Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Cara Williams, President
V.P. & Chief Human Resources Officer, Cottage Health
Erika Endrijonas, Ph.D., Vice President
President, Santa Barbara City College
Juliana Ramirez, Secretary
Founder & CEO, JR Bookkeeping
Elizabeth Cholawsky, Treasurer
Vice Chair, American Riviera Bank
Partner, Walpole Financial Advisors LLC
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
Dr. Susan Salcido
County Superintendent of Schools, Santa Barbara County Education Office
Board Members
Molly Alves
Director of Member & Community Engagement, Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce
Gayle Beebe, Ph.D.
President, Westmont College
Amy Brunner
Sr. Product Engineering Manager, Raytheon
Marybeth Carty
Executive Director, Natalie Orfalea Foundation
Dustin Hoiseth
Director of Public Policy, Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce
Joe Howell
Partner, Howell Moore & Gough LLP
Graham Lyons, Esq.
Managing Partner, Mullen & Henzell L.L.P.
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
Jesus Terrazas
Partners in Education Program Alum, Project Management, Merryl Brown Events
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