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 | Sonia Karroum |
| Secretary | Kim Griffin |
| Treasurer | Paula Hibbs |
| MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: | |
| Mara Bommarito | Jim Clarke |
| Maren Neufeld | Alice Impliazzo |
| Nancy Joujon-Roche | Brittany Wilson |
| Marta Valdez | Alice Barriciello |
| Tina Mollica | Alan Oda |
| Sandra O. Zaitsu | Hope Parrish |
| Craig Schoenbaum | Joel Allan |
| Denise Yogi-Cohen | Lyndon Stambler |
| 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 | Tina Mollica, Mara Bommarito |
| By-Laws | Jim Clarke, Alice Barriciello |
| Activities | Alice Impliazzo, Denise Yogi-Cohen |
| Publicity – Periodicals | Nancy Joujon-Roche |
| Social Media | Marla Wolkowitz |
| Fundraising | Kim Griffin, Brittany Wilson |
| Historian/Scrapbooking | Hope Parrish, Sonia Karroum |
| Memberships/Recruitment | Craig Schoenbaum, Nancy Joujon-Roche |
| Youth Programs | Lisa Saperston, Kim Griffin |
| SCI Youth Artist & Authors Showcase | Lisa Saperston |
| Culver City Community Scholarship Fund | Alice Impliazzo |
City of Culver City
| MAYOR: | Albert Vera |
| VICE MAYOR: | Yasmine Imani-McMorrin |
| COUNCIL MEMBERS: | Dan O’Brien |
| Freddy Puzza | |
| Goran Eriksson | |
| CITY MANAGER: | John Nachbar |
| ASST. TO CITY MANAGER: | Shelly Wolfberg |