Had World War II continued two months longer, Kent Shoji would have been born in the Manzanar concentration camp. But his parents were released while his mother was pregnant and Shoji grew up in the San Fernando Valley.

Sean Armstrong holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering and an MBA in Finance from the University of Southern California.

A San Diego native, Todd Tydlaska moved up to Los Angeles for college and never left.

Caroline Burke earned her Bachelor of Art in Business and Economics from Skidmore College, then moved to Southern California to pursue her passion—interior design.

Mary Ann Walker was born in Los Angeles and raised in Sonora, Mexico. With a degree from Webster University, she embarked on an entrepreneurial journey that led to the creation of Walker Advertising, which seeks to bridge the gap between a law firm’s need to grow and an underserved community’s need for trustworthy legal services. Walker recognized that many Latinos did not receive the justice they deserved simply because they did not speak English well. She shared her concerns with attorneys and proposed to publicize their services in the Hispanic community, leading to the creation of Los Defensores and, later, 1-800-THE-LAW2.

Chris Caras earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley.
Providence Little Company of Mary has long been a philanthropic priority for his family, with Chris continuing his father’s legacy of service on the foundation board.

Linda Wenglikowsk earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and had a brief career in aerospace before gladly giving it up to become a full-time mother, homemaker and volunteer. She’s chaired many community events.

Kenya Beckmann has been a leading fundraising professional for more than twenty years in higher education and healthcare. Kenya joined Providence in September 2019 and serves as the regional chief philanthropy officer for Southern California. In her role and as a member of the regional executive leadership team, Kenya leads a team that is responsible for fundraising in each of Providence’s Southern California hospital foundations. In July of 2020, Kenya began work, alongside her peers, to support specific projects focused on reducing health disparities throughout Southern California.

Born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley, Dave studied business administration at California State University Los Angeles and, at age 19, demonstrated his prowess for sales by becoming the youngest salesman at a local HVAC manufacturer. His success and an entrepreneurial spirit led Dave and a business partner to acquire ToroAire in Long Beach and has grown the business into one of the largest providers of commercial HVAC engineered products in the Southland. Dave has served as President of ToroAire since 1981. He is a Life Member/Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers.

Jean Landini grew up in Chicago, in an Italian-Polish family, and is the eldest of two. She entered the Little Company of Mary Order in 1952 at age 18 and received the habit and the name, Sister Terrence, on April 28, 1953.