Sam Piha is the founder and principal of Temescal Associates, a consulting group dedicated to building the capacity of leaders and organizations in education and youth development who are serious about improving the lives of young people.  Sam began his career in 1974 as an afterschool worker, an experience that led to 10 years of classroom teaching, and later work as a child and family counselor and school social worker. Between 1989 and 2001, Sam developed and managed school-based youth programs at the regional and national levels.

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Jennifer Fornal
Director for Special Projects

Jennifer Fornal brings close to 15 years of experience working in the field of youth development. Prior to her work with Temescal Associates, Jennifer was with Community Network for Youth Development as a Senior Project Manager where she was responsible for implementing after school partnerships initiatives and projects throughout the state of California.

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Joshua Julian
Director of Operations and Technology

Joshua Julian brings 13 years of experience working in the field of afterschool and youth development.  Working with a wide variety of afterschool organizations and foundations, Joshua’s experience includes strategic planning, website and database design and construction, technical assistance and program analysis.

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Eric Gurna
Trainer

As the founder and Executive Director of Development Without Limits, Eric Gurna designs and facilitates staff development, curriculum and other resources for community organizations and schools on topics including youth development, literacy, diversity, leadership, communication and organizational development. A lecturer in child and adolescent development at the City University of New York, Eric also designs and directs youth programs, including Project Unity, an internship program where teenagers create and perform plays based upon their own experiences and ideas.

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Bill Fennessy
Trainer

Bill Fennessy began as the PasadenaLEARNs Site Coordinator for Blair International Baccalaureate Magnet School in 2003. Bill is an Association of Pasadena School Administrators Board Member, a PasadenaLEARNs Advisory Board Member, a Los Angeles County Office of Education High School Afterschool Evaluator, the Vice President of the First Tee of Pasadena, as well as being actively involved several other local organizations.

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Sangita Kumar
Special Projects Manager and Trainer

Sangita Kumar is a results-based organizational development consultant and a skilled trainer dedicated to the empowerment of individuals and our communities. Her work over the past 6 years has allowed her to interact with a wide variety of organizations in business and non-profit sectors in the US and internationally.

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Candace Meehan
Trainer

Candace Meehan worked five years for Long Beach City College, facilitating case and grants management before entering the afterschool program field. Candace is currently working with the Long Beach Unified School District as Program Director for Long Beach Jordan High School,

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