Our Boards
Los Olivos CIS Board of Directors
Los Olivos CIS is a U.S. based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Its purpose is to promote solidarity and cultural exchange across borders between the people of El Salvador and others in the search for development and dignity. Its board works closely with the CIS’s Executive Director to strategically support CIS’s mission and raise awareness in the United States.
All donations made out to Los Olivos CIS are tax deductible in the United States for federal income tax purposes as provided by the law.
Marie Jordan (Mimi) Chairperson, board member since 2006. Sr. Asst. Gen. Counsel, Millennium Trust Company.
Gary Ellis
Associate Director and Board Member since 2006. Retired as Executive Director at Riverton Community Housing in Minneapolis, Minnesota 2020.
Robyn Smith
Secretary and board member since 2016. Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Of Counsel, National Consumer Law Center.
Mike Tork
Treasurer and Board member since 2011. Retired NOAA Fisheries Biologist.
Mary Frances Ross
Board member since 2008. Professor Emeritus for Clinical Pharmacy Practice, Ferris State Univ. College of Pharmacy.
Sara Mulrooney
Board Member since 2008.
School teacher at Arlington Public Schools.
Rosemary Biggins
Board Member since 2009. LTC & Disability Program Manager, State of Washington, Aging and Disability Service Administration.
Susan Mull
Board Member since 2013. Practicing psychoanalyst in the Los Angeles area, senior faculty member and training supervisor at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis with a specialty in trauma.
Ed Osowski
Board Member since 2015. Attorney at Law.
Kerm Fendler
Board Member since 2019. Retired business executive.