Celebrity Advisors
Our organization is fortunate to have the support and advice of this fine Advisory Board of well-known and respected members. Allow us to introduce them:
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Joe Cortez is a retired professional boxing referee who has officiated more than 160 World Championship Fights in his Hall of Fame Career. Joe has been the man in charge of the ring during bouts involving such great fighters as, Julio Cesar Chavez, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, George Foreman and Oscar De La Hoya just to name a few. Prior to becoming a professional boxing referee, Joe was a two-time Gold Glove Champion compiling an amateur boxing record of 43 wins and 2 losses. He turned pro as a fighter and was 18 and 1 when he retired. Joe has been inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. He is a huge supporter of spinal cord research and many other programs involving the positive mentoring of young people. Joe was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, along with Mike Tyson, Sylvester Stallone & Julio Cesar Chavez in 2011.
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Brande Roderick has been acting and modeling for most of her life. Brande grew up in Sonoma County in the California wine country. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career after attending junior college. While in LA, Brande began as a spokesmodel before landing appearances on television shows such as Babylon 5, Beverly Hills 90210, The New Love Boat, Jesse, and Just Shoot Me. Her big break came when she was offered the starring role as Leigh Dyer on Baywatch Hawaii, beating out hundreds of others for the role. Since Baywatch Hawaii, Brande has been seen on Celebrity Fear Factor, The Surreal Life, The Game Show Marathon and has been in the Major Motion Picture Starsky & Hutch with Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller as well as “Hood of Horrors” starring Snoop Dogg. Brande appeared on Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice in 2009, where she won $168,000 for her charity, California Police Youth Charities. She has written and released a book titled “Bounce Don’t Break – Brande’s Guide to Life, Love and Success.” Brande resides in Temecula where she is raising her two sons.
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David Garibaldi is one of the Nation’s hottest artists/entertainers. His high-energy Rhythm & Hue Show, where he paints on stage to music, six-foot portraits of pop icons and sports celebrities in six minutes or less is an amazing sight to see. David has performed all over the country, including the Playboy Mansion, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and on MTV, NBC, UPN and the WB, as well as at many different NBA Halftime Shows across the country. He has toured and opened for The Blue Man Group, Snoop Dogg and the Rock Band KISS. David has had much of his art published and he sells originals and prints of his work out of his gallery located in Sacramento, California. David has also created a painting that was seen as a backdrop for the popular video game “NFL Street” created by EA Sports. After being born in Los Angeles, David was raised in the Sacramento area where he continues to reside. David Garibaldi has become a household name in the world of art. David is a huge supporter of youth in his community and has performed at numerous CPYC functions and other charitable events., raising over $1,000,000.00 for charitable causes. David was a finalist and placed fourth on America’s Got Talent and has performed in Las Vegas with the AGT show.
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From All-Pro athlete to White House aide, Nick Lowery is a true Renaissance man. Nick was honored in 2010 by being inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame. Nick has been nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a record-setting career as a placekicker with the Kansas City Chiefs. Nick set NFL records for accuracy and for most field goals. He was chosen to seven All-NFL teams and kicked the game-winning points in three NFL Pro Bowls and 15 NFL games.
Nick graduated from Dartmouth University and is also the first professional athlete to graduate with a Master’s Degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is the only person to work for both President Clinton and President Bush in the White House Office of National Service. Nick won the prestigious NFL Player’s Association humanitarian award, The Byron R. “Whizzer” White Award. He is the founder of Native Vision and Nation Building for Native Youth and is the Vice Chair of the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education.
Nick Lowery has a passion for helping kids from all walks of life. Nick is a fiery, passionate speaker who has graced CPYC events with his positive message about making good choices and choosing the right path in life. We are truly honored to have Nick lend his expertise in youth endeavors to the California Police Youth Charities.
