board of directors

board chair

Charlene Achki-Repko
Board Member Center Dance Arts, American Dance Movement & Facing History and Ourselves; Media Executive
Marketing & Strategic Communications Sub-Committee; Strategic Planning Sub-Committee
Board member since 2020

treasurer

Sean Lubens
Head of Content Strategy & Analysis, The Roku Channel
Finance (Chair)
Board member since 2013

secretary

Toni Reinis
Development & Governance Committee
Board member since 2021

board members

Susan Baumgarten
Leadership Counselor; Retired Aerospace Engineer & Executive
Strategic Planning Sub-Committee; Marketing & Strategic Communications Sub-Committee (Chair)
Board member since 2010

Joanna Elliott
Philanthropic/ Social Impact Consultant
Development Committee
Board member since 2022

Leah Fischer
Volunteer Fundraiser
Development; Governance, Marketing & Strategic Communications Sub-Committee
Board member since 2005

Larry A. Ginsberg, Esq.
Founder/Partner, Harris Ginsberg LLP
Ex Officio All & Strategic Planning Sub-Committee (Chair)
Board member since 2015

Susan Gurman
Former Principal, Gabriella Charter Schools
Governance Committee
Board member since 2005

Allan Haldeman
Agent, United Talent Agency
Development Committee
Board member since 2015

Todd Hawkins
Entrepreneur, Strategic Consultant, Executive Recruiter, Connector & Philanthropist
Development Committee
Board member since 2023

Joan Herman
President and CEO, Herman and Associates
Finance & Governance Committee
Board member since 2014

Jane Jelenko
Board Member, Center Dance Arts; Board Member, American Dance Movement; Financial Executive; Author
Development (Chair), Strategic Planning Sub-Committee
Board member since 2009

Ida Levine
Principal and Board Director, Two Rivers Associates Limited; Board Director, Impact Investing Institute
Development Committee
Board member since 2022

Kathleen McCaffrey
Senior Vice President of Programming for Original Series, HBO
Development; Marketing & Strategic Communications Sub-Committee
Board member since 2019

Amanda Moose
Consultant; Director of Partnerships, The Giving List
Development Committee
Board member since 2022

Dr. Judith Reichman
Medical doctor and contributor (formerly with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and NBC’s Today Show)
Development Committee
Board member since 2020

Melissa Smith Axelrad
Employment Litigation Associate, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Development; Marketing & Strategic Communications Sub-Committee
Board member since 2019

Tim Wahl
Attorney; CSU Northridge Faculty; Board Member, Green Dot Public Schools & The Music Center
Risk (Chair) & Audit Sub-Committee (Chair)
Board member since 2016