Board of Regents

The purpose of the Da Vinci Schools Board of Regents is to assist the schools in articulating our work and vision to the business, education, and philanthropic communities of Los Angeles and beyond.

Leadership

Dorothy Courtney, Co-Chair
Director Emeritus
Richstone Family Center

Jessica Flores, Co-Chair
Philanthropic Advisor and Nonprofit Consultant

Members

Allison Bajracharya
Principal
AGB Consulting

Scott Banister
Entrepreneur

Fr. Tom Batsis, O. Carm 
Professor Emeritus
Loyola Marymount University

Leah Bernthal
Founder
Every Purpose

Tex Boggs, Ph.D.
Retired University President

Kenneth A. Brown
Operations Manager, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
President, Board of Trustees, El Camino Community College District

Willis Chang
Digital Transformation Officer
Kinecta Federal Credit Union

Shavonda Christmas, MPH
Principal, Christmas Consulting Group
Director - Community Benefits, L.A. Care Health Plan

Andy Cohen
Co-CEO
Gensler

Jen Cole
Education Consultant

Lily Craig
External Affairs Manager
Chevron Products Company

Erica Di Bona
Fundraising & Development
Professional

Michael Druckman
Executive Chairman
Schools That Can

Elisha Greenwell
Founder | Executive Director, Black Joy Parade
Director, Social Impact Marketing and Programming, MasterClass

Leslie Starr Heimov, Esq.
Executive Director
Children's Law Center of California

Paul Jimenez, Ed.D.
Counseling Faculty; Santa Monica College
City Clerk; City of Hawthorne

Stuart Karten
President
Karten Design

Sabrina Kay, Ed.D.
CEO
Fremont Private Investments Inc.

Nathan Kim
Studio Director & Principal
Gensler

Erika Lieser
Vice President Human Resources
Tireco, Inc

Allan Mackenzie
President
Mar Ventures, Inc.

Alicia Miñana, Esq.
CEO
Law Offices of Alicia Miñana

Mohammad Noori
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Former Dean of Engineering
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Emilio Pack, Ed.D.
Director, Institute of School Leadership & Administration
Loyola Marymount University

Pete Peterson
Dean, Pepperdine School of Public Policy
Senior Fellow, Davenport Institute for Public Engagement

Jonathan Schleyer
Global Strategy Director
AFG&

Evin Shutt
Chief Operating Officer / Partner
72andSunny

Art Sida
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
DaVita, Inc.

Sergio Siderman, Esq.
Law Offices of Sergio Siderman

Cindy Smet
Independent Philanthropy Professional

Ron Smith
Engineering Manager
Northrop Grumman Corporation

David Stephen, Architect/M.Ed.
President
New Vista Designs for 21st Century Learning

Robert Tarnofsky
Director of Real Estate
Continental Development Corporation

Roel Uleners
Chief Design Officer & Executive Partner
Ethos Capital

Gary Wayland
Partner
Wayland & Vukadinovich LLP CPAs

Julie Weitz
Executive Producer
Universal Television

David Weitzel
Private Banker

Sean Williams
President
DVD Your Memories

Judith Wolstan
Director of Admission
Chadwick School

Caprice Young, Ed.D.
President
Education Growth Group, LLC

Alan Zack
President
Lollipop Labs

Marla Zaslansky
Curator and Producer, TEDx Manhattan Beach
Former President, Manhattan Beach Education Foundation

Ex-Officio

Erin D'Souza
Principal
Da Vinci Communications

Carla Levenson
Director of External Relations
Da Vinci Schools

Megan Martin
Director of Da Vinci Institute
Da Vinci Schools

Tami Christopher
Principal
Da Vinci Connect High/DVX

Michelle Rainey
Executive Director
Da Vinci Connect

Russell Stoll
Principal
Da Vinci Design

Kaitlin Toon
Principal
Da Vinci Connect TK-8

Grace Long
Principal
Da Vinci Science

Erin Whalen
Executive Director/Principal
Da Vinci RISE High

Matthew Wunder, Ed.D.
CEO/Superintendent
Da Vinci Schools