Our team

Kate Parsons
Executive Director

Val Green
Director of Growth

Ivan Cestero
Director of Career Connected Learning

Katherine Kouot
Founding Site Lead

Board Members

Antonieta Arango
President of Aramont Charitable Foundation

Michael Druckman
Executive Chairman at Schools That Can

Frank Baxter
Chairman Emeritus: Jefferies LLC
& former U.S. Ambassador

Sabrina Kay
CEO of Fremont Private Investments

Paul Escala
Superintendent of Schools at Archdiocese
of Los Angeles

Chet Pipkin
Founder and Executive Chairperson of
Belkin International

Sarah Ketterer
CEO of Causeway Capital Management LLC

Courtney Collins-Shapiro
Founder & Partner at DesignBuildDo Ventures

Gary Wayland
Partner at Wayland & Vukadinovich LLP

Steve Malony
Chief Executive Officer, Belkin International

Dr. Milo Dodson
Senior Manager of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Belkin

Nicole Whiteman
CEO of Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation

Gene Wade
CEO of Honors Pathway

Kristy Schaffer
Education Philanthropist

Nick Galano
Sales Director, SpaceX