Alumni Pillars of Achievement . 19 Donor Honor Wall . 21 Scholarships and Awards . .. 31 Ways to Support GWC . 34 The Golden West College Foundation The Golden West College Foundation was organized in 1986 to solicit and manage gifts to benefit the college and its students. The Foundation is dedicated to supporting the College’s mission of providing comprehensive academic opportunities to the community for lifelong learning. A board of directors, which provides the leadership and direction for the organization’s operation, manages the Foundation. The Foundation has grown steadily since 1986 with assets over $9,300,000. This has been accomplished through donations of cash, bequests and grants from individuals and businesses. The Foundation has provided over $8,800,000 in scholarships to Golden West College students and over $8,700,000 in program support. In addition to cash assets, the Foundation annually receives donated Foundation staff (L-R) Sheila Cox, Bruce Berman, and Ryan Chung. equipment and supplies that represent thousands of dollars in The Foundation Office is located in the Administration Building on non-monetary gifts. the east side of the President’s Courtyard. The primary focus of the Foundation Board of Directors is to work towards building support for college-wide needs. To nurture groups who have special interests in supporting Golden West College, the Foundation provides staff support and direction to two auxiliaries. Each auxiliary, managed by its own board and officers, requires membership dues to cover operational expenses. GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE FOUNDATION MISSION STATEMENT The Golden West College Foundation’s mission is to provide resources to support the College for advancing educational opportunities and life-long learning for students. Oceans of Opportunity Golden West College Foundation Chair, Steve Olmsted The Golden West College Foundation Mission is to “provide resources to support Golden West College and the community by advancing education and opportunity for all students”. We are so proud of what Golden West College has accomplished in the first 50 years and excitedly look forward to providing support and resources for the next 50 years. I am pleased to acknowledge and report the efforts of the Foundation Board of Directors and its supporters this past year. Since 1985, the Foundation has helped fund over $8,800,000 in scholarships and $8,700,000 in program support. Our Foundation Board and Auxiliary groups — the Patrons and the Hens & Chickens Quilt Fellowship — have all increased in memberships and our community relations and outreach continues to grow. Thank you to all the Foundation Board of Directors who give their time and effort so generously for the students, faculty and staff at GWC, and to our community at large for their continued support. Steve Olmsted, Chair Golden West College Foundation 4 2017 GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT The Next 50 Years Golden West College President, Wes Bryan Last year’s annual report celebrated our 50th year of serving students. I shared about how the generosity of donors and the support from community has been the helping hand so many students need to cross the finish line, and for some to even start the race. We have served more than one million people through our programs! Children have taken “college for kids” and graduated with honors at some of our nation’s most prestigious universities. Students have come here knowing very little English and graduated with honors, while others have come here with stellar high school GPAs. We also offer our “CSU in Two” program allowing students to complete our transfer pathway to a four-year university, sparing them from incurring sizeable student debt. The generosity of our donors made “Oceans of Opportunity” possible for students. GWC is getting ready for the next fifty years. Look around at the new buildings. We’ve hired new faculty and staff ready to use new technology, deploy new teaching strategies and add new courses. Students, on the other hand, face an uncertain future; not sure which jobs will be there when they graduate, how they will pay for books and supplies without incurring mounting student debt. Together we have underwritten our foundation to ensure it remains a reliable and dependable resource for our students. In June of 2005 Wes Bryan President, Golden West College the net resources of our Foundation was $2.6 million. In the last twelve years, because of the pay-it-forward generosity of our donors and the work of our Foundation Board, these assets have grown to $9,267,309. That’s a gain of over $6,667,000. Most refreshing is that during this same period of time the Foundation gave back to students and the community more than $17 million in scholarships, services and support. What some don’t always understand is that foundations must save in order to give. Because of your generosity, our Foundation has been able to do both. On behalf of all the students you have helped us help, thank you. www.gwchbfoundation.com 5 Golden West College Foundation Executive Board Steve Olmsted Yvan Cao Paul Motenko Wes Bryan Bruce Berman Foundation Chairman Foundation President Foundation Treasurer GWC President Foundation Director 2017 Board of Directors Nuran Alteir Student Representative, Golden West College Yvan Cao President, YHC Wealth Management Group/Raymond James Bonnie Castrey Mediator/Arbitrator Martie Ramm Engle Academic Senate Representative David Grant Coast Community College District Board of Trustees Michael Grant President, Michael Grant Construction Chris Hossellman Attorney, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP Janet Houlihan Vice President, Administrative Services, Golden West College Paul Motenko Co-CEO, Stacked Restaurant, LLC Steve Olmsted Partner, Olmsted & Associates Rachel Ramirez CEO/President, Performance Excellence Partners (PEP) Davina Samuel Vice President/Branch Manager, Union Bank Donald Testa, D.D.S., J.D. Attorney at Law Cheryl Tittle Classified Representative, Golden West College Paul Wisner Director, Fiscal Services, Golden West College Emilee Young, Ed.D. CVS Directors Emeritus Judy Elmore President, Elmore Toyota Doug Fabian Fabian Wealth Strategies/Making Money with Doug Fabian John McGovern Senior Vice President, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Retired) Robert Polentz Businessman 6 2017 GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT Golden West College Foundation Board of Directors Nuran Alteir Bonnie Castrey Martie Ramm Engle David Grant ASGWC Representative CCCD Board of Trustees Michael Grant Chris Hossellman Janet Houlihan Rachel Ramirez Davina Samuel Donald Testa, D .D .S ., J .D . Cheryl Tittle Paul Wisner Emilee Young, Ed .D . www.gwchbfoundation.com 7 Board Member Spotlight making an impact Rachel Ramirez in her office at Performance Excellence Partners in Huntington Beach. You might say that Golden West College Foundation Board to my degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology, when Member Rachel Ramirez is an accidental entrepreneur. She’s someone recommended me for a position at a government been running her small business since 1999, but looking back agency in Washington D.C.,” Rachel recalled. “I was supposed on how it all got started, she’ll tell you that she didn’t set out to spend a year there, but I ended up spending six. After you with this career track in mind. “I was working for the City of do that, you either become a career Fed, or you become a Long Beach in Workforce Development, which was related consultant. I decided I couldn’t become a Fed,” she quipped. 8 “These are all very important endeavours that will have a huge impact on our [ community for a long time to come.” ] Rachel’s first solo break came with an opportunity to Foundation Director] Bruce Berman through the Huntington manage a government contract worth about $800,000. Beach Chamber of Commerce, and I’ve loved getting to “In order to secure the contract, I needed to establish a know the college as a Foundation Board member. The business with all the legalities that entails,” explained Rachel. diversity of the student population is amazing, and I think “I didn’t even have a bank account in D.C., so I walked into the college does an excellent job of preparing folks to work a bank on Pennsylvania Avenue and told them I needed in the real world, whether they want to go to a university or to set up a business to handle a government contract.” get a job. I understand firsthand how challenging it can be When her new banker asked what the contract was for, she for companies to find qualified hires,” she said. “A community explained it was to manage a conference called The Journey college is asked to do a lot, and I think they make good use to Performance Excellence. “The gentleman suggested I call of our tax dollars and resources.” my business Performance Excellence Partners — PEP — because he thought I seemed kind of peppy. I said, ‘Okay, great!’ It was the easiest decision I’ve ever made in my life!” When Rachel was looking for ways she could make an impact, she concluded that the GWC Foundation has After five years, Congress abruptly ended funding for the effective systems already in place. “It’s not like you have to contract. “I had a company that had handled one contract start from scratch,” she said.