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Scott began his film career early on when he was hand-picked by George Lucas to star as the overly excited ‘Billy Budget’ in Radioland Murders. Shortly after, he went to work on Warren Beatty’s Bulworth with Halle Berry and followed that up with Hart’s War opposite Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell. Scott continued his growing film career with a memorable role in Twentieth Century Fox’s Flight of the Phoenix opposite Dennis Quaid as well as a multitude of high-profile independent features such as the recent biopic, Crazy, about legendary Nashville guitarist Hank Garland and American Gothic with Patrick Wilson and Neil McDonough. He most recently completed working on the two highly anticipated independent features, Throwing Stars and Small Town Saturday Night.
Scott continues to amass an impressive, ever-growing list of television credits as well. His early career included a recurring role on NBC’s ER as ‘EMT Reilly Brown’, The West Wing, Chicago Hope, Crossing Jordan, Frasier, and the critically acclaimed ABC series Nothing Sacred. Scott also starred in Salma Hayek’s directorial debut The Maldonado Miracle for Showtime opposite Peter Fonda. This year alone, he has been seen in such top rated and acclaimed shows as House, Grey’s Anatomy, CSI, Shark, NCIS, 24, and The Shield.
Throughout his career Scott has worked with such esteemed talent as Bruce Willis, Robert Altman, Robin Williams, Joel Silver, Ang Lee, George Clooney, Salma Hayek, Martin Sheen, George Lucas and many others. He continues to effortlessly make the transition between comedy and drama, film and television, and build an intensely diverse and eclectic body of work.
Originally from Missoula, Montana, Scott moved to Los Angeles immediately after high school to attend the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He volunteers his time to many charitable fundraising efforts.
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Jason London has been acting for many years. He caught his first big break while playing the lead character “Pink” in the film “Dazed & Confused.” He has starred in many films including Dracula II Ascension and Dracula III Legacy. Jason has starred in Alien vs. Alien and numerous television shows. He has a twin brother Jeremy who spent three years starring on the television hit series 7th Heaven. Jason currently resides in the Los Angeles area and is continuing his acting career.
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Rick began his acting journey out of Calgary, Alberta Canada where he met and married his wife Michelle in 1994. After one short year experimenting with the local scene, Rick set out for Vancouver where things started to shine. Rick began to work on many television and film roles, which eventually led to an audition for Steven Spielberg. This series of events led Rick to many more film and television roles including ‘Hart’s War’ with Bruce Willis, The underwater thriller, “The Cave” as well as many more films and television roles. He has been seen on “Desperate Housewives,” “24” and CSI to name a few. He has recently been seen on recurring roles on television’s Smallville and Showtime’s Weeds. Rick played football in college and is also a second-degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
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Glenn Cadrez is a former American football linebacker who played 11 seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the Denver Broncos. He played for the Broncos from 1995 to 2000 and was a starter in Super Bowl XXXIII and also played in Super Bowl XXXII making him a two-time Super Bowl Champion.
He was the #154 pick in the 1992 NFL draft from the University of Houston. He played for the New York Jets (1992–1995), Denver Broncos (1995–2000), and Kansas City Chiefs (2001–2002). He was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week 10/11/98-10/17/98.
Cadrez hosted the Brawley, California, based sports talk show "The Saturday Morning Blitz". The focus was Major League Football with local high school football talk throughout the show. During the 3-hour broadcast, from 9am to 12 noon, Cadrez and his co-host talked about current NFL games, highlighted the night-before high school games of the Valley, and talked to past and present NFL coaches and team members. The show ran on Saturdays beginning August through January 2003 and again in the 2004 season before Cadrez moved on to other activities. The show aired live on KROP-AM 1300 of Brawley, California.
After Cadrez's football career ended, he and fellow former University of Houston teammate Christopher Tuffin co-founded the horror film finance, production, and sales outfit BloodWorks.
Glenn Cadrez has been volunteering his time and effort for youth programs for 30 years. He has five children and resides in Temecula, California