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 | |
| 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 | Paula Hibbs |
| YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE: | Kayden Fujikami |
| BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS: | Joyce Perlick |
| Barbara Honig | |
| Alan Schreibman | |
| CHAIRPERSONS: | |
| Uruapan, Mexico | 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 | Denise Yogi-Cohen |
| Publicity – Periodicals | Nancy Joujon-Roche |
| Social Media | Marla Wolkowitz |
| Fundraising | Max Jordan |
| Historian | Hope Parrish |
| Memberships/Recruitment | Craig Schoenbaum, Alice Barriciello |
| Youth Programs | Brittany Wilson, Kim Griffin |
| SCI Youth Artist & Authors Showcase | Brittany Wilson |
| Culver City Community Scholarship Fund | Alice Barriciello |
| Gifts Protocol | Marie Leyva, Denise Yogi-Cohen |
| 2028 LA Olympics Committee | Denise Yogi-Cohen, Lisa Saperston |
City of Culver City
| MAYOR: | Dan O’Brien |
| VICE MAYOR: | Freddy Puzza |
| COUNCIL MEMBERS: | Albert Vera |
| Bryan “Bubba” Fish | |
| Yasmine Imani-McMorrin | |
| CITY MANAGER: | John Nachbar |
| ASST. TO CITY MANAGER: | Shelly Wolfberg |