Foundation Leadership

Bryce Young throwing a football during a Carolina Panthers game

Bryce Young

Bryce Young is the quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was selected as a first overall pick by the Panthers in the 2023 NFL draft. Bryced played college football at University of Alabama and received his Bachelors degree in Psychology. Bryce played quarterback at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, CA and later transferred to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, CA. While in his sophomore year in college, Bryce received the 2021 Heisman Trophy Award. Throughout his high school and college years, he has won AP Player of the Year, the Davey O'Brien Award, the Manning Award, the Maxwell Award, SEC Offensive Player of the Year, and was a Consensus All-American.

Craig Young

President

Craig Young received his undergraduate degree in Sociology from the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA). He then received his Master of Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy Degree from Pacific Oaks College. Craig has worked for 20 years as a school-based therapist and over 25 years in the mental health field. He has also been a supervisor of the Orange County, CA Wraparound Treatment Program. Craig currently runs Young Consulting Group and is a sought-after public speaker, intellectual, and educator. One of Craig’s proudest accomplishments is having coached youth sports for over 10 years. His biggest accomplishment, next to marrying his amazing wife, is raising a Heisman Trophy winning Quarterback.

Julie Young

Julie Young

Vice President

Julie Young received her undergraduate degree and master degree from California Polytechnic University of Pomona in education. She also played 4 years of collegiate soccer there. Julie has been a certified Special Education teacher for 20 years and spent 6 years in general education as well. She worked as a special education Pre-School Teacher in Pasadena as well as in Alabama.

Leslee Frye

Leslee Frye

Director of Programming

Leslee Frye received her undergraduate degree from University of Delaware with a major in psychology and a double minor in women studies and Spanish. She earned her Masters and Educational Specialist degrees from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. She has been practicing school psychology for over 15 years in the private and public school sectors. In the past few years Leslee has also enjoyed teaching positive psychology and abnormal psychology to high school students. Leslee received her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training through the yoga education institute in Sherman Oaks, California.  More recently Leslee earned certifications in restorative yoga as well as meditation in positive psychology. In all her roles, she has most enjoyed working on building community, helping schools navigate change, and prioritizing student wellbeing.