School of Education Leadership Team
Michelle D. Young, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
William Perez, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Yvette Lapayese, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Student Success
Manny A. Aceves ’04, M.A. ’07, Ed.D. ’13
Associate Dean, Strategic Engagement
Chair, Department of Educational Leadership; Interim Chair, Department of Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology
Interim Chair, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership for Social Justice
Vanessa Benya
Director of Development
Maureen Kindel, M.A. ’07, Ed.D. ’11
Co-Chair, SOE Board of Visitors; Co-founder and Principal, Kindel Gagan
Kadar Lewis Ed.D. ’16
Chair, SOE Alumni Association
Board of Visitors
Sarah Ali, M.A. ’09, B.A. ’01
Education Advocate
Frank E. Baxter
Chairman Emeritus, Jeffries LLC
Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J. MA ’85
Founder and Executive Director, Homeboy Industries
Gabriel Buelna, Ph.D.
2nd Vice President, Board of Trustees,Los Angeles Community College District
Marlene Canter DHL ’10
Board Chairman, Green Dot Public Schools National
Myrna Castrejón
President and CEO, The California Charter Schools Association
Mary Chambers ’82, JD’86
President, The Chambers Consulting Group
Austin Conley, Ed.D. ’13
Director of Advancement, Diocese of San Bernardino Catholic Schools
Anthony Digiovanni, B.A. ’71
Member Board of Director, Claremont Lincoln University
Shawna Draxton, Ph.D.
Executive Director, WISH Charter
Debra Kay Duncan
Chairman of the Board, LA84
Ronni Ephraim
Education Advocate
Paul Escala
Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Andrew Furedi, Ed.D. ’09
President and CEO, Para Los Ninos
Anthony Galla, M.A. ’03, Ed.D. ’09
Deputy Superintendent of Elementary Schools, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Department of Catholic Schools
Gil Graff, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Builders of Jewish Education
Ellen P. Holton
Executive Director, Catholic Schools Collaborative
Lida Jennings, Ed.D.
Executive Director, Teach For America, Los Angeles
Heidi Johnson
Executive Director, The Association of Catholic Student Councils (TACSC)
Kelly Kane
Co-founder and Director, Westchester/Playa Education Foundation
Jessie Kornberg
President and CEO, Skirball Center
Sandy Marshall
CEO / Founder, Project Scientist
Gregory McGinity
Senior Vice President, Civic Affairs and Executive Director, California Charter Schools Association
Nick Melvoin, M.A. ’10
Board Member, District 4, Los Angeles Unified School District
Paul Miller
Senior Consultant/Practice Manager, Whizz Education
Kathy Moret ’72
Consultant, Moret & Associates
Dan O’Connell
Assistant Principal for Faculty Development, Loyola Highschool
The Most Reverend David O’Connell
Episcopal Vicar, San Gabriel Pastoral Region
Mary Odell
Chairman of the Board, The Riordan Foundation
Regina Ossey
Chief Operating Officer, Project Scientist
Janice A. Pipkin
Education Advocate
Anne Pomeroy, M.A. ’81
Field Experience Supervisor, LMU School of Education
Ana Ponce, Ed.D. ’13
Executive Director, Great Public Schools Now
Nancy Portillo
Chief of Staff & Chief Academic Officer, Department of Catholic Schools
David Rattray
President & CEO, Unite LA
Delia Roges, BBA ’85, MBA
Regional Head of US Institutional Sales - Managing Director, Invesco
Maria Salinas
President and CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Dorothy Babbitt Shea
Education Advocate, John and Dorothy Shea Family Foundation
Renata Simril ’93
President and CEO, LA84 Foundation
Chad Soleo
Chief Executive Officer, Green Dot Public Schools
Ricardo Soto, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Legal Advocacy and General Counsel, Catholic Charter School Association
Carrie Shea Tilton
Trustee, John and Dorothy Shea Family Foundation
Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President of Program Operations and Head of Catholic Sisters Initiative, Conrad N Hilton Foundation
Bruce Willison, MBA
Dean Emeritus, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Joe Womac, M.Ed., J.D.
President, Specialty Family Foundation
Rabbi Zachary Zysman
Director of Jewish Student Life, LMU
Board and Executive Committee, SOE Alumni Association
Kadar Lewis Ed.D. ’16, Chair
Stephen McCray Ed.D. ’13, Vice Chair and Chair of Mission and Action Committee
Tanisha Barnett Ed.D. ’16, Chair of Nominations Committee
Liza Smith ’10, Chair of Professional Development Committee
Martinique Starnes Ed.D. ’15, Chair of Communications Committee
Aixle Aman Ed.D. ’17
Kathryn Anderson, M.A. ’10
Richard Ballesteros, M.A. ’12
Nat Brown, M.A. ’12
Karisa Denis ’07
Leticia Duenas ’18
JulieAnne Howe ’18
Marcus Hughes, Ed.D. ’17
Laura McGowan-Robinson Ed.D. ’16
Cori Marasco Ed.D. ’15
Fatima Nicdao M.A. ’09, ’16
Martha Padilla ’79
Melissa Papp ’15
Daniel Rios Jr. ’16
Christopher J. Rudd M.A. ’15
Neeraj Satyal Ed.D. ’15
Anne Scerbak, M.A. ’20
Erin Solari ’15