francesca mcCaffery-Executive Director

Francesca has been working with the Children’s Lifesaving Foundation for over fifteen years; in this period of time, she has worked in almost every administrative and program capacity- as grant-writer, camp counselor, art director, and knows the inner workings of the CLF’s infrastructure, inside and out. Additionally, she has helped in the organization and execution of tens of fundraising events, acted as case worker, family liaison, and initiated new program initiatives. She graduated from NYU, and has worked on the senior administrative staff of “Stand-Up for Kids-L.A.” She has worked on films in Hollywood, is a writer, and has published essyas, articles, film criticism and artist interviews in Adbusters, Blackbook, Vimooz, the Malibu Times and others publications.

sean mcCaffery-Program director

Sean has been our Camp Director for over twenty years, and he has been an invaluable asset and mentor to the youth we serve. Starting his career working with youth at LA's BEST after-school program, Sean has helped develop the outdoor curriculum and programming for the past fifteen summer seasons, as well as creating the environment and schedules for the Care through College Program. Sean is also a youth basketball coach, fitness expert, and surf instructor.