Jericho Road Pasadena

JR Pasadena Steering Committee:

John Blue, President, has practiced civil litigation law in Los Angeles for almost thirty-eight years. He is now a partner in his own firm, Blue Schoor & Diehl. He has been married to his wife Betsy for the same thirty-eight years. They have one daughter, Catherine Blue Holmes, who is a law student at St. Louis University. Since coming to Pasadena in 1975, both Betsy and John have been active at Neighborhood Unitarian Church of Pasadena and have been involved in local politics. John has served on several civic commissions of the City of Pasadena.

Dick Hirrel, Treasurer is a retired lawyer, who now does mediation work. In his retirement, he enjoys golfing, summers in Michigan, and a variety of nonprofit and foundation work. Dick joined the Jericho Road Pasadena Steering Committee in early 2010.

John Wilson, Secretary, is originally from Concord, Massachusetts; his involvement with the Jericho Road Project runs deep. John interned with JRP and volunteered in Lowell in 2005. He joined the Jericho Road Pasadena Steering Committee upon its inception in June 2009. His capacity on the committee includes serving as secretary, managing information technology for the site's Old Town office, and advising on marketing and outreach.

Beyond his personal history with JRP, John's career has spanned public policy, international affairs, and nonprofit consulting. He has facilitated survey research for the RAND Corporation. He has helped launch a trade office with the foreign ministry of Peru in Los Angeles; and has worked with organizations like the Daniel Pearl Foundation, Los Angeles Universal Preschool, Community Partners, LA Artist, and Sweatshop Watch (now the Garment Worker Center). Currently owner of his sole proprietorship Wilson Enterprises, he is a sales agent with Cardinal Assurance. John has a Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College.

Susan Chandler is a semi-retired volunteer with a variety of Pasadena organizations. She is also the mother of three and happy grandmother of two. She enjoy traveling, reading, and giving tours at the Huntington Library.

Clyde Derrick is a third-generation Californian who is an alumnus of Pomona College (BA, English and Creative Writing) and USC (MFA, Cinema). He worked in the film industry as a story analyst and development executive on films including The Sixth Sense and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button before transitioning to nonprofit fundraising. He has worked in nonprofit development for the Autry National Center, Young & Healthy, and Art Center College of Design, where he increased foundation giving over one year by 32%. He is currently is Director of Foundation Relations for USC Rossier School of Education. In his spare time, Clyde writes fiction, plays, teleplays and music. His first novel, The Wash, will be published by Sol Books in fall 2012.

Dr. Barbara Eaton is a recently retired general surgeon who practiced at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles, for nearly 28 years. She was educated at Antioch College and Tufts University and then received her MD at George Washington University Medical School. During her tenure at Kaiser Permanente she served as Chief of Staff for 2 yrs and as a member of the Bioethics Committee, and member of the Surgical Morbidity and Mortality committee. The hospital where she practiced is in the greater Los Angeles area and draws patients from many ethnic back grounds. Her greatest satisfaction came from forming long-term close working relationships with her diverse patients, many of whom had complicated surgical problems. She lives with her husband in South Pasadena and is the mother of two adult children, two grandchildren, and three Labrador retrievers.

Francisca Neumann, a California native, has lived in the Pasadena area with the exception of her four years at Sweet Briar College in Virginia where she received her Bachelors Degree before returning to Los Angeles to receive her Masters in Special Education at Cal State, Los Angeles. After teaching in the Pasadena Unified District, then working at Childrens' Hospital, Los Angeles she returned to Pasadena to found the program for disabled students at Pasadena City College. She then co-founded a coalition to prevent alcohol and other drug abuse which was named "Day One: take charge of your life; take care of your community." She also worked part time as Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church's Director of Outreach. Meantime she has served on a wide variety of non profit organizations that range from the Pasadena Humane Society, Lambda Advocacy Council of San Gabriel Valley, Descanso Gardens, the Garden Club of America and continues to volunteer for the Pasadena Police Department in the First Offender Program.

Edgar Peters is a partner at First Quadrant, located in Pasadena, co-heading the firm's Global Macro Strategies. Prior to joining First Quadrant he spent 23 years with PanAgora Asset Management where he was, over time, an equity portfolio manager, Director of Tactical Asset Allocation, Chief Investment Officer of Macro Investments, and Chief Investment Officer.
He has lectured extensively in the classroom as well as in conference settings. The author of numerous articles in investment journals, Ed is also the author of three books: Chaos and Order in the Capital Markets (Wiley, 1991, 1996), Fractal Market Analysis (Wiley, 1994), and Patterns in the Dark (Wiley, 1999). Ed holds an MBA from Rutgers University.

The Rev. Hannah Petrie serves Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church of Pasadena as the Associate Minister. Along with pastoral, membership, and homiletic duties, she oversees the social justice programs, projects and service opportunities of the church. As a church leader she is familiar with the similar challenges that non-profit organizations face. She also grew up with a father who has been CEO of two large youth-serving NPOs for over 40 years. Strengthening the capacity of the nonprofit world is in her blood!

Contact :
Melanie Goodyear, JR Pasadena Program Director at mgoodyear@jerichoroadproject.org, 626-319-6466.