LYCIA NAFF — CEO/FOUNDEr

Lycia’s served the poor from her car since she learned how to drive. Commuting in L.A. traffic pained her. She saw such human suffering on every street corner. This compelled her to carry extra water, socks, snacks that she could quickly hand out from her window as she passed by. When her car could no longer fit the amount of essentials needed to help the homeless, she reached out to volunteers/friends, creating Drive-By Do-Gooders 501c3 in 2015. no Agenda. Just Pure Giving.

JAY DUERR — BOARD MEMBER

JAY IS AN ORIGINAL BOARD MEMBER, A FATHER OF THREE, PREMIERE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE MUSIC EDITOR AND COMPOSER. WHEN HE CAME TO L.A. IN 1981, HE STRUGGLED TO GET AHEAD IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND KNOWS FIRST-HAND WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE CLOSE TO LOSING A ROOF OVER HIS HEAD. JAY IS A DBDG FOUNDING MEMBER AND HAS HELPED BUILD UP THIS GRASSROOTS CHARITY ONE DRIVE-BY AT A TIME, WHILE ALSO REMAINING ACTIVE IN LOCAL COMMUNITY POLITICS, raising children and volunteering his considerable talents to DBDG.

Leo boulanger

leo JOINED DBDG as a young teen in high school. Now, he’s about to graduate college, and despite working fulltime to care for his family, Leo continues to reach out to help our less fortunate, right on the streets of LA. Despite his busy schedule, Leo lovingly brings BASIC ESSENTIALS TO LOCAL UNHOUSED ADULTS AND THEIR PETS IN SKIDROW.

 

Matthew Kaplowitz- board member

Matthew uses his background in multimedia to contribute graphic design and video content to DBDG to aid their fundraising efforts and expand their social media presence. Currently, he’s an entertainment writer for Fatherly.com while running 2 YouTube channels and a popular Star Trek podcast, trek untold.

KIAN COOPER - board member

Kian is a senior at Venice High School who has been an incredibly dedicated volunteer with Drive-By Do-Gooders since his freshman year and is now one of the organization’s newest board members. Outside of his work with Drive-By Do-Gooders, Kian participates in water polo, tennis, Kenpo karate, Brazilian Muay Thai martial arts, and various STEM and coding activities. He has been studying Mandarin Chinese since kindergarten and has achieved fluency. In school, he is actively involved in Coding Club, Robotics Club, and Math Olympiad. 

kat edwards - Board member

CAT has been gathering and giving to DBDG since 2020. A busy freelance Copywriter by trade, she's well known in her Culver City neighborhood for collecting items for SLA Animal Shelter and Skid Row folks. Her favorite mantra: "If I can do it, anybody can." From garage sales to Next Door posts, she’s always thinking about ways to help and spreading awareness. Luckily, her friends and neighbors generously offer blankets, bedding, towels and clothing to her. Now a Board member, we think she’s on a roll.