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Since 1996, Ms. Eisner has served as president of The Eisner Foundation, which funds innovative programs, especially medical and dental care programs, that address the needs of underserved children in several southern California counties. In addition to her service in support of amfAR's mission, she currently serves on the board of directors of the Harvard Westlake School, and is chairman of the board of the California Community Foundation. She is a member of the Aspen Music Festival National Council and the Blue Ribbon Committee of the Music Center of Los Angeles, and also serves on the board of visitors of the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Cathy Unger has worked as a Public Affairs Consultant in the political, corporate and non-profit arena for over 30 years. She has been a partner in UT Strategies, Inc. where she represented municipal and corporate entities and Unger/Thomas where she represented State Governors, U.S. Senators and local elected officials. A native of Los Angeles, she received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969. She is the former President of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and former Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Women's Political Committee. She currently serves as Chair of the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project, Board member of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, and Board Member of the National Planned Parenthood Action Fund. She is a Trustee of the UC Berkeley Foundation and Vice-President to the American Jewish Committee in Los Angeles. She is married to Leonard Unger and they have two grown children and four grandchildren.

Cynthia Ann Telles, Ph.D., has been a member of The California Endowment's Board of Directors since April 2001, and was Board Chair from April 2004 through April 2006. She previously served as the Vice Chair of the Board from April 2002 until April 2004. For the past two decades Dr. Telles has been Director of the Spanish-Speaking Psychosocial Clinic of the Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital at the UCLA School of Medicine, and since 1996, she has been an Associate Clinical Professor with the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Telles has held several governmental and public service appointments that include Commissioner of the City of Los Angeles for 13 years. She was recently the Vice President of the Board of Library Commissioners, and previously Vice President of the City of Los Angeles Ethics Commission, past President of the Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women, and member of the Commission on Children, Youth and Their Families. Prior public service appointments include being a member of the National Advisory Council of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services), the Ad Hoc Advisory Group to the Presidential Taskforce on Health Care Reform Regarding Latinas and Latino Children. (Most notably, Telles was the President and Founder of the Hispanic Health Foundation from 1988-1998.) Dr. Telles currently serves on the boards of the California Community Foundation, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, The National Alliance for Hispanic Health, The Music Center, the Public Policy Institute of California, Pitzer College, and the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic. She is also a member of the Mental Health Task Force at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Significantly, Dr. Telles served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Service Organizations. Throughout her career, Telles has published extensively in leading psychology and psychiatric journals and conducted numerous presentations on the issue of mental health. She also has received many commendations from organizations throughout the state. She also has received many commendations from organizations throughout the state. Most recently, she received the " href="http://www.calendow.org/annual_report_06/flash/index.html" target="_blank">View Online (requires Flash)

Dorothy Courtney recently retired after more than twenty years as Executive Director of the Richstone Family Center. Richstone works to prevent and treat child abuse, to strengthen families and promote nonviolent resolution of conflict in families and communities. Under Courtney's leadership Richstone grew from an organization in a single community serving 35 families to an agency in 13 locations, serving over 9,000 participants with a wide range of programs. Before coming to Richstone, Courtney was a secondary teacher, foreman of the Los Angeles Grand Jury, a school district board member, and a community volunteer focused on children and families. She currently serves on the boards of the Jester Pharley Fund and the South Bay Violence Prevention Council.

