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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 Mara Bommarito
Treasurer Paula Hibbs
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD:
Kim Griffin 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
Malaika Stambler
YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE: currently vacant
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
 
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