Majestic Realty's Fran Inman Elected Board Chair of THINK Together

    SANTA ANA, CA, November 17, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The board of directors of THINK Together has elected Fran Inman as its Chair. THINK Together, a nonprofit with annual revenues of $50 million, is the largest and a leading provider of after-school and other extended learning programs supporting at-risk students throughout Southern California. Inman joined the board of directors in 2008, has co-chaired the organization's annual benefit and helped recruit other community and civic leaders to serve on THINK Together's newly established regional leadership councils.

"THINK Together is positioned as a key player in school reform efforts," said Inman. "Demonstrations of the organization's extended learning time model show it can boost student achievement."

"Plus, the people at THINK Together have a unique look inside schools. They have opportunities to see what is working and to share best practices with other school partners across the region," adds Inman.

Inman is senior vice president, at Majestic Realty Co. In that role, she directs all government relations and community affairs activities for Majestic, one of the nation's largest privately held, family-owned real estate development companies. She is also founding president of the Majestic Realty Foundation.

A civic and philanthropic leader, Inman was recently appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the California Transportation Commission. As immediate past chair of the board of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Inman has served on numerous statewide and regional goods movement committees and serves on the board of governors for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), the executive committee for the Central City Association (CCA), the executive committee for the California Business Properties Association (CBPA) and is the former chair of the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership. She also is founding board member and executive committee member for FuturePorts.

Inman earned both a B.A. and an M.B.A. in finance from California State University, Fullerton. She and her husband Ron, a retired teacher, live in Lemon Heights.

About THINK Together
THINK Together got its start in Costa Mesa, CA, in 1994 following a neighborhood gang shooting. Parents and community leaders came together to found the Shalimar Learning and Teen Centers, a safe place for kids to go and continue learning in the hours after the traditional school day. THINK Together was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1997. Today THINK Together has grown to be one of the leading and largest U.S. providers of extended learning programs (early literacy, after-school, small group tutoring, summer learning, etc.), serving 70,000 at-risk students each year at 225+ schools and community sites across a five-county footprint of Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego). Collaborating with school administrators and teachers throughout Southern California, its award winning academically oriented programs and dedicated team are helping at-risk students close the achievement gap.

THINK is an acronym: Teaching, Helping, Inspiring & Nurturing Kids. For more information visit THINKtogether.org or facebook.com/THINKtogether.

For more information call 888.485.THINK or visit us at www.THINKtogether.org or www.Facebook.com/THINKtogether.

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