Derick Brown
Derick Brown is a Youth Counselor at the Youth Guidance Center of San Francisco. He is responsible for coordinating and planning daily program activities for underprivileged youth between the ages of 10-18. Previously Mr. Brown served as the Director of Teen Services at the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco for 6 years where he staffed and supervised teenagers working as “teen staff” around the facility to expose and prepare them for the work force. As the Student Trustee of the City College of San Francisco, Mr. Brown advocates on behalf of fellow students. Born and Raised in San Francisco, CA, Derick Brown is a devoted father and stresses the importance of quality education for children to grow and succeed.
Jeff Brown
Jeff Brown is the Technology Director for the Snow Leopard Trust, an international wildlife conservation organization that works with local communities of Central Asia to protect the endangered snow leopard. Previously he worked in a variety of technical and project management roles at Microsoft. He has served as a volunteer mentor with MentorNet to encourage diversity and achievement in engineering and science, and is very pleased to help support the Good For Kids mission of enabling young people to nurture their individual talents and realize their potential.
Clenzell Bryant (Junior Advisor)
Clenzell Bryant received a Good for Kids Coaching Scholarship in 2008 for Basketball. Since graduating from the Coaching Program, Clenzell has played on his school basketball team, been active in Good for Kids Workshops, and volunteered to be an Assistant Basketball Coach for 2009 scholarship recipient, Domenic Harris. He is currently in the 8th grade and is working hard to get into a competitive high school where he can continue to play basketball.
Iesha Gosman (Junior Advisor)
Iesha Gosman received a Good for Kids Coaching Scholarship in 2009 for Lacrosse. Since graduating from the Coaching Program, Iesha has been accepted to the Southern Marin Lacrosse Team, has been active in Good for Kids Workshops, and continued to work with her Good for Kids coach to improve her lacrosse skills. Iesha is currently in the 7th grade and excited to help Good for Kids refine their programming for future scholarship recipients.
Ellee Koss
Ellee Koss has over 30 years of experience as a consultant and an educator. She is a graduate of Boston University, with a Ph. D. in Economics and a BA in International and Comparative Studies. As a professor, Ellee worked to bring out the best of what was within her students while teaching such courses as Economics, Statistics, The Creation and Leadership of Change, and Globalization. In her consulting practice, Dr. Koss has been a pioneer and early leader in utilizing vision and values to drive corporate strategy, transformation, and effectiveness. Dr. Koss has also committed time and energy to working with youth in underserved communities in San Francisco and Boston. In Boston, she was a co-founder of Hand in Hand, a not for profit organization designed to support young people in envisioning, initiating and implementing service oriented projects in their communities. She currently coaches boy's lacrosse in the Bay Area and was a swimming teacher and coach for many years.
Jenny Li (Junior Advisor)
Jenny Li received a Good for Kids Coaching Scholarship in 2007 for Fine Arts. Since graduating from the Coaching Program, Jenny has continued to develop her painting and sculpture skills, exhibited some of her works in San Francisco's DeYoung Museum, won local art competitions, and been active in Good for Kids Workshops. In 2009 she was an Assistant Art Coach for scholarship recipient, Ramadh Thomas. Jenny is currently a Freshman in High School.
Harold Love
Harold Love is a mid westerner at heart and a youth developer by trade. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Southern Illinois in Carbondale in 1992, and his Masters of Science in Human Services Administration from Springfield College in 2001. He currently serves as a Senior Director of Program Services for Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco where he oversees the operations of three Clubhouses and a 2,000 acre camp called Camp Mendocino in Mendocino County. Prior to working with Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco he worked a total of ten years at YMCAs in Evanston, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Palo Alto, California; and Wichita, Kansas, holding a number of positions from Director of Outreach to Executive Director.
Rosa Stevens
Rosa Stevens, born and raised in San Francisco, is the proud parent of five children, ages 11 through 27. Ms. Stevens attended City College, Skyline College in San Bruno and Ohlone College in Fremont, California before enlisting in the US Army “the best decision I ever made for my own self-discovery.” When she’s not commuting to Fremont and San Jose as a Sales Coach Leader. Ms. Stevens and her husband, Donald, enjoy keeping up with their children. Two of her sons, Geron and Marvin, introduced her to break dancing about 2 years ago and she thought they would lose interest. Before long their interest and skills developed and now she is an avid fan of b-boy and break dancing. Ms. Stevens is proud to represent parents in San Francisco as an advisory board member of the Good for Kids Foundation.
Kimberly Stone
Kimberly Stone is a mother, lawyer and lobbyist who joined her husband to co-found the Adelante Foundation, a non-profit micro credit organization in Honduras. She is a 1996 graduate of Stanford University School of Law and received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University in American Studies. Ms. Stone is a former prosecutor (Deputy District Attorney in San Mateo County and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Diego) who now works as a lobbyist in Sacramento for the Civil Justice Association of California. Previously, she spent five years with the Adelante Foundation as Director of Development responsible for fundraising, planning, and grant development.
Lexus Thomas-Trail (Junior Advisor)
Lexus Thomas-Trail received a Good for Kids Coaching Scholarship in 2009 for Hip hop and Modern Dance. Since graduating from the Coaching Program, Lexus has continued to dance, been active in Good for Kids Workshops, and is interested in pursuing dance professionally. She is currently in the 8th grade and is working hard to get into a competitive boarding school where she can continue to develop her dance skills.
