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
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