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Building Dynamic Community Partnerships to Support Our Schools
Pasadena Educational Foundation unites the power of our committed community to help to raise between $12 and $15 million dollars a year for the Pasadena Unified School District. Those funds include large government grants, foundation grants, individual, and corporate donations, which together help us support myriad essential programs from the large to the small. Some programs are run by PEF, others by PUSD, and still others represent various levels of partnership. From the smallest Friendship Bench to the largest Magnet Program, PEF works with our community partners to impact every student, every school, every day!
“The support that the Pasadena Educational Foundation provides our schools is essential to keeping our momentum going. Our schools are stronger today and will be even stronger tomorrow thanks to this outstanding partnership.”
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Our Board
The Pasadena Educational Foundation is led by a diverse group of volunteer board members who are deeply rooted in our community, committed to the mission of the organization, and passionate about public education. Board members are business and civic leaders, educators, parents, and professionals who collectively work to make a better future for our students and our community.
Karen Burgess
Board President
Margaret Kean
Vice President, Development
Elizabeth Pomeroy
Vice President, Programs
Teri Richardson
Vice President, Community Engagement
Dominick Correy
Vice President, Board Affairs
Kathy J. Onoye
Treasurer
Sandy Roffman
Secretary
Erik Berg
Immediate Past President
Heather Backstrom
Mimi Carter
Alisha Cathriell-Tanzer
Steve Darden
Frances Chiang Dayman
Vannia De La Cuba
Karina Montilla Edmonds
Niki Elliott
Lawton Gray
Matt Ima
Carina Jacob
Jane Kaczmarek
Rick Kidd
Mae Koenig Seng
Del Lile
Jennifer Miyake-Trapp
Arturo Montes
Linda Morales
Will Morris
Angelita Mont O’Brien
Dawn Carson O’Keeffe
Katrina Cabrera Ortega
Gloria Scharre Pitzer
Miles Prince
Luisa Rengifo
Yesenia Santacruz
Patrick Zarifian
PUSD Board Liaisons
Dr. Elizabeth Blanco
Michelle Richardson Bailey
Patrice Marshall McKenzie
Leadership Advisory Council
George Abdo
George Brumder
Steve English
Joan H. Fauvre
Priscilla Gamb
Portia Harris
Phil Hettema
Jacqueline Jacobs
Felita Kealing
Maria Khader-Karp
Harvey Knell
Bhart Manwani
Lorna Touryan Miller
Molly Munger
Wendy Munger
Martin Ortega
Jim Patterson
Anthony Portantino
Dan Rothenberg
Rich Webster
Felicia Williams
LaWayne Williams
Melissa Winham
Our Staff
The Pasadena Educational Foundation staff, led by Executive Director Patrick Conyers, are deeply committed to the mission of PEF and the students, schools, and teachers in the Pasadena Unified School District. Every day they bring a collaborative spirit, dedication, and resourcefulness that allows them to impact the lives of every student at every school every day.
Contact Us
351 South Hudson Avenue, Room 153
Pasadena, CA 91101
Phone: 626.396.3625
Email: pef@pasedfoundation.org
Patrick Conyers
Executive Director
pconyers@pasedfoundation.org
Veonte Barnes | Junior Accountant
vbarnes@pasedfoundation.org
Sabrina Espinoza | Senior Director of Development
sespinoza@pasedfoundation.org
Phyllis Fash | Scholarships Manager
pfash@pasedfoundation.org
Marissa Galvez | Office Coordinator
mgalvez@pasedfoundation.org
Tony Gordo | Programs Director
tgordo@pasedfoundation.org
Bailey Griffice | Community Engagement Associate
bgriffice@pasedfoundation.org
Margaret Hunt | Development Consultant
development@pasedfoundation.org
Nancy Carol Inguanzo | Director of Community Engagement
ncinguanzo@pasedfoundation.org
Vivian Kambe | Development Manager
vkambe@pasedfoundation.org
Stuart Litjen | Programs Manager
slitjen@pasedfoundation.org
Monica Bosserman Lopez | Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives
mlopez@pasedfoundation.org
Laura McKinzie | Senior Director of Finance
lmckinzie@pasedfoundation.org
Chris Perez | Development Associate
cperez@pasedfoundation.org
Ana Maria Piñeros | Senior Accountant
apineros@pasedfoundation.org
Kyle Radcliff | Grants Manager
kradcliff@pasedfoundation.org
Sehba Sarwar | Student Engagement Manager
ssarwar@pasedfoundation.org
David Spiro | Development Consultant
dspiro@pasedfoundation.org
Teresa Wang | Senior Development Associate
twang@pasedfoundation.org
