St. Mary's College of California

Founded in 1863 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco Saint
Mary's College of California is one of the oldest colleges in the West. The
College campus originally was located in San Francisco, and operated for several years under Archdiocesan direction.

Archbishop of San Francisco Joseph Alemany who was unhappy with the College's operation under the diocesan clergy, appealed to Pop Pius IX in 1867 for assistance in persuading the Superior General of the Christian Brothers to send Brothers to assume direction of the College. Nine Brothers arrived in San Francisco in 1868. Within two years, the student body increased from 50 to 200. The first Bachelor's degrees were awarded in 1872.

In 1889, the campus was moved to Oakland's Brickpile facility, where the College operated until 1928, when it moved to Moraga. The original Moraga campus was much smaller than the current campus. Eleven of the original buildings, constructed during 1928-1929, are still in use today. They include the Chapel, Dante and Galileo Halls.

Chris Giotinis
Vice President The ICE Standard Project North America Universities & Colleges

Chris Giotinis is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation. Chris was selected to be the Vice President of The ICE Standard Project for North America Universities and Colleges. Chris will oversee the Project ICE Standard for all North America Universities and Colleges.  Chris and company will promote the FREE iPhone Application called ICE Standard to all colleges, teachers, students and families across North America.  

Chris is currently in his Sophomore year at St. Mary's College of California in Moraga, California, where he is studying for a degree in Business. Prior to St. Mary's College, Chris graduated from Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, where he lettered in Football and also played on the Varsity Lacrosse team as well.

Chris previously has also worked for Apple Computer Inc. 

Neil Johnston
Sr. Director The ICE Standard Project for St. Mary's College

Neil Johnston is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation.  Neil was selected to lead The ICE Standard Project while attending St. Mary's College of California, where he is pursuing an Accounting Major with a Minor in Economics. Prior to attending St. Mary's College of California, Neil was tutoring Mathematics for Fresno Unified School District and working as a Courtesy Clerk for The Market LLC.

Sonoma State University

Located in California's premier wine country 1 hour north of San Francisco; Sonoma State is a small campus with big ideas. With a tradition of promoting intellectual and personal growth, leadership opportunities and technological proficiency, SSU offers its students a friendly, safe and informal atmosphere on a beautiful campus setting.  Currently, campus housing accommodates students in both apartment and residential suite style facilities.

While SSU generally accepts all qualified students who apply from high schools in its service area, 80 percent of the freshmen and 55 percent of the junior transfer students come from outside the North Bay region.  Wit approximately 40 percent of its student body living on campus, it is one of the most residential campuses within the system.

Alex M. Jagielo
Vice President The ICE Standard Project for Sonoma State University and Spain

Alexander M. Jagielo is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation.

Alex has been selected to lead The ICE Standard Project for Sonoma State University as well as Spain. An honors student at Sonoma State University majoring in Business Management and a minor in Spanish, he plans to graduate in Spring 2012. In addition to his studies, he is also a Sports Business Club Member and Member of the Forum for all SSU Business Clubs. He is active in coaching Lacrosse and was the Head JV coach and Assistant Head coach for the varsity Lacrosse at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. Fluent in Spanish, Jagielo has a diverse background translating company websites from Spanish to English and has worked as Front Desk Manager at a hostel in Barcelona, Spain as well.

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an 8,180-acre (3,310ha) campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately 20 miles northwest of San Jose and 37 miles southeast of San Francisco. Leland Stanford, a California railroad tycoon and politician, founded the university in 1891 in honor of his son, Leland Stanford, Jr. who died of typhoid two months before his 16th birthday. The university was established as a coeducational and nondenominational institution, but struggled financially after the senior Stanford's 1893 death and after much of the campus was damaged by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Following World War II, Provost Frederick Terman supported faculty and graduates' entrepreneurialism to build self-sufficient local industry in what would become known as Silicon Valley. By 1970, Stanford was home to a linear accelerator, one of the original four ARPANET nodes, and had transformed itself into a major research university in computer science, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences. More than 50 Stanford faculty, staff and alumni have won the Nobel Prize (list of Nobel Laureates by university affiliation). Stanford also boasts the large number of Turing award winners for a single institution.

Jimmy L. Callinan, Jr. is Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation.  Jimmy was selected to lead The ICE Standard Project while attending Stanford University this fall. 

He resides in Hillsborough, California.  With 10 years of soccer experience, Jimmy is an accomplished student athlete at St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco, California. He has played soccer at the highest level available to high school athletes and has recently played on the San Jose Earthquakes U-18 Academy team. He finished his SI academic career with a 4.37 GPA and completed a total of six AP courses.

