Membership
Our meetings take place monthly August through May, dark in December. Meetings are held locally usually at a Pasadena restaurant. We invite our members to further participate in our committees:
- Scholarship
- Finance
- Golf Tournament
- Banquet
- Scholar-Athletes
Click here to see members of our standing committees.
Your contribution will help to provide scholarships to San Gabriel Valley student-athlete football player. As a chapter member, you have direct involvement with community student-athletes. You will join with other football advocates to promote and support football locally.
Membership dues are $60 for one year, $150 for three years, and $1000 for a Lifetime membership.
From the National Football Foundation, member benefits include:
- Receive the quarterly NFF Football Letter magazine
- Meet College Football Hall of Fame inductees at special events
- Provides a rebate to your local chapter for scholarship programs
- Vote in the College Football Hall of Fame Elections
Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Chapter Board Members
Tony Ortega, President and Chairman of the Board
Peter Mellado, Graphics & Art Design
Dr. Dennis Buckley, Chair of Sports Medicine
Steven Munguia, Scholarship & Golf Committee
Mason Bryant, Golf Committee & Foundation
Jim Armstrong, Legal Counsel
Jesse Ocampo, Golf Committee & Fundraising
Jerome Champion, Alumni & Foundation
David Paredes, Golf Committee
Jackie Coulette, Banquet & Scholarship Committee
Anna Park, Foundation & Grant Writer
Dominic Farrar - California Football Coaches Association
Gilbert Sanchez, Banquet & Golf Committee
Fred Freking - Banquet & Scholar Athlete Committee
Joel Sanchez, Golf Committee Chair
Flavio Gonzalez - Youth Sports Rep
Martin Ulloa - Video Production
Brian James - Tournament of Roses Rep
Steven Urena - Golf & Scholar Athlete Committee
John Kovac, Ambassador
Frank Villar, Big 10 Football Official
Robin Lee-Ramirez, Banquet & Scholarship Committee
Leon Ward, Treasurer & Scholarship Committee
Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Chapter
About the National Football Foundation Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Chapter
2024-2025 Board Members at the 2025 Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet
©2025 National Football Foundation - Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley Chapter, a 501(c)3 charitable organization, Tax ID 95-4402414
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A chapter of the National Football Foundation
National Football Foundation
Launched in 1959 as the first initiative in history to award post graduate scholarships based on a player’s academic and athletic accomplishments, the NFF has distributed more than $10.9 million to 816 outstanding student-athletes through the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
The organization oversees and supports 12,000 members in 121 chapters throughout the United States. These chapters hold over 1,000 scholarship banquets, fundraisers and events for over 4,800 high schools serving 450,000 student athletes annually.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION
The Pasadena / San Gabriel Valley chapter of the National Football Foundation honors student-athletes from the following schools: Alhambra, Arcadia, Arroyo, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bassett, Bell Gardens, Bishop Amat, Blair, Bonita, California, Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, Charter Oak, Claremont, Covina, Damien, Diamond Bar, Diamond Ranch, Don Bosco, Duarte, El Monte, El Rancho, Gabrielino, Ganesha, Garey, Gladstone, Glen A. Wilson, Glendora, John Muir, La Canada, La Puente, La Salle, Los Altos, Maranatha, Mark Keppel, Marshall Fundamental, Monrovia, Montebello, Mountain View, Nogales, Northview, Pasadena, Pasadena Poly, Pioneer, Pomona, Rio Hondo Prep, Rosemead, Rowland, Salesian, San Dimas, San Gabriel, San Marino, Santa Fe, Schurr, Sierra Vista, South El Monte, South Hills, South Pasadena, St. Francis, St. Paul, Temple City, Walnut, Webb, West Covina, Whittier and Workman.
Mission Statement
- Recognize and honor outstanding high school senior scholar-athletes at the annual National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Gala Banquet, an event with over 40 years of history.
- Inspire youth to compete both academically as well as athletically.
- Encourage and promote campus leadership and community service.
- Promote high school football as an integral and wholesome part of the school curriculum.
- Support the collegiate academic pursuits of San Gabriel Valley Scholar Athletes.