Our Founders: Gary and Elyse Dietrich

Gary Dietrich graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Santa Barbara and received his master's degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. He was selected for a prestigious California State Senate Fellowship, served as a staff member to the California State Assembly and the State Senate, and has worked on campaigns from legislative to presidential. He now serves as a nonpartisan political analyst on television and radio and has been seen or heard on stations and networks throughout the nation and around the world. Gary is also recognized as an accomplished professional speaker, having addressed thousands of youth and adults regarding the impact of politics, public policy and government on their lives, their state and their nation.

Elyse Dietrich has an extensive background in the media. For nearly two decades Elyse worked in one of the nation's top 20 television markets, the California state capital's greater Sacramento region, as an active and highly visible figure in the world of community affairs. For 10 years she served as the Director of Community Relations at KTXL-TV FOX40. Prior to joining KTXL, she served as the Community Services Director at KRBK-TV Channel 31 (now KMAX-TV), in the news department at KCRA-TV Channel 3 and in the Public Affairs Department at KXTV Channel 10. Her academic background includes a communications degree from California State University Sacramento.