John Christopher Brown was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball during the 1980s, most notably with the San Francisco Giants. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Brown was a notable graduate of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California, where he played high school baseball with Darryl Strawberry. The 1979 Crenshaw High Cougars baseball team was the subject of Michael Sokolove's "The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw".

Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 6 1956 in Nachitoches, Louisiana, USA) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, playing for the Milwaukee Bucks (1977-84), Los Angeles Clippers (1984-87), and Golden State Warriors (1989-90). Johnson was raised in south Los Angeles, where he attended and graduated from Crenshaw High School, a school well-known for its athletics, especially in basketball.

Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27 1972, in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Prior to his professional career, Ollie starred at the University of Connecticut. After his college playing days were over, he joined the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association. After that, he has spent 7 years in the NBA with 10 different teams.

Dwayne L. Polee (born March 2 1963, in Los Angeles, California) is an American former professional basketball player. He graduated from Pepperdine University in 1986. Polee originally attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas after graduating from Manual Arts High School in 1982. He played in one game for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers during the 1986-87 season. Polee, a 6-5 swingman, was the 1981 Los Angeles player of the year at Manual Arts.

John Sam Williams, referred to as just John Williams (born October 26, 1966 in Los Angeles, California), is a retired American basketball player. Williams played collegiately for LSU, and was drafted into the National Basketball Association by the Washington Bullets in 1986 with the 12th overall pick. Listed by basketballreference.com as 6'8" and 235 pounds, …

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Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 6 , 1956 in Nachitoches, Louisiana, USA) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA , playing for the Milwaukee Bucks (1977-84), Los Angeles Clippers (1984-87), and Golden State Warriors (1989-90). Johnson was raised in south Los Angeles, where he attended and graduated from Crenshaw High School, a school well-known for its athletics, especially in basketball.

Melissa Bryant College Access Program Manager - Crenshaw High School Ms. Bryant has nearly ten years experience in youth development with an emphasis in the creative/performing arts and community building. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.

R. David Hollister , Founder & President David Hollister is President of the company that has grown into Market Connections Group since its founding in February 2000. His involvement in the food industry started early; as his dad ran an independent supermarket. Since then, David has had a passion for all kinds of food, especially unique ethnic cuisine.

Dr. Konrad M. Stein was born in Texas and grew up in Los Angeles. After graduating from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, Dr. Stein went to the University of California, San Diego, where he double majored in mathematics and physics. After graduation, Dr. Stein worked for four years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California as a systems engineer on the Viking Mission to Mars project, specializing on the Viking telemetry aspect of the project.

Richard Lucas graduated from the University of Pittsburgh where he studied English. While teaching in Los Angeles at Crenshaw High School, he recorded an independent album entitled "L.A. Never Dies" which was picked in L.A. Pop magazine's top 100 discoveries. As his music pursuits combined with acting, he starred in several plays in the Los Angeles area including "Beggars in the House of Plenty," "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, "Nights in Hohokus" and "Soft Dude."

Sandy Tran - Associate Teacher Sandy Tran recently received her Master of Science degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. In Philadelphia, Sandy student taught Kindergarten and fourth grade. Her experience in education extends beyond her student teaching assignments.

Tony Massengale, Senior Human Relations Consultant In mid-2007, Tony Massengale joined the Commission as Racialized Gang Violence Prevention Coordinator, to lead efforts in creating a new model for inter-ethnic youth and gang violence prevention. He will also inform the Commission's work with other stakeholders involved in developing the first comprehensive regional gang violence reduction strategy.