Board of Directors
Georgina Fernando
President
Georgina joined the CCLCF board after serving as the President of the LCFCC Preschool Parent Board for 3 years. She holds a Bachelor’s in Human Psychology and a Master’s in Forensic Psychology. She worked in financial Services, Corporate Strategy and Sales for 16 years in London prior to moving with her family to La Cañada in 2013. She has two young boys, both of whom have attended the Preschool and numerous programs at the Community Center.
Dr. Michael Leininger
Past President
Dr. Michael Leininger is the Past President of the Board of Directors for the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge. Dr. Michael Leininger recently retired from the La Cañada Unified School District where he served as Assistant Superintendent, Facilities & Operations. While at LCUSD, Dr. Leininger also served as Principal, Associate Principal, Summer School Principal, and Assistant Principal at La Cañada High School.
Maureen Siegel Sprowles
Secretary
Maureen Siegel Sprowles is Secretary of the Board and has been a member since 2002. She has lived in La Cañada Flintridge for over 30 years and has been a long time participant in the Community Center’s Ceramics Program. She was a member of La Cañada’s Public Safety Commission and recently retired as a Senior Assistant Los Angeles City Attorney having served as Chief of the Criminal Division and Special Counsel to the City Attorney. Maureen is a Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude graduate of UCLA and the UCLA School of Law.
Ara Aslanian
Board Member
Ara Aslanian is a Past President of the Board for CCLCF. He is the Founding Partner and CEO of Inverselogic Inc, which provides Technology Consulting, Managed Services, and Cybersecurity Risk assessment and prevention. Mr. Aslanian also served as the regional Scout Master for Homenetmen Western Region’s scouting division in charge of 14 western U.S. chapters with over 2000 scouting members.
Karen Knudsen
Board Member
Deb Jordan
Board Member
Deb Jordan serves as a board member after having been the Executive Director of the Community Center from 2012 – 2014. As a nonprofit executive Deb has been the Executive Director of Asia Society Southern California, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation, and is currently the Director of Community Relations for ARUP Blood Services in Utah. In 2014, she was named one of Business Life magazine’s Woman Achievers. She grew up in Glendale and attended Loyola Marymount University.
Mike Delaney
Board Member
Mike Delaney has been involved with the Community Center for many years. He is the President of Current Electric in Glendale, California. He is an avid sponsor of the Community Center of La Cañada’s many programs.
Dan Sernett
Board Member
Dan joined the CCLCF Board of Directors during the 2021/2022 fiscal year and has been an active supporter of the L.A. non-profit community through organizations such as Center Theatre Group (former Board Member), the Autry National Center (former Board Member), United Way of Los Angeles, Junior Achievement of Southern California, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and City of Angels Community Choir. A resident of La Cañada since 2012, Dan has also been deeply involved in organizations which support La Cañada Unified Schools, including roles as an Executive Board member of the PTA.
Dan is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza School of Business and a current member of its advisory board.
Pam Stumbaugh
Board Member
Pam joined our board at the end of 2019. She was part of the HR team at Allen Lund Company for 22 years, with more than half of that time as Director of Human Resources. She was active on the board of the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce and Community Association from 2014 to 2019, serving on the executive board as VP of Business Programs from 2017 to 2019. Additionally, Pam supports several organizations including Descanso Gardens, Huntington Library, La Cañada Tournament of Roses, and La Cañada Trails Council.