Born into a family of antiques dealers, Joseph Maddalena learned early on how to turn his passion into a career. As a child, while traveling with his parents to various antiques shows, Maddalena attended his first baseball card convention, and a great idea was born. An avid card collector, Maddalena saw that there was a community of collectors around the country, but not enough shows to accommodate the need. It was then, at 12 years old, that he decided to organize the first local card show in New England. With the money he saved from his paper route, young Maddalena rented the American Legion hall in his hometown of Cranston, Rhode Island and staged the first-ever local card show. With his parents serving hot dogs and sodas to the attendees, Maddalena's show proved so successful, that he continued staging shows, and by the age of 14 had amassed over one million baseball cards and thousands of autographs. So begins the story of Profiles In History... Still more a hobby than a career, Maddalena moved west to attend Pepperdine University and pursue a career in broadcasting. Needing to support himself, Maddalena turned to his hobby of finding collectibles. On weekends he scoured the old bookstores of Hollywood for letters and memorabillia from such famous writers as Dashiell Hammett and Ernest Hemingway that would fetch a fair price at auctions back east. Upon graduation, realizing that broadcasting was not in the stars, Maddalena pursued collectibles full-time. Expanding his horizons to include all facets of celebrity and historic collectibles, Maddalena opened his first office in 1985. His inventory grew to include quality historical material dating from the Revolutionary War through today, in fields ranging from the arts and sciences to U.S. presidents, aviators, explorers, the Wild West, business leaders, sports figures and Hollywood icons. His expertise is well known and relied on. In 1997, he was instrumental in exposing the Lex Cusak $13 million JFK/Marilyn Monroe forgery hoax, and was interviewed by leading news organizations. A lifetime member of the Manuscript Society and Universal Autograph Collectors Club, Maddalena is recognized as the nation's leading authority on entertainment memorabilia and handwritten historical documents. Maddalena has been interviewed by such leading news organizations as ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, E!Entertainment, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes and many, many more. Celebrities and executives alike have recognized Maddalena's ability to acquire one-of-a-kind authentic pop culture memorabilia. Known as an authority for truly unique and memorable gifts, Maddalena includes business leaders, rock stars, sports heroes, world-renowned journalists, entertainment executives and A-list celebrities as clients. Through the years, Maddalena has earned his reputation for being a keen, fair businessman who knows the history and value of historical and pop culture artifacts. Celebrities and lay people alike come into the Profiles In History offices to appraise their valuables, and receive the best possible price for their items. Active in supporting his community as well as at-risk and underprivileged children, Maddalena is a board member of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum, the Calmont School and the California Community Foundation. He also founded the Topanga Canyon Fire Fund to protect and shelter community residents in the event of brush fires, and is a generous benefactor to numerous children's organizations. As Profiles In History grows in its status as one of the top auction houses for entertainment and historical collectibles, Maddalena will continue to lead it with his historical knowledge, his business sense and heart.

A native Angeleno, Reveta Franklin Bowers is Head of School at The Center for Early Education, an independent coed day school for students of differing ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. A recognized leader in her field, Ms. Bowers has served as President of the California Association of Independent Schools and Treasurer of the National Association of Independent Schools. She has been a trustee at Harvard Westlake and Windward schools in Los Angeles, and is currently on the boards of the Fulfillment Fund, the National Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education, the Educational Records Bureau, and the Brentwood School. Ms. Bowers earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California, has a Master's degree and three teaching credentials. Additionally, she was a Klingenstein Fellow at Columbia University Teachers College in New York. She and her husband of more than 35 years, Superior Court Judge Bob S. Bowers, have two adult children.

Tom Unterman founded Rustic Canyon in 1999 after a long career as a corporate executive and prior to that, a corporate lawyer. He continues to serve as managing partner. From 1992 though 1999, he held several executive positions at the Times Mirror Company, most recently as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Times Mirror, Tom was a partner of the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP, which he joined after serving as a partner of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. He earned his bachelor's degree from Princeton University before receiving his law degree from the University of Chicago. Tom currently serves on the boards of the California Community Foundation, The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, The Public Library of Science, Heal the Bay and Pacific Community Ventures.

Ms. de Vera is Director of Grants for the California Community Foundation. Previously she served as Western Region Director for the Fannie Mae Foundation. Prior to entering the field of philanthropy, Ms. de Vera served as a field representative for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, as Senior Policy Analyst for the California Association of Realtors and also worked for the late Mayor Tom Bradley. Ms. de Vera serves on the board of several organizations including Visual Communications.