Improving the Lives of LA County’s Most Vulnerable Youths & Young Adults

in foster care

homeless

Victims of Sex Trafficking

In-crisis or at risk

GIVE – MENTOR – LOVE is a Foundation of dedicated professionals serving LA County youths and young adults in-crisis, at risk, homeless or in foster care, and victims of sex trafficking.

We are a layer of the healing process GIVING immediate and continued support of basic needs and financial assistance; MENTORING to help them rediscover their self-worth; and LOVING unconditionally to help them thrive.

History of our Organization

2010

We started volunteering with foster girls in the Pasadena, CA area who were exploited, in-crisis and suffered unspeakable traumas.

2019

We established GIVE – MENTOR – LOVE Foundation to expand our footprint and services in order to support youths and young adults in-crisis, at risk, homeless or in foster care, and victims of sex trafficking across all of Los Angeles County.

Today

GIVE – MENTOR – LOVE Foundation partners with LA County Specialized Bureau for Commercial Sexual Exploited Children (CSEC), ZOE Los Angeles, and Learning Works Charter School. 

Our Leaders
Board of Directors

Donna Pierson

Founder, Chairman of the Board

Donna Pierson is the Founder and Chairperson of GIVE – MENTOR – LOVE Foundation. She started the Cottage Guild at Rosemary Children’s Services in Pasadena with four friends in 2010, which later transformed into the GIVE – MENTOR – LOVE Foundation in 2019. This now feeds her passion for volunteering with youth and young adults in-crisis, at risk, homeless or in foster care, and victims of sex trafficking.

Ginger Umutyan

President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer

Ginger Umutyan joined the board in 2020 and is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. An active member in her community, she on the Board of Trustees for The Gooden School, and is the president of TEMVAT, LLC, a bookkeeping service for non-profits and corporations. Ginger enjoys helping make a difference in this world and being a part of this organization, by Giving, Mentoring, and Loving these girls, something that they have been missing in their lives. She enjoys sharing her knowledge of Financial knowledge so that the youths and young adults in our programs can have a better idea of how to do life budgeting and digital skills, and prepare for job searches. Ginger is a wife and a mother of six children.

Natalie Friberg

Vice Chair/Vice President, Director of Communications

Natalie Friberg is the Vice President/Vice Chairperson of Give – Mentor – Love Foundation and Director of Communications. She oversees and handles all marketing and public relations of the foundation to help spread awareness for the youth, young adults, and victims we serve. Ms. Friberg is the co-Founder of RetireBetterNow.com, and formerly, she was the Editor-In-Chief of DREAMS Magazine, a luxury lifestyles magazine in Southern California.

Paul Rusnak

Board Member

Paul Rusnak is Chairman and CEO of Rusnak Group. Since establishing his first automobile dealership in 1959, he has made the Rusnak brand synonymous with Southern California car culture and one of the region’s most widely recognized. Rusnak emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1948 and has made LA’s San Gabriel Valley his home for the last five decades. For his charitable contributions and business acumen, Rusnak has received numerous awards and recognition, including an honorary doctorate of humanities in 2016 from Sias University.

Christian Scali

Board Member

Christian Scali has a diverse law practice that includes advice and counsel and complex and high stakes litigation. His clients are in a variety of industries, including restaurant and hospitality, property management, entertainment, clothing manufacturing and ecommerce. Valued by clients for his outside general counsel advice and guidance, Christian resolves the critical issues, disputes and lawsuits facing his clients to minimize risks. Along with being on the Give Mentor Love board of directors, Christian is on the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) Litigation Section Executive Committee, and is a delegate for the Board of Directors of the Independent Auto Dealers Association of California (IADAC).

Kathy Lee

Director of Community Services

Kathy Lee is the Director of Community Services at Give-Mentor-Love Foundation. Kathy is an associate marriage and family therapist (AMFT) who recently completed her graduate studies at USC. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in psychology at Loma Linda University. Kathy has experience collaborating closely with underserved, at-risk youth and high school graduates. She provides assistance in helping youth reach their vocational study goals as well as providing mentorship, guidance, and connection to needed resources. Kathy was born and raised in San Francisco and is a first generation college graduate.