Board of Visitors

The purpose of SOE’s Board of Visitors (BOV) is to support the Dean in advancing the school’s vision by building a more robust culture of philanthropy in support of SOE’s programs, scholarships, and faculty support and research; building strategic partnerships; and strengthening programs that prepare teachers, educational leaders, and mental health professionals.

The BOV serves as LMU School of Education’s most fervent ambassadors and provides thought partnership, expertise, and strategic guidance to advance SOE’s mission, elevate its impact, and support its ongoing commitment to excellence.

Dean’s Leadership Council

Marlene Canter

Board Member, Joseph Drown Foundation; Board Chair, Academy for Jewish Religion California (AJRCA)

Tony L. Digiovanni

Board Chair and Past President, Claremont Lincoln University; Board of Regents, LMU

Debra Duncan

Education Advocate

Dan Estes 

Program Director, Specialty Family Foundation

 

Matt Hill, Ed.D. ’18

CEO, Waterford.org

Mary Odell

Board Chair, Riordan Foundation

Catherine Sanders

Senior Program Officer, Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation

Sr. Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President of Program Operations and Head of Catholic Sisters Initiative, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Innovation and Leadership Council

Adriana Abich

CEO, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy

Veronica Alvarez

Executive Director, Create CA

Christina Arellano

President, Pax Christi Academies

Karisa Avalos ’04, M.A. ’07

Academic Excellence Specialist, Archdiocese of LA; Board Co-Chair, SOE Alumni Association

Tommy Chang

CEO, New Teacher Center (NTC)

Cristina de Jesus

President and CEO, Green Dot Public Schools

Shawna Draxton, Ph.D.

Executive Director, WISH Community and Academy Charter Schools

Paul Escala

Senior Director and Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Karla Estrada

Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, LAUSD

Carrie Fuller

Managing Director, School Networks, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Andrew Furedi, Ed.D.

President and CEO, Para Los Niños

Korey Hlaudy, M.A. ’14, Ed.D. ’22

Assistant Principal, The Accelerated Schools; Board Co-Chair, SOE Alumni Association

Mayra Lara

Director of Southern California Partnerships and Engagement, EdTrust West

Laura J. McGowan-Robinson, Ed.D. ’16

Founder and CEO, Diversity in Leadership Institute

Veronica Melvin

President and CEO, LA Promise Fund

Nick Melvoin, M.A. ’10

Board Member, Los Angeles Unified School Board 

Mary O’Neill Grace

Former Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, Anaheim Elementary School District

Ana Ponce, Ed.D. ’13

Executive Director, Great Public Schools Now

Sofia Roditti

CEO, Equitas/Equitas Academy

Jesus “Jesse” Rodriguez

Chief of Staff, Verbum Dei Jesuit High School

Blake Silvers

Superintendent, Wiseburn Unified School District

Erin Studer

Executive Director of Charter School Programs, CHIME Institute’s Schwarzenegger Community School

Robert Tagorda

Chief Academic Officer, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Matt Wunder

CEO and Superintendent, Da Vinci Schools

Casey Yeazel, M.A. ’01

Principal, St. Bernard College Preparatory