Merrick Bobb
Merrick Bobb is the President and founding director of PARC, a project Vera developed and launched in Los Angeles. A lawyer, he was the first person to occupy the role of police monitor and has become a nationally recognized expert on police oversight and reform. Merrick has monitored the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for seven years and has consulted with jurisdictions around the country and with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Randy Stein
Randy joined PARC as Director of Finance and Administration in 2007. Prior to joining PARC, he has been a Program Consultant at the Venice Family Clinic's Children First Program (Federal Head Start and California Prop 10) for the past five years. Venice Family Clinic is the largest free clinic in the nation. During his tenture at the Clinic, Randy was also Director of Operations for the Center for Media Literacy for three years where he oversaw operations and internal project coordination. Randy has more than 20 years providing technology training, business operations consulting and knowledge management system design. As a passionate volunteer, he has also served as board chair, president and treasurer for various non-profits. Randy holds a B.S. in Information Systems from the University of Redlands School of Business.
Matthew Barge Research Analyste-mail: matthewbarge@parc.infotel: (213) 797-1111 Matthew Barge joined PARC in 2006 as a Research Analyst. Prior to PARC, Matthew worked at a nonpartisan political journalism website, Factcheck.org, and at the Los Angeles office of Big Brothers Big Sisters, a national non-profit serving at-risk youth. He holds a B.A. in government from Georgetown University.
Camelia Naguib
Camelia Naguib joined PARC as a Research Associate in 2006. She holds a B.A. in Politics from Oberlin College and a Master of Public Policy from the UCLA School of Public Affairs, where she concentrated in the area of Crime and Drug Control Policy. While at UCLA, she worked to improve the release process at the Los Angeles County Jail. Prior to graduate school, Camelia served as Assistant Program Director at Milestones, a residential multi-service center for state and county parolees. She has also worked as an evaluator for the UCLA School Management Program.
Norma Zamudio
Norma Zamudio joined PARC in 2002 as its Executive Assistant. Norma received her training as a paralegal at Rio Hondo College and her degree in the Administration of Justice from East Los Angeles College. Norma is fluent in English and Spanish. In her spare time, Norma works as a volunteer for CCFA - Caring for Children and Families with AIDS.
Timothy Shugrue
Timothy Shugrue joined PARC in March 2004 as administrative manager. Prior to PARC, he was an assistant controller for The New Organics Company in Boston and later in Long Beach, California. He was an accounting manager at Lyon Freres, a gourmet food store and catering company in Miami Beach, Florida. Tim attended the Community College of Rhode Island where he studied liberal arts and received his accounting certificate from the Miami Institute of Technology.
Back To Top |