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Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Dr. Hilda Maldonado, President
Superintendent, Santa Barbara Unified School District

Cara Williams, Vice President
V.P. & Chief Human Resources Officer, Cottage Health

Erika Endrijonas, Ph.D., Secretary
President, Santa Barbara City College

Juliana Ramirez, Treasurer
Founder & CEO, JR Bookkeeping

Yusuf A. Balogun, CPA/PFS, MST, Immediate Past President

Partner, Walpole Financial Advisors LLC

Doug Ford
Partner, D. D. Ford Construction

Anne Hubbard, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Hope School District

Kirsten McLaughlin
Market Vice President, Cox Communications

Dave W. Odell
President and CEO, MedBridge Development

Dr. Susan Salcido
County Superintendent of Schools, Santa Barbara County Education Office

Jesus Terrazas
Partners in Education Program Alum, Project Management, Merryl Brown Events

Board Members

Gayle Beebe, Ph.D.
President, Westmont College

Marybeth Carty
Executive Director, Natalie Orfalea Foundation

Elizabeth Cholawsky
CEO, HG Insights

Neil Dayal
Senior Program Manager, Raytheon

Joe Howell
Partner, Howell Moore & Gough LLP

Graham Lyons, Esq.
Managing Partner, Mullen & Henzell L.L.P.

Jeffrey F. Milem, Ph.D.
Dean & Professor, The Gevirtz School, University of California, Santa Barbara

Carolyn Mitten, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Chair, Westmont College

Alice Patino
Mayor, City of Santa Maria

Diana F. Rigby
Superintendent, Carpinteria Unified School District

Brian Robinson
Principal, Terrain Consulting

Randy Rowse
Mayor, City of Santa Barbara

Molly Schiff
Director of Member & Community Engagement, Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce

Ron Werft
President & CEO, Cottage Health

Henry T. Yang, Ph.D.
Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Emeritus

Steven Ainsley
Marty Blum
William Cirone
Steve Cushman
Lawrence A. Fisher, Ed. D.
Betty Hatch
Ed Heron
James J. Keenan
Dr. Peter MacDougall
Dr. Mary P. Scopatz
David Spainhour
Dr. Ken Stokes
Mark Sylvester
Frank Umanzio

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