Who are We?

Malibu Foundation is a non-profit organization that is working to help Southern California rebuild and recover after the Woolsey Fire. Our internal programs and partner organizations are doing everything they can to serve the full scope of the community’s needs: housing, job placement, rebuilding, wellness, legal assistance, advocacy, and finance. We are also working to serve our environment and the beautiful flora and fauna that were also affected by the fires to create resilient communities.

RELIEF. REBUILD. RESILIENCE

Mission

Malibu Foundation is committed to the long-term rebuilding of areas affected by the Woolsey Fire. Our goal is to ensure a climate resilient community that is sustainable. To achieve this, we coordinate with organizations in the public sector that provide economic development, emotional support, and advocacy to help us leverage our impact.

PHASE I: RELIEF

Provide immediate financial support to those most desperately in need.

PHASE II: REBUILD

Work toward strategically integrating fire prevention and building towards a greener, more resilient community.

PHASE III: RESILIENCE

Advocate on local, state, and federal levels for more meaningful spending on behalf of the Woolsey victims and Malibu.

Team

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Aug 7, 2019

Evelin Weber

Aug 7, 2019

Evelin Weber is Malibu Foundation’s Executive Director and co-founder along with husband, Trevor Neilson. She is also the founder of Narra.life, an A.I. company that brings financial access to the poor, and is the founder of The Philippines Foundation. Prior to her philanthropic work, Evelin worked in Investment banking in New York, London, Africa, and Latin America. She presently serves as a Patron to two UK based charities: A World At School and Faces Charity. A native of the Philippines, Evelin currently lives in Malibu with her husband, son, dog, and flock of chickens and ducks.

Aug 7, 2019

Jun 11, 2022

Scarlet Eskew

Jun 11, 2022

Scarlet joined Malibu Foundation in November 2021, as the Grants and Program Manager. She previously worked in education, teaching science at the high school level. Her background is in gender studies and environmental biology. She lives in West Hollywood, with her partner and her two cats. She enjoys reading, cooking up vegan recipes, and baking sourdough in her spare time!

Jun 11, 2022

Climate Adaptability Team

Malibu Foundation Members

Sustainability Consultant

Dean Kubani

Sustainability Consultant

Dean Kubani is an internationally recognized expert in urban sustainability. In a 25 year career with the City of Santa Monica, where he served as the city's first Chief Sustainability Officer, Dean oversaw the city's groundbreaking work in sustainable community development, renewable energy, water self-sufficiency, pollution prevention, green building and sustainable business. He currently Chairs the Santa Monica Task Force on the Environment and teaches at the John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Development at Cal Poly Pomona.

Sustainability Consultant

Shea Cunningham

Sustainability Consultant

Shea Cunningham has over twenty years of multi-sector, public/private/non-profit, community-level to international experience, and has developed, directed and managed numerous sustainability-centered projects and programs. At the City of Malibu Ms. Cunningham managed environmental compliance and reporting, the solid waste/waste prevention program, and assisted businesses and residents with commencing organics recycling. She also founded and manages the Sustainable Business Certification Program for the City of Culver City (CCSBCP).

Sustainability Consultant

Board of Directors

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Chairperson

Candace McKeever

Chairperson

Candace Bond McKeever is President & CEO of Strategic Solutions Group, Inc. (SSG), a small, DBE certified minority woman owned organization specializing in a full array of Community Outreach and Education, Strategic Communications, Marketing, Advertising and Public Affairs. With over 25 years of experience, Candace is also Former VP of Essence Entertainment, and additionally served on the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the Kennedy Center under President Barack Obama. In 2014, she was honored as Woman of the Year for Los Angeles County.

Chairperson

Treasurer

Drew Hayden

Treasurer

Drew Hayden is a graduate of Stanford University and Boston College Law School. He has worked as a mergers and acquisitions attorney for national and international law firms in New York and Boston, an investment banker, and co-founded two technology companies. He currently serves on the Board of Top Box Foods and is active in volunteer leadership roles in his local communities. He and his wife Shannon have three adult children.

Treasurer

Impact Officer

Susan Jordan

Impact Officer

Susan Jordan is the founder and Executive Director of CCPN. A 14-year career as a corporate researcher and strategy advisor for the political and commercial consulting firm, Dresner-Sykes, Jordan and Townsend, allows Susan to bring a strong and unique skill set to her work in the arena of non-profit coastal protection advocacy in CA.

Impact Officer

Joe Flanigan

Joe Flanigan has raised his three boys in Malibu and is a longtime resident of the community. Joe lost his home in the Woolsey fire. After graduating from University of Colorado Boulder with a degree in history, he worked in the White House for George Bush Sr. Eventually, Joe found his way to Los Angeles and has been fortunate enough to work as an actor & writer for the last 20 years.

Michaeline Heydari

Michaeline DeJoria Heydari is Vice Chairman of John Paul Mitchell Systems®, where she directs the company's future development for all brands. Michaeline studied at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and Pepperdine University. Philanthropy plays a big part in her life—she makes substantial contributions to local children’s shelters, Los Angeles public schools, and various health and research causes.

Marc Gurvitz

Marc Gurvitz is a 22-time Emmy award-winning producer and partner at Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Presently, he is an Executive Producer on Real Time with Bill Maher and Lights out with David Spade. Beyond entertainment, Marc had served on the board of Hollygrove Los Angeles for numerous years and is currently serving as Program Development Executive of the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation.

Pamela Conley Ulich

Pamela Conley Ulich is a Broker in the Sports and Entertainment division at Douglas Elliman and a lawyer who served as in-house counsel for the Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild. She served eight years on the Malibu City Council, including one term as Mayor. Pamela co-founded the Malibu Task Force on Homelessness, Point Dume Neighborhood Watch, and is on the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

Shannon Hayden

Shannon Shay Hayden is a graduate of Smith College and Boston College Law School. She has held positions at the National Hockey League and as a tax attorney at a global law firm. She raised three children outside of Boston, Massachusetts, who are pursuing diverse careers in filmmaking, cloud computing and neurobiology. For the last 30 years, she has been active in philanthropy in human rights, education and breast cancer research while volunteering at numerous and varied community based programs.