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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.”
—Dr. Brian McDonald
Former Superintendent, Pasadena Unified School District
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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.
Erik Berg
Board President
Del Lile
Vice President, Development
Rick Kidd
Vice President, Community Engagement
Karen Burgess
Vice President, Board Affairs
Dominick Correy
Vice President, Programs
D. Barton Doyle
Treasurer
Felita Kealing
Secretary
Luisa Rengifo-Estrada
Immediate Past President
Heather Backstrom
George A. Brumder
Mimi Carter
William B. Creim
Frances Chiang Dayman
Sarah Deschenes
Karina Montilla Edmonds
Niki Elliott
Jonathan S. Fuhrman
Tamerlin J. Godley
Lawton Gray
Carina Jacobs
Sharon Lefler
Julia McCallin
Jennifer Miyake-Trapp
Linda Morales
Will Morris
Angelita Mont O’Brien
Dawn Carson O’Keeffe
Mabell Garcia Paine
James Patterson
Elizabeth Pomeroy
Teri Richardson
Marguerite Ann Snow
Alma M. Stokes
William E. Thomson, Jr.
LaWayne Williams
Patrick Zarifian
PUSD Board Liaisons
Dr. Elizabeth Blanco
Patrick Cahalan
Michelle Richardson Bailey
Leadership Advisory Council
George Abdo
Guil Babcock
David M. Davis
Steve English
Joan H. Fauvre
Priscilla Gamb
Jacqueline Jacobs
Maria Khader-Karp
Harvey Knell
Doug Kranwinkle
Molly Munger
Wendy Munger
Charles Read
Scott W. Van Dellen
Rich Webster
Felicia Williams
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
Main number: 626.396.3625
Email: pef@pasedfoundation.org
Patrick Conyers
Executive Director
626.396.3625
pconyers@pasedfoundation.org
Phyllis Fash | Scholarships Manager
626.396.3625 x88521
pfash@pasedfoundation.org
Tony Gordo | Programs Manager
626.396.3625 x88356
tgordo@pasedfoundation.org
Nancy Carol Inguanzo | Community Engagement Manager
626.396.3625 x88352
ncinguanzo@pasedfoundation.org
Marleni Jimenez | Development Manager
626.396.3625 x88358
mjimenez@pasedfoundation.org
Stuart Litjen | Projects Coordinator
626.396.3625
slitjen@pasedfoundation.org
Monica Bosserman Lopez | Marketing Director
626.396.3625 x88357
mlopez@pasedfoundation.org
Laura McKinzie | Accounting Director
626.396.3625 x88355
lmckinzie@pasedfoundation.org
Chris Perez | Development Associate
626.396.3625 x88349
cperez@pasedfoundation.org
Ana Maria Piñeros | Accountant
626.396.3625 x88355
apineros@pasedfoundation.org
Sehba Sarwar | Student Engagement Manager
626.396.3625 x88188
ssarwar@pasedfoundation.org
David Spiro | Development Director
626.396.3625 x88372
dspiro@pasedfoundation.org
Teresa Wang | Senior Development Associate
626.396.3625 x88351
twang@pasedfoundation.org
