Pasadena High School: Joann Kozyrev
Joann Kozyrev is the Dean of Extended Studies at ArtCenter College of Design. A committed advocate for accessible and impactful education, she brings over 10 years of experience leading the development of successful degree, non-degree, and certificate programs that leverage emergent technologies and address evolving labor market demands. She is…...
Blair IB: Stephen Cook
Stephen Cook received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Music degrees from the University of South Carolina where he studied composition with Dr. Samuel Douglas and piano performance and pedagogy with Dr. Max Camp. While completing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California, Dr.…...
San Rafael: Ari Chaet
Ari Chaet is the Managing Partner of Untitled Events, an event management company in Los Angeles, CA....
Muir: Ezra Callahan
Ezra Callahan is a former longtime Facebook employee. He currently runs the Callahan Family Foundation with his wife Marisa....
Norma Coombs: Matu Taylor
Previously serving as the Director of High School and College Age Outreach at Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood since 2016, Matumaini brings with her an impressive 20-year career in ministry, nonprofit, and public administration. She is an ordained and licensed minister and holds a Master’s of Divinity from King’s…...
Eliot Arts Magnet: Alex Chu
A former student of the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestras (PYSO), Alex Chu feels lucky to be the Pasadena Symphony’s Director of Education for the past 8 years. Alex holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science at the University of California, Berkeley, and his Masters of Education at Azusa…...
Altadena Arts Magnet: Julia Cowlishaw
Julia was raised in Chula Vista, CA, earned a B.A. from Baylor University and M.F.A. from Cal State University Long Beach. She began her bookselling career at Warwick’s Books & Stationery in La Jolla, California. Later she became the General Manager of Shaman Drum Bookshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan. From…...
CIS Academy / Rose City: Josh McCurry
Josh was born and raised in Pasadena/Altadena, where he graduated from Polytechnic School before attending Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. After graduating in 2011, he moved to Austin, Texas where he worked with youth at the Boys and Girls Club. In 2014, he continued to work with youth at a…...
Sierra Madre Elementary School: Geoff Woods
I was raised in La Crescenta and hold a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis, a Master of Arts degree from California State University, Northridge, and a secondary teaching credential in mathematics from California State University, Los Angeles. I served as a mathematics educator for 35…...
McKinley: Brandon Lamar
Brandon D. Lamar is a force for change, a bold visionary whose life’s work is dedicated to justice, equity, and the empowerment of marginalized communities. As the President of the Pasadena NAACP and Vice-Chair of the Pasadena Rental Housing Board, Brandon is on the front lines of advocacy, championing policies…...
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