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six years. He has worked diligently to plan a bowling event every year since 2012, putting effort into making
the event bigger and better attended. To date, Taylor has helped fundraise over $10,000 for CHLA. Taylor has
always sought out ways to help personally and to visit with the patients at CHLA, bringing dirt bike super stars
to make the patients’ days a bit brighter.
Biography: Taylor Kellstrom is a 28-year-old entrepreneur, philanthropist, real estate agent, and motivational
speaker. He was born and raised in Santa Clarita and is a graduate of both West Ranch High School and Col-
lege of the Canyons. He is the longtime owner of The Book Exchange – an off-campus college textbook store
– and he is a real estate professional with Home Smart NCG. A sports enthusiast, Taylor sustained injuries as an
adolescent that ultimately connected him to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, inspiring him to recognize its
need for community support. As an ambassador for CHLA, he has been the six-time event chair for “Bowling
for Kids,” raising $23,518.07 to date. In 2015, he and his fiancé Becca danced in the Magazine of Santa Clari-
ta’s “Dancing with Our Stars” for CHLA, raising $4,312. Taylor has been responsible for setting up profession-
al motocross racers to visit CHLA to talk with the kids, sign autographs and bring posters/hats/stickers. As a
motivational speaker, Taylor has spoken to students at local high schools and colleges about self-value and goal
setting. He has also been a speaker at the Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Cal Central Seminar in 2014 and
2015. He was the event chair for “Bands for Boston” in 2013. He was a winner of JCI’s 40-under-Forty award
in 2013 and is a current member of the Santa Clarita Junior Chamber. In 2016, Taylor was the SCV Gazette’s
Hero of the Week (August 12-18) and the Signal’s Top 51 winner in the Emerging Leaders Category. In 2017,
he was named #1 at the Signal’s Top 51.

Brian Koegle
Partner, Poole and Shaffery, LLP
Nominated by HandsOn Santa Clarita and SCV Senior Center
HandsOn Santa Clarita (13 Years)
• Chairman of the board (4 Years)
• Board member
SCV Senior Center (11 Years)
• Chair, Celebrity Waiter Dinner
• Stanley Award, Celebrity Waiter 2007, 2009
College of the Canyons Foundation (10 Years)
• Parliamentarian
• Vice chair, Finance Committee
• Co-chair, Silver Spur Committee
• Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee
• Co-chair, Measure E
• Member, Measure M Citizens Oversight Committee
Junior Chamber International, Santa Clarita Valley Chapter (7 Years)
• Director, Government Affairs
• Chair, SCV Politics 101
• Vice president, marketing
Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project (10 Years)
• Secretary, Executive Committee
SCV Chamber of Commerce (12 Years)
• Member, Government Affairs
Others: Redevelopment Agency for City of Santa Clarita, Pro Bono Legal Counsel, Measure EE Saugus Union
School District, Valley Industry Association of Santa Clarita, Professionals in Human Resources Association,
Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association, Society of Human Resources Management
Organizational Impact: Brian offers his time, his knowledge, and his resources (both financial and those less
tangible) to HandsOn Santa Clarita building ongoing financial donations and has brought awareness to the
mission of HandsOn Santa Clarita. This, in turn, has allowed the organization to grow its outreach and impact