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Board of Directors

Barbara Briney
Barbara Briney
Alumni, Alumni Parent
Fundraising Chair
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Laurie Snyder-Berkowitz
CSS, ESMS
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Tiffany Bornstein
RSS, ESMS
 
Lily Craig
Lily Craig
Alumni Parent
Courtney McCain

Courtney Gillette McCain
CSS

Ephraim Freed
Ephraim Freed
RSS, ESMS
Sofia Goldade

Sophia Goldade
RSS

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Carina Jordan

RSS

Marsha Hansen

Marsha Hanson
Chamber of Commerce

Linda Johnson

Linda Johnson
Alumni

Judy Lai Yates

Judy Lai-Yates
Alumni Parent

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Neha Prasad
ESMS, ESHS

Adarsh Parekh

Adarsh Parekh
RSS

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Jordan Petersen
CSS

Michele Rogers

Michele A. Rogers, O.D.
Alumni

Kendric Rollins

Kendric Rollins
ESMS, ESHS

Chris Sherrill

Christine Sherrill
Alumni Parent
Former School Board Member

Minnie Torress

Minnie Torres
RSS

William Watkins

Dr. William Watkins
Alumni, Alumni Parent
Former Superintendent & School Board Member

Lauren Weinbaum

Lauren Weinbaum
CSS

Kathy Wiley

Kathy Wiley
Alumni Parent
Former School Board Member

Corporate Board Members:

Karen

Karen Forthuber
Chevron
ESHS

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Becky Trujillo

Chevron 

Rich Heisen

Rich Heisen
Citizens Business Bank

Richard Lundquist

Richard C. Lundquist
Continental Development Corporation

Ed! Staff:

Carol Pirsztuk

CEO

Carol Pirsztuk

carol@esedf.org

(310)615-2650 x1701

Laura Johnes

Director of Operations

Laura Johnes

laura@esedf.org

(310)615-2650 x1702

Sasha

Business & Finance Director

Sasha Taylor

sasha@esedf.org
(310)615-2650 x1702

Deanna McLaughlin

Communications & Events Director

Deanna McLaughlin

deanna@esedf.org

(310)615-2650 x1702

Past Board Members:

Alex Abad - Past Chairman

Kara Baldino

Cindy Beckett

Robert H. Berkes

Carleen Beste

Lance Bustrum

Neil Cadman

August W. Caimi, Esq.

Erick Cano

Floyd Carr

Mary Ann Chicots

Duane H. Conover, Esq.

Suzanne Curtin

Deborah Dicochea

Bill Fisher

Erec Fitzgerald

Rebecca Friedman

David Froemke

Jenny Gardner

Dawn Garrett

Frank Glynn - Past Chairman

Angie Greenspan

Beth Hapke

Joe Harding - Past Chairman

Laura Jordan

Wanda Kaminski

Al Keahi

Tamika Lang, Boeing

Tyler Leisher

Tammy Long

Shannon Magid

Jennifer Malone

Joyce Mann

William T. Mason

Mark McQueen

Kevin Mitchell

Cameronne Mosher

Corinne Murat

Edward Myska

Brenda Newman

Michelle Nieves

Marjolein Oakley

Steve Odabashian, NRG

Evelyn O'Donnell

Mari Peters

Jayne Pimlott - Past Chairman

Carol Pirsztuk

Jen Ralls

Yesceni Ramirez

Ginger Recanzone

Tom Ricci

Keith Richards

Ken Riesz

Kimmy Riley

Kenneth Schofield

Rick Sowers

Ed Su

Heather Sutherland

Ronald E. Swanson

Carlene Tanaka

Elizabeth Tobias

Susan Truax

James Venezia, TopGolf

The 2026/2027 Ed! Board is an all-volunteer board that believes the health and prosperity of ESUSD are the cornerstone of a thriving community

Executive Board Members:
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Chair​

Christa Caban

ESMS, ESHS

ESHS Alumni

Rupesh Bhakta

Chief Financial Officer

Rupesh Bhakta

ESMS, ESHS

Past Ed! Business Chair

Small Business Owner

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Vice Chair

Melissa Moore

Former ESUSD Superintendent

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Secretary

April Twilley

RSS

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Community Board Members:
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FEIN #95-3885992

El Segundo Education Foundation 

641 Sheldon Stree

El Segundo, CA 90245​

info@esedf.org

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