Who are We?

For the past 5 years, the Malibu Foundation has stood beside our community, building resilience in the face of fires, droughts, and extreme heat. Through every challenge, it is your trust that has guided our success. We are profoundly grateful for your unwavering support. Together, we continue to make Los Angeles County communities stronger.

With gratitude and love,
The Malibu Foundation.

RELIEF. REBUILD. RESILIENCE

 
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Mission

Malibu Foundation is committed to the long-term rebuilding of areas affected by climate driven disasters including the January 2025 Los Angeles County Wildfires and the Woolsey Fire. Our goal is to ensure climate resilient communities that are sustainable. To achieve this, we coordinate with organizations in the public sector that provide economic development, emotional support, and advocacy to help us leverage our impact.

PHASE I: RELIEF

Provide immediate financial support to those most desperately in need.

PHASE II: REBUILD

Work toward strategically integrating fire prevention and building towards a greener, more resilient community.

PHASE III: RESILIENCE

We work in conjunction with communities and governments to ensure the continued resilience of our regions.

 

Team

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Evelin Weber
Evelin Weber

Evelin Weber is Malibu Foundation’s Executive Director and co-founder along with husband, Trevor Neilson. She is also the founder of Narra.life, an A.I. company that brings financial access to the poor, and is the founder of The Philippines Foundation. Prior to her philanthropic work, Evelin worked in Investment banking in New York, London, Africa, and Latin America. She presently serves as a Patron to two UK based charities: A World At School and Faces Charity. A native of the Philippines, Evelin currently lives in Malibu with her husband, son, dog, and flock of chickens and ducks.

Dean Kubani
Dean Kubani

Dean Kubani is an internationally recognized expert in urban sustainability. In a 25 year career with the City of Santa Monica, where he served as the city's first Chief Sustainability Officer, Dean oversaw the city's groundbreaking work in sustainable community development, renewable energy, water self-sufficiency, pollution prevention, green building and sustainable business. He currently Chairs the Santa Monica Task Force on the Environment and teaches at the John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Development at Cal Poly Pomona.

Climate Adaptability Team

Malibu Foundation Members
Dean Kubani
Sustainability Consultant
Dean Kubani
Sustainability Consultant

Dean Kubani is an internationally recognized expert in urban sustainability. In a 25 year career with the City of Santa Monica, where he served as the city's first Chief Sustainability Officer, Dean oversaw the city's groundbreaking work in sustainable community development, renewable energy, water self-sufficiency, pollution prevention, green building and sustainable business. He currently Chairs the Santa Monica Task Force on the Environment and teaches at the John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Development at Cal Poly Pomona.

Sustainability Consultant
Shea Cunningham
Sustainability Consultant
Shea Cunningham
Sustainability Consultant

Shea Cunningham has over twenty years of multi-sector, public/private/non-profit, community-level to international experience, and has developed, directed and managed numerous sustainability-centered projects and programs. At the City of Malibu Ms. Cunningham managed environmental compliance and reporting, the solid waste/waste prevention program, and assisted businesses and residents with commencing organics recycling. She also founded and manages the Sustainable Business Certification Program for the City of Culver City (CCSBCP).

Sustainability Consultant
 

Board of Directors

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Drew Hayden
Treasurer
Drew Hayden
Treasurer

Drew Hayden is a graduate of Stanford University and Boston College Law School. He has worked as a mergers and acquisitions attorney for national and international law firms in New York and Boston, an investment banker, and co-founded two technology companies. He currently serves on the Board of Top Box Foods and is active in volunteer leadership roles in his local communities. He and his wife Shannon have three adult children.

Treasurer
Susan Jordan
Impact Officer
Susan Jordan
Impact Officer

Susan Jordan is the founder and Executive Director of CCPN. A 14-year career as a corporate researcher and strategy advisor for the political and commercial consulting firm, Dresner-Sykes, Jordan and Townsend, allows Susan to bring a strong and unique skill set to her work in the arena of non-profit coastal protection advocacy in CA.

Impact Officer
Joe Flanigan
Joe Flanigan

Joe Flanigan has raised his three boys in Malibu and is a longtime resident of the community. Joe lost his home in the Woolsey fire. After graduating from University of Colorado Boulder with a degree in history, he worked in the White House for George Bush Sr. Eventually, Joe found his way to Los Angeles and has been fortunate enough to work as an actor & writer for the last 20 years.

Michaeline Heydari
Michaeline Heydari

Michaeline DeJoria Heydari is Vice Chairman of John Paul Mitchell Systems®, where she directs the company's future development for all brands. Michaeline studied at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and Pepperdine University. Philanthropy plays a big part in her life—she makes substantial contributions to local children’s shelters, Los Angeles public schools, and various health and research causes.

Marc Gurvitz
Marc Gurvitz

Marc Gurvitz is a 22-time Emmy award-winning producer and partner at Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Presently, he is an Executive Producer on Real Time with Bill Maher and Lights out with David Spade. Beyond entertainment, Marc had served on the board of Hollygrove Los Angeles for numerous years and is currently serving as Program Development Executive of the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation.

Shannon Hayden
Shannon Hayden

Shannon Shay Hayden is a graduate of Smith College and Boston College Law School. She has held positions at the National Hockey League and as a tax attorney at a global law firm. She raised three children outside of Boston, Massachusetts, who are pursuing diverse careers in filmmaking, cloud computing and neurobiology. For the last 30 years, she has been active in philanthropy in human rights, education and breast cancer research while volunteering at numerous and varied community based programs.