Who We Are
On December 10, 1962, the Culver City City Council established the Culver City Sister City Committee (CCSCC) for the cultural betterment of the City and its people. Almost 45 years later, on June 22, 2008, Culver City Sister City Committee, Inc. received its Final Determination Letter as a 501 (c)(3) charitable non-profit organization, retroactive to January 31, 2008.
The CCSSC engages residents in a number of creative and charitable activities that benefit both the sister city and the Culver City community such as:
- Home stays – culture, music & sports exchanges for adults as well as middle and high school students
- Culture art and music exchanges
- International dignitary recognitions
- Civic awareness development
- Donations to support orphanages in Mexico
Current Culver City Sister City (and year relationships established) are as follows:
- Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico (1964)
- Kaizuka, Osaka, Japan (1965)
- Iksan City, Chollabuk-do, South Korea (1983)
- Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (1989)
- Capo d’Orlando, Messina, Sicily, Italy (2016)
Board of Directors
| OFFICERS: | |
| President | Lisa Saperston |
| Vice President | Alice Barriciello |
| Secretary | Kim Griffin |
| Treasurer | Paula Hibbs |
| MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: | |
| Mara Bommarito | Jim Clarke |
| Lyndon Stambler | Alice Impliazzo |
| Joel Allan | Brittany Wilson |
| Marta Valdez | Marie Leyva |
| Tina Mollica | Alan Oda |
| Sandra O. Zaitsu | Hope Parrish |
| Craig Schoenbaum | Max Jordan |
| Denise Yogi-Cohen | Denice Renteria |
| YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE: | Sylvie Burmeister |
| BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS: | Joyce Perlick |
| Barbara Honig | |
| Alan Schreibman | |
| CHAIRPERSONS: | |
| Uruapan, Mexico | Sonia Karroum, Marie Leyva |
| Casa de Cuna Orphanage | Tina Mollica, Marie Leyva |
| Casa de Hogar Orphanage | Tina Mollica, Marie Leyva |
| Kaizuka, Japan | Lyndon Stambler, Alan Oda |
| Marathon Exchange (Kaizuka) | David Winslow |
| Iksan City, South Korea | Paula Hibbs, Sandra O. Zaitsu |
| Lethbridge, Alberta-Canada | Marla Wolkowitz, Mara Bommarito |
| Capo d’Orlando, Sicily-Italy | Mara Bommarito, Tina Mollica |
| By-Laws | Joel Allan, Jim Clarke |
| Activities | Alice Impliazzo, Denise Yogi-Cohen |
| Publicity – Periodicals | Nancy Joujon-Roche |
| Social Media | Marla Wolkowitz |
| Fundraising | Brittany Wilson, Max Jordan |
| Historian | Hope Parrish |
| Memberships/Recruitment | Craig Schoenbaum, Alice Barriciello |
| Youth Programs | Lisa Saperston, Kim Griffin |
| SCI Youth Artist & Authors Showcase | Lisa Saperston |
| Culver City Community Scholarship Fund | Alice Barriciello |
| Gifts Protocol | Marie Leyva, Denise Yogi-Cohen |
City of Culver City
| MAYOR: | Yasmine Imani-McMorrin |
| VICE MAYOR: | Dan O’Brien |
| COUNCIL MEMBERS: | Göran Eriksson |
| Freddy Puzza | |
| Albert Vera | |
| CITY MANAGER: | John Nachbar |
| ASST. TO CITY MANAGER: | Shelly Wolfberg |