The support and strong leadership of the Alliance Board of Directors is integral to the success and growth of our network. Our board members and senior advisors bring leadership and experience in education excellence, charter school management, leadership development, finance, operations, politics, community engagement, law, and fundraising.
Lionsgate Motion Picture Group
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
Authentic Ventures
USC-Katzman Chair and
Professor for Educational Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology
CrossCut Ventures
Capital Group International, Inc.
National Notary Association
Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt
Accenture Competitiveness Center of Excellence
Wise Entertainment
Harvard-Westlake School
Bobbitt & Roberts
Rossier School of Education, USC
Campaign for College Opportunity
Freeman Spogli & Co.
Junior State of America Foundation
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Senior Advisors
California Community Foundation
Heritage Provider Network
Chair Emeritus & Former Los Angeles Mayor
Arco
Alliance Young Professionals Network Board
The Alliance Young Professionals Network (YPN) gathers philanthropic-minded civic leaders who believe education is important, are aware of the critical issues facing our public schools, and want to help students in LA’s most under-served communities. This network is led by the YPN Board, which leads fundraising & volunteer programs to connect young professionals in Los Angeles with initiatives to help school communities and mentor students.
Kamala Avila-Salmon, Co-Chair
Facebook
Erik Kronstadt, Co-Chair
Accenture Competitiveness Center of Excellence
Rebecca Agonafir
UCLA Extension
Todd Beiley
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Monica R. Briseño
Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP
Kathleen Bryson
Brand Knew
Hannah Cannom
Walker Stevens Cannom Yang LLP
Ashley Chay-Fairty
Proskauer Rose LLP
Will Craig
Capital International Investors
Evan Doran
Sydell Group
Zach Friedland
Morgan Stanley
Yuree Han
International Justice Mission
Gloria Hann
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Salmon Hossein
Deloitte
Andrea John
Tim Hortons
Roopali Malhotra
University of Southern California
Leandro Otero
Teach for America
Sarah Ouchi
Stacy Blackman Consulting
Andrew Sahn
Buchalter LLP
Moises Silva
Northrup Grumman Corporation
Almuhtada Smith
Jenner & Block LLP
Darin Smidth-Gaddis
CAPA The Global Education Network
Chris Weber
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Jeff Weston
Tortuga Wealth Management