Board of Directors

Danelle Nagy

Chairperson of the Board Board Member for since 2010 Danelle is a local elementary school teacher who also serves on the School Leadership Team and District Planning Team. She received Hemet Unified School District’s Teacher of the Year award for the 2016-2017 school year.

Becky Harris - Teen Parent Executive Director @ MCYC

Dedric Lewis

Board member since 2017 Fundraising Committee Member Dedric is a retired and decorated Master Sergeant for the United States Marine Corps. He currently serves the Hemet and San Jacinto Valleys as a personal trainer for Bastion Fitness, LLC.

Robert Lortz

Board Member since 2010 Robert currently serves the Hemet and San Jacinto Valleys as the Executive Director of Liberty Ranch Men’s Home, an International Missions Leader, and self-employed contractor.

Vivian Aguirre - Principal @ grace Academy

Terry Yeager

Board member since 2015 Terry is a retired owner of Harvest Shared Food and Produce Co. He has also been highly involved in the Hemet and San Jacinto communities through the Hemet/San Jacinto Exchange Club where he served a term as president, was elected Person of the Year and was instrumental in forming the Exchange Club/Valley Wide Fundraising Foundation. He has also served as the Inland Empire Chapter Secretary for the American Culinary Society.

Carl Smith

Board member since 2019 Fundraising Committee Member Carl is one of the many success stories for My City Youth Center. As a teen, Carl was highly involved in our programs and is now giving back to the youth of our communities. As an entrepreneur, Carl started NOI Water Treatment Company to provide families with clean water in their home.

Eric Dickson

Board Member since January 2020 Lieutenant Eric Dickson started at the Hemet Police Department in 1997. He has served HPD in various departments including but not limited to the Crime Suppression Unit, Crisis Negotiations Team, and Internal Affairs. He currently oversees the Restoring Our Community Strategy (R.O.C.S) team, Traffic Bureau, School Resource officers, Post Release Accountability Compliance Team, and the Office of Professional Standards.