These were the top-ranked squadrons in the world as evaluated by the Department of Defense. After retiring from the military in 1987, Al embarked on a new challenge – publishing. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Senior Life Publishing and published millions of internationally distributed magazines for senior citizens. Then, in 1990, he embarked on his latest challenge – child welfare. Al served as the Program Director and Coordinator for Trinity Child and Family Services and became a Senior Trainer in the Group Centered Leadership model. Al then moved on to FamiliesFirst in Davis, California, where he served as the Executive Director. Under his leadership, he developed and implemented an intense oversight program to ensure program quality, developed a new training department, and restructured the Residential program to bring it under regulatory compliance. Under his leadership, FamiliesFirst became nationally accredited through the Council on Accreditation (COA).

Al’s trail of success continued over to McKinley where he used his past experiences to lead McKinley from a small, locally known child welfare organization to a state- and nationally-recognized center for children and families. Under his leadership, McKinley has seen phenomenal growth in their Foster Care Program, and their Non-Public School has become recognized as a premier provider of educational services. He also brought an increased emphasis on quality and training, all while maintaining a sound business plan and fiscal responsibility. Understanding the importance of accreditation, Al made sure that McKinley became a COA organization. A visionary and eternally optimistic, Al will often tell people that he is preparing McKinley for the next 100 years. Al has a Master’s degree in Educational Administration and is a Certified Group Home Administrator.

Mike then transitioned his career by working with two law firms in Los Angeles; Lawyer, Felix, and Hall and Adams, Duque and Hazeltime where he served as their Director of Finance. Currently, Mike is the Chief Financial Officer for McKinley Children’s Center and his pro-active financial management and oversight helps to keep McKinley debt free. Michael is also an elder at Sunland Neighborhood Church. In his spare time he enjoys running marathons and playing racquetball. Michael is married and has three children and eight grand children.

As the Chief of Administration, he directs McKinley’s Quality Systems, Human Resources and the M-Certified Training Center. Anil also serves as McKinley’s in-house legal counsel and is a featured trainer. Anil has been actively involved in strategic planning and his leadership led to McKinley achieving full accreditation status with the Council on Accreditation (COA) and Approved Provider status with the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Anil graduated from Southwestern University School of Law in 1997 with a Juris Doctor degree and is a member of the Labor & Employment and Business Law Sections of the California State Bar. Anil is a peer reviewer for COA and is on IACET’s Standards Evaluation Committee. He lives in the Inland Empire with his wife who is a successful Chiropractor.

Rhonda has served on various Boards and Committees in the surrounding communities and has been President of the San Dimas Chamber Board of Directors, Soroptimist of San Dimas/LaVerne, and La Fetra Foundation Board of Directors. She has also served in various leadership roles for the La Fetra Site Council, Sandburg Site Council, TEAM Referral Network, Neighborhood Christian Fellowship, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Rhonda has received several awards for her fundraising, including the 1994 “A Recognition of Excellence” Award – San Gabriel Valley YWCA Women of Achievement. Her passion in life is to make a difference in children’s lives. Rhonda has been married to her high school sweetheart since 1989 and has two children.

During the first 19 years of his time at McKinley, Gary was McKinley’s Program Director. In that position, Gary directed all recreation programs and helped to provide fun and meaningful activities for the children. He also supervised several departments and child care staff within in the Residential Program.

In 1993, Gary became the Director of Facilities. He now oversees all aspects of building and grounds maintenance, construction and modernization projects. Because of McKinley’s strategic goal to renovate and modernize the campus in an environmentally friendly manner, Gary has been very busy overseeing many projects including Solar Power, the Dining Hall Renovation and Water Conservation initiatives. Gary is a graduate from Cal Poly Pomona in 1974 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Recreation Administration. He lives nearby McKinley with his schoolteacher wife and has two sons.

Julissa has extensive experience in providing services in the areas of youth shelter care, school counseling, domestic violence, and child abuse counseling, as well as foster care and adoption. She has worked for Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Human Services Association and Children of the Village Foster Care. She retired as a 1st Lieutenant Finance Officer with the United States Army after serving for 10 years.

Julissa is a consultant with Foster Care Kinship Education with the local community colleges for over nine years and provides child welfare educational classes to the community. Julissa earned a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Society from the University of California at Santa Barbara and earned a Master’s Degree in School Counseling with a Pupil Services Credential from the University of La Verne.

In 2003, Stacy began her work in residential care, and has since worked in three residential facilities. Stacy joined McKinley Children’s Center in 2006 as the Director of Day Rehabilitation and became the Director of Residential in December 2006.

Currently, Stacy is the Executive Director of Treatment Services and oversees McKinley’s residential and mental health programs. She believes that McKinley’s is a place where each day is a new beginning, where hope is restored, hearts are healed, minds are renewed, futures are created, and dreams come true. In her spare time, Stacy enjoys traveling, reading and spending time with her family.

Her mission is to provide state-of-the-art quality education for the group of students who need it the most – those with special needs. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Miami University, a Master’s degree in Special Education from Alameda University and a second Master’s degree in Administration from National University.

She has built a team of excellent and dedicated educators at Canyon View School as evidenced by the school’s Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accreditation, State Certification, and a very happy and successful group of districts, students and parents.