About Us
Steven Amick, Executive Director
Steven Amick is the Executive Director of the League of California Afterschool Providers, which convenes and coordinates the largest state and federally funded grantees to inform policies and administrative decisions affecting the field. Previously, he served as the Region 9 Lead for Before and After School Programs, responsible to provide training and technical assistance to over 550 schools in San Diego, Orange and Imperial Counties, serving over 50,000 students daily. He has over fifteen years after school experience working at every level of direct service and administration. Prior to joining the San Diego County Office of Education in 2003, he served four years as the Administrator of San Diego’s “6 to 6” Program, and seven years as an after school program director with the YMCA of San Diego County. He has been an integral leader in the expansion of the San Diego County After School Consortium, which now operates in 310 schools with an annual budget of over $57 million.
He is the Vice Chair of the National Afterschool Association’s Board of Directors, and an Ambassador Emeritus of the Afterschool Alliance. He serves as the Co-Chair of the California Afterschool Network Executive Committee, and previously served as the designee of the Office of the Secretary of Education to the California Advisory Committee on Before and After School Programs.
Steven can be reached by phone at 619-222-2558 (office) and 619-672-4673 (mobile) or by email at amick.lcap@gmail.com
Denise Wells, Marketing and Communications Specialist
Denise Wells is the Marketing and Communications Specialist for the League of California Afterschool Providers. She has been involved in the non-profit industry for the last 17 years in a variety of both volunteer and staff positions. She worked for a number of years in Santa Barbara County as a crisis intervention counselor and trainer/coordinator of volunteers, starting in a volunteer capacity herself and then moving into a staff position. She has also volunteered her time for animal shelters, safety shelters for women and children (where she helped the children self-publish a book of their stories and drawings), as well as senior services.
Denise earned a Master's Degree in Literature and Writing Studies from California State University, San Marcos and was Founder and Lead Editor of the Campus Literary Magazine. In her spare time, she teaches online communications and English courses at University of Phoenix,and volunteers her time preparing a monthly newsletter for the University City Older Adult Center. She also recently began mentoring for the La Jolla Chapter of the Girl Scouts of America.
Denise can be reached by phone at 619-222-2558 (office) and 619-917-8725 (mobile) or by email at DWells@AfterSchoolLeague.org
Our Funders
Funding for the League of California Afterschool Providers is provided by:
Evelyn and Walter A. Haas, Jr. Fund
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Our Fiscal Agent
LA's BEST is a nationally recognized after school education, enrichment and recreation program serving more than 26,000 children with the greatest needs and fewest resources throughout the City of Los Angeles. LA's BEST After School Enrichment Program provides a safe haven for children, ages 5 to 12, at 180 elementary school sites each day during the critical hours after school at no cost to parents. Established in 1988, LA's BEST is a partnership including the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the private sector, operating with a combined annual budget of over $41 million. In addition, LA's BEST collaborates with more than 100 community-based organizations to provide diverse and meaningful activities for the program.