Pasadena-based Green Dot Corporation has announced the appointment of Mary J. Dent as Chief Executive Officer of Green Dot Bank, its wholly owned bank subsidiary. With the appointment, Dent is now considered resigned as a member of Green Dot’s Board of Directo... More »
Credit union icon Richard Myles Johnson, emeritus board member of Pasadena-based Wescorp Credit Union, passed away last Wednesday, August 31, at the age of 92. Johnson – the namesake for the Richard Myles Johnson Foundation – was known throughout California an... More »
Mark Hagander, CPA; Katja Schaper, CPA: and Michael Rodgers, CPA, MBT, have been named principals at Lucas Horsfall Accountants and Advisors, it was announced today by Mike Amerio, managing partner of the firm. Hagander and Schaper specialize in audit while Ro... More »
Fred Claire’s career spans over fifty years starting as a modest journalist covering local beats to managing the Los Angeles Dodgers and leading the team to winning a World Series. One thing has kept him ticking all of these years and is the common denominator... More »
L-R: Villa Esperanza welcomes 3 new board members. Alexis Casillas, Jeri Wright and Phil Davis. Villa Esperanza Services is pleased to welcome Alexis Casillas, Phil Davis and Jeri Wright as the newest members to the Board of Directors. Alexis Casillas is a spe... More »
Bill Nye, CEO and “front man” of the Pasadena-based Planetary Society, is rekindling his “Science Guy” persona from the 90s as he’s slated to star in a new science TV show set to hit premiere next spring. The show, called “Bill Nye Saves the World,” will see e... More »
Immy Kamarade Jones Coffee on Raymond Ave. hosted an intimate discussion Wednesday with an international guest who has dedicated 22 years to mastering the craft of making specialty coffee from rural farms in Rwanda that finds its way around the world and int... More »
A former Fire Chief who served six years with the Pasadena Fire Department is being commemorated as an honorary member of the Metro Chiefs by the Metropolitan Fire Protection Association. Ernest Mitchell Jr., who served the City of Pasadena from 1998 to 2004, ... More »
Victoria Rusnak took the long way around to becoming president and CEO of the Los Angeles-based Rusnak Auto Group. She grew up watching her father, company founder and now Chairman Paul Rusnak, grow the business from a single Triumph dealership and, like many ... More »
The Cancer Support Community of Pasadena introduced its new Executive Director at a gathering held Monday in the non-profit’s smart new offices above the Pasadena Humane Society. Ben Green, a Pasadena resident and former cancer patient, never lost hope when he... More »
The Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA announced Tuesday it has named Julie Bank as its new President and CEO, saying that Bank is a nationally recognized animal welfare advocate and leader. She follows in the footsteps of Steve McNall, who retired in July after l... More »
Dr. Drew Pinsky, the famed TV and radio host, physician and Pasadena native known simply as “Dr. Drew,” was pulled from the CNN lineup last Thursday and his six-year-old HLN show cancelled after he offered medical speculation on Democratic presidenti... More »
