Born and raised in the California Bay Area, Terrence McLaney attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Rhetoric with an emphasis in Public Discourse. Terrence recognized the importance of giving back to his community at an early age and has since been involved in several youth leadership and mentoring programs, including coaching basketball at all levels, serving as Executive Director of a youth camp, and as Dean of Students at a high school in Northern California.
In his current role as a Financial Services Professional with a Fortune 100 Company, Terrence furthers his community advocacy by educating and empowering his clients to take control of their financial future. Terrence has identified opportunities for closing the wealth gap that exists in America by exploring personal and historical relationships with money. He specializes in investments, retirement planning, insurance and legacy planning, wealth accumulation, and saving for college. Terrence is committed to increasing financial literacy and building generational wealth in underserved communities.
Lonnie McGowen Jr. has been fortunate to have held positions of influence within a Fortune 400 Company gaining a unique perspective on topics such as Diversity/Inclusion and Leadership. Mr. McGowen Jr. begin his professional career at The Sherwin Williams Company in 2002 and currently serves as Vice President of Human Resources (The Americas Group) where he covers the Southwestern Retail Stores Division. As a representative of The Sherwin Williams Company, Mr. McGowen Jr. offers Sales and Human Resources experience with unique perspective of a global business environment and its cultural complexities. He attended San Francisco State University where he graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management.
Tatiana Oueini is a strategic, human resources executive with nearly 15 years of progressive HR leadership experience with companies, including Capital Group, Nestle, Target, and Saks Fifth Avenue. She’s currently transitioning into a new role as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Redwood Trust, a financial firm providing high-quality services that benefits homebuyers, renters, lenders, and housing investors. There, she’ll oversee a team of HR professionals that help drive the people dimension of the business across the organization. She’s passionate about creating strong and engaged teams by fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging and driving for excellence. She received her bachelors degree in communications from UCLA. In her free time, Tatiana loves to work out, eat, travel, and spend time with friends and family.
Pete Parker has spent his entire career as a non-profit management professional. He has helped community organizations raise nearly $30,000,000 to meet capital, endowment and operational goals. Pete is owner of NPcatalyst, a small non-profit consulting firm, which has impacted hundreds of charitable organizations by providing board development, public awareness, branding, community engagement, and funding solutions. Similar to success he’s found as co-founder of Greek Ladders, his accomplishments all relate to building long-lasting relationships, identifying opportunities, and creating solutions.
Monique Rodriguez is currently the Chief Revenue Officer for the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. She has been in the sports and entertainment industry since 2009, when she first accepted an internship with the Rose Bowl and has been working her way up ever since. In 2015, she received a national award for being top 40 under 40, skilled set in her industry by Collaborate Magazine and featured in their February issue.
She is now in charge of booking private events in the newly 181 million dollar renovated National Historic Landmark, home to UCLA football, the Rose Bowl Game and the upcoming Arroyo Seco Music & Arts Festival in June 2017 from the creators of Coachella Music Festival, AEG Goldenvoice. Her event bookings range from corporate event meetings, product launches, seminars, award banquets, galas, fundraisers, conferences, tradeshows, filmings, and photo shoots to private pre-show and after show parties for friends and families of each performing artist at each concert, international and national sporting events. She is a proud alum of Alpha Phi Sorority, Gamma Kappa Chapter, Long Beach State University and member of MPI (Meeting Planners International) and IAVM (International Association of Venue Managers.
Her lifelong goal is to be of service to others and to give back to all of those in need of a helping hand. “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”
Lights, Camera, Action! Danae Evans, MBA is a Carson, California native. She attended San Jose State University earning her B.S. degree in Business Management with a concentration in Public Relations, and after graduating in 2005; her longing to contribute behind the scenes in Hollywood became her passion.
She has dedicated more than 8 years to the entertainment industry, and along her journey she has worked
at NBC Universal, AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group), The Los Angeles Rams, The Superbowl, and Twentieth Century Fox Television in various capacities mainly Production, Business, and Legal Affairs.
In April 2008, Danae was initiated into the illustrious organization Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, where she serves the youth ages 12-17 years old (Delta Academy and Gems) and is currently the Assistant
Financial Secretary and the Physical & Mental Health Co-Chair.
Eddy Millis is currently President of Invincible live events company, A tenured business advisor for marketing for over 4 years, Eddy has produced over 24 live events from professional MMA shows, to concerts and mud runs. Eddy has also brought to market a top level protein supplement and appeared as a feature guest on Bravo TV’s “Thintervention” Eddy in his spare time is a contributing writer for 2 magazines and a consultant to several companies
