Pomona Hope
Board

Board

In addition to a growing community of volunteers and financial supporters, Pomona Hope is led by a Governing Board of Directors and an Executive Director. Our programs are currently run by a staff team, interns, and a growing community of dedicated volunteers who give their time, energy, and expertise to complete important organizational responsibilities.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

 

COCO GEORGE                                                                                                          

Board President, Chair of Personnel and Board Affairs Committee   

A resident of Pomona since 1993, Coco George is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Pomona, where she has served in both youth ministry and Christian education.  Coco holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Pomona College and a doctorate in physical therapy from Western University of Health Sciences.  Coco has worked for Pomona Valley Hospital for 20 years. Coco is excited and grateful to be a part of the great work God is doing through Pomona Hope to empower youth and families in our community.

 

ADAM DONNER

Ex Oficio Member

Adam Donner, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Pomona joined the board in 2012. He graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in Mechanical Engineering but pursued a call to serve youth through a church internship. This eventually led to seminary and ordination. Adam has pastored since 2003 in various urban and suburban areas. Adam is passionate about equipping the church to discern God’s work in the neighborhood and developing partners to see transformation happen in our community.

 

PAULA LANTZ                      

Board Member

Paula has been involved with Pomona Hope for several years and joined the Board in 2021.  She was born and raised in Pomona, graduated from Pomona College, and received her M.A. in Education from Claremont Graduate School, with an emphasis on teaching Educationally Disadvantaged children.  She taught for PUSD, was Foster Care Coordinator for a Christian out-of-home Placement Facility in Chino, as well as a Foster Parent, and served the families of Developmentally Delayed infants as an in-home Infant Stimulation Specialist.  For more than 25 years she served as a Council Member for the City of Pomona and was greatly involved with the issues of Affordable Housing, Homelessness, and Mental Health.  She currently serves on the LA County Continuum of Care Board for Homelessness, and the Tri-City Mental Health Governing Board.  Paula and her husband Fred continue to live in Pomona and had 4 grown children.  She is an active member of Purpose Church in Pomona.

 

                   

BOB HILTON

Board Member

Worked for Pomona Hope as a volunteer for about 5 years off and on. I’m an associate pastor at Humanity Church of Pomona Ca. I’m a Vietnam vet. I am a volunteer for the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department as a Police Chaplain Of Chino Hills. I’m a Fisher of men.

 

 

 

KIEVA KAAK

Personnel and Board Affairs Committee

Kieva has resided in Pomona for nearly 30 years and has been a volunteer for community initiatives
and urban greening projects in and around the city. Having an undergraduate degree in Health
Science, she has a passion for promoting holistic health for people and communities.
Currently, she is a graduate student at Azusa Pacific University, pursuing her master’s degree in
Social Work where she completed a community mental health internship focused on youth
while developing training for nature-based interventions. Recently, she designed and led the
installation of the APU Community Garden bringing together her passions for sustainability and
promoting student resilience and wellbeing through service, education, and outreach while
involving students in caring for the environment. Having great respect for all that Pomona Hope
has done for Pomona’s youth over the years, Kieva is grateful to now be serving on the board.

 

 

LUDMILA DRAKE

Finance Committee

Ludmila Drake is a speech-language pathologist and one of the original members of Pomona Hope. Formerly an elementary school teacher in Pomona, Ludmila is passionate about empowering the members of the Pomona community and seeing the city transformed. Ludmila has lived in Pomona her entire adult life and is currently a member of First Presbyterian Church of Pomona where she helps lead the children’s ministry.