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Our Team
We are a bold and courageous community of educators, Board Members, and Staff bound together by a common cause that has defined what we do since 1969.
Officers
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Susan Baerwald
Board President
Co-founder and Co-owner, Just Folk -
Joseph Maalouf
Board Vice President
Special Education Teacher, LAUSD -
Angelo J. Gasbarro, CPA
Board Treasurer
Accounting Manager, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. -
Ellen Seldon
Board Secretary
Service Coordinator, Westside Regional Center (Retired)
Board of Directors
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Ron Dean
Ronald Dean, a Law Corporation
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Betty Goldberg
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Petite Konstantin
Executive Director, L.A. GOAL (Retired)
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Maria Lurence
Director of Retail Operations, Savage x Fenty
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Andrew N. Weissman
JD, Law Offices of Arkin & Weissman
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Peter Wendel
Realtor, Compass
Staff Members
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Petra Staal
Executive Director
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Lubna Mohamed
Assistant Director
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Rachel Hamburg
Director of Development
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Aaron Matsuda
Development and Communications Associate
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Apinya Srikhwanthong
Director of Visual Arts
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Amoura Gonzalez
Assistant Director of Visual Arts
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Blanca Martinez
Clinical Staff
Bilingual - English/Spanish -
Dylan Staal
Clinical Staff
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Thomas Meyer
Clinical Staff
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Melissa Falco-Williams
Director of Fiber Arts
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Jeff Hansen
Fiber Arts Intructor
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Edmound Veyna
Fine Arts Instructor
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Pablo Suñé
Music Therapist
Bilingual - English/Spanish -
Chris Knight
Accountant
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Mary Dean
Tai Chi Instructor
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Cameron Murphy
Drama Director
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Anne Cooper
Drama Director
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Teresa Mendez
Custodial Contractor
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Tobias Mendez Lopez
Custodial Contractor
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Vacant
Teen Program Coordinator
Member Representatives
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Elizabeth H.
Member Representative
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Jimmy W.
Member Representative