In 2010, the LAUP Corporate Council was established to raise awareness and promote the need for the Los Angeles area business community to support quality early childhood education in Los Angeles County.   The goal is to secure a more educated and skilled future workforce in L.A. County that is capable of competing in a global economy.  Corporate Council members are volunteers, and are not employees or consultants for LAUP.  LAUP's Corporate Council is comprised of the following members:

•   1. Marcela Bailey, Chair, Vice President & Divisional CIO, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
•   2. Francie Alexander, SVP, Scholastic Education and Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Inc.
•   3. Kevin Carnes, President of the Educational Division, Lakeshore Learning Materials
•   4. Rob Gilmore, Commercial Real Estate Consultant
•   5. Lynn A. Karoly, Ph.D., Senior Economist, RAND Corporation
•   6. Jim Ward, Vice President Finance, International Division, Mattel, Inc.
•   7. Wes Wooten, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Kaplan Early Learning Company
•   8. Beverly Young, Ph.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, The California State University
•   9. Nick Zappia, Executive Vice President, The Private Bank of California
• 10. Bob Zukis, Lead Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers