{"id":1221,"date":"2022-06-21T11:27:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/i_1c_boardofdirectors\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T16:12:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T16:12:12","slug":"i_1c_boardofdirectors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/i_1c_boardofdirectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Break the Cycle's board of directors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carol Cheng-Mayer<\/span>

\nCarol is an independent business consultant with a background in finance,
\nfundraising and business development. Carol serves as U.S. Business Manager
\nfor Chibi, LLC and provides strategic planning services to corporations
\nincluding Streetscape Equities. Prior to consulting, Carol was Director of
\nCorporate Giving for Los Angeles-based nonprofit Chrysalis. Her extensive
\nfinancial services experience includes serving as Vice President, Investment
\nManagement for Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. and in the Asia Finance Distribution
\ndivision of Bankers Trust Company. Carol attended Barnard College and received
\nher MBA from New York University.<\/p>\n

Eleanor M. Johnson<\/span>, Board Treasurer<\/i>

\nEleanor is a tax partner in the public accounting firm of Cohen, Miskei & Mowrey LLP.
\nEleanor is an active member of the Century City Chamber of Commerce where she sits
\non the Board of Directors, served on the Executive Committee and was the Chairman
\nof the Board in 2002. She has been on the Women\u2019s Business Council Steering
\nCommittee since 1996, serving as Committee Chair in 1998. Originally from Boston,
\nEleanor was first certified as a CPA in Massachusetts in 1989 and became certified
\nin California in 1997.<\/p>\n

Allison Mellon<\/span>

\nAllison has enjoyed a successful career in the media and entertainment industries,
\nmost recently as a member of AOL\u2019s entertainment team working with movie studios to
\npromote their films online. Prior, she was Vice President, Sales for National Lampoon
\nand Vice President, Sales and Advertising Operations for Vivendi Universal. Allison also
\nspent many years in radio in sales management for The Beat in Los Angeles, V-103 in Atlanta
\nand KISS-FM, NY. An active participant in community service, Allison has a long-standing
\ncommitment to fighting cancer and ending domestic violence.<\/p>\n

David Mount<\/span>, Board Chair<\/i>

\nDavid has been a dedicated supporter of Break the Cycle since 1998,
\nearning him Break the Cycle\u2019s empowerment award in 2002. David contributes a
\nstrong background in business development. In 1993, after a prominent career
\nin the music industry, he was appointed chair and CEO of Warner\/Elektra\/Atlantic,
\nInc. (WEA), a division of Time Warner that had annual revenues of more than $2
\nbillion during his tenure. Currently, David is chairman of the board of visitors
\nof Pepperdine University\u2019s School of Business as well as chairman of CF Services,
\na division of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.<\/p>\n

Sam Pryor<\/span>

\nSam is a partner in Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan LLP\u2019s Entertainment & Media Department.
\nHe has extensive experience as a trial lawyer in entertainment, business, and employment
\nlitigation in state and federal courts. Sam represents celebrities, motion picture production
\nand distribution companies, producers, directors, writers and others associated with the
\nentertainment industry. Sam has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles
\nCounty Bar Association\u2019s Committee on Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property, and
\nan Adjunct Professor of Law at USC law school.<\/p>\n

John Shaeffer<\/span>

\nJohn is a partner in the firm O’Donnell Shaeffer Mortimer, a nationally recognized
\nlitigation firm located in Los Angeles. In addition to an active litigation practice
\nin the areas of intellectual property, entertainment and complex tort, John is an
\nadjunct professor at Santa Clara University School of Law. John is also a frequent
\nlecturer and commentator on a variety of legal topics. Away from the office and in
\naddition to his work with Break the Cycle, John enjoys time with his family and attempts
\nto coach his son’s AYSO soccer team.<\/p>\n

Reid Shane<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a91998-2006 Break the Cycle. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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