mission
Creating and supporting mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of the next generation.
vision
Through mentorship, all youth achieve their full potential.
Through mentorship
We offer youth crucial social connections, guiding them toward positive choices, academic success, and career opportunities. Mentors, in turn, find fulfillment and purpose in giving back.
OUR PROGRAMS
We’re proud to be California’s largest mentorship organization, continuously evolving to meet the needs of our community.
COMMUNITY MENTORING
VOLUNTEER:
Adults age 18 or older
THE EXPERIENCE:
Volunteers are matched with children ages 6 to 16. Matches plan activities twice a month based on their own schedule.
BIG COUPLES
VOLUNTEER:
Two adults age 18 or older in a relationship for 2+ years
THE EXPERIENCE:
Two volunteers are matched with a Little Brother age 6 to 16. Big Couples spend time with the child twice a month together or on their own.
HIGH SCHOOL BIGS
VOLUNTEER:
High school students grades 9 – 11
THE EXPERIENCE:
High school volunteers are matched with elementary school students. Mentoring sessions take place once a week after school at the elementary school for one hour and are led by a Big Brothers Big Sisters program specialist.
WORKPLACE MENTORING
VOLUNTEER:
Corporate employees at a participating Workplace Mentoring company
THE EXPERIENCE:
Employees are matched with high school students and meet once a month at company headquarters. Sessions last 90 minutes and are facilitated by a Big Brothers Big Sisters program specialist.
OUR ACCOLADES
2023 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA PLATINUM AWARD
For outstanding team leadership in providing 1-to-1 mentoring programming for local youth
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire has been recognized as a 2023 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) Platinum Award Winner. Every year, the BBBSA Nationwide Leadership Council, made up of local Big Brothers Big Sisters agency leaders and board members, recognizes agencies that have shown remarkable achievements in retaining the number of mentors and youth matched through the program, consistently from year to year, and have exhibited exceptional growth in their local programs. Out of more than 230 agencies across the country, we are one of 51 organizations to receive this top honor.
2022 BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA GOLD STANDARD AWARD
For outstanding team leadership in providing 1-to-1 mentoring programming for local youth
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire has been recognized as a 2022 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) Gold Standard Award Winner. The Gold Standard Award is given to agencies that demonstrate excellence in the organization’s signature 1:1 youth mentoring program and have increased their revenue and grown the number of mentors and youth who are matched through the program, year over year.
Charity Navigator provides in-depth, objective ratings and analysis of the financial health and accountability & transparency of America’s largest charities. Receiving four out of a possible four stars indicates that our organization adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way.
OUR LEADERSHIP
SLOANE KEANE, CEO
Sloane Keane is an advocate for social change through youth mentorship. She joined Big Brothers Big Sisters in 2013 as the director of development, charged with creating new funding strategies that tripled agency revenue and doubled the number of matches supported annually.
Since becoming CEO in 2018, Keane has continued the growth trajectory for the network’s second-largest agency nationwide. She is committed to strengthening the organization’s impact on disconnected youth across Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
TRACY CARMICHAEL
LAURIE PETERSON
KEITH MATAYA
HAZEL GONZALES
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GOVERNING BOARD
BOARD CHAIR
Cary Hyden
Prior Chair of the Latham & Watkins Corporate Department
VICE CHAIR
Michael Fox
MSQ Advisory
SECRETARY
Caroline Siefert-Sabo
Sabo Law
TREASURER
Erin Boyl
BMO
Matt Bailey
Paul Merage School of
Business, UCI
Kurt Belcher
STAjets
Phil Berry
Commercial West Brokerage, Inc.
Steve Blanc
Blanc Ventures LLC
Steve Borowski
Aristotle Capital Management
Tim Crosson
Crossfire, LLC
Brian Davis
Forward Counsel
Peter Desforges
PEAK Real Estate Management
Robert Friedman
F&F Capital Group, LLC
Paul Fruchbom
KDF Communities, LLC
Elliot Gordon
Philanthropist
Dr. Jacqueline Gustafson
FaithSearch Partners
Chris Ivey
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
Blake Johnson
Byte
Guy Johnson
Johnson Capital
Joe Juliano
United Pacific
Jason Krotts
Real Estate Development Associates, LLC
John Lenell
Qxonix Inc.
Dave Moellenhoff
Salesforce
Navin Narang
FPH Capital Partners, LLC
Scott Nelson
Ernst & Young
Todd Pickup
Plus Four Management
Chris Reedy
GAP Managers, Inc
Tom Reyes
Harbor Distributing, LLC
Tim Ryan
OC Vibe
Rick Taketa
Taketa Capital
Meital Taub
Livel Real Estate – Meital Taub Luxury Group
Gustavo Theisen
Columbia Steel Inc.
Kim Thompson
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Bradley Todd
JPMorgan
Henry Walker
Farmers & Merchants Bank
REGIONAL BOARD
BOARD CHAIR
Dr. Jacqueline Gustafson
FaithSearch Partners
VICE CHAIR
Kirby Hays
Hal Hays Construction
SECRETARY
Jeremiah Lee
TriCord Advisors, Inc
REVENUE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Jim Davenport
Beacon Pointe Advisors
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR
Amanda Deniston
Educator and Administrator
NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR
Matt Stowe
OctoClean
Anne Muchiri
Bill Olien
Bob Gedeon
Chris Glinski
Chris Venhoff
David Werner
Ernie Hwang
Eugene Kim
Ken Lineberger
Loren Hanson
Ryan Cumberland
Shawn Sorensen
Victor Cisneros
TRUSTEES
Gus Theisen
Founding Board Chair
Erik Anderson
Dennis Shannon
OUR FINANCIALS
It’s your money that keeps us going and enables us to start more kids on the right path, so you have every right to know how it is used. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County & the Inland Empire is a 501c3 (tax-exempt) organization.
