Altadena Arts Magnet: Erin Baker
Erin Baker previously served as vice president of marketing communications for Pasadena-founded grocery store chain, Trader Joe’s, and is an officer of grantmaking nonprofit Fitzberg Foundation. A patron of the arts, she is also the chair of the Pasadena Playhouse board of directors. Additionally, Erin serves on the board of…...
Blair IB Magnet: Mark Leavens
Mark Leavens has volunteered at the Tournament of Roses since 1995 and will serve as Its President in 2026. He will provide leadership for the 137th Rose Parade® and the 112th Rose Bowl Game® on January 1, 2026. Leavens, experience with the Tournament of Roses includes being selected as a…...
CIS Academy / Rose City High: Gabe Jones
Dr. Gabe Jones is the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Pacific Oaks College and has over 15 years of experience in higher education administration, including previously serving as National Director of Academics at SAE Institute North America, Dean of Academic Affairs at the Art Institute of California – Hollywood,…...
Don Benito Fundamental: Miles Prince
Miles Prince was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley, where he attended local public schools. Since 2018, he has been elected to represent Sierra Madre on the Board of Directors of the San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, having been most recently re-elected in 2022. Miles also serves…...
Eliot Arts Magnet: Victoria Knapp
Victoria Knapp is a native Pasadenan who moved with her husband and two sons to Altadena in 2011 in order to live in a quieter, smaller community that would allow for more hands-on community involvement. Victoria was elected to the Altadena Town Council in 2017 to represent census tract 4601,…...
Field Elementary: Naz Sabripour
Naz Sabripour, CEM, CVP, executive director of the Pasadena Convention Center, is a proud Iranian-American, born in Tehran where she lived for less than one year before her parents moved the family to the United States. Her father was finishing his undergraduate studies in Louisiana, and the family would plant…...
Hamilton Elementary: Maggie Sabbag
Maggie grew up in the Pasadena area, attending Gooden and Polytechnic Schools. She received a BA In Soviet/Russian Studies from Princeton University and a Masters in International Economic Policy from Columbia University. Following college, Maggie worked in New York City in emerging markets investment banking, focusing on the former Soviet…...
Jackson Elementary: Kevin Caporicci
Kevin is a Manager of the Acquisition Planning and Compliance Section at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He completed his doctorate in Organizational Leadership at Pepperdine University. He received an MBA from the University of Redlands, is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and is fluent in Italian. Kevin has over 30…...
Longfellow Elementary: Katie Poole
Katie Poole is the founding board chair of The Pasadena Literary Alliance and current co-chair of their Open Book program. Katie has significant experience in leading for-profit and non-profit strategic and planning initiatives. While gradually growing the Literary Alliance, Katie also joined the Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy Board and Descanso…...
Madison Elementary: Luisa Ortega
Luisa Ortega, Ed.D., is an indigenous, first-generation Chicana and a passionate advocate for access to education, mental health, and the needs of youth in disenfranchised communities. Her initial association with the Chicano/Latino Youth Leadership Project (CLYLP) in 1995 exposed her to cultural wealth that has motivated and empowered her throughout…...
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