After High School, Jimmy will be attending Stanford University in the class of 2015 and hopes to study business and engineering as well as help the Stanford Men's soccer team.

California State University Chico

In 1887 the California Legislature approved the creation of the Northern Branch of the State Normal School for the purpose of training and educating teachers. After much debate over which city would be selected for the new school site, Chico was chosen and construction began on the Chico Normal School, which opened its doors to 90 students in 1889. Throughout the years, the college grew and its name changed to reflect that growth-from Chico Normal School to Chico State Teachers College to Chico State College. In 1972, we became known as California State University, Chico.  The University, commonly called "Chico State", now offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and options.

The main campus is situated on 119 acres in downtown Chico, but Chico State also owns a 1,500-acre farm and five acres of off-campus dorms about one mile from the main campus. The University also manages 3,950-acre Butte Creek Ecological Reserve.

Steven Figone is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation.   He resides in Campbell, California.  With 3 years of Lacrosse experience, 2 years as a Wrestler, Steven is an accomplished student athlete. He has played Lacrosse at the highest level available to high school athletes, and received WCAL Honorable mention his senior year.

After High School, Steven hopes to attend college where he can continue to better himself as a student and as a member of his community.

University of Southern California

When the University of Southern California opened its doors to 53 students in 1880, Los Angeles still lacked paved streets and electric lights. Today, our city is a global center for the arts, technology and intercontinental trade, and USC is a world-renowned private research institution enrolling more international students than any other U.S. university and operating an integrated academic medical center that serves more than a million patients each years.

Connor Gorman
Sr. Director The ICE Standard Project for University of Southern California

Connor Gorman is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation. He lives in San Jose, California and has been selected to be the Senior Director The ICE Standard Project for the University of Southern California, where he will be the point person. 

Connor has played a variety of sports including football, basketball and lacrosse. He played on the State Championship basketball team at Archbishop Mitty High School and also the Halfway Crooks lacrosse team.  Not only is Connor an exceptional athlete, he is also exceptional student with an overall GPA of 4.6.

He has seen serious injuries in all three sports, and recognizes the need for an Emergency Standard that would provide quick and ad medical information to First Time Responders. Connor will be attending the University of Southern California in the fall and intends to meet with the athletic office and discuss their emergency programs.

St. Augustine's College

Founded in 1860 by Swedish settlers, Augustana College is a selective, independent college of liberal arts and sciences, related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

The 115-acre wooded campus in Rock Island, Illinois, is in the Quad Cities metropolitan area near Interstate 80, approximately 165 miles west of Chicago, 230 miles north of St. Louis, and 176 miles east of Des Moines.

The current enrollment is 2,500 students from varied geographic, social ethnic, and religious backgrounds.  Student-to-faculty ratio is 11-to-one.

Vincent Giglierano is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation. Vincent was selected to be the point person for St. Augustine College in Rock Island, Illinois, as well as the Midwest Region. Vince will be promoting The ICE Standard Project and the FREE iPhone App called ICE Standard, which is located on the Apple App Store to students, teachers, friends, family members in the Midwest Region as well. Vince will also be playing on St. Augustine's College Lacrosse team this upcoming season. Prior to Vince attending St. Augustine College, Vince graduated from Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, California, the number 3 athletic program in the nation, where Vince was Captain of the Varsity Lacrosse team. Vince played on the Lacrosse team during it's inaugural season which had a record of 12-5 and went on to the league Semifinals.

College of San Mateo

College of San Mateo is located at the northern corridor of Silicon Valley and situated on a beautiful 153-acre site in the San Mateo hills that provides a panoramic view of San Francisco Bay.  Since 1922, CSM has been a gateway to higher education leading to university transfer, career preparation and advancement, and professional and personal development.

The College currently serves approximately 11,000 day, evening and weekend students. CSM students reflect the diversity of the Bay Area and have a range of educational goals. To best serve our students, the curriculum offers a wealth of programs that include traditional, semester-length and short courses in addition to distance learning options.

Jamal Shouman is an Advisory Board Member with About The Kids Foundation. Jamal was selected to be the point person to promote The ICE Standard Project and the FREE iPhone App called ICE Standard which is located on the Apple App Store. Jamal is currently studying at the College of San Mateo, California and is working on his business management major. He lives in Pacific, California and has also just recently received his diploma from Junipero Serra High School, in San Mateo, California.