Officers and Board

2009-2010 MBEF Executive Board

Erika White,  President
Jean VanZanten, Vice President Operations
Nina Patel, Vice President Fundraising
Tina Stout, Vice President Communications
Adam Goldston, Vice President Events
Lan Shirazi, Treasurer
Leslie Payne, Secretary
Rich Weiss, Chief Investment Officer
Sheri Leitzow, Chair MBEF Endowment Fund

2009-2010 MBEF  Board of Directors

Beth Allen,  Edie Babbe,  Ellen Beatty, Geoff Bremer, Tami Brothers, Brian  Currey, Cindy Ellenberg, Denise Ellis, Grettel Fournell, Sarah Geller, Mike Gleason, Lori Keenan, Marija Kosanovich, Diane Levitt,  Cindy McMahon, Mitchell Ozawa, Kim Robinson, Susy Were, Ann Marie Whitney, Leslie Whittet, Jennifer Williams, Paki Wolfe, Laurel Wright, Marla Zaslansky

(Voting members include the PTA/PTSA president or designee from each school site. A member of the MBUSD Board of Trustees is a non-voting member of our board.)

MBEF School Site Representatives:
Mira Costa High School
: Roberta Bissell, Jamie Buckstaff
Manhattan Beach Middle School: Laurel Wright
Grand View: Christine Cronin, Pam Damarillo, Linda Woicik
Meadows: Leasa Ireland, Julie Launsbach
Pacific: Dawn Bush, Stephanie Siddons, Phyllis Calza
Pennekamp: Christine Dillon, Lilly Chang
Robinson: Anne Smith, Debbie Edwards

MBEF Staff:
Susan Warshaw, Executive Director
Margo Thole,  Administrative Director
Sunni Won, Database Manager
Yusun Lee, Data Entry

Meetings – MBEF Board meetings are held monthly and are
open to the public.
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