OLLI Contacts
OLLI Administrative Staff
| Executive Director | Office Manager | Tech Support |
|---|---|---|
Patti LaPlace (562) 985-8732 | Rebecca Low (562) 985-8237 | Lee Sianez (562) 985-2398 |
New Officers for 2025 - 2027
Executive Board
President - Jan Stein
joined OLLI in 2015 and for the past five years has been a Governing Council member and Lead, Communications Working Group. He previously served as a president/board chair of The Nonprofit Partnership, Cypress Senior Citizens Commission, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Long Beach, Temple Israel and Temple Israel Foundation. Jan spent over 40 years in the nonprofit healthcare and hospital sector, where he held several executive positions including CEO of St. Vincent Medical Center Foundation in Los Angeles. He has a BA in public administration (University of Arizona) and master’s in health services administration (USC). Jan and his wife Norma, also an OLLI volunteer, live in Cypress and have two sons. He is an avid Dodgers fan.
Vice-President - Janet Lipson
is a Long Beach native and a proud second-generation OLLI member. She is a retired educator and spent 26 years teaching in the Long Beach Unified School District. Prior to teaching in public schools, she worked for nearly 15 years in construction, primarily as a journey plumber and co-owner of a mechanical contracting company. Since joining OLLI in 2015 she has volunteered in the office and the classroom, served as a member of the Governance Committee and as a Member at Large on the Governing Council.
Secretary - Karin Covey
is a long-time volunteer who joined Senior University in 2001 after retiring from Hughes Aircraft. She served as treasurer for over 20 years, is an administrative volunteer in the OLLI office and a member of several Working Groups. Karin has a BA and an MA in Management from the University of Redlands. A native of north-western Washington, she moved to So. California in the late fifties and has lived in the Long Beach area ever since. She has a son, Greg, and daughter-in-law, Wendi, and seven grand cats along with her own.
Treasurer - Alain Silverston
has been an instructor at OLLI since July 2024. He was born and raised in Paris and has a master’s degree in economics and Econometrics from Sorbonne, Paris, with a minor in cinema. Alain relocated to the United States in 2002. He created a property management company in 2006 and became a US Citizen in 2013. In 2021, he sold the company, with 14 employees and 125 HOAs, to spend more time with son, Tom, in his fight against cancer. Alain is semi-retired, but has kept some consulting jobs in the same field. At OLLI, he taught history of US/France relations, history of France through French movies and other classes on French movies.
Member-at-Large - Mary Kay Toumajian
is a native of Ann Arbor, MI, and one of eight children. She is married to Robert, they have three children and four grandchildren. Mary Kay received both her BS in Marketing and MS in Counseling from CSULB. At Cerritos College, she was a counselor for health majors, primarily nursing students. The Long Beach Symphony and gardening are two of her favorite pastimes. She is a Life-Long Learner and has taken OLLI classes every session since retiring. Thanks to the gardening classes she has
finally grown tomatoes that survived to "adulthood."
Member-at-Large - Greg Shea
is from Scottsdale, Arizona and moved to Southern California to attend college.The retired engineer and father of four has lived in Long Beach for 40 years. When not chasing after his two grandchildren, he volunteers for local charities and attends OLLI classes. An avid open water swimmer, he has directed the Naples Island Swims for over a decade. Proceeds of which underwrite learn to swim programs here in Long Beach. He is currently Vice President of Aquatic Capital of America Foundation here in Long Beach. “ I love being a Life-Long Learner. OLLI has given me so much since I retired. I’d like to find a way to give back and pay forward